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by Sindisil 9y ago
Most Java compilers are quick because they compile down bytecode, leaving virtually all optimization to the JIT. AOT Java compilers certainly exist, but I don't recall Microsoft having one -- I fully admit my recollection of their Java
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Oracle could prevail in copyright case against Google(financialregnews.com)
2 points by Sindisil 9y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 9y ago
Checking in as another 50 year old, still on HN, still an "engineer", experienced enough to use tools, not "stack"s. Admittedly I didn't start with Pascal, but rather with BASIC and several assembly languages (1802,
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by Sindisil 9y ago
No ten-keyless version, no sale.
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The Power Benchmarking Game (2016)(epcc.ed.ac.uk)
15 points by Sindisil 9y ago|0 comments
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Java 9 delayed due to modularity controversy(javaworld.com)
2 points by Sindisil 9y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 9y ago
Perhaps, as long as those units are air gapped (i.e., not Internet connected, with no physically unsecured I/O ports).
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by Sindisil 9y ago
If there is no revenue stream, where do the resources to fix security issues come from?
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Fix your crappy ads and I’ll stop blocking them(mortoray.com)
95 points by Sindisil 9y ago|101 comments
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by Sindisil 9y ago
I like,and use, Java, but the fact that the C hello world requires no "interpreter" (JREs almost always also include one or two JIT compilers, and sometimes no interpreter at all) doesn't make the comparison unfair. In fact,
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“Mindless Eating,” or how to send an entire life of research into question(arstechnica.com)
106 points by Sindisil 9y ago|80 comments
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Average maintenance/development cost ratio is less than one(shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com)
1 points by Sindisil 9y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 10y ago
Makes sense. Thanks.
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by Sindisil 10y ago
A couple other things I've noticed having to do with "promoted content": 1. uBlock origin seems to block ads in the normal web client, but not in the mobile web client (in desktop FireFox as well as mobile FireFox). 2. Mobile
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by Sindisil 10y ago
I note that, in the "lite" version's settings pages, there is no "Content" section. Does that mean that "Show me the best Tweets first" is enabled, disabled, or follows the setting in the main twitter web
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Initialization Costs(shipilev.net)
1 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 10y ago
> On balance these all seem like unmitigated goods, although it's hard for me to evaluate if they have any value. > It never occurred to me to be concerned that I might be sued for using open source tools on AWS. Well there you g
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TLABs and Heap Parsability(shipilev.net)
3 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 10y ago
MSDN really is pretty damn extensive, but I'd say the documentation for the Java ecosystem is considerably better. Especially the JavaDoc for the standard library.
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Rust Sucks If I Fail to Write X(llogiq.github.io)
72 points by Sindisil 10y ago|86 comments
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by Sindisil 10y ago
Sweet. I like the direction you're going with this.
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by Sindisil 10y ago
Will Visual Studio Code docs end up here eventually, as well?
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Keep Disabling Exceptions(seanmiddleditch.com)
2 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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Java Champions Respond to Register Article on Oracle Java SE Licensing Fees(docs.google.com)
3 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 10y ago
Yes they are. They're deprecated, but not gone. Not that it much matters, since Chrome doesn't support the NPAPI plugin, and FireFox is expected to drop support early in the new year, leaving Applets an essentially IE only thing.
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A Driver Test for Self-Driving Cars Isn't Enough(betterembsw.blogspot.com)
1 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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Do You Really Have to Name Everything in Software?(blog.jooq.org)
3 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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Bug Testing Roadshow Hits Inkscape(inkscape.org)
1 points by Sindisil 10y ago|0 comments
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by Sindisil 10y ago
Those taxes are for Medicare and Social Security. That money has to come from somewhere, or those programs fall apart. Even if other corporate taxes were reduced or eliminated, payroll taxes would need to continue.
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by Sindisil 10y ago
Bing doesn't use Google as its back end ... I don't believe it ever did. Yahoo did switch to using Bing as its back end, some years ago.

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