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721.
by astrec 18y ago
Ya know, when I first this comment on library support I thought "Well kinda..." but after a couple of hours mulling it over not so much. Erlang has a pretty good set of standard libraries, and whatever missing is relatively easy to build yo
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by astrec 18y ago
opps. decree.
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by astrec 18y ago
"I can't imagine why we'd ever consider Scala over Erlang." Primarily because you're forced to use the JVM by some executive degree or similar. Likewise, if you're in a .NET shop you'd want to consider F#. All that aside - I'm a huge Erlang
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by astrec 18y ago
A Moleskine pocket storyboard notebook & and pencil. Carried everywhere .
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by astrec 18y ago
Omnigraffle for wireframes etc. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/pro/
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History of logic programming (via lambda the ultimate)(logicprogramminghistory.wikicensored.info)
1 points by astrec 18y ago|0 comments
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by astrec 18y ago
Audit. Our code is audited and certified by a security firm contracted by our merchant service provider (read bank). They don't have any such anti-transformation provision, but I'm curious to know if any payment gateway does.
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by astrec 18y ago
I'm a big fan of Alice. Apparently there is a version targeting younger kids - Storytelling Alice ( http://www.alice.org/kelleher/storytelling/index.html )
729.
by astrec 18y ago
Of course - We do it. Wondering if anyone uses a payment gateway which prohibits this..
730.
by astrec 18y ago
Prompting the user e.g. ("no spaces") is a nice cue of the same fashion as an asterisk (*) for required form fields - both reduce user frustration. However, it would be nice to think that we could automagically correct spaces/dashes etc. in
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by astrec 18y ago
One company ago I made a mistake: Not a huge mistake, but a mistake that was big enough. Summoned to the CEO's office, I figured I'd soon be stuffing my knickknacks in a box. Instead he told me the following story about Sam Walton, the foun
732.
by astrec 18y ago
Indeed - a good Python dev is worth multiples more than than 80k. But we're talking cofounders here, no?
733.
by astrec 19y ago
Short answer: If you want metrics to include those pages - yeah. Long answer: By user generated pages, do you mean pages over which the user has ownership e.g. blog posts? If so, it might be more polite to analyze server logs. Otherwise, ye
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by astrec 19y ago
Depends a bit on who is doing the hiring - it may tend towards ignorance rather than incompetence. Ask for a conversation with the CFO or equiv.
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Kiva - a "good" non-profit on a profit trajectory(venturebeat.com)
3 points by astrec 19y ago|0 comments
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Average Web Page Size Triples Since 2003(websiteoptimization.com)
12 points by astrec 19y ago|3 comments
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by astrec 19y ago
I don't want to violate the VW embargo, so seek out VW's coverage in your own time, but by comparison it's cheeky and dare I say affectionate.
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by astrec 19y ago
Arrington took Techcrunch to a place so mean that I doubt even Valleywag would go there. If you're going to single out one of only ten staff at least make it the CEO. Arrington played the man, not the ball, and did himself a great disservic
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by astrec 19y ago
This isn't necessarily a bad thing: your novel idea just increased its potential for market acceptance. From here, speed is of the essence. Focus your intent and make sure to delight your customers.
740.
by astrec 19y ago
Tcl isn't that bad. We've got a few web apps running quite happily on AOLServer. In the late 90s/2000 AOLServer was a country mile ahead of everything else.
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by astrec 19y ago
Some years ago I was trying to deliver a product in the face of rampant perfectionism - the kind that never delivers - when, so the story goes, I said "There is a level of mediocrity people are willing at accept, and I'm all for delivering
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by astrec 19y ago
I'm with you on taking a buddy - nothing like the spirit of competition to get you over the line. Tech events are great too - barcamps, meetups etc. You'd be surprised at exactly how many hackers don't just defy the monosyllabic geek stereo
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by astrec 19y ago
You're looking for a problem solver with an unflappable, even temperament. Ask them to bring their notebook, or show you their personal wiki - without exception the best sys admins I've ever met have meticulous notes detailing solutions to
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by astrec 19y ago
Nice one. I've done exactly this 3 or 4 times without a problem. But, a) Don't mention the word 'work' when passing through immigration. b) Ensure you're carrying a credit card, and can produce evidence of a bankroll large enough to cover y
745.
by astrec 19y ago
Are you going to be paid in the US? Or the other country? If the other country, you'll need a visa with work entitlements, and you'll want to fill in a U.S. Form 1040 when you file your taxes. Generally you won't be taxed twice. On the othe
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by astrec 19y ago
It's obviously multi-platform as it lacks that applesque aesthetic. As an aside: It's hard to overstate the importance of learning to use your chosen SCM from the command line irrespective of the GUI you pick - the GUI tools invariably go M
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by astrec 19y ago
I use the star feature in google reader as a "watch" marker for developing discussions / topics of interest.
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by astrec 19y ago
To be fair, Oracle RAC is not a complete solution and doesn't really pretend to be. For HA you really need RAC and Dataguard. Btw, I'm quite the Mnesia fan too.
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by astrec 19y ago
Our hosting spend is around $1m AUD a year (although a lot of that is bandwidth which is expensive in AU) and the datacentre we use took all its customers offline for 2 hours last week. It happens. Even the to the big guys.
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by astrec 19y ago
Just like it says on the tin.

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