fractalwrench

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by fractalwrench 1y ago
A Kotlin Multiplatform implementation of OpenTelemetry: https://github.com/embrace-io/opentelemetry-kotlin It's been really fun writing this from scratch and trying to design a mobile-friendly API that fits the OT
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by fractalwrench 2y ago
The main interest I've seen in OTel from Android engineers has been driven by concerns around vendor lock-in. Backend/devops in their organisations are typically using OTel tooling already & want to see all telemetry in one pl
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Show HN: Android SDK that supports OpenTelemetry export(github.com)
7 points by fractalwrench 2y ago|0 comments
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
If I recall correctly, the erroring code originated from the Ariane 4, where it was required to align the vehicle after launch. It was a bit of a perfect storm: the code was left in for diagnostic purposes, a steeper trajectory in the Arian
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
Taking 3 years to move from my first job, as I was underpaid and didn't realise how much until getting an offer.
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
Nope, although I'd say that a STEM degree does help. My observation is that around half the people I've worked with in this industry have a CS degree, and most of the rest have an engineering/maths/physics degree. There
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
Bath, UK is a pretty great place to live (and cheap by Bay Area standards). Stunning architecture, right next to the countryside, and the city regularly makes it into the list of top safest/best places to live in the world. There'
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International Obfuscated Kotlin Contest: Challenge 01 – Hello World(fractalwrench.github.io)
1 points by fractalwrench 8y ago|0 comments
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
Have you looked into error reporting solutions? These can automatically capture uncaught Java exceptions within an application and send a crash report with relevant metadata (stacktrace, user actions, request info, etc). Disclaimer: I work
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
The most important part of my routine is calorie tracking everything I eat, and walking out of the office to get a healthy lunch. In terms of exercise, I try and fit in 3-4 runs (30-60 mins) a week, and one long bike ride at the weekend (2-
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
The Isle of Wight test facility is free to visit, it's worth a look if you're in the area. There isn't a massive amount left - just the concrete structure and a lot of rabbits grazing the cliffs below. However, there's e
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
Around £500k to live a frugal existence, and £2m to live it large, assuming the majority of the money was invested in the stock market. It probably wouldn't be very fun never working again though, as you'd miss out on social inter
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
IntelliJ. It has some great keyboard shortcuts for refactoring code, allows searching by symbol names, and has a wide selection of plugins. Surprisingly it's quite a consistent experience when editing across different languages, such a
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by fractalwrench 8y ago
HCOL areas probably make this viewpoint more common than it otherwise would be. It's hard enough living in Bath as a couple on the median wage, and having children makes things very difficult financially. Choosing between living in a r
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
Android Apps targeting Android 6.0+ need to handle grant/revocation of permissions at runtime. Previous versions of Android would simply ask for the same permissions upfront when a user installed an app.
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Show HN: Automatically Convert JSON to Kotlin Classes(json2kotlin.co.uk)
2 points by fractalwrench 9y ago|0 comments
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
Kotlin. It has has great tooling with IntelliJ, loads of libraries in the JVM ecosystem, and Native/JS build targets are in the works. It's also far less verbose than Java.
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
17% of Android Studio 3 projects were using Kotlin to some extent: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/11/update-on-...
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The machine that goes PING: Developing Gradle Plugins to detect completed builds(fractalwrench.co.uk)
1 points by fractalwrench 9y ago|0 comments
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The Dex File Format(blog.bugsnag.com)
30 points by fractalwrench 9y ago|3 comments
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
Yep, that's a typo, thanks for letting me know.
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
Our main HQ is in San Fransisco, but we also have an office in Bath as both the founders went to university there (as did I). It's a really great city to see on a good Summer's day - the Roman Baths are well worth a visit.
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
Author here - happy to answer any questions anybody might have. Also sorry for the shameless plug, but the startup I work for is currently hiring: https://www.bugsnag.com/jobs/
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Worst computer bugs in history: Race conditions in Therac-25(blog.bugsnag.com)
2 points by fractalwrench 9y ago|0 comments
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Worst computer bugs in history: Mars Climate Orbiter(blog.bugsnag.com)
2 points by fractalwrench 9y ago|0 comments
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The Worst Computer Bugs in History: The Ariane 5 Disaster(blog.bugsnag.com)
2 points by fractalwrench 9y ago|0 comments
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
The claim that public transport investment is relatively even across the UK doesn't seem right. Anecdotally it has always seemed that London has had a lot more investment in infrastructure, and figures from the IPPR think-tank say that
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
Electronic Lab Notebooks are quite often used in industries where there's a regulatory requirement to record who performed an experiment, and to digitally sign what the results were. For simple research Excel is probably fine - but thi
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by fractalwrench 9y ago
I believe some registrars default to that value after you buy a domain, presumably to make it harder to transfer it elsewhere. I've run into this with an old domain name with Namecheap, not sure how widespread the practice is.
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by fractalwrench 10y ago
Time. As long as you're practicing your skills by writing code and learning the theory, you will improve as a better developer.

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