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by ilc 4y ago
Best hack: Rewriting a C++ matrix library to change its API back in 1996/1997, for a 100x speedup. It was a nice library... It had things like a = b + c; ... but back then, C++ really didn't have tools to support that syntax with
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by ilc 4y ago
A wise man once told me: An expert is someone from 500 miles away. It's true... when I've been brought in as an expert, I've often known less than the team, but listen research... and lo and behold, recommend the team's
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by ilc 4y ago
Big corps won't let that happen. They make too much from MIT/BSD. Look at FAANG and other companies' policy towards the GPL and their abuse of BSD, and I think it is pretty clear what's up.
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by ilc 4y ago
The thing most programmers forget: We don't spend most of our time writing generic libraries. We don't write generic code, nor do we want to. We write code that takes specific inputs, and generates specific outputs. So I want to
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by ilc 4y ago
There's 2 behavior sets: 1. Low speeds, the car will accelerate a bit to where it moves at idle speed. (Usually very slow. Like 2-3 MPH.) 2. High speeds: If you lift off the accelerator, the car will slow down. In a manual transmiss
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by ilc 4y ago
Yes, the convention is shit. Alas, the things that force it are also shit. Overall, it is an improvement. Want real fun. touch -- --help # or similar. :)
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by ilc 4y ago
C programmers are systems / embedded programmers. I made my living doing C when I worked on Samba + Illumos. Really, if it isn't systems or embedded, C is very rare, even for someone like me with 20+ years of it, I won't code
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by ilc 4y ago
I'm not sure I like VMDs. They can lead to slippery slopes. IE: Only Fred used the VMD... Or how does the counter interpret the VMD? Are people vigilant about checking their ballots? Pen, paper -> Into Box -> Counting, KISS.
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by ilc 4y ago
This is one of the few areas where paper is still king, IMHO. Been filling out paper ballots for years. I don't want to vote on a machine. A machine can count my vote. But there should be a paper that goes in the ballot box, so it c
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by ilc 4y ago
If I read this right, I can't use auto-complete. No thanks.
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by ilc 4y ago
There's alot to untangle here. But a few notes for op: 1. Being burned out happens, as does being in a bad situation. Rarely does it get as bad as you say without there being other factors that make it bad. (Misfit, bad management,
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by ilc 4y ago
You can receive anything... sending is another issue. This is discussing passive radar, where you use another emitter, like a FM station or 20 to be transmitters, and your "radar" just sits and listens for the bounces off other ob
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by ilc 4y ago
What does normal even mean?
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by ilc 4y ago
Took me 1.5 months, after what was effectively a 3 year misstep. I took a 6 month gap. Note, I didn't say you have to write stuff you'd brag about every time. Just be able to do it sometimes. Pro tip: Use python. Even if you do
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by ilc 4y ago
Principal Software Engineer here, 25+ years, been a team lead, and architect. Frankly: You are "on tilt." Every interview you take right now, you are throwing out an opportunity. "It looks like I will be unemployed until the
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by ilc 4y ago
They can be used for all types of stuff. Imagine two companies merging. They both used 10.100.0.0/16. If you were in one of the companies wouldn't it be nice if the other re-ip'd? ... Guess what.. they won't and you do
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by ilc 4y ago
What is a "full stack" developer? This is something that always bothered me...
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by ilc 4y ago
I went over to Nix cold turkey for my new work laptop. Took about a week or two, to get it where I wanted it. The real issue I hit is that Nix is so alien to working with "normal" unix stuff... like stuff that assumes /usr&
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by ilc 4y ago
It isn't free, you price it in day 1. There's a reason thsoe firms pay absurdly high. Also: Boundaries still apply. When on-call, you deal with being on-call. For a small firm, 24x7x265 on-call happens, but if you are getting ca
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by ilc 4y ago
My most recent boss, who was DAMN good, got his shit done etc... taught me one very important life lesson. Stop at the end of the day. Pick a time, or a number of hours you'll work... and stop. Close the laptop for work use, and that&
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by ilc 4y ago
(laughing) Been there, done that, got another company's t-shirt due to it.
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by ilc 4y ago
Eh, It is usable with an IDE. Also it forces OO and interfaces down your throat, which is important when picking up other languages. The other languages you'd choose to learn in the "Java" slot are: - C++. I like new program
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by ilc 4y ago
They most certainly can do both, and do. But as a solver, I prefer to give it back to the person to solve. 1. I may know enough to know the problem and the rough fix. I may not know how to fix it in their codebase as quickly as they do. 2
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by ilc 4y ago
As someone who is a coder: My "career" switches with each job. I go from Defense, to Logistics, to Mathematics, to Systems Software, to now Databases. I'm not trained in all these to 10,000 hours. I have 25+ years at this,
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by ilc 4y ago
Solvers don't fix the problem. They tell you how to fix the problem. :) That's how they make sure the problem stays fixed.
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by ilc 4y ago
So I'll use my personal life as a guide: I met my wife, we fell head over heels for each other, and she's been my girlfriend or wife for 25+ years now. Lesson: Find something you are passionate about and chase it. In my profession
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by ilc 4y ago
As a US Citizen. I laughed at "Freedom Fries" as did many I know. The US is not homogeneous or even close. As an example: I remember warning people when visiting over seas: Trump is many things. Stupid is not one. I stand by tha
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by ilc 4y ago
Well, remember, you don't have full information. Especially in an "all pass" auction from opponents. Interestingly, the computers would to MUCH better on defense. Because as you bid, you speak about the distribution of your
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by ilc 4y ago
Usually there's some excuses needed for perm employees from all I've seen. Certainly more painful than ending a contract for a large company.
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by ilc 4y ago
Honestly, at the level these guys are at, compared to the engines, chess is an imperfect knowledge game also. In Magnus' statement he specifically spoke of how he felt, Hans felt. This shows how much information beyond the 64 squares

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