cmbaus

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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   "build": "npm run build-js && npm run build-css" Ok I see. That's sort of a poor man's dependency checker.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   To be honest, I didn't realize that npm could be used as a task runner, but now that I do, I'm wondering what all the fuss about Grunt is. Why bring in yet another meta-tool into the chain if npm (which is basically a requirement)
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I have question as someone that is still fairly new to node. The article recommends using npm for running tasks (for instance starting the application), but others recommend an external tool like grunt. Is it more idiomatic to use grunt or
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   This is an interesting idea. I could see it being used by senior and junior engineers alike. There are times when I'm working in an area where I do not have experience or expertise and think, "it would be nice to have a specialist
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   @angersock That's a good point on the number of points. If I downsampled the yield history to monthly yields, that would probably help the performance.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I've been playing around ( http://yield.io ) with Flot, which uses canvas and rendering speed seems pretty good, but resizing gets a bit wonky when there are multiple canvas elements on a page.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I see you are using SVG to render the charts. What are your thoughts on SVG vs Canvas for these types of apps?
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   This makes a lot of sense to me. SQLite has the reputation of high reliability and thorough testing, maybe there is a lesson there. In my opinion the value in testing is verifying what an interface should do, not how it does it.
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   by cmbaus 13y ago

   I agree. Wrapping your library for testing is really pushing the boundaries of sensibility. Low density code that doesn't provide application logic is one of my pet peeves. There is a philosophy that started in the 90s (and Microsoft w
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    It's better. It uses geocities!
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    That thing is running on Yahoo! Is it an old Viaweb site?
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I think there is a trend in UK web design: http://www.lingscars.com/
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I just did an 'Inspect Element' on HN. That's some state of the art 1999 web design there.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    While the point of the article isn't the domain problem, I'll add that the hardest management job I've had was trying to retroactively fix a data aggregation process that had been built manually over many years. The work was
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Having worked as a vendor to the financial space for many years, I think it is easy to underestimate how hard it is get off the ground in finance (either banking or money management). There are many obscure regulations, and often the number
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    There was one slide that caught my attention here: Computer Science : Fixed programs, transient data Data Science : Fixed data, transient programs
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    Why JavaScript Programmers Hate You (2013)(youtube.com)

    1 points by cmbaus 13y ago|2 comments
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    yes.
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    Example Race Condition in Node.js(baus.net)

    1 points by cmbaus 13y ago|0 comments
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    What's wrong with using double floats (2010)(john.freml.in)

    1 points by cmbaus 13y ago|0 comments
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Understood. It certainly is better to coalesce data with writev() than to use TCP_CORK. BTW, from my link: "If you need to write multiple buffers that are currently in memory you should prefer the gather function writev() before consid
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Interesting on the corking stuff. I looked at this a long time ago ( http://baus.net/on-tcp_cork/ ) and found it could make a significant difference for event driven applications.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Personally I think winging it is very difficult to do well. If you know the content very well you can get away with it, but if it is new content, I think it is important to prepare. The best speakers I know spend a lot of time on prep.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Here are couple ideas I've written on the topic: http://baus.net/i-don%27t-like-public-speaking/ I did quite a bit of public speaking in the past couple years and it gets easier over time. I think the best advice
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I remember the article quite well, as it was passed around our office when it was first published. The author gave multiple presentations on the topic around that time. There is a lot of genius in the article and references, but I will say
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    There are some fair points here. The product is more of a futon than a true mattress. It would be interesting if they offered a higher end latex model.
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    At one point I almost went crazy researching mattresses. I like to know what I am buying, but the industry is non-transparent. The same product can have different names depending on where it is sold. BTW, another product like this is range
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Quote from the site regarding his house: "I wanted to avoid using buiulding (sic) material that tries to look like something it isn't, but with the siding I had no choice: ALL siding materials I can buy try to look like wood! So,
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    I agree with the author that having a finite number is not beneficial for a currency -- it is inherently deflationary. I can understand a currency which is increasingly difficult to increase the supply, but limiting production to a fixed am
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    by cmbaus 13y ago

    Speculators may get rich in BTC, but high prices do not validate bitcoin as a currency. High volatility is not a desirable trait in a trade medium.