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by edw519 13y ago
Proper code review provides much more benefit than cost and is indispensible for quality software. Improper code review is a waste of time (or worse). Proper code review is done: - by another programmer - by someone with some knowledg
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by edw519 13y ago
"Pay it forward." THIS is why I'm a programmer. Sure, I'm a professional and I earn quite well, but any customer I've ever had will tell you that the value they received from me far exceeded what it cost them. Deliv
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by edw519 13y ago
Hi Auston, Email me (email in profile) and we'll figure something out. (Thanks for the great post.)
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by edw519 13y ago
I love/hate Miami. Pros: No state income tax. (A HUGE advantage) Lots of business. Some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Stunning winter weather. Gorgeous beaches/parks/neighborhoods. International cu
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The science of reconstructing a freak accident(usatoday.com)
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Jury says Cuban did not commit insider trading(miamiherald.com)
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Your life, under constant surveillance(cnn.com)
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by edw519 13y ago
I like lists like this because they're so quick and easy to read, you only have to learn 1 or 2 new things to get great ROI. For me, the items fall into 4 categories: 1. Go without saying, but need to be said anyway: - Real busines
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by edw519 13y ago
"Legal" does not necessarily = "Right". So forget about what's legal and just do what's right. You are in a unique time and place in history (as evidenced by your presence here) to build something out of nothin
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The rise and fall of AM radio(post-gazette.com)
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1995Vaporware = 2013ProofOfConcept. Sigh.
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11. Make decisions that affect workers for which they have valuable input, but don't seek that input. 12. Make decisions that affect workers for which they have valuable input, seek that input, but ignore it and do what you want anyway
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by edw519 13y ago
I am going to tell you about the 3 phases of technical writing. You tell them what you are going to tell them. You tell them. You tell them what you just told them. I just told you about the 3 phases of technical writing.
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by edw519 13y ago
My advice would be - do not become a "software engineer". My advice would be - become a solver of other people's problems who happens to know how to develop software. This may sound like a futile exercise in semantics, but
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A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's New Book on Nuclear Weapons(motherjones.com)
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To this inevitable complaint: Others wonder whether focusing donations on individuals, no matter how worthy, diverts funding and attention from efforts aimed at tackling the more systemic causes of inadequate healthcare in impoverished par
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David Karp Is Tumblr’s Reluctant Technologist(tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com)
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The legacy of Danny Lewin, the first man to die on 9/11(cnn.com)
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In Silver Lake, some have reservations about vacation rental website (latimes.com)
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...when I asked my coworker to explain...why is the code shit, I couldn't get a straight answer. Maybe because there are only so many straight answers and we get tired of repeating them so often... Class A: It's too difficult fo
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Diana Nyad’s success all in her head, experts say(nbcnews.com)
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by edw519 13y ago
If it worked for Leonardo da Vinci, maybe it could work for me. The next time I'm looking for a job, I'll try this: "Most Illustrious Proprietor, Having now sufficiently considered the specimens of all those who proclaim them
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by edw519 13y ago
Great comment, untog! Getting something up & running is more important that everything else put together (except maybe determining what that something is.) It's hard enough to get from "thought" to "thing" witho
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NYC Engineer Wants to Help Homeless Man With Software Coding Classes(gma.yahoo.com)
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+------------------------------------+ | | | Microsoft has encountered an error | | and Wall Street is not responding. | | | | If you choose to retire the
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by edw519 13y ago
Being an "Entrepreneur" is about one thing only: solving others' problems. Everything else is window dressing or worse, diversions. This rant includes all kinds of stuff about "me", "my life", "my phi
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by edw519 13y ago
Ike, I understand your reasoning and admire the stand you've taken, but please don't do this. You're hurting yourself and the rest of us, too. Let me explain... I may be one of the most contrary programmers here on HN when it
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by edw519 13y ago
When you were a child... When I was a child, the President of the United States was murdered in front of thousands of onlookers and the primary suspect was murdered on live television (while I was watching) by a mob hit man. As far as we
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ability to use computer code as leverage to accomplish things that capitalism cares about For the people that ultimately pay the bills, this is the only thing that matters. They don't give a shit what technology you know or what a
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The most counterintuitive pieces of advice from famous entrepreneurs(blog.bufferapp.com)
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