NumberSix

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Simpson's Paradox and Sex Discrimination(math-blog.com)
3 points by NumberSix 11y ago|0 comments
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by NumberSix 12y ago
In the 1990's and early 00's, Linux was significantly more stable (and cheaper) than Windows. The infamous "blue screen of death" occurred frequently. Linux gained a lot in server-land compared to Windows for this reas
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by NumberSix 12y ago
My point is the user interface, the command line interface, should be really simple, not much more than RCS's nine commands. Any necessary complexity should be hidden from the software developer so he or she can focus on developing th
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by NumberSix 12y ago
I think I have a good understanding of why people like Git. I question whether they should. In my experience, the time to learn Git for people unfamiliar with it is significantly larger than for any RCS-style version control system includi
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by NumberSix 12y ago
It is true that Git can be used in a fairly simple way, although it is still significantly more complex than RCS. RCS has the whopping total of nine commands, admittedly with various options and subcommands. $git --help yields a list of t
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by NumberSix 12y ago
Note: Overrated means something is widely regarded as good ... but isn't. A version control system should be very simple, hardly noticeable like the original RCS. 1. checkin the current version after each change. 2. if a serious probl
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by NumberSix 12y ago
Actually many of these are genuine problems with Linux specifically and Unix in general. This is one of the reasons Microsoft Windows dominates. For example, cryptic non-English commands like grep, ls, rm, etc. make the Unix command line d
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by NumberSix 12y ago
@Walkman I actually have been using Git extensively for 1 1/2 years. I have read the Pro Git book and many other sources cover to cover several times. I use magit with Emacs and gitk extensively. I gave up on the Android repo utilit
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by NumberSix 12y ago
When I am debugging a complex program, I need the "real history" to find subtle bugs as quickly as possible. Similarly, if the project is shared with others and they need to debug my code efficiently, they will need access to the
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by NumberSix 12y ago
Git is overrated. Other problems include: o Complex, confusing terminology including multiple non-obvious names for various components. o Huge number, about 148, of commands with many sub-commands that often do non-obvious, even unrelated t
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Martin Fowler's Design Stamina Hypothesis and Video Compression(math-blog.com)
3 points by NumberSix 12y ago|0 comments
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Eugen Goostman, Teenaged AI, and the Definition of Number(math-blog.com)
1 points by NumberSix 12y ago|0 comments
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Do You Think in a Programming Language When Programming?
1 points by NumberSix 13y ago|3 comments
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by NumberSix 13y ago
A few thoughts. I don't know specifically about Glassdoor but review sites in general tend to have either fairly positive or fairly negative reviews. I think partly people with a middling view of the product, service, employer whateve
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by NumberSix 13y ago
Git has many problems. (1) Many git commands have many variants that do different, sometimes very different things. (2) There are many different ways, including variants of many different base commands, to do very similar, but not identical
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by NumberSix 13y ago
I had an unusual, negative interview experience with Ooyala several years ago. I rather suspect it is the company and not you. This happens. As you get more experience in software or engineering, you will find yourself acing hard technica