davelnewton

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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "game engine" here.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I think you spell "breaking" wrong. AI, btw, won't build roads or unclog my sink, ignoring that "ending capitalism" isn't intrinsically a problem at all. 2, 4, 5 are kind of no-brainers. 3 doesn't mean fin
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I don't think it's capitalism per se that's at issue, rather its execution: unethical capitalism is bad. Making money is not.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Yes, but only on the "back end", e.g., reviewing and matching. Phone calls, no. Review take-home programming exercises, yes.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
> Technology destroys people. I'd disagree. Technology is a tool like any other; it may destroy you , but that's anecdotal. It is not a requirement that it destroy people or take them away from what they find important.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
It's not clear what you're asking or why. I'd think about it the same way I'd think about storing passwords or anything else.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
... No, they want you to find dates, that's why they're called dating apps.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'd argue it's more complex than most others--it can be a "stand-alone" emotion, or an amalgamation of several others.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
ASAP doesn't mean "immediately", it means "as soon as possible ". What's "possible" depends on what's being done and expectations. Managing expectations is key.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'd amend this--you cannot always avoid what you hate. You can try, but life often gets in the way (as do the dirty dishes).
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Chop wood, carry water. In other words, keep on keeping on. "A couple of hours" of focused work is actually fairly productive, more productive than most people get. It's like writing: do a little bit every day, pretty much no
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Yup! Now view that across multiple languages, viewers, and tab sizes.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Define "real" constants (and define how the ones you list are not constant). Without understanding your definition(s) it's harder to have a meaningful reply.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'm not sure if you're being deliberately obtuse, or just never look at files in only one way. I don't have that luxury. Say I have a project that has Java and Rhino (JavaScript) files. My IDE/editor is configured for Ja
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by davelnewton 8y ago
What's an "advanced testing skill"? I believe good testing skills generally boil down to good coding skills: good code is (almost) always easier to test. Be specific: what testing skills do you think you're lacking?
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Tangentially related questions: How do you know you're not "fully realizing your potential"? Why are you not learning new skills (even dead-end jobs have learning opportunities)? What makes it a "dead-end job"? Can
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Do people claim that education boosts intelligence ? It can improve problem-solving skills (it's not a given , e.g., going to school doesn't mean you'll learn anything) which could lead to better performance on IQ tests,
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by davelnewton 8y ago
The output is consistent if your tab settings are always the same when you look at your code, and you use the same tab size across all languages. I view code in multiple ways, have different indentations for different languages (not many di
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Orthogonal. Once you have tabs, any viewing of that file will rely on the tab size set by whatever viewer you're using: mixing tabs and spaces basically never works. At least if it's just tabs everything will be seen wrong consi
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Which isn't the VM, right?
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by davelnewton 8y ago
How would buying real estate in expensive areas keep their costs low? It might increase QoL for some employees in some ways, but that wouldn't necessarily improve the quality of the company.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'm not sure how the parser and lexer/etc. line count matters for the VM line count. shrug Definitely something I'll be looking at for my embedded work; it may fill a gap in my toolchain. And boo-hiss tabs.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Given a choice between the two I would use Kotlin, because it's a better language. When you throw Flutter into the mix the discussion turns more to ecosystem than language: I personally thing Flutter is a great idea and may end up winn
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Ah, brings back memories. Very nice.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Just curious what makes them any more "intellectually challenging" than any other processor/processor family. I can see that flipping to a DSP might be a little different, maybe, but the MPS series is just another MCU. Though
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by davelnewton 8y ago
There is a disconnect between the claim that it's a company with "open culture" and answers like "it's none of your business". I dispute your premise from the outset.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Languages: Pretty much anything, but still mostly C/C++, moving towards JS/Python for some. Once you're in JS/Python territory it's tough to call them "small" since you're looking at 0.5-1M RAM, 4M fl
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Depends entirely on the domain, hardware, and environment. The typical "embedded systems" of today are orders of magnitude more complex than stuff I worked on twenty and thirty years ago. In order to get back to those days you n
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Small embedded systems. I have to admit I'm not quite sure why you don't already know that, considering our history is similar, which makes me suspect the question was just poorly-expressed. Any software you write on any system th
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by davelnewton 8y ago
FWIW, I get about 40fps unless it's a pretty small window, then it's around 60.

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