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by daviddavis 10y ago
The last time I used screen it didn't allow you to split windows vertically. This was 2-3 years ago. Is that still true?
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by daviddavis 13y ago
Raleigh, NC --- Red Hat, Inc is looking to hire Ruby/AngularJS engineers. Must have some experience with Ruby or AngularJS. Benefits are solid and the pay is competitive. Also, the hours are flexible and you get to work remotely (at le
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by daviddavis 13y ago
You have to be careful with using Array() to transform a non-array into an array. Suppose for example you wanted an array of hashes: >> Array([{:a => "b"}]) => [{:a=>"b"}] >> Array({:a =>
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by daviddavis 13y ago
One thing that sticks out to me is the price. Where did you choose $24.99 from? Recently I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (which is a more reputable book) for $13.60. I'm not saying that you're book isn't worth it but I d
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by daviddavis 14y ago
Time to catch up on Hacker News.
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Why do programmers prefer Python over Ruby?
23 points by daviddavis 15y ago|30 comments
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Introducing Rubeque.com, an interactive learning site for Ruby(rubeque.com)
12 points by daviddavis 15y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: What music do you like to listen to while you program?
24 points by daviddavis 15y ago|57 comments
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by daviddavis 15y ago
Homebrew is just a Ruby project in git so all the packages (or formulas) are just rb files inside the project: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tree/master/Library/Formula They usually only provide the most recent stable version of each p
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by daviddavis 15y ago
I worked in the adzerk office this past weekend during Triangle Startup Weekend. At first I was a little bothered by the lack of natural light but I quickly got used to it and actually enjoyed the environment/architecture there. Since movin
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To see how we see – Cortexica Vision Systems releases its VisualSearch API(eu.techcrunch.com)
1 points by daviddavis 15y ago|0 comments
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Google Calendar gets appointment slots(pcworld.com)
1 points by daviddavis 15y ago|0 comments
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by daviddavis 15y ago
Agreed. I use this font in vim at work because (believe or not) it seems to be the sharpest on my crappy LCD monitor at work. I was using Bitstream Vera Sans Mono before though which I love.
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by daviddavis 15y ago
We use a three prong attack that has really boosted our code quality: 1. Automated unit tests AND behavior driven tests (outside-in testing) 2. Having the code checked by another developer by doing a code review or pair programming 3. Week
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by daviddavis 15y ago
I came in here to say the same thing. I've been learning Lisp and some other functional languages but I'm still not sure why Lisp and Prolog make such good AI languages.
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by daviddavis 15y ago
I wonder how mercurial compares in this aspect. Also, I'll keep using git because for sure, it's a helluva lot better than SVN or CVS (which my company was using when I got there).
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by daviddavis 15y ago
To expand on number 7, the best way to maintain an early morning routine is to eat within 1 hour of waking. I went from a night owl to a person that wakes up every morning at 5am to run 5k and work out. Now on the weekends I can't sleep in