Amokrane

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by Amokrane 8y ago
This assumes that you have access to the issues page. That's not always the case (when working as a contractor for instance). Also, tickets are not always filled properly, and often changes are not accompanied by a ticket. You get so m
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by Amokrane 9y ago
I have seen open-setting that are pretty quiet and where you can get more or less work done during regular work hours. The open space where I work today, though, is an absolute nightmare. It's not that I get interrupted for technical q
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by Amokrane 9y ago
Completely agree. On a side note, the one answer that I always get from management when I suggest that we should write more documentation is: "Well, writing documentation could be useful but maintaining it is hard. So I don't thin
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by Amokrane 9y ago
Consider Flutter ( https://flutter.io/ ) as well. The advantage over RN in terms of performances is interesting.
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What Makes a Good (Android) Software Engineer(medium.com)
4 points by Amokrane 10y ago|0 comments
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Fifty shades of remote working(chentir.com)
2 points by Amokrane 11y ago|0 comments
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Unlink your reading(chentir.com)
1 points by Amokrane 12y ago|0 comments
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by Amokrane 12y ago
+1000. Why limit the actionable area to unveil a menu to an icon at the top left part of the scree (hard to reach on big screens), while the whole screen could be actionable.
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by Amokrane 13y ago
FWIW, I grew up in a third world country, waking up everyday fearing that I or someone I care about will die in a bomb attack (search for Algerian Civil War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_Civil_War ) and having
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by Amokrane 13y ago
I love it.
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by Amokrane 13y ago
There is nothing wrong in finding inspiration in someone else who is better than you, to help build a better version of yourself. There is a subtle nuance between this and feeling jealous or envious. The main reason why I used the verb &#x2
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by Amokrane 13y ago
I do agree with you guys. In the article I make the distinction between people you care about or love (read: family, close friends, your students, people you decided to help) and the others. Specifically, what I find to be dangerous is when
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by Amokrane 13y ago
I have read a book on this subject: http://www.amazon.fr/The-How-Happiness-Approach-Getting/dp/0... . The author wrote that happiness was defined at 50% by our genes, 10% by circumstances and 40% by intentional act
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The 10 commandments for happiness and success(chentir.com)
129 points by Amokrane 13y ago|118 comments
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My favorite books in 2012(chentir.com)
1 points by Amokrane 14y ago|0 comments
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by Amokrane 14y ago
I agree with you on this. I live in France but travels often to the US and I can definitely tell that americans are louder.
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by Amokrane 14y ago
Saying that Maven does the trick is like saying that Bundler does what Ruby-Toolbox does which is not the case. The key point here is to be able to recognize quickly which dependency to add given some requirements.
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The Android Toolbox Project(chentir.com)
45 points by Amokrane 14y ago|8 comments
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My first impressions on Ice Cream Sandwich (Nexus S)(chentir.com)
3 points by Amokrane 15y ago|0 comments
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Stop making beautiful apps and start making useful apps(chentir.com)
2 points by Amokrane 15y ago|0 comments
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Why I like Uber(chentir.com)
2 points by Amokrane 15y ago|0 comments
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Test your Android app on many devices(chentir.com)
2 points by Amokrane 15y ago|0 comments
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by Amokrane 15y ago
Thanks!
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by Amokrane 15y ago
Cool, I think I'll be in! Are there any limitations regarding teams compositions? Is it [1...Inf]?
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by Amokrane 15y ago
Once the platform is up for watching people code, it could be easily generalized to other fields as long as the work gets done on a computer.
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by Amokrane 15y ago
Or a private button to push in order to be off air for a while.
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by Amokrane 15y ago
Great idea! When I watched that livestreaming from Notch, I thought about this and I almost bought the domain name http://watchmecode.net . I am curious to see how well this is going to be executed!
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by Amokrane 15y ago
Does a teetotaler still have a chance to be working for GitHub? (given he is great by the way). By reading your posts, I feel like it is a non negotiable requirement and that it's basically impossible to be awesome without drinking. Other t