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by fn1 6y ago
Right, thank you.
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by fn1 6y ago
That is because it is NOT written in JavaScript. I have written JS since 1997 and kept up with ES6 and so on over the years. Used it in frontend until now. The JavaScript-ecosystem just isn't very productive [1] for multiple reasons. T
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by fn1 6y ago
> Programming languages should be designed not by piling feature on top of feature, but by removing the weaknesses and restrictions that make additional features appear necessary. "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not whe
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by fn1 6y ago
There's an app for that: https://mediaatelier.com/CheatSheet
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by fn1 6y ago
> On Mac, somehow I never remember how to do it and end up deleting the entire line of text. It's just stupid. I agree that switching hence and forth between the two systems is a bit annoying. I configured AutoHotKey on Windows to g
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by fn1 6y ago
> AFAIK there is no macOS shortcut to delete a file in Finder. There is a shortcut to move a file to Trash. This is a different action than deleting text (there is no Trash for text), so I think it's fair to use a slightly different
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by fn1 6y ago
Delete = Fn+Backspace.
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by fn1 6y ago
> If those projects were able to get it together we wouldn't even be having this conversation. Solve this and you'll solve the biggest complaints people have about JS. So the way to go would be 1. compile a list of opensource-d
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by fn1 6y ago
Slightly off-topic, but yes, having fail-fast deserialisation is great. I wrote a json/kotlin-serialisation library once and purposely restricted some json-features to achieve that: 1. Fields can arrive in any order - this is standard
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by fn1 6y ago
When you're sick you should take care of yourself, not push yourself harder.
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by fn1 6y ago
It's really not comparable since nobody knows the extreme outliers the algorithms produce, that are out there. For newspapers we know them.
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Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead(arstechnica.com)
777 points by fn1 6y ago|388 comments
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by fn1 6y ago
> If feels to me that FB is mega coorp where the people in it want to do better but the machine is so much bigger than the people in it they are currently lost on how to do it Maybe it's just that the whole concept - Algorithmic cur
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by fn1 6y ago
There is a good paper which gives an overview over the many ways and areas in which a brain perceives time. TLDR: It is complicated. Tasks like creating synchronized drum-beats use different brain-areas than, for example, estimating whether
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Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)(bbc.com)
236 points by fn1 6y ago|149 comments
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by fn1 6y ago
> Keeping global warming below 2°C is a pipe dream I think/hope it's possible by a war-mobilization type of effort, where industries start working together for the goal. We not only have to stop all emissions to zero, but shoul
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by fn1 6y ago
This is probable the reason for why it's so popular (meaning wordpress), but also why it's so full of security exploits. Fail-fast leads to more stable systems.
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by fn1 6y ago
I would just keep my confidence. After all your job is to develop, not to solve whiteboard-puzzles. If you have to solve something, and can't because it's dumb, or partially dumb, then just explain your opinion to the interviewer.
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by fn1 6y ago
JavaScript just gives to much options. I keep having problems with libraries because ES6 allows import x from "library"; import {x} from "library"; import * as x from "library"; import {x as y} from &
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WordSafety: Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages(wordsafety.com)
210 points by fn1 6y ago|149 comments
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by fn1 10y ago
I used PostMan on the Mac for a couple of projects and now I'm thinking thrice before even starting the app. The UI makes no sense to me, but I would need an UX study to find out what's up exactly. I just know . that I keep search
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by fn1 12y ago
I have to second that. I'm a rather experienced java-developer, I've done two Android apps and the Android-SDK is one of the worst SDKs I've ever seen. Substandard doesn't even begin to describe it. No matter where you l