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Microsoft, FBI take aim at global cyber crime ring(reuters.com)
1 points by jmcdonald-ut 13y ago|0 comments
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by jmcdonald-ut 13y ago
This is why things like internships or personal projects are so important for those pursuing a CS degree. Companies actively recruit from my campus, but lose interest quickly if the only thing you can talk to is your class or homework expe
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by jmcdonald-ut 13y ago
As someone who is just diving into Ruby, I'm curious what specifically you think is bad advice for Ruby?
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by jmcdonald-ut 13y ago
> Comments are fails As the article mentions, I agree that it's good to make sure that you're naming conventions and code itself is expressive. Furthermore, if you approach coding with this philosophy you will most likely write much b
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by jmcdonald-ut 13y ago
A bit off topic: I agree that a lot of newbies tend to gravitate towards PHP. When I was 14 I wanted to program, and PHP had such a low barrier to entry that I was able to get coding without any configuration. No working in the shell, ju
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by jmcdonald-ut 13y ago
What's your differentiator? I mean for competitors you have instagram, facebook, google+, drop box, imgur, photobucket, and flickr to name a few. This is a space with a lot of noise, so I think you really need something special if you're
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
Nothing has helped me get better at what I do than the knowledge/fear that a senior developer would be integrating my work.
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
As a student in school right now I disagree with your third point. I have to pay for my schooling and don't have the money to live without a job so I don't have the choice. Working various internships has given me more experience at solvi
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
I became interested in computer science initially with PHP. It had a low barrier to entry and worked rather well for solving the problems at hand. Now that I've worked with C#, Java, C++, and Ruby I can say that PHP still very much exists
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
It seems that he came from money and privilege? He attracted a very peculiar crowd of investors to say the least, and I wonder what role (if any) his background played. Good on him though, and congratulations. He certainly seems brillian
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
As a computer science major this doesn't worry me at all. Learning the fundamentals, the theory, and the overall science leads me to believe we will be just fine on the market. As an intern I use PHP on a day to day basis. At school class
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
To say Microsoft isn't offering anything new or compelling is a matter of opinion. They are going to be the first company to offer the most consistent experience across phone, tablet, and computer. I'm not concluding whether or not they wi
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
Before I was studying CS I worked in a call center for customer support (I now have an internship, thank God). People are relentless thanks to the anonymous nature of the phone. I learned pretty quickly that if I took a walk on my breaks*
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
That's how I feel. Design wise it's a great website, but I don't like the feel of horizontal scrolling.
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
I think it looks cool, but also seems like it has potential for conversations to quickly degrade to nothing useful. - What are the plans to maintain relevant, and insightful conversations? - I may be missing something, but how is this dif
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
I wonder the same thing. It seems like Google is trying to make Windows attempt to enter the market as painful, and played out, as possible. (I'm talking about Windows Phone 8, obviously they've been players for a while).
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
This didn't work with my scroll wheel very well. Once I just grabbed the scroll bar, I had some better luck. It looks neat though, I just suggest making it so the scroll wheel is more graceful.
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
I couldn't agree more. As a current student, dropping out doesn't appeal to me. I enjoy the structure presented by my classes and the college social life outside of classes. This has been the right choice for me, but for others it most c
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
I do agree that it comes down to a few people and their personal taste, but I still contend that those few people are often some of the brightest in the industry. That being said, the example such as Microsoft does ring true, and perhaps Fa
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
Given the considerable resources that Facebook has, and the amount of effort they put into an HTML5 application at first, it seems reasonable that native still gives a much superior experience. Sencha has done some great things, but one mu
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Microsoft pulls back the covers on Socl(theverge.com)
4 points by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago|0 comments
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
I used to work phone support for a large auction site (your first thought is probably correct). I can confirm this notion or idea. We were given generic things that the customer could try to fix the problem. You know "Clear cache and coo
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
Not that it matters much, and this is only anecdotal but I had friends who would smoke pretty frequently. A lot of call centers, and retail spots would drug test. My friends would still get the job if they got past the initial interview.
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by jmcdonald-ut 14y ago
If this helps replace functors I'm all for it.