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   Transform a project folder into a package, or collaborate on confidential work(statagroup.com)

   2 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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   by bdg 7y ago

   I was using an ancient Acer Aspire One for years. The thing was gutless, so I had to customize the linux installation heavily to be able to do things like run my app's build script and chrome at the same time. These days I'd proba
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   by bdg 7y ago

   I moved to Germany and learnt German and looked around for the German developer internet: it just doesn't exist. You can list German projects in English, most of the Germans understand it really well, including most developers in Europ
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   by bdg 7y ago

   Really cool, it would be nice if I could add costs for each edge on the graph too.
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   Fixing Failure(statagroup.com)

   2 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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   Mushroom Management(en.wikipedia.org)

   2 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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   by bdg 7y ago

   Get this book and do some of the activities in it, there's enough that it should last for the next 5 or so years too. https://www.amazon.com/Science-source-fascinating-projects-a... I had a copy given to me by a teache
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   The Problem with Packages(statagroup.com)

   2 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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   Trying to explain password choices to non-security people(statagroup.com)

   3 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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    by bdg 7y ago

    It's a typical side-effect of writing anything online. I've had this experience with nearly everything I've ever posted (also: a lot of great comments too). Whenever you want to share knowledge about X: out of the woodwork cr
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    An Algebra for Graph Structures(statagroup.com)

    4 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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    by bdg 7y ago

    I am working towards a side-project but it's not live yet. I hope to launch it in the summer. I plan to document the process and release some posts about it "kalzumeus style" once I start it. My main blog right now is https:
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    by bdg 7y ago

    Not updating now prevents you from being able to update later. The entire security thing. Not getting "free value" of performance fixes, bug fixes, new features, etc.
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    An Intuitive Guide to Dependencies(statagroup.com)

    2 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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    by bdg 7y ago

    Thank you. My original version 8 years ago included a short tour into "The Inclusion-exclusion principle" which is how I eventually derived the pattern to use even/odd sums of bits in the ABC=111 encoding. I cut it out becaus
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    Project Euler 001 the Hard Way(statagroup.com)

    98 points by bdg 7y ago|41 comments
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    What Happened to Spaghetti Code?(statagroup.com)

    2 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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    Tool: Git-exfiltrate; rescue large branches(statagroup.com)

    1 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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    Show HN: Git-exfiltrate; extract small increments from large changes(github.com)

    4 points by bdg 7y ago|0 comments
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    Cookiecutter for RFC projects(github.com)

    1 points by bdg 8y ago|0 comments
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    Show HN: OneTimeSecret server built for easy deployment and modification(github.com)

    3 points by bdg 8y ago|0 comments
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    Ask HN: What slows down dev teams?

    2 points by bdg 9y ago|0 comments
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    by bdg 9y ago

    This reminds me of a post on Less Wrong about the meanings of words and the idea we're targeting. http://lesswrong.com/lw/np/disputing_definitions/
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    by bdg 9y ago

    I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the article format. I agree that one should have good team-building and technical skills. I also think there are other and possibly better ways to improve development team throughput besides &quo
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    by bdg 9y ago

    Totally, just imagine how people who don't know anything about tech feel when they don't grok our jargon!.
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    by bdg 9y ago

    Yes, and I also suspect this has lead to "we don't hire jerks" policies, which are great when you find someone who enters a conversation and talks down to everyone. That person fails a culture fit. However, there's anoth
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    by bdg 9y ago

    I had hoped to convince people that since hiring is about improving team throughput there may be better ways to do that besides simply saying "hire the best".
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    by bdg 9y ago

    Thanks for spotting those problems. I've updated the post. I've debated hiring a proof reader and may do that now as I passed this around my circle of friends before publishing.
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    by bdg 9y ago

    > But that goes completely against the "skills matrix" concept. The whole point of Moneyball is that the Oakland players were flawed given standard metrics If anything I think I'm advocating against using "standard me
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    by bdg 9y ago

    Thanks for the recommendation, I'll add it to my reading list!