jksmith

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by jksmith 2y ago
2. seems literal, but I've heard him use it more generally as a statement toward leaning out a delivery process. Don't add complexity unless the complexity is worth the dysfunction it addresses.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Yep, optional range checks and a variety of other compiler defines to accommodate programmers coming from a C background who preferred to disregard compile time checks in the name of speed of execution. So sure, you can still to this day ma
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by jksmith 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum can be a mistake of the youth. Just sayin.
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by jksmith 3y ago
But yeah FPC supports ref counted dynamic arrays with "+" operator.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Let's say the tyranny of the C children has diverted our attention. I'll make a wild ass statement: If Modula-2 (Wirth family with Pascal) had caught on, you would have had whatever you wanted from Rust 20 years ago. But the C noi
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by jksmith 3y ago
Hell yeah some fpc stuff showing its moves. Devs even put together an lpk to load up -bravo! Look for more of this stuff in the future as companies look for alternatives to corporate commodity programming and dbs tethered to major cloud res
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by jksmith 3y ago
Just a fanciful quote with some license. But one might argue the defn of civilization as applied to general programming with so much of it being commodity programming these days. Additionally, I believe an argument could be made that the l
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by jksmith 3y ago
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age without the C language legacy.
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by jksmith 3y ago
A double-digit percentage of the white collar jobs were bureaucratic bloat anyway. Part of why F250's are so operationally mediocre, since these jobs are generally filled with mediocre to incompetent workers.
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by jksmith 3y ago
So let's assume also that their costs are dropping as well due to the deflationary nature of hardware costs. Seems like a pretty damn good business model to me. All they have to do now is get you hooked so you can't leave.
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by jksmith 3y ago
I'd tend to agree, but you didn't include MSFT in "desktop UI train wreck." Several frameworks, some windows native (delphi, lazarus), some not, all the way back to DOS (TurboVision, lazarus, NEXTStep) still provide an a
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by jksmith 3y ago
If you'd like to use sudo, it's available in Linux.
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by jksmith 3y ago
My attorney always said: 1) Good problem to have. 2) If they had something, they wouldn't threaten you, they'd just act. It's the risk/reward ratio. Unless it's worth reacting to, file 13 that shit.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Yeah agree with similar experience, and yeah, made me pine (no pun) for my Key2 with a physical keyboard, which was generally bulletproof. There's a reason BB dropped out of the phone business, I get that, but I'd pay iphone price
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by jksmith 3y ago
You'll own no words and be happy.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Would you not be able to access the domain name "engineer.com" in Alberta if bill is passed?
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by jksmith 3y ago
Extreme reinforcement of your point: Read Leo Brodie's classics "Starting Forth" and "Thinking Forth."
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by jksmith 3y ago
Those five qualities are all great if they can be codified into a delivery system. Don't hate the player, hate the game. If you don't like the game, only one thing to argue about, which is changing the rules of the game. But then
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by jksmith 3y ago
https://youtu.be/T6JFTmQCFHg?si=cfIs3_mZ9bI_WtX4
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by jksmith 3y ago
Did I read that right? Three launches in one day? That is breathtaking execution.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Well, looks like Pythagoras was common knowledge by that time.
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by jksmith 3y ago
I could say the same about web on desktop. Desktop native is still the best for desktop. Browsers insert friction and are rent seekers.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Remote work is deprecating the Bill Lumbergs. RTO is driven by a mediocre middle management layer that most orgs can do without. If Musk tells me to come back to work, well ok. But I've done lots of work for F500s and my response to th
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by jksmith 3y ago
That's called a context attack...
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by jksmith 3y ago
>When I finally get my code to compile, it “just works” without crashes. I’ve never felt so confident in my code before. This isn't a new idea for a desirable state. Same experience with Modula-2 three decades ago. A page or more of
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by jksmith 3y ago
Freepascal/Lazarus with some compression code in C.
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by jksmith 3y ago
Yeah I'd like to know that myself. Would still like to contribute to that business model.
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by jksmith 3y ago
I pitched an energy arbitrage system back in 2005, but it was just too far in front of the available technology. The idea was to build small grid co-ops, where endpoints could buy/sell computing power, even just electricity based on de
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by jksmith 3y ago
Yeah takes Vegas to the next level.
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by jksmith 3y ago
From my amateur ear, Moon and Bonham are the only ones who both played match grip but were exceptional and were members of popular bands. Even Peart is a bit of a yawner compared to these two. Compare to all those great drummers not playing

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