javadyan

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Linus Torvalds' own dive log program(github.com)
3 points by javadyan 15y ago|0 comments
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Warsow Needs You(warsow.net)
1 points by javadyan 15y ago|0 comments
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The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. (matt.might.net)
4 points by javadyan 15y ago|1 comments
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by javadyan 15y ago
> "Best practices" are neither a hard science nor immutable Yes. So what? Does it mean we don't have to study and apply them just because they are going to become obsolete eventually? And I did read that text. In fact, I had read it ear
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by javadyan 15y ago
I doubt that building LEGO's has anything to do with building actual houses out of concrete and glass. That's my point. You can't build a real house out of legos and playing with them will not teach you anything about how actual houses are
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by javadyan 15y ago
> Also, why are you so sure your "best practices" will remain best practices a couple years from now? It's the same as saying "but why are you so sure your science will remain science a couple years from now?". Sure, there is constant p
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by javadyan 15y ago
Yes, but that is not the point. The point is, best practices should be taught as early as possible, so that people don't acquire bad programming habits.
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by javadyan 15y ago
Yeah, it's important to correct those mistakes, though. And ensure that the mistakes don't go unnoticed.
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by javadyan 15y ago
That's okay, but he is also indirectly encouraging a beginner to not care about the quality of the code he produces. That's bad. You should be afraid to write crappy or unsafe code. Writing clean and safe code is a mandatory skill for any
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by javadyan 15y ago
> They aren’t afraid to write dangerous or “crappy” code. If you worry too much about being clean and tidy, you can’t push the boundaries. Yes, of course. You push the boundaries, move on, and at the end of the day, we have to maintain
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Notch Challenges Bethesda to a Game of Quake 3(notch.tumblr.com)
3 points by javadyan 15y ago|0 comments
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by javadyan 15y ago
And what are they going to do, reinvent Diaspora?