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by k3n 13y ago
No need for an inflammatory (link-bait) title IMHO.
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by k3n 13y ago
Isn't Dommy basically testing plain JS vs. jQuery at this point? That's kind of my point. I'm also curious how well Dommy would perform in the 'real world'; seeing as everything is compiled down to plain JS, then the divide between library
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by k3n 13y ago
Interesting, but I'm not sure how appropriate it is to be comparing it to jQuery in such a head-to-head fashion such as by saying "15x slower", etc. Does Dommy offer the same features (including the browser support) that jQuery does? If not
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by k3n 13y ago
Wow, I didn't even notice that. That is very slick! I played some of the "videos" and thought the implementation was nice, responsive, and smooth; I had no idea it wasn't pre-rendered video.
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by k3n 13y ago
> The first bits of bad code set a precedent and make subsequent developers feel less bad about using poor code themselves. This is really just another manifestation of the "Broken windows theory"[1], which I've witnessed in code many t
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by k3n 13y ago
I love that one, such a simple yet profound commentary on the life of an engineer.
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by k3n 13y ago
Thanks for the info. I was mainly speaking of the audience that the OP was addressing, i.e. engineers who likely haven't had much if any formal marketing training (I've only had 1 semester worth), as they are the ones on small (or solo) tea
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by k3n 13y ago
I'm flattered, but I'm really not into marketing or sales at all, just a developer that reviews many poorly-marketed projects. So, I'm not really qualified to do much more than rant about it here on HN :) Thanks though, perhaps the OP would
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by k3n 13y ago
Hi! I'll preface this by letting you know that I'm not a marketing professional -- I'm in development, and so my POV is going to be more technically-oriented, but I did give your site a glance and it's very approachable by my standards: * a
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by k3n 13y ago
I'm not trying to take anything away from you at all, because what you've provided is very good. However, I'd like to say something about marketing vs sales , in that it seems like your material is more geared towards sales than marketin
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by k3n 14y ago
That still doesn't prevent you from needing to do that on each request. Also, with most frameworks, they're usually quite complex; how else are you going to be everything for everyone? Complexity comes at a cost, most notably in framework l
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by k3n 14y ago
Hurry, send the link to someone else!
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by k3n 14y ago
And then you could map the keyboard to the rest of the inputs, and have a workable instrument....that 'fork on github' link is tempting.
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by k3n 14y ago
I'm just telling you what it comes across as, a perception that apparently I'm not the only one to hold (in fact, I wasn't going to mention it except that dave_sid had the same reaction). Defend it all you want, but that's not going to chan
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by k3n 14y ago
> The same thing in Backbone would have likely taken a lot more time and a lot more code. I think that's an unfounded (not to mention unfair) statement, unless you've actually attempted to do so and can provide some objective data point
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by k3n 14y ago
My perception of "Web Applications Done Right" is that it implies that any other way is "wrong".
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by k3n 14y ago
> Everything below the big tree line in the middle of the picture is Microsoft's campus. Note that it's not even the whole thing. The campus is huge and extends outside of the picture in every direction but north. Thanks for the backgro
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by k3n 14y ago
Related, yes. Adds value, no.
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by k3n 14y ago
Yes, but does it add anything to the piece?
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by k3n 14y ago
Since this is obviously a marketing piece from MS, I'll attack the delivery and not the substance (since the substance is propaganda anyways)... But are we back in the year 2000? That header image is 936kb! And for what purpose -- to show t
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by k3n 14y ago
I noticed that too; after getting my popcorn ready, I could find only mild technical disagreements. I'd be honored to have an idea shot down so mercifully by Torvalds.
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by k3n 14y ago
After looking at the code in more depth, I feel I should point out that it looks like `arguments.callee` is only the last-ditch fallback for generating a trace. I see baked-in support for Chrome, IE, FF, Safari, and Opera, and so unless you
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by k3n 14y ago
Note: that uses arguments.callee, which is disallowed in ES5 strict-mode.
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by k3n 14y ago
My problem is that my company (and I don't think I'm alone in this) is ill-equipped to handle the career path for programmers in any other way than to force them into management. I've been resisting it as hard as I can, but I'm already grow
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by k3n 14y ago
Sadly, public shaming on social media seems to be the most efficient way of getting issues resolved these days.
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by k3n 14y ago
The irony is that your comment typifies the common reply to said reddit comments: "omg this is the top comment in a /r/WorldNews thread? I had to check if I was in /r/AdviceAnimals..."
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by k3n 14y ago
I see your point, but I also think you're giving too much credit to the latter: they care not for your well-being, and any notion of "customer service" is 100% in the spirit of retaining or generating revenue.
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by k3n 14y ago
I've never used them -- but my friends constantly complain of disconnects, slow speeds, shotty tech support, high rates, etc. While I'm sure these types of problems are often localized, I've heard the same complaints from geographically div
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by k3n 14y ago
For the most part, yes, though it depends on your definition of "drive". If you base your definition of "drive" as "being able to do the most basic of tasks", then sure, most everyone can drive a car. However, if you're an auto enthusiast,
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by k3n 14y ago
I've heard a lot of things from AT&T customers, and "satisfied" is never one of them. This is too little too late, and I'm pretty sure that most of their current customers can't wait to jump ship -- regardless of whatever carrots that t

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