dgabriel

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by dgabriel 18y ago
Neither ActiveRecord nor Hibernate have the words "smart," or "magic," in their names. They were bad examples. The problem is not with these two packages, but with the developers who use them without taking the time to figure out exactly w
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Unfortunately, this is what my ex-husband still believes. Not that he's started a business or anything, mind you. That said, let's make the wild assumption that some women might be entrepreneurs, and rephrase this as: Isn't it the responsi
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Um, actually: "This item ran on the Joel on Software homepage on Thursday, May 01, 2008"
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Sturgeon's Law, baby. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I don't think you should be voted down (unfair!), because I see where you're coming from. A developer wants to build neat stuff that he or she finds useful. Developers don't want to spend their time doing routine, boring, or trivial stuff
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by dgabriel 19y ago
For you, it's not (I'm talking usability for novice to intermediate level users, not just specifically tool-tips). If you're looking for wide adoption of this technology by current Windows users, it's showstopper.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Frankly, when people move from Macs to Linux, or Mac to PC, or Linux to PC, they generally dislike it at first. All the shortcuts and techniques you've internalized are thrown out the window, so it feels awkward and slow. I read about thi
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Untrue! I give several tosses! I'm working on an integrated touring tool for spoken word poets. It will allow them to rate venues, add tour dates & locations, map their trip, easily find bus or plane tickets between destinations (here
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by dgabriel 19y ago
And this is why I think Paul's essay was interesting and eye-opening, while this essay is a statement of the blindingly, no-duh obvious. (no offense - you seem like a smart, nice guy, hank :)
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Is this seriously a problem? No programmer is forced to use GAE, and if it seems like you won't do well with it, don't use it. Tempest in a teapot, indeed.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I totally agree with everything you've said here. I've built many, many web apps, and I've found that code coverage is NOTHING like code quality.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Would your roommates refuse to lend you 5 dollars? If not, why is it wrong to take the 5 dollars from his desk, or take money he left in a common area? Under your reasoning it would perfectly fine, common, even. "I'm sure he won't mind if
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Ok, here's another example. Only a few people I know, a small handful, have had roommates take money from them. However, virtually everyone I know has had a roommate take food from them (or has taken food from a roommate) without permissi
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by dgabriel 19y ago
That's an interesting question, but you can replicate this experiment in a variety of ways and see the same result. My mother is a nurse, and she has a saying that goes something like, "Leave a $50 bill in the break room, and nobody will t
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Exactly. Thousands of Valedictorians don't get into Harvard every year.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
This is nothing new. http://amphetamines.com/paul-erdos.html
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by dgabriel 19y ago
This can be a problem, but there's an excellent solution. You should start attending user groups, be they Python, or Lisp, or whatever. If you can't find a local user group, start one. Give presentations, ask questions, get strangers exc
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by dgabriel 19y ago
It's hard to see how, but I'm clearly not his target audience.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I find his shtick to be almost unreadable. There may be a salient point in there, but I'm having trouble wading through the profanity & flaming naked girls. To each his or her own, I suppose.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I hate to be stickler, but bright young women take these courses, too.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I agree. Additionally, the first comment under the article makes a very good point: "I think one of the reasons offline browser applications are failing to take off is that people don't realise that we tolerate browser-based limitations be
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by dgabriel 19y ago
This isn't exactly the same, but here's something that comes close: I have a young son, and we watch a lot of Netflix instant movies. We've watched everything from Voltron episodes to Matilda. Yesterday, we wanted to watch a new (to him)
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by dgabriel 19y ago
Ok, so the segway didn't change the world, but I completely believe that Dean Kamen can, in fact, change the world. This plus the water purifier, plus the thousands of kids brought into robotics and science via the FIRST program... I kind
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I totally see what you mean, and technology has brought the formerly impossible into the reach of millions. Technically, however, the absolute cheapest way to get there is to borrow a bike and some camping gear and start pedaling, and the a
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by dgabriel 19y ago
If you think you can solve the classic "Good/Fast/Cheap - pick two" conundrum in a way that is ethical and sustainable, then go for it. That's the grail in more fields than just software.
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by dgabriel 19y ago
I was totally into the BBS scene in high school. There were three run by friends within our local calling area, and I remember dialing & redialing each of the three, getting a busy signal, cursing my timing, and trying again. I spent w
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by dgabriel 19y ago
"For the first time, you can use any interface to edit a Rails application directly on the web, rather than rewriting the code offline, then uploading it to your host." This seems super cool, especially for rapid prototyping, but does Herok
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by dgabriel 19y ago
http://www.homeboygoestoharvard.com/speakers/dr_rios/article...
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by dgabriel 19y ago
There is such a thing as rehabilitation. Former criminals can lead decent, productive lives. I think the whole "once a criminal, always a criminal," view is generally unhelpful to society. There are exceptions, of course. You might want
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by dgabriel 19y ago
If you can afford a suit, have an idea, and can find a mentor, you're leagues ahead of the men with criminal records. This program provides a framework for people who have nothing and are likely to relapse, and it helps integrate them into

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