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by __strisk 9y ago
Most programming books do not let you pause to reflect. They just go on and on. Consider Fluent Python by Luis Ramalho. If you read through the book, you will not get much out of it. However, if after each chapter, you try to come up with a
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by __strisk 9y ago
Reading code is the equivalent of looking at solutions for math problems... is it more helpful reading the solutions without context or with? You need to see the original problem, and how the solution came about in response to that problem.
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by __strisk 9y ago
Yep! I also like the fact that it's just plaintext with no interspersed meme/pictures. Just straight information.
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by __strisk 9y ago
nautilus was the first publishing company that I subscribed to... Although I feel bad for the company, I feel worse to have given money to an organization whose owner is gambling the livelihoods of their employees.
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by __strisk 9y ago
There is a really good course on edX that goes over some key aspects of secure web applications. Just finished it myself. Learned a lot about preventing common oversights such as maintainable password hashing, XSS, CSP, Certificates, etc.
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by __strisk 9y ago
I found jupyter notebooks to be a good note taking medium (its markdown!). I usually rsync my notebooks to a remote server that I can access anywhere. One thing I find frustrating is that the json is difficult to manipulate if you don'
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by __strisk 9y ago
God I hate those backyard cottages, did you label yours as a "casita" too? Some AirBnB hosts literally go to home depot, haul a shed, plant it, add crappy insulation and list it. I actually find that to be the worst aspect of AirB
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by __strisk 9y ago
Correct, I don't count a software foundation as a corporate branding. I see it as a positive.
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Ask HN: Which programming languages do not have corporate branding?
1 points by __strisk 9y ago|6 comments
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by __strisk 9y ago
we think alike! I have this process written down and pinned to my wall. I have been refining my thought process regarding learning. currently I have: 1. try to find a overarching synopsis of the main topic or goal. This can be done by l
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by __strisk 9y ago
From my research so far, here is what I have found... the main topics that one should learn are: * some tidbit of history on why oop * fundamental object oriented concepts: inheritance, encapsulation, and interfaces * network of objects and
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by __strisk 9y ago
Sandi Metz seems to have the oop teaching thing down. I looked at her 3 day course, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/537c0374e4b0f52ed9294... to see what topics she covers there and it seems like it has mostly d
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Ask HN: Are there any courses/course materials that teach oop concepts well?
26 points by __strisk 9y ago|12 comments
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by __strisk 10y ago
this is awesome. I was in a similar situation several years ago using crap like Clearwire, Hughes Net, and some mifi hacks to get internet to a dislocated house. I ended up researching and finding out about ubiquiti radios and found a way
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by __strisk 10y ago
I remember liking http://www.tangowithdjango.com/ . It goes over building a link aggregating service using Django. However, I also remember it being free. Doesn't seem to be an option with the most recent release.
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by __strisk 10y ago
Is the practice of shoving all disparate pieces of proprietary software (or individual projects) in the same repo a common occurrence? I have found that pulling unrelated changes just so that I can push my changes is an inconvenience. Fur
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by __strisk 10y ago
don't use git commit messages as "dear diary" sort of things. For example: "I fixed the button issue on the homepage. Still, need to center the title." would be better written as: "fixes button issue on homepa
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by __strisk 10y ago
disclaimer: you may need to have a masters in CS or Statistics to be taken seriously. For every success story you hear of someone "doing it on their own", scrutinize it enough and you'll see that they had either a decent edu