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I imagine Gaza may currently be one of the most difficult environments to write software code in. I happily admit that I would not be able to be productive in s

I imagine Gaza may currently be one of the most difficult environments to write software code in. I happily admit that I would not be able to be productive in such an environment - my environment here in Europe is really quite sheltered (guess this also depends on where one lives; areas close to Russia may not feel as comfortable as in central Europe or Western Europe). The only distraction I have here is youtube music playing in the background - that's about it. My brain wouldn't be able to operate well in any high risk high danger environment or any non-standard environment in general.

idkfasayer 11mo ago
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Nexxxeh 11mo ago
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- jeromegv 11mo ago
  This is entirely false, the typical propaganda narative that all is fine in Gaza and they are just faking it. All hospitals and universities have been bombed. All foreign doctors that went to Gaza and went out (about the only people allowed in Gaza because journalists are prevented by Israel) have talked of the absolute destruction and lack of medical supplies. All neighbourhoods look absolutely destroyed. Most buildlings are severely damaged, which has been documented by satellite imagery published by most medias including BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czjvzmknv0lt https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czjvzmknv0lt
  - YZF 11mo ago
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    - wk_end 11mo ago
      I very genuinely - in the interest of consuming a diverse set of inputs! - would love to see some sources that persuasively, with evidence, can demonstrate a vision of the ground in Gaza that runs counter to what seems absolutely obvious to everyone following the war. A world of luxury cars, high-end iPhones, relaxing afternoons spent in cafés on street corners? After two years of relentless bombing, a near-total blockade on supplies, and on and on? It seems so absurd at this point it doesn't even pass as propaganda. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
      - tguvot 11mo ago
        iphone 17 pro max been for sale in gaza for 2 weeks already https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk600009gk11e https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk600009gk11e . and there are open cafes and restaurants. and new one are build. for example this one called nova: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/12/coincidence-beach-side-nova-restaurant-to-open-in-gaza/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/12/coincidence-beach-sid... gaza is very uneven now. there are people who live in rubble and there are people who buy latest iphones and chill in restaurants
      - YZF 11mo ago
        I'm not trying to say life is great in Gaza. It's not. But it's also not what OP was painting. And by the way, the "Gaza is totally destroyed" message has been echoed throughout the war, I recall seeing drone footage a week after Oct 7th showing how destroyed Gaza is. The media is never going to show you the buildings that are ok. They will show you drone shots from every angle of everything that's not ok. They will not tell you about the sales of iPhones in Gaza either (and it is true they got a shipment of iPhones and they did sell). Try comparing to Pokrovsk or Mariupol (to see what war looks like when indiscriminate force is used) or what the Russians did to Grozny. No iPhones or markets there. Ukraine and Russia use heavy artillery which is a statistical weapon. Israel does not. Israel mostly uses precision weapons. Found at random: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4AaZ0jBfL/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4AaZ0jBfL/ "From Palestine Junction in Al-Rimal neighborhood – Gaza Life is gradually returning to the markets despite the destruction and high prices. A scene that embodies the resilience of the people and their determination to keep going despite everything." https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGTYwglg0Mu/%3Fhl%3Den&ved=2ahUKEwjK6ZP46fSQAxXRDDQIHUFKD-UQtwJ6BAgSEAI&usg=AOvVaw07UeQGlZmVu2wieudmMTJw https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGTYwglg0Mu/%3Fhl%3Den&ved=2a... https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQHZqjciDva/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQHZqjciDva/ https://x.com/imshin/status/1989258307152855293 https://x.com/imshin/status/1989258307152855293
- nomoreipg 11mo ago
  Do you actually believe this, or are you just rage-baiting?
  - zimza 11mo ago
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    - netsharc 11mo ago
      Watch this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kJZb2Q1NmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kJZb2Q1NmE .. The director said learning about the mass killings sanctioned by the regime that was still in power felt like coming to Germany after WW2 and realizing the Nazis had won. There's no truth and reconcilation, instead the killers lived in a place where they justify to themselves that what they did was fine...
- cardanome 11mo ago
  Why are international journalists banned from entering Gaza then? No, Gaza is in rubble. The people are starving to death. A man made famine made by Israel in hopes to ethnically cleanse the land.
  - johnisgood 11mo ago
    Which of course has been going on for a while now, hence Hamas' existence.
- clanky 11mo ago
  Israeli hasbara is getting so lazy.
- tamimio 11mo ago
  Everyone knows that's not true, and it's also why journalists aren't yet allowed to be freely roaming around. And just because someone is coping with whatever conditions doesn't make them happy, so sitting and chatting while having some coffee in the middle of the rubble won't change the fact that their house got demolished, and having an iPhone which was mostly acquired before the war doesn't mean this person hasn't lost probably all their family. This is a stupid argument, let the world journalists in and let the whole world see of they are lying or not, but we all know that won’t happen.
- findyoucef 11mo ago
  Comments like this are so malicious and either delusional or flat out lies. You need to stop.
praptak 11mo ago
Even in Ukraine it's quite possible to code. I worked at Google with people who stayed in Ukraine after Russia started the war. I can't say they were unaffected - there was stuff like meetings interrupted by missile alerts - but they managed to do normal work despite the ongoing war.
- berdario 11mo ago
  40% of the bombing victims in Gaza are under 10 years old https://msf.org.uk/article/gaza-msf-survey-shows-almost-half-people-killed-are-children https://msf.org.uk/article/gaza-msf-survey-shows-almost-half... Comparing it to the war in Ukraine ("Even in Ukraine") isn't really helpful or informative, to understand the condition under which Palestinians are surviving.
  - nickff 11mo ago
    The website you linked to specifies a subtly different thing from what you’re asserting: >”Forty-eight percent of the people who died from blast injuries among our colleagues' households were children and 40 percent were under 10 years old.” That is quite different from saying that “ 40% of the bombing victims in Gaza are under 10 years old”.
    - GlacierFox 11mo ago
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    - immibis 11mo ago
      Can you clarify the difference between "bombing victims" and "people who died from blast injuries"? I'm not seeing it.
      - hdlothia 11mo ago
        It says the dataset is 'colleague's households' which might be different from all of gaza.
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garbagecoder 11mo ago
>I imagine Gaza may currently be one of the most difficult environments to write software code in. That you think this says a lot about our news environment. I can think of a dozen places in Africa.
- nxor 11mo ago
  Burundi has entered the chat. Strange you're getting downvoted.
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- stavros 11mo ago
  Is there anywhere worse than Yemen?
samtheprogram 11mo ago
> I happily admit that I would not be able to be productive in such an environment No shit. 80%+ percent of the country is rubble.
- culi 11mo ago
  To be more precise — in the UN's analysis using satellite imagery they estimated 81% to 84% of all buildings have been damaged or destroyed as of October 2025. That percentage also includes 90% of all residential buildings https://theconversation.com/--267431 https://theconversation.com/--267431
- slim 11mo ago
  it's a nitpick, but country is Palestine, and Gaza is part of it
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austin-cheney 11mo ago
I taught myself to write an original software application in JavaScript while living in Afghanistan about 16 years ago. I suspect Gaza is maybe 10x, or much more, challenging environment. I often didn’t have access to internet, but in Gaza I suspect electricity is universally hard to find. I was only out of pocket on electricity while waiting for flights, which is a lot more time than you would imagine. I also had reliable access to food and water even when my travel and living situation was completely mysterious. Based on my own experiences danger is far less distracting than hunger and fatigue. You can generally get through danger and still be interested in learning, but it’s hard to learn if your brain doesn’t have the rest and resources it needs.
NedF 11mo ago
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idkfasayer 11mo ago

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jeromegv 11mo ago
This is entirely false, the typical propaganda narative that all is fine in Gaza and they are just faking it. All hospitals and universities have been bombed. All foreign doctors that went to Gaza and went out (about the only people allowed in Gaza because journalists are prevented by Israel) have talked of the absolute destruction and lack of medical supplies. All neighbourhoods look absolutely destroyed. Most buildlings are severely damaged, which has been documented by satellite imagery published by most medias including BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czjvzmknv0lt https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czjvzmknv0lt
- YZF 11mo ago
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  - wk_end 11mo ago
    I very genuinely - in the interest of consuming a diverse set of inputs! - would love to see some sources that persuasively, with evidence, can demonstrate a vision of the ground in Gaza that runs counter to what seems absolutely obvious to everyone following the war. A world of luxury cars, high-end iPhones, relaxing afternoons spent in cafés on street corners? After two years of relentless bombing, a near-total blockade on supplies, and on and on? It seems so absurd at this point it doesn't even pass as propaganda. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
    - tguvot 11mo ago
      iphone 17 pro max been for sale in gaza for 2 weeks already https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk600009gk11e https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk600009gk11e . and there are open cafes and restaurants. and new one are build. for example this one called nova: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/12/coincidence-beach-side-nova-restaurant-to-open-in-gaza/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/12/coincidence-beach-sid... gaza is very uneven now. there are people who live in rubble and there are people who buy latest iphones and chill in restaurants
    - YZF 11mo ago
      I'm not trying to say life is great in Gaza. It's not. But it's also not what OP was painting. And by the way, the "Gaza is totally destroyed" message has been echoed throughout the war, I recall seeing drone footage a week after Oct 7th showing how destroyed Gaza is. The media is never going to show you the buildings that are ok. They will show you drone shots from every angle of everything that's not ok. They will not tell you about the sales of iPhones in Gaza either (and it is true they got a shipment of iPhones and they did sell). Try comparing to Pokrovsk or Mariupol (to see what war looks like when indiscriminate force is used) or what the Russians did to Grozny. No iPhones or markets there. Ukraine and Russia use heavy artillery which is a statistical weapon. Israel does not. Israel mostly uses precision weapons. Found at random: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4AaZ0jBfL/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4AaZ0jBfL/ "From Palestine Junction in Al-Rimal neighborhood – Gaza Life is gradually returning to the markets despite the destruction and high prices. A scene that embodies the resilience of the people and their determination to keep going despite everything." https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGTYwglg0Mu/%3Fhl%3Den&ved=2ahUKEwjK6ZP46fSQAxXRDDQIHUFKD-UQtwJ6BAgSEAI&usg=AOvVaw07UeQGlZmVu2wieudmMTJw https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGTYwglg0Mu/%3Fhl%3Den&ved=2a... https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQHZqjciDva/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQHZqjciDva/ https://x.com/imshin/status/1989258307152855293 https://x.com/imshin/status/1989258307152855293
nomoreipg 11mo ago
Do you actually believe this, or are you just rage-baiting?
- zimza 11mo ago
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  - netsharc 11mo ago
    Watch this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kJZb2Q1NmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kJZb2Q1NmE .. The director said learning about the mass killings sanctioned by the regime that was still in power felt like coming to Germany after WW2 and realizing the Nazis had won. There's no truth and reconcilation, instead the killers lived in a place where they justify to themselves that what they did was fine...
cardanome 11mo ago
Why are international journalists banned from entering Gaza then? No, Gaza is in rubble. The people are starving to death. A man made famine made by Israel in hopes to ethnically cleanse the land.
- johnisgood 11mo ago
  Which of course has been going on for a while now, hence Hamas' existence.
clanky 11mo ago
Israeli hasbara is getting so lazy.
tamimio 11mo ago
Everyone knows that's not true, and it's also why journalists aren't yet allowed to be freely roaming around. And just because someone is coping with whatever conditions doesn't make them happy, so sitting and chatting while having some coffee in the middle of the rubble won't change the fact that their house got demolished, and having an iPhone which was mostly acquired before the war doesn't mean this person hasn't lost probably all their family. This is a stupid argument, let the world journalists in and let the whole world see of they are lying or not, but we all know that won’t happen.
findyoucef 11mo ago
Comments like this are so malicious and either delusional or flat out lies. You need to stop.

praptak 11mo ago

Even in Ukraine it's quite possible to code. I worked at Google with people who stayed in Ukraine after Russia started the war. I can't say they were unaffected - there was stuff like meetings interrupted by missile alerts - but they managed to do normal work despite the ongoing war.

berdario 11mo ago
40% of the bombing victims in Gaza are under 10 years old https://msf.org.uk/article/gaza-msf-survey-shows-almost-half-people-killed-are-children https://msf.org.uk/article/gaza-msf-survey-shows-almost-half... Comparing it to the war in Ukraine ("Even in Ukraine") isn't really helpful or informative, to understand the condition under which Palestinians are surviving.
- nickff 11mo ago
  The website you linked to specifies a subtly different thing from what you’re asserting: >”Forty-eight percent of the people who died from blast injuries among our colleagues' households were children and 40 percent were under 10 years old.” That is quite different from saying that “ 40% of the bombing victims in Gaza are under 10 years old”.
  - GlacierFox 11mo ago
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  - immibis 11mo ago
    Can you clarify the difference between "bombing victims" and "people who died from blast injuries"? I'm not seeing it.
    - hdlothia 11mo ago
      It says the dataset is 'colleague's households' which might be different from all of gaza.
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garbagecoder 11mo ago

>I imagine Gaza may currently be one of the most difficult environments to write software code in. That you think this says a lot about our news environment. I can think of a dozen places in Africa.

nxor 11mo ago
Burundi has entered the chat. Strange you're getting downvoted.
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stavros 11mo ago
Is there anywhere worse than Yemen?

samtheprogram 11mo ago

> I happily admit that I would not be able to be productive in such an environment No shit. 80%+ percent of the country is rubble.

culi 11mo ago
To be more precise — in the UN's analysis using satellite imagery they estimated 81% to 84% of all buildings have been damaged or destroyed as of October 2025. That percentage also includes 90% of all residential buildings https://theconversation.com/--267431 https://theconversation.com/--267431
slim 11mo ago
it's a nitpick, but country is Palestine, and Gaza is part of it
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austin-cheney 11mo ago

I taught myself to write an original software application in JavaScript while living in Afghanistan about 16 years ago. I suspect Gaza is maybe 10x, or much more, challenging environment. I often didn’t have access to internet, but in Gaza I suspect electricity is universally hard to find. I was only out of pocket on electricity while waiting for flights, which is a lot more time than you would imagine. I also had reliable access to food and water even when my travel and living situation was completely mysterious. Based on my own experiences danger is far less distracting than hunger and fatigue. You can generally get through danger and still be interested in learning, but it’s hard to learn if your brain doesn’t have the rest and resources it needs.

NedF 11mo ago

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