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by andr 18y ago
I'd say the best frameworks and tools in general appear as a byproduct of a bigger project. It's quite hard to start with a mindset of "I want to build a framework that does everything."
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by andr 18y ago
So the people that built Rails, Django, Lift, various ORM libraries, and optimized libraries, such as Boost, all did it wrong? Hell, I hope everyone is that wrong at least once in their lives. Edit: I also question the necessity or even the
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by andr 18y ago
The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany have a lot of English-speaking workplaces. A lot of web jobs in London. New Zealand has an interesting albeit small startup scene.
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by andr 18y ago
I am not referring to a specific position.
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by andr 18y ago
I kinda cringe when mobile reimplementations of desktop ideas, such as AdMob, are compared to Tesla.
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by andr 18y ago
Yes, it's the MapReduce of C#. Easy to use, powerful, and extendable - the same syntax can be used no matter if the data is in-memory data structure, XML or SQL. Libraries exist to parallelize and distribute LINQ queries.
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by andr 18y ago
Somebody should run diff on that...
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by andr 18y ago
I know but that's like a castrated Uncov...
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by andr 18y ago
Forget Pressflip, I want Uncov back!
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by andr 18y ago
Translation: Google continues to do what I reported it to be doing 2 days ago* * http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/14/google-bucket-testing-n...
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by andr 18y ago
IMHO the ColdFusion requirement is more likely to get you a failed enterprise guy instead of a hacker that actually enjoys the work.
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by andr 18y ago
I've been coding for quite a few years, but it was Godel's Proof that got me into the theoretical parts of computer science (even though it's a logic book). Strongly recommended. Godel, Escher, and Bach is the usual book to read after Godel
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by andr 18y ago
Not really news. Many real open source influencers get hired by companies to work on their ideas 100% of the time.
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by andr 18y ago
From the FAQ: Do you really believe that we are in a computer simulation? No. I believe that the simulation argument is sound.
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by andr 18y ago
Still, you can change a site a lot without renaming it...
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Ask Anyvite: Did you rename your site to get more press?
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by andr 18y ago
If you are looking for a language that will expand your programming horizon try Scala (closer to C/C++), Lisp or Scheme (both very different from C/C++).
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by andr 18y ago
IMHO The selection is rather poor. 4 of the 10 speeches are regarding a simple technical product. While they might be cool, touchscreens and Wii remote hacks are not going to change the world, while many other talks do just that. Only 3 or
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by andr 18y ago
You could achieve the same effect by mailing a confirmation number via snail-mail. This would not fix one of the fraud problems - the hijacking of valid accounts in good standing. It would only affect fraudsters psychologically, as the poli
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by andr 18y ago
The difficult rating thing is really really clever! I wish Google had that. Only problem is that I usually ski near home (in Europe) and the convention over there is colors (green, blue, red and black) instead of shapes. Still, kudos for th
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by andr 18y ago
I tried Bach and it appears that it just returned Wikipedia articles that mentioned Bach. My initial expectations were more along the lines of Google Sets. What are the shapes on the homepage for? It was kind of intriguing that they seemed
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by andr 18y ago
No. (PS If they wanted to do that, they would just track your interests using the bazillion sites that have Google AdSense, a Google search box, Google Analytics, use Google Charts API, etc., etc..) (PPS We are to believe the MSN toolbar is
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by andr 18y ago
Some places I like, mostly in the Central Square and Harvard area. Best view: Find a way to get in the John Hancock building, go to one of the corners of the floor and lean against the glass. You'll get a 210°+ panorama. Food: Indian - any
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by andr 18y ago
The horror!
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by andr 18y ago
The most recent starting from scratch that I can remember was Palm. No real file system, no legacy anything, databases for everything. Rather quick for its hardware but wasn't groundbreaking.
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by andr 18y ago
Yes, just like most convertibles.
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by andr 18y ago
Last time I checked Nokia N95's were outselling the iPhone considerably, even as there is hardly any advertising in the US (1), none of the carriers sell it and the price is significantly higher. And that's just one model. (*) A non-geek fr
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by andr 18y ago
Nokia's S60 is a good alternative. A very mature, yet completely open OS. Touchscreen phones coming, too. It would take years for Apple to catch up with Nokia's attention to detail. Too bad they are practically non-existent in the US...
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by andr 18y ago
What about Lego Mindstorm?
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by andr 18y ago
More importantly this means no T-Mobile iPhones. All iPhones will be activated at the store.

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