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by japhyr 4y ago
If you have a team of twenty people, and you augment them well enough that they can all work more efficiently, the team can go two directions: it can stay the same size and do more, or it can shrink and do the same amount of work. Some orga
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> And as cheesy as it sounds, try to surround yourself with supportive individuals who can help you maintain a positive outlook and try to be that person for others. One of the things I keep coming back to over the last few days is the i
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I was really surprised by people's reactions about the need for a disclaimer, and didn't know what to make of it for a while. I also watched the votes on my comment here go up and down quickly, indicating that some people thought
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I'm the author of the post. I didn't feel any need to add a disclaimer, because if my book faded to insignificance tomorrow I'd still argue the same points. It's really clear how useful these tools are to many experience
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Yes, you should still learn to code(mostlypython.substack.com)
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This kind of conversation always comes back to the tension between school and learning. Everyone agrees learning is a good thing; school has been a mix of really good experiences, okay experiences, and traumatic experiences for people. Thin
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Vim Best Practices for IDE Users(betterprogramming.pub)
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This is fantastic, thanks for sharing it here! Just so you know I signed up for your newsletter, and the confirmation page was a few lines of JSON.
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Beginner's Python Cheat Sheets(ehmatthes.github.io)
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Nobody uses half-implemented unsafe bike lanes that: - cars sometimes drive in - cars and delivery vehicles park in - have frequent gaps that dump you into the road - have no meaningful separation from vehicular traffic - are not clean enou
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I'm the parent of a 12yo as well. My current focus is not about teaching him how to use these new tools, but about making sure he's aware of exactly what they are: how do they work, what are their strengths, and what are their lim
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The Difference Between Asynchronous and Multi-Threading(baeldung.com)
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Making sense of the AI we're being sold(mostlypython.substack.com)
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Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures (2014)(journals.plos.org)
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Resuming work on a stale project(mostlypython.substack.com)
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ChatGPT is not a reliable teacher(mostlypython.substack.com)
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Tracking down a bug: is it mine, or is it theirs?(mostlypython.substack.com)
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Searching for quick answers: Stack Overflow, ChatGPT, or other sites?(mostlypython.substack.com)
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Are you talking about something in the official documentation that says, "Here are big companies built with Django"? That kind of page really needs to be kept up to date on a regular basis, by someone who cares to keep track of th
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It's funny to focus on the length of a post on a platform, but then it is central to the medium. I was on twitter when it was 140 characters, and appreciated the increase to 280. I've always agreed it shouldn't get too long,
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Improving medical students' lives with code(mostlypython.substack.com)
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I just got a Studio (still in the box waiting to be set up), and I'm really curious to see how it does. I love the idea of it; it's specced more than I could get in a laptop, which is exactly what I want for my desktop work. I nev
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I was a hobbyist programmer for a long, long time before I ever got paid for anything related to programming. For me, the biggest leap was learning about testing. I had heard about tests for a long time, but they were always presented as te
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Why I'm still using Python(mostlypython.substack.com)
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I can't find anything about the Micro plan. Is this documented anywhere?
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Where are you reading 1 cent/month? The cheapest way I can see to run a small app+db project on Heroku now is to use an Eco dyno at $5/month with a Mini Postgres instance at $5/month, for a total of $10/month. If you don
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Ask HN: What are you giving this year? What are you asking for this year?
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I have an education-focused project on hold right now. If I polish it and release it I'm going to make it free to teachers in the school district where I used to work. That's easy, because it's a simple email domain rule for
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Kate Manne, in Down Girl, writes about the problems with using intent as the basis for measuring misogyny. Intent is almost always internal; if we focus on something internal, we can rarely positively identify it. The only real way to ident
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That's a variant of guarantee.

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