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This appears to be a very limited subset of Unix standard cal, without a single new feature, and missing some of the basic cal features (like 'cal 2020'). Writ

This appears to be a very limited subset of Unix standard cal, without a single new feature, and missing some of the basic cal features (like 'cal 2020'). Writing something like this is a great way for someone to learn programming basics, but why is this on the HN front page? It's not particularly educational or interesting and has no practical utility for anyone.

netmare 6y ago
I love it. As an older Windows coder, it's one of the few things on HN I can fully grasp. There's no monads/shaders/ML/business involved--just plain old C. Almost everything else posted here makes me feel depressed and inadequate. Some people view abstraction as something they can happily ignore. They use libraries, upon frameworks, in VMs, on blockchains, just so that they can pile on. If all we do is add, there's no purpose. Absolutum obsoletum. Maybe it's some sort of existential crisis I'm going through, but I'm starting to ditch many advanced programs/services in favor of simple tools I can fully build and understand myself. YMMV, of course.
- xupybd 6y ago
  Have you looked into these tools? https://suckless.org/ https://suckless.org/
- easytiger 6y ago
  > Maybe it's some sort of existential crisis I'm going through, but I'm starting to ditch many advanced programs/services in favor of simple tools I can fully build and understand myself. YMMV, of course It isn't just you. A lot of my own energy wasted on tools and other things that don't really help you solve problems.
- cblum 6y ago
  I share the feeling. You're not alone :)
- miccah 6y ago
  > simple tools I can fully build and understand myself This reminds me of an excerpt from PoC||GTFO. "[W]hen you’re tooling around with a from-scratch tool and your neighbors tell you to use this or use that, look ’em in the eye and say, “I’m building my own fucking birdfeeder.”" [1] [1] https://q3k.org/birdfeeder.pdf https://q3k.org/birdfeeder.pdf
zamfofex 6y ago
Well, although not very compelling, a couple new features are (1) you can highlight any and multiple days of the month (with different colors, even), and (2) you can choose the first day of the week more freely. I didn’t want for it to get to the front page at all, by the way! I was honestly not expecting this to get more than the three points it got yesterday, to be honest!
pvg 6y ago
Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
- caymanjim 6y ago
  Fair enough. I didn't realize there were Show HN specific rules.

netmare 6y ago

I love it. As an older Windows coder, it's one of the few things on HN I can fully grasp. There's no monads/shaders/ML/business involved--just plain old C. Almost everything else posted here makes me feel depressed and inadequate. Some people view abstraction as something they can happily ignore. They use libraries, upon frameworks, in VMs, on blockchains, just so that they can pile on. If all we do is add, there's no purpose. Absolutum obsoletum. Maybe it's some sort of existential crisis I'm going through, but I'm starting to ditch many advanced programs/services in favor of simple tools I can fully build and understand myself. YMMV, of course.

xupybd 6y ago
Have you looked into these tools? https://suckless.org/ https://suckless.org/
easytiger 6y ago
> Maybe it's some sort of existential crisis I'm going through, but I'm starting to ditch many advanced programs/services in favor of simple tools I can fully build and understand myself. YMMV, of course It isn't just you. A lot of my own energy wasted on tools and other things that don't really help you solve problems.
cblum 6y ago
I share the feeling. You're not alone :)
miccah 6y ago
> simple tools I can fully build and understand myself This reminds me of an excerpt from PoC||GTFO. "[W]hen you’re tooling around with a from-scratch tool and your neighbors tell you to use this or use that, look ’em in the eye and say, “I’m building my own fucking birdfeeder.”" [1] [1] https://q3k.org/birdfeeder.pdf https://q3k.org/birdfeeder.pdf

zamfofex 6y ago

Well, although not very compelling, a couple new features are (1) you can highlight any and multiple days of the month (with different colors, even), and (2) you can choose the first day of the week more freely. I didn’t want for it to get to the front page at all, by the way! I was honestly not expecting this to get more than the three points it got yesterday, to be honest!

pvg 6y ago

Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

caymanjim 6y ago
Fair enough. I didn't realize there were Show HN specific rules.