jwdunne

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by jwdunne 10y ago
Interesting. Thank you for taking the time to fill a large hole in my understanding :) Sorry to hear about your daughter's health issues too. It must be very difficult to have that anxiety on top of the usual anxieties that come with p
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by jwdunne 10y ago
That's a really interesting story and congratulations on beating a pretty nasty disease. That must feel like a true accomplishment. It appears, based on this, that carbohydrates drove your diabetes? I wonder if the problem is with refi
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by jwdunne 10y ago
How unusual :) I'm reading Conceptual Blockbusting, based on the recommendation in programming pearls (another great book btw). It just walked me through the method of loci technique as a demonstration of using long term memory.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I think the best thing is to spend more time up front thinking about the layout. Use Balsamiq mockups and prototypes before writing code. You will, I think, save a large amount of time this way. We have, at my works, gone through a similar
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by jwdunne 10y ago
This is true, from my experience. When I'm screening candidates, I often ask them to solve a problem in their language of choice. They choose PHP, even though I know the same problem solution can be expressed far clearer and shorter in
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by jwdunne 10y ago
You're right. If you have the freedom to choose the best tool, I think you absolutely should. I think the problem lies in the fact many programmers don't have the luxury of making those decisions. I imagine if one of those program
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I understand the analogy but I think many ancient cultures did great things with twigs and poo. In fact, there are many wattle and daub structures still standing - there's one around the corner that's protected by law.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
It depends, I imagine, on how much you enjoy working with it. If it was so painful, I think moving to another language would be refreshing as opposed to depressing.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I am forced to use PHP at work. I hope that the stimulation I throw at my brain on lunch breaks and evenings offsets what you describe. Maybe it isn't enough and I'm on a long road down towards a point of no return. That said if I
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Or perhaps "we are programmers - if you wish for X in a language, make it so". Maybe a bit too long? I certainly don't want to sound prickly :)
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by jwdunne 10y ago
It is, I think, going to be very difficult to enjoy writing code in a less powerful language when you are exposed to languages that hold awesome power. In fact, this has been the basis for much writing on Lisp too. Paul Graham has written e
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Perhaps Hanlon's razor too: never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Thank you :) the point I was hoping to make is whether a choice can be considered ideological if it is compatible with an ideology but yet chosen purely for pragmatic reasons? Very difficult to word. I often thought pragmatism is at odds wi
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by jwdunne 10y ago
What a moving piece. Yes, schools should teach sign language. How can I read this and disagree? Now I can see a future where everybody understands and speaks sign. Deafness is a disability but it need not be so disablin. I will begin learni
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I remember coming across this field of study some time ago, along with its psychological counterpart. I'm not trying to argue for or against your point but I thought it might me interesting to us all none the less: https://e
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I'd have thought adherence to ideology is the opposite of the humility described. I've met free market capitalists and revolutionary socialists that refuse to accept anything but their view on what's best for society by and l
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Thank you :) that's reassuring. What do you recommend?
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Thanks for your suggestion :) I'll check it out. I tend to focus more on books so maybe I should give a course a go.
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Ask HN: Has anyone read Introduction to Algorithms?
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I've found a layman's piece but there's more academic material too: http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/contrast-sensitivity.... Also mentions that despite 20/20 vision from LASIK, contrast sensi
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Here's a link: http://www.transporttycoon.com
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Yes, RCT was my first Chris Sawyer game :) Omg, I will. I was thinking when posting the above "they should remake RCT for mobile". Perhaps a perfect moment for nostalgia as my daughter turns 3 tomorrow and we can build a theme par
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I don't know why but low contrast, dark themes strain my eyes more than their counter part. Wondering if it's because I have astigmatisms in both eyes - I'm sure I've read somewhere that's the case but cannot remem
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Different game but quite similar and very good! There is also a commercial remake of transport tycoon for mobile :)
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Good game :) I played this about a year ago. Brought back good memories. I remember thinking sod it and laid a track straight across the map. The huge risk paid off. I love these types of games. Capitalism II is also an interesting one with
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Make it "pop" too. It doesn't pop enough.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
This is a great idea. Interestingly, Google has a tool that will analyse your git history and identify "hotspots" i.e code that is regularly associated with commit messages with words like "fix". I'm wondering if th
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by jwdunne 10y ago
Well I think it's mostly a case of deciding how much of a priority it is and how that's reflected in the overall design. As you say, if you make easy for people to pay you, more people will pay. Ease, I think, is a function of the
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by jwdunne 10y ago
I believe this is an old version. For new versions, i think you have create a custom build.
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by jwdunne 10y ago
My flexbox story: I decided to use flexbox. Everything was wonderful - responsive sizing was perfect. So easy to use. I then tried it on Safari. First port of call: older versions of Safari don't calculate widths based on min / ma

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