barefootcoder

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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Did you even read what I said? "anywhere from UI down to the bare metal" I've done a lot of frontend work, including iOS, Android, MFC, OpenGL, Qt (with and without QML), etc... My UI work has often been praised, and I'
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Strange that you feel that's what I was saying given that my original post said that I've worked in a variety of different languages and environments.
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Somehow I feel like this comment is meant to be directed toward me (OP), but am struggling to see how it applies to what I was asking. In fact, I specifically asked for resources to assist me in orienting my mind to the web development way
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
That may be, and some of my frustration may come from being thrown in the deep end in a very large project that uses a lot of different technologies -- it seems that every other page is using a different framework -- it's a lot to lear
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
It's funny you say that, because that's exactly why I avoided it for so long.
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Your comment ignores my introductory paragraph. I have many years of experience working on many different mature code-bases, including (and especially) C++. I know the pain of legacy code quite well, but web seems to be a whole other ball
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Because our language is a mashup of multiple other languages, and thus the rules are inconsistent. As for pronunciation of those two: weary is pronounced like "ear" wary is pronounced like "air"
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Ask HN: Is web programming a series of hacks on hacks?
822 points by barefootcoder 10y ago|661 comments
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
I'm curious about this anecdote. PCs, even into the early 90s, had a keyboard buffer that was only a few dozen characters long, at most. I know because I'd frequently hit it and had learned to stop when I heard the first beep and
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
I was about to post the same link in another response, but then I saw you'd already posted it. It's quite scary, really. Here's my result: Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 119,205 tested so far. Privac
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
"This browser is so dumb, it's saying that I can be identified by my battery level! Stupid Google!" ... I suspect many wouldn't understand the tracking implications, and even many who can understand it wouldn't imm
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
The thing is, in this case you can easily inspect the shell script that they're running with that curl command.
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
How are you defining automated? No truly autonomous cars are available yet, so they're all some form of driver assist. How are these a risk to other road users, and at which point do they become a risk and not a safety benefit? Auto-
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
I'm not sure what you mean when you say that's Apple's approach. One of my MacBooks is running Yosemite and has been receiving security updates. My other Macbook is running El Capitan, and I hear Sierra is coming out soon.
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
This is very similar to a POV that I've espoused for quite some time, though I phrase it somewhat differently. A symbolic debugger is good for verifying your premises, but the actual troubleshooting should be done by thinking about the
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
That's an interesting way to put it.
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
I sincerely hope that you're wrong, but I suspect that you are not. I would love to be able to outsource the task of searching for new work and to stay focused on the needs of my clients and learning new skills. Perhaps I'm drea
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Ask HN: How do you find a good corp-to-corp tech recruiter?
52 points by barefootcoder 10y ago|58 comments
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Thank you -- I need to check my reading comprehension. I didn't notice the change in units. :-)
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
Can you explain to those of us who have never used nor purchased why it would be more expensive during the harvest season than the off season? Or did you get the numbers backwards? EDIT: thanks to those who replied -- I didn't notice
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
The page has an interesting bug with some special characters... it will initially accept it, showing it in a different font, and then it will change to an empty box. I tried a few, such as ™ (trademark) or ∞ (infinity) and they don't s
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by barefootcoder 10y ago
I think that this is basically a case of the Prisoner's dilemma. In the long-term, big-picture, it would be best not to cooperate, but each business that has been targeted is in a situation where they need immediate access to their fi