codr7

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   by codr7 1y ago

   The way we've done code reuse up to this point rarely lives up to its promises. I don't know what the solution is, but these days I'm a lot more likely to simply copy code over to a new project rather than try to build genera
2. 362.▲
   by codr7 1y ago

   Well, for what it's worth, I recognize a lot of what you're going through. I barely thought I was going to make it through this time, but finally somehow managed to at least land another SW job; we'll see how far that goes. H
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   by codr7 1y ago

   OCD Pretending to control the situation feels better than embracing the chaos.
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   by codr7 1y ago

   Yeah that's my hunch as well, and replacing strdup if you absolutely have to isn't really a big problem.
5. 365.▲
   by codr7 1y ago

   I don't understand why one language has to rule them all. There's room for all of them, each with its strengths and weaknesses. That's the only way they're going to keep evolving.
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   by codr7 1y ago

   Which parts of the C standard library has any need for allocators?
7. 367.▲
   by codr7 1y ago

   For certain classes of programs, yes. I have a hunch finance is a pretty good fit.
8. 368.▲
   by codr7 1y ago

   Computers and hallucinogenics are a lousy combo in every possible way. Even if you manage to interface, they're still digital, which just limits your experience. My advice is to write/draw your ideas while tripping and save the di
9. 369.▲
   by codr7 1y ago

   This is different. Now the tool is giving us (lousy) instructions, that never happened before.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    I don't need you to repeat the propaganda, I know what the official narrative is. And it's mostly lies, especially the part about Gates suddenly turning from asshole to saint.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    As long as there's a choice it allows the market to influence decisions. The big issue is forcing AI down everyone's throat without being the least concerned about their experience.
12. 372.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    If I was given the choice, I would without exception pay more for non-AI service.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    I have no idea what Bell Labs was like on the inside, but the startups I've been involved in didn't leave a lot of room for experimentation, trying and failing. Quite the opposite, always a mad rush towards profit at any cost.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    You need all kinds to build great products imo. Except slop prompters, no one needs those except the AI priests.
15. 375.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    Not having that discussion, go argue with someone else.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    I agree Forth could make a more optimal first language to learn. I often recommend beginners to learn all of Forth, C, Lisp & SmallTalk. Because they're all conceptually clean local maximums in the language design space.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    As others said, just because you know the syntax that doesn't mean you understand how to use it effectively. C is very different from most other languages, I would say the closest one is actually Assembly. I've been working on a b
18. 378.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    Not even close, it's the most expensive waste of resources I can think of atm. We used to worry about Bitcoin, now Google is funding nuclear plants.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    You do however have a hell of a lot more in common with them than with a profit driven algorithm that even its creators have no clue how it really works.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    You see the same thing with coding. People with actual experience and enough of a perspective to see the problems are ignored because obviously they're just afraid to lose their jobs. Which is not true, it's not even on my list of
21. 381.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    Live and let live, it's just not for me anymore.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    Yeah, by the time you're hitting that equipment, you are most likely already screaming :)
23. 383.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    That's sort of where the equipment got its name I think.
24. 384.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    I wasn't there so I can't say for sure. But my impression watching from the outside is that he had a finger in every pie.
25. 385.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    And you can call into .NET (I assume that means C#) directly from Swift?
26. 386.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    I'm trying and failing miserably to think of a single example of such a language.
27. 387.▲
    by codr7 1y ago

    And no Steve Jobs to pull them down to earth.
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    by codr7 1y ago

    As a climber that word has a very different meaning to me. A reminder that its better to live to climb another route than test the limits of what's possible. https://www.needlesports.com/Catalogue/Climbing/Big
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    by codr7 1y ago

    Makes some sense, since its developers probably thought C++ was a pretty good idea, it just needed some more features. Same mindset that killed Rust for me. I gave up on C++ for good reasons, after spending roughly 20 years trying to make s
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    by codr7 1y ago

    You still have to choose, and remember all the variants. Coming back to a Swift codebase after a few months in different languages is surreal, I can't remember what half of it means.