davelnewton

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by davelnewton 8y ago
It's simple: * No mentoring from more experienced developers * Refactoring (techniques and reason) isn't a course * No real-world, e.g., practical, exercises (depends on school) CS classes teach the basics, and theory. These are b
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by davelnewton 8y ago
"Better" in what sense?
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Any wireless mouse needs a receiver; just use a Bluetooth mouse. Not too tricky.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
IMO that's not a sufficient reason to stop reading. One mis-use of a mathematical term misses the larger point. YMMV. Rather than dismissing entirely why not send a brief, polite message?
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by davelnewton 8y ago
It also depends on how the DB is used: read or write heavy? Is the data relational? How much? How do you need to query the data? Etc.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Honestly I never felt like I had to do any mental gymnastics. To me it's more or less the same as going home and putting on the dad hat for the rest of the day, but easier.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Learn to get out of your head. Learn to observe thoughts instead of getting lost in them. Recognize your brain is having a mood, not that you are that mood. A lot of stuff from meditation/mindfulness can be quite helpful. There'
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Open offices are the devil (for many people). They're loud, encourage interruptions, and essentially halt deep work. Quiet places where you can work: now that's unique.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Yeah :( GMail makes it somewhat onerous because it edits incorrectly when you go inline. I do it for complicated email responses, but even I have given up for easier stuff, and I rail against top-posting. So it's my fault.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Because it's easier. -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'm not sure I understand the question. Of course they'll become more powerful--that's what happens. They'll stay focused on what they're good at.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
What kind of input do you want? Do you think telling the person will reduce the chances of being drawn into something you may not be able to escape? You did what you could. Start bouncing those emails.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
IMO there's not enough there to know what's happening or make sense of the concept. In order to aide comprehension and generate interest I think you'll need to provide more information, and perhaps compare/contrast with
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by davelnewton 8y ago
The first five minutes are great. It's the few minutes right after the ominous orchestral music starts that I'd start paying very... close... attention... to what's going on around me. Stay out of the storm drain.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I... what? News-worthy?!
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Doesn't for me, not even close. But when am I ever on the Google homepage? This is probably the first time in months.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
A claim of bias requires more than "there's money involved", though. You're assuming bias. There may or may not be bias in this statement.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
IMO calling a wide swath of people "ignorant" with zero content is just noise that does nothing to elevate the conversation. Most of us moved past name-calling in grade school.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Ah, a voice of reason. I'm no MS lover; I've been off their products both at home and work for over 15+ years, at home since basically forever except for some apps that only ran on Windows. The MS of now is a far difference MS a d
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Someone rage-quits SO every day. New users aren't "harassed", which implies a level of targeting that isn't really there. It's not "new users" that people are annoyed with, it's "poor questions&q
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'm no MS fan (although my opinion has changed relatively recently from "Ew gross" to "Hm"). But knee-jerk reactions always bother me, regardless of which side of the aisle they're from. In this spirit, to coun
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MS and GH: MEH(github.com)
1 points by davelnewton 8y ago|1 comments
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by davelnewton 8y ago
I'm not even sure why you'd bother versioning. In fairness, I do too, but I keep a dated set in a subfolder (`archived` if it matters) and when I edit I start with `current.doc` (unfortunately Word is still the preferred format ou
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ZipGrow: Vertical farming/urban agriculture system(shop.zipgrow.com)
1 points by davelnewton 8y ago|0 comments
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by davelnewton 8y ago
... out of context this "advice" makes no sense.
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Oldie but a goodie; was reminded by the neural network article which is the same but different.
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On the Origin of Circuits: GA Exploits FPGA Batch to Solve Problem(damninteresting.com)
1 points by davelnewton 8y ago|1 comments
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Colin... ahem Wright has it right: write. There are several really good books that cover this as well; they're pretty easy to search. I really enjoyed Bird by Bird and several of the Pressfield books. Note, of course, that reading ab
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by davelnewton 8y ago
Because it's a quick way to begin understanding how a developer thinks (on their feet, under pressure, in an unusual coding environment, with someone watching them). It's easier for the interviewer to observe than giving them a sh
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by davelnewton 8y ago
None. Even tablets are considerably less than optimal (believe me, I've been trying for years now). Nothing on iOS has been suitable (caveat: I have not tried in the last six months), Android offerings tend to be better. Java is even w

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