NateDad

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by NateDad 13y ago
You didn't really say why you think Go is a bad choice. I think there are a lot of things Go has going for it, including clarity, productivity, native cross platform support, and a best of both worlds static typing system with implici
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by NateDad 13y ago
That is a huge mischaracterization and borderline flamebait.
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by NateDad 13y ago
One reason why TDD is better than writing unit tests after development is because then the tests actually get written. Whereas, if you wait to write them after the code, they often get lost in the pressure to deliver the feature and/o
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by NateDad 13y ago
unit tests make sure that what you think the code does is what it is actually doing. This is great for catching corner cases that you might not always test in a live test... or testing code that isn't yet called in live use. It also
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by NateDad 13y ago
LastPass has a number of features that make it more secure than you think, without having to type in the master password every time. You can tell it to trust specific machines (like your home desktop) that are highly unlikely to be compromi
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by NateDad 13y ago
Correlation does not imply causation.
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by NateDad 13y ago
So... you have the right idea, but your statement about passing is technically wrong. Everything in Go is passed by copying its value. However, slices, maps, channels, and interfaces all have small values, which are just a pointer and some
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by NateDad 13y ago
Uh ok... so if you don't take their email address... how do they reset their password when they (inevitably) forget it? Or do you mean they can put in whatever email they want and you'll accept it? Because if it's the latter,
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by NateDad 13y ago
Arg, no... please no float as the default(only) numeric type. That's one of the worst things about javascript.
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by NateDad 13y ago
So.... spend 5 bucks a month and get a real backup service? I get that it's underhanded for Microsoft to call this backup when it's just sync.... but honestly, for 99% of people, that's better than the nothing they have now.
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by NateDad 13y ago
You obviously don't have kids. Also, the article said 92% of those that got measles were unvaccinated, meaning 8% had been vaccinated. And it's not just newborns... 40% of kids under 5 who get measles need to be hospitalized. Fina
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by NateDad 13y ago
"wealth-transfer mechanism from the young and healthy to the elderly and infirm" What do you think insurance is? Everyone pays, only some people actually use it. If you get hit by a bus the day after you get insurance and need $2
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by NateDad 13y ago
"Never trust the stated source of a quote online." --Ben Franklin
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by NateDad 13y ago
There's a bunch in Massachusetts, at least.
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by NateDad 13y ago
I had the same problem. Here's my suggestion, which worked out pretty well for me: pick a small, well-defined project, and code the hell out of it. It doesn't have to do a lot, it just has to be an example of your best work. Try r
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by NateDad 13y ago
The problem is that a lot of us have lives outside of work, and work is proprietary software. I hit this problem in my latest job search. I had a limited presence on github and a rarely updated blog... if you'd asked me 4 years ago, I&
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by NateDad 13y ago
Argumentative generally means arguing without and real reason to do so. Obviously, yes, you should stand behind your position, preferably with facts to back you up. But that doesn't mean you have to go out of your way to start an argum
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by NateDad 13y ago
Yes, absolutely. Thanks for clarifying. Sometimes if they're asking you specific definitions of things, it might be all you can say. "What is polymorphism?" If you don't know... you have to just say so. But if they ask
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by NateDad 13y ago
I think he meant in general, not at the interview (though more senior people can get away with it in the interview too).
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by NateDad 13y ago
Please only do this if you're fresh out of college (or otherwise new to interviewing for tech jobs). Interviewing candidates is hard enough on companies without spending time on people who don't even want the job.
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by NateDad 13y ago
Noticed my dress suggestions ignore half the population.... Sorry ladies, I have no idea what you should wear. Luckily, neither will your interviewer :) Whatever is analogous to the above is fine, I'm sure.
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by NateDad 13y ago
If you're looking for a job with specific qualities (uses X language, is in Y market, etc) then you need to expand your (people) network in those areas. Join as many groups related to those things as you can. Join meetups, mailing list
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by NateDad 13y ago
You have an unusual definition of legality. Would it get you fired? Yes. Would it get you in jail? Umm... no. Slacking off is not against the law :)
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by NateDad 13y ago
The point of Ubuntu is to bring Linux to the masses. People bring up Unity like it's hurting Ubuntu... and I don't think it is. It doesn't hurt the average non-techie's perception, and techies can install KDE or whatever
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by NateDad 13y ago
I think it's funny when people complain about unity and how users hate it. The only users that even know what it is are the hardcore linux geeks. I used ubuntu back in the day (2006-ish) and moved off Linux because it was too much of a
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by NateDad 13y ago
I started writing this exact post before I saw yours. It boggles my mind that programmers complain about having to write four lines of code (if properly formatted, which yours is not... but I'm guessing the people that complain about n
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by NateDad 13y ago
terseness is not a feature Go is striving for. That being said, it's still more terse than most other statically typed languages, simply due to type inference. You do have to write out some loops that other languages provide syntactic
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by NateDad 13y ago
Honestly, this is the problem most people bring up with Go, and I think it's a non-problem. The standard library you link to is only the tip of the iceburg. Github and the other popular DVCS websites contain tons of high quality packag
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by NateDad 13y ago
Exceptions for error handling... this is just error handling, that was my point. Returning a sentinel value (null) is just one (very suboptimal) way of handling an error. Instead of dataSource.getPersonById(id) returning null, it could thro
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by NateDad 13y ago
Somewhere there has to be a check to see if the person with that id exists, and if so, change its phone number. It could be a SQL statement running in the db, it could be a null check, or a try/catch or it could be inside data_source

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