JCSato

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by JCSato 9y ago
No, proofs were usually done in an entirely separate class later, with the DSA classes focused on data structures (stacks, heaps, hash tables, etc.), sorting algorithms (merge sort, quicksort, etc.), and efficiency (e.g. using Big O). Such
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by JCSato 9y ago
"And anyone who seriously considers teaching a first language that students can't use in a data structures and algorithms course (without having to learn a second language) isn't worth paying much attention to." Why? Bot
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by JCSato 9y ago
Basically same deal here.
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by JCSato 9y ago
In my experiences growing up, if something was fully restricted, it made me: a) really want that thing (happened a lot with tech) b) develop really unnatural aversions to it (a religious upbringing made this rear it's head in a lot of
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by JCSato 9y ago
"But I think the key is finding things he enjoys just as much as playing video games or watching tv." LEGOs are real expensive these days, and you really have to kind of. . .tailor the experience for them until they're 6 or s
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by JCSato 9y ago
I've been playing through the Metal Gear series in release order, starting the MSX games, currently on Peace Walker. It took me until 3 to actually think Kojima was decent at storytelling, and then 4 got me onboard the "Kojima is
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by JCSato 9y ago
So, just to get my own biases out of the way first: I'm a big webpack fan, with no qualifications. I think it's a fantastic tool, and I've had the complete opposite experience of the OP. This response comes off as kind of sni
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by JCSato 9y ago
You're a class act, shamdasani. Thanks for sharing. :)
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by JCSato 9y ago
Congratulations!
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by JCSato 9y ago
Not to ignore the point being illustrated, nor the tongue-in-cheek nature of it, but a symbol on the flag of Nazi Germany and a Latin phrase from the middle ages that some undesirables on the internet use don't really seem comparable i
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by JCSato 9y ago
That's kind of the failure of Deepfreeze - GG wanted to prove that their claims about journos held water, but when they provided and standardized their data it's so off-putting and clinical that it's hard to not dismiss as a
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by JCSato 9y ago
Used to love RPS, before most of its best writers left. Now it's a not particularly exceptional group of writers and the most whinging, entitled EiC/owner I've ever seen. There's nothing quite like seeing John Walker act
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by JCSato 9y ago
Me too, haha
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by JCSato 9y ago
Ran into similar shock recently while working on a project. Ended up just making my own - was actually fairly straightforward, and pretty fun. Creating 6 <select> menus for date time input would have been obnoxious enough as a develop
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by JCSato 9y ago
This article doesn't really talk about medieval life at all, save for a mention at the end: "The cards' suit symbols differed, but as in The Courtly Household Cards, the pip cards are individuals of varying social ranks. Thes
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by JCSato 9y ago
My two cents as somebody who's made the shift from C++ & Java to web dev over the past year or so: The complexity really depends on where you start. Part of what muddies this with web dev is how many resources there are. If you loo
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by JCSato 9y ago
This is why I love HN. Thanks for the resource!
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by JCSato 9y ago
"In addition, the company is required for 20 years to implement a comprehensive software security program for most consumer software preloaded on its laptops. The security program will also be subject to third-party audits." So ba
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by JCSato 9y ago
Finally bought a license a week ago - happiest I've been to spend money in a long time. Every other editor I use, I end up doing a bunch to try to make it more like Sublime. Congratulations to the team!
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by JCSato 9y ago
I'm in tears.
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by JCSato 9y ago
Glen Cook's The Black Company. Really moody, terse writing style; very refreshing contrast to your typical fantasy novel.
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by JCSato 9y ago
A number of people have mentioned Dan Abramov's Redux tutorials on Egghead, which I recently went through and got a lot out of. As a supplement/alternative I also found this series of LearnCode tutorials ( https://www.yo