codemonkey

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by codemonkey 16y ago
In general, people are not trying to patent entire pieces of software. Indeed, it's difficult to understand how such a large work could reduce to mathematics. Rather, people are trying to patent very specific algorithms and methods that c
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by codemonkey 17y ago
I always ask that question and twice have received answers along the lines of "well...I'm not really that good at programming." These people should have been screened out by the hiring managers, but weren't. Their honest answer allowed me
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by codemonkey 17y ago
I'm told it was the only viable way to save the building. It was going to be torn down. It's a beautiful place - I'd rather see it turned into a classy brew house than razed. Now, if they turned it into a strip club - THAT would be creepy
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by codemonkey 17y ago
My project advisor once gave me a piece of advice that changed everything I've written since for the better. After apologizing for the forthcoming crudeness, she passed on this gem: You're writing "Mary was fucked by John." You /should/ b
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by codemonkey 17y ago
RedHat also gave him some fat stock options, just to say thanks.
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by codemonkey 17y ago
The writer is spanish. Presumably, english is not his first language.
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by codemonkey 17y ago
Maybe it's my cheap little speakers (or my ears), but the audio is horrible. The reverb drowns out what he's saying when turned up loud enough to hear his voice. Anyone know any ways to improve the quality a bit? I watched the first few m
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by codemonkey 17y ago
Yes, but then you should go back and fix it. One can only hope that there were more "ugly hacks" that have since been fixed. The measure of a good programmer is not whether he or she recognizes when they're writing bad code, but whether th
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by codemonkey 18y ago
Yeah, that would be great, but I don't see it happening. In 1982, little geeks like me wanted to spend time playing with their computers, but there was almost nothing you could do with them, so you /had/ to become a hacker to have any fun.
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by codemonkey 18y ago
Other: To make a better place to work. Not just for myself, but for everyone that works for me. We're programmers - we know how to write software. I've done my time working for people who don't. I'd like to never have to do it again.
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by codemonkey 18y ago
The price difference isn't $80. My Grizzly cabinet saw retails for around $1100 today. The equivalent Sawstop saw retails for over $3000. When he couldn't convince other manufactures to include his technology, he built a high-end saw to