ajfapoiawejf

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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
I run into this a lot with Python, where when I manually cut/paste some block, I have to go up and double check all the lines are in the right place, etc. because an autoformatter can't do it correctly and obviously like it can in
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
I pay for a T-shirt, then I use it for as long as I want. I don't pay every month to wear the T-shirt.
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
The name is a reference to Harry Potter books.
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
CMU's compiler's course teaches neither "forward" nor "backward". It teaches in increasing complexity. You start by writing the whole pipeline for straight line code. Then you add branches, and structs, and fun
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
> They also offer zero discoverability for someone that did not read the manual (see the vim jokes). I don't see why I would use a specialized tool for hours a day without reading the manual. > good pointer UI + robust keyboard s
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
I could never remember what the ctrl/alt/shift modifiers do and never managed to get fluent with them - they also require repeating movement many times by holding/tapping the arrow keys until you get to where you want to go,
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
The difference for me was realizing that Shift-V % will typically highlight precisely what I want - though that's a bad example, visual mode is rare for me. More frequently it's something like `dap`, which works with a level of pr
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by ajfapoiawejf 6y ago
> Isn’t most of work browsing code and Googling things? Browsing code is mostly done in an editor with the keyboard, for me. And Googling things isn't exactly something I spend hours a day doing. Additionally, I make more mistakes c