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by cgopalan 4y ago
Just wanted to point out that "content with programming ability" to me is not the same as "I am done learning". I just feel that the competency I have in turning a problem into code is good enough for the time being, and
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by cgopalan 4y ago
This looks very interesting. Thanks!
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Hmm, is this a dig on Python? If so, sorry to hear that. My experience has been the complete opposite. Python in inherently intuitive to my way of thinking. And I have seen lots of Python applications where deployment, dependency management
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Sorry I did not word my question properly regarding my experience. I clarified in a later comment. I have worked on multiple languages like C#, Java, Clojure and have deployed code to production in all of them. Python is just my language of
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Thanks for the valuable insight! Glad that you could find a rewarding project! Hoping to find something like that myself, at least temporarily, before I look for the next thing :)
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Thank you for the suggestion about networks. I will have to bend that a little to see if I can make it immediately useful by learning something like the HTTP spec. I have done a lot of backend web development but I do not know HTTP deeply.
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Do we work for the same company? :) Jokes aside, I do feel they can be used for most of business problems. Compilers, etc are a different thing, maybe. But its not my area of interest.
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Sure! Sorry I need clarify - my logic programming experience has nothing to do with Python. It was one of those times when I was looking to learn something different and so chanced upon Prolog. I did tutorials in SWI-Prolog and was fascinat
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Thanks for this wonderful suggestion! I would love to know your thoughts about techniques for enabling a "documentation-centric" culture as well as how to write good documentation. I have realized over the years that it is definit
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by cgopalan 4y ago
Hello OP here. Firstly, thanks for the great comments and suggestions. Its always worth it to ask fellow HN-ers about things and get their opinions. Secondly, I want to clear some misconceptions that seem to have arisen based on how I worde
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by cgopalan 5y ago
Another good report about what Clojure does well is this article by metabase: https://medium.com/@metabase/why-we-picked-clojure-448bf759d... I have had the pleasure of contributing to their code since we used their pr
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by cgopalan 5y ago
No thanks. (j/k)
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by cgopalan 6y ago
CTM - Concepts, Techniques and Models of Computer Programming
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by cgopalan 7y ago
This is definitely a hard question to answer and I have been struggling with it myself. It can feel like a monumental effort when it feels like you are one person doing it. It does feel like the tide is turning though as issues like single-
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by cgopalan 7y ago
Ask yourself - do you need to take care of yourself physically and socially every day of the week? How about allocating 2 evenings in the week to tech stuff that you like? I started https://news.kindandgreenworld.com/ as a
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The Ethical Tech Giving Guide(fsf.org)
2 points by cgopalan 8y ago|0 comments
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by cgopalan 8y ago
I took the Pytorch scholarship challenge this past December with Udacity. I couldn't make it to the nanodegree scholarship but the challenge course was really good in exposing me to the various facets of deep learning. The notebooks ar
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Thats a more realistic breakdown. So thinking out loud, this means that maybe one needs to think and figure out the "what to do" ahead of time, while during other mundane activities, to the point of very clear tasks. And then do t
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by cgopalan 8y ago
This is great to hear. I work in an org that uses metabase a lot, and have made a few contributions. Their Clojure code is a delight to work with!
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by cgopalan 8y ago
IMHO, Python has enough functional goodies to accomplish a lot with just functions and provided datastructures. I only use OOP as a technique to address specific issues, rather than treat it as something fundamental as writing functions.
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Indeed comprehensions are part of many functional languages like Haskell, Ocaml, Clojure.
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This Thanksgiving break the chain of old traditions Sponsor, don't eat a turkey(action.farmsanctuary.org)
3 points by cgopalan 8y ago|0 comments
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by cgopalan 8y ago
I frequently have similar thoughts about whether I am capable enough, whenever I join a new project or take up a new task. So you are not alone. One thing that helps is to look back and remember some of the cool things you have done, or the
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Great show!
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Almost all professions are going to be using coding (at whatever level of coding) skills in the future anyway (if not already). So let them be interested in a field of their choosing, and then let them know that knowing coding can help them
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Cannot agree more with every word that you have said. Not to jump into selling mode, but I have created a social site for veganism/animal-welfare/animal-rights/cleantech called "Kind and Green News" ( http:/&#x
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by cgopalan 8y ago
This is the quandary facing all animal activists. We have to be positive since there's proof that things are improving, but at the same time when you start thinking about the billions that are as intelligent (or some more so) than our
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by cgopalan 8y ago
I am trying to build exactly this. Check out http://kindandgreennews.com Its been live for about 2 months and I am looking to build up the community. Currently you have to notify me by email to give you a login, but I am plannin
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Who else felt the irony of people complaining about the presentation format when there are human beings suffering from such a crisis? I was moved when I saw the clip of the kids being fed in a soup kitchen. Not saying you cannot criticize t
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by cgopalan 8y ago
Sorry didn’t clarify - I meant outside of business hours.

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