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by jfe 10y ago
Any time a new idea comes along, there's always someone who claims everyone needs to learn it, and that it needs to become a part of school curriculum. In my opinion, the ability to think laterally is far more valuable than the ability
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by jfe 10y ago
I think the definition of perfect code depends on whether the computer is the end or the means. If it's the end, then there may never be perfection.
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by jfe 10y ago
This project is solving the wrong problem. It's not the interfaces of web browsers that suck, it's the gigabytes of RAM they consume.
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by jfe 10y ago
Avoid writing code to begin with by leveraging existing tools, or build better tools so you don't have to write better code (and share with the rest of the world :).
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by jfe 10y ago
rob pike compared using unix to listening to david cassidy every day for four decades. we don't need another unix. we need a dramatically different world-view.
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by jfe 10y ago
i have trouble accepting the idea that fewer women in tech is a problem. it's not that i want to discourage women -- or anyone -- from going into tech. i just don't believe in encouraging anyone to do anything in particular, exc
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by jfe 10y ago
I think Milton Friedman's negative income tax is an improvement on this idea, and has the benefit of providing more of an incentive to work.
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by jfe 11y ago
In my limited experience working with JavaScript, I've found the lack of the following to cause more problems when writing modular, reusable code than the lack of type annotations: * a single, definitive method for creating namespaces
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Ported(medium.com)
2 points by jfe 11y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: How do you prioritize your reading material?
21 points by jfe 11y ago|5 comments
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by jfe 11y ago
haven't linux package managers (e.g. emerge, aptitude, yum, etc.) basically solved the packaging problem?
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by jfe 11y ago
looks great. but i can't help but think it would save everyone a lot of time -- maybe not up-front, but in the long-run -- if we wrote these frameworks in c and just wrote language bindings for r, python, ruby, etc. why are we rebuildi
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by jfe 11y ago
"Hashes are always O(1) reads, inserts and writes." Maybe, once you've found a location to read, insert, or write to. The author neglects the runtime cost required for the hash algorithm itself, which may not be trivial; comp
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The Manuscripts of Edsger W. Dijkstra(cs.utexas.edu)
3 points by jfe 11y ago|0 comments
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by jfe 11y ago
ditto.
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by jfe 11y ago
there are two issues: one cofounder was being "man-handled" by an investor, and their product received little support, allegedly because the author and cofounder was not attractive, white, male, etc. i think everyone here agrees b
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by jfe 11y ago
not always. i'm all for the "theme and variations" style of software development, provided the variations offer something distinctly novel. that doesn't seem to be the case here.
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by jfe 11y ago
nice try, but adobe got in the game long ago :) https://color.adobe.com/explore/newest/?time=all
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What languages changed the way you think about programming?
14 points by jfe 11y ago|25 comments
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by jfe 11y ago
I don't read whatever people recommend to me; I prioritize what's available based on what I think will have the greatest impact on me. But whatever I do read, I try to read it all the way through. Books have layers, like an onion.
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by jfe 12y ago
the primary function of unions is to improve working conditions and increase wages for its members. the improved working conditions are welcome in developing nations, but the increased wages come at a cost, for unions can only ensure higher
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by jfe 12y ago
i'll defer to alan perlis on this: "a language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing." does perl offer something distinctly different from other, younger languages? IMHO, not reall
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Orthodoxy vs. Pragmatism, or How I Became a Better Developer(drdobbs.com)
1 points by jfe 12y ago|0 comments
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Vector Math for 3D Computer Graphics (2009)(programmedlessons.org)
30 points by jfe 12y ago|0 comments
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The CERT C Secure Coding Standard(securecoding.cert.org)
86 points by jfe 12y ago|31 comments
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NASA produces vintage travel posters for newly discovered planets(theguardian.com)
2 points by jfe 12y ago|0 comments
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Programmed Introduction to MIPS Assembly Language(programmedlessons.org)
32 points by jfe 12y ago|9 comments
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$35 Quad Core ARMv7 PC(com.odroid.com)
24 points by jfe 12y ago|19 comments
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by jfe 12y ago
yep, at the expense of all your RAM.
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by jfe 12y ago
that may be true, but is it worth the time of the community to critique code that offers them nothing in return? one might argue that the decision as to whether code is worth reviewing is up to the individual, and i would agree. but i would

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