Proleps

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by Proleps 14y ago
Lots of people use this thread to spill their hate about Agile. But I actually think this is a good article. A lot of small companies have no process whatsoever. Most don't even have a list of requirements or bugs. I think this article give
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by Proleps 14y ago
learn python the hard way[1] is available as PDF with instruction videos if you buy it. He could download all the resources before going away. Don't know about Linux, but there are a lot of beginner html/js/css books available. [1] http://
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by Proleps 14y ago
God recommends using Comic Sans. Both the discovery of the "God particle" and the tribute to his official spokesman are published in it. Do not ignore this and use it for everything from now on!
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by Proleps 14y ago
Java is still used in a lot of companies. I'm from the Netherlands and a lot of the jobs here are Java or C# jobs(I think this is probably the same in Italy). I think this is a good enough reason to learn the language. It may be slower than
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by Proleps 14y ago
> On the other hand, if I'm hiring someone for a high pressure job I don't want them to fail when under pressure. Programming is not like in those hacker movies, we don't have to solve problems in 60 seconds while getting a blow job[1].
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by Proleps 14y ago
My problem is that I don't have any problems. All the software I need is already available in most Linux distributions. The only software I pay for is Games and Windows(which I need to play games).
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by Proleps 14y ago
Some parts of Chromium lack a free license[1], but is is a lot more free than Chrome. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_%28web_browser%29#Lice...
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by Proleps 14y ago
I use Firefox because it is free software. It feels more honest than Chrome, IE or Opera.
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by Proleps 14y ago
I think most companies actually need more generalists (especially for web and mobile). Lots of companies switch between different technology stacks every couple of years. Sometimes you don't even have choice e.g., when a new phone OS become
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by Proleps 14y ago
I don't think the original author means you should hire people without any related knowledge. But if a company is looking for a JEE programmer they could probably hire a programmer with another background as well.
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by Proleps 14y ago
Hire real criminals to threaten the patent trolls?
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by Proleps 14y ago
A sudoku solver, implement some basic data structures(linked list, vector, binary tree), replicate some basic unix programs like ls and cat.
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by Proleps 14y ago
Does it need saving? I don't really care if it dies. I have currently installed Adblock Plus, Flashblock and Ghostery. I was one of the last people in my friend group to use such stuff, but the full screen adds, adds with sound and especial
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by Proleps 14y ago
Brilliant comment below the article: http://allthingsd.com/20130107/hi-im-from-the-government-and...
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by Proleps 14y ago
Competition is always good. But I guess some people prefer the dictatorship of a monopoly.
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by Proleps 14y ago
Even if I made a function copy(char to[], char from[], int lenTo, int lenFrom) it would still be incorrect using his reasoning because most of the possible inputs would still cause the software to crash. I could symply add a wrong lenTo and
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by Proleps 14y ago
I don't like the idea of AI and a computer in everything I own. Who stores/owns all that information? It also seems like a completely unnecessary security risk(people spying on you by hacking into your fridge :P). The solution is a lot simp
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by Proleps 14y ago
They also have no reason to act snobbish. Reasons 2 and 3 are very important to a lot of developers. I don't think choosing a faster language is premature optimization. Java might be a bit more difficult to program in, but the performance i
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by Proleps 14y ago
I sometimes feel like the world is moving away from the FSF principals more then it is moving towards it. Nobody seems to be in control of their own devices, software and data anymore. Data is stored in the cloud, applications are remotely
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by Proleps 14y ago
This is a actually a great, succinct review of jonny_eh's short review. Short, compact and does a nice job explaining the components that will make the review helpful to readers.
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by Proleps 14y ago
Won't windows 8 become one of those crappy windows versions nobody will use like Vista. I think most people will keep using windows 7 until windows 9 comes out. Don't have anything against driving people to Linux though :P. This can be a ni
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by Proleps 14y ago
If you're product can be easily cloned but makes a lot of money without any effort, it is a good idea to keep it a secret as long as possible. This way it will take longer for other people to clone it and you will have easy money. The part
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by Proleps 14y ago
When you are a programmer you always want to improve things. I have little python scripts for common tasks everywhere. One of the things I have never tried to improve is my email. I check my personal email once a day, and almost never in th
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by Proleps 14y ago
That article was kind of serious. He still writes articles in his old school style http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=onions
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by Proleps 14y ago
Is it possible to own the copyright of a photograph of a city? You own none of the buildings in the photo.
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by Proleps 14y ago
If they ask you for the password you could give them the one that erases all data :P.
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by Proleps 14y ago
I find it weird that people are arguing that the title isn't part of the original article. As far as I'm concerned "Please Don't Learn to Code" is his opening argument.
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by Proleps 14y ago
I hate getting email as well, but I also hate getting text messages. Most people I know think modern communication is holy and you should check you're email and text messages multiple times a day and always answer as soon as possible. I che
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by Proleps 15y ago
I guess part of the problem is how women are presented in the tech industry. Whenever you see women on a tech event they tend to be booth babes, or they have been send to the event to attract men. I was at a career event last week. None of
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by Proleps 15y ago
I never thought about this before. But it seems like there are very different expectations for PC developers and smart phone developers. Companies developing software for a PC would never consider sending personal data to their servers. May

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