erictobia

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Ask HN: Is Bing running on a non-MS stack?
6 points by erictobia 17y ago|7 comments
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Ask HN: Why is there a 'Zoom' feature in Flash?
3 points by erictobia 18y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: Could stackoverflow.com work for other fields?
26 points by erictobia 18y ago|27 comments
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by erictobia 18y ago
You make a great point and I do agree to a certain extent. However, there have been some projects I've worked on where having a great manager made all the difference in the world. Having someone that deals with all of the non-technical minu
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Next software for the masses? How about three-dimensional design(boston.com)
1 points by erictobia 18y ago|0 comments
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DNA indicates humans in N. America 14,300 years ago(boston.com)
5 points by erictobia 18y ago|1 comments
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by erictobia 18y ago
Any (non U.S.) folks with startups in the countries on this list? Is the article consistent with your experience?
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Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret(steve-yegge.blogspot.com)
70 points by erictobia 18y ago|102 comments
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10 Tips For Creating Website Mockups In Photoshop(blog.plasticmind.com)
21 points by erictobia 18y ago|17 comments
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by erictobia 18y ago
This sets the bar for an elite programmer fairly low IMHO.
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A Connectivity Holiday(geekdoctor.blogspot.com)
1 points by erictobia 18y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Multi-Monitor w/ Laptop?
1 points by erictobia 18y ago|3 comments
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3-D printing migrates to consumer market(boston.com)
16 points by erictobia 18y ago|3 comments
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Google Pledges To Discard User Data After Nine Months(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by erictobia 18y ago|0 comments
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by erictobia 18y ago
(it only gets difficult if you need to start embedding charts and specifying fonts) We do need to do some of this
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by erictobia 18y ago
The latest (licensed) version of Office we have is 2003. As far as we know using Office 2003 for server side Excel generation is not recommended. Thanks for the link to the Python framework though.
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by erictobia 18y ago
I haven't had a look at that...looks promising. Right now I'd be looking for something I can use with C#. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Ask YC: Excel Generation (Server Side)?
9 points by erictobia 18y ago|14 comments
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by erictobia 18y ago
You're right - it has been there since at least 2.0. I threw that in there as an example. I apologize for not clarifying that.
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by erictobia 18y ago
It's actually possible to write slightly less verbose code with C# 3.0. For example: //... char[] someChars = {'A', 'B', 'C'}; var moreChars = new [] {'D', 'E', 'F'}; SomeMethod(new[] { 'G', 'H', 'I' }); //... I do, how