ChrisGaudreau

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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
I'm only 19, and even I remember a time when Netscape was still pretty popular, or at least a lot of people had Navigator installed. It was even mentioned or displayed in a lot of programming books, articles, and presentations. I wonde
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
I've had some pretty bad performance with the demo, too. It seems to be much better (but not perfect) now with the official release. I'm not really sure why.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Huh. Bing has definitely improved, but half of the features listed by the author don't seem to work for me. Am I doing it wrong? Further, I almost always get better results from Google. If I search for "pizza" on Bing, the to
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Seems revolutionary. Can I configure it to turn CNN off for whenever John McCain shows up?
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
I actually like CSS as it is now, and it's getting better ( cough , flexbox). Am I the only one who finds CSS incredibly hard to master, though? I've been writing CSS for years and I still feel like a newbie sometimes, and feel li
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Re-read what I said: Well, the primary goal was reflation, so by that measure, it's been a resounding success so far. Notice "by that measure" and "so far". Please do not distort my words. But yes, you're right
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
That doesn't provide any value. Would you like to articulate your arguments?
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
> Japan has been following Friedman's proscriptions (QE forever) for the last 20 years! I would say that Japan has been following Friedman's prescriptions until now . The major difference between monetary policy before Abe and
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
> but most of what I've read (and that's not a lot, I'm no expert) seems to have indicated that it hasn't really worked. Well, the primary goal was reflation, so by that measure, it's been a resounding success so
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
It can hurt their reputation, at the very least. Beyond that, I doubt it.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Milton Friedman would be considered a liberal by modern conservatives, really. Accepting that monetary policy can be effective is heresy to the conservatives who currently wield power. But yes, Milton Friedman would be an excellent commence
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Finally! It's been a long time coming. Thanks for your hard work!
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Mocking is the primary problem with TDD as it exists right now. "Isolated testing" (or isolated TDD) is advocated by people like Uncle Bob. Many developers listen to Uncle Bob and end up believing that unit testing without complet
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
This framework feels kind of like Rails for REST APIs, but not in a bad way. I really like it so far.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
You'd make a fantastic English teacher.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
> Tests that fail every time you refactor are totally meaningless and a waste of time. They don't detect bugs. They just detect changed code. I agree. This is where I think the distinction between classical and mockist testing [1] i
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Every application can benefit from sound engineering practices. Creating a complicated monstrosity when you're not going to need it is not sound engineering practice. At least I don't think it is, but then again I don't cons
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
That might be fine if the majority of software developers worked on game engines, compilers, or operating systems. But we're talking about Rails applications here.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
It does get a little tiring when somebody tells you "you're doing it wrong. It has to be more abstract and complex because you might become the next Facebook." And then everything turns into a StrategySingletonProxyFactoryBea
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
This code is painful to read. As somebody new to a team, how can you "extend" code when you don't have a clue how the rest of the system works because somebody else decided it'd be a good idea to unit test controllers an
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
> Because DHH is just one person. And he only has DHH's experiences. Yep. Uncle Bob is one person, too. tl;dr Think for yourself and don't listen to somebody just because they hurt your feelings. > To pick a topical example:
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Is TDD Dead? Part II(plus.google.com)
5 points by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago|0 comments
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
With the boomer swell and the possibility of prolonged stagnation, I don't see why you'd want to prevent skilled and innovative people from entering your country.
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Kent Beck and Martin Fowler do argue that TDD is useful[1][2]. They're just less dogmatic about it than some people. [1] http://martinfowler.com/bliki/UnitTest.html [2] https://www.facebook.com/not
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Well said. This is an insight rarely realized.
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Learning JavaScript Design Patterns(addyosmani.com)
1 points by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago|0 comments
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
When the bubble bursts, then it'll be thanks to tight monetary policy, ironically. Sweden is now experiencing monetary-policy driven deflation, and hopefully I don't have to explain why that's a bad thing for a population wit
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Indeed it is. Perhaps I wasn't articulate enough; I disagree with the notion that the Japanese are "deadly afraid of commitment and responsibility."
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Americans have faith in bureaucrats?
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by ChrisGaudreau 12y ago
Probably has something to do with their high national debt. Many people seem to believe that high national debt reflects a population that chooses government subsidies over employment. You see that with Greece and Spain a lot.

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