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by kbuchanan 9y ago
A lot of the comments criticize the article for being inaccessible to beginners, and I think they're justified—without examples it's hard to know what the author is talking about without having first passed through the fire. Havin
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by kbuchanan 9y ago
I pose this as a question as much as a statement: Bitcoin does not have to solve the governance problem. It need merely perform some functions better than a fiat currency. Consider economists' Taylor Rule. It represents an effort t
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I agree with this statement, wholeheartedly. I do, however, think programming languages could benefit from more visual augmentation . A program, over time, takes on more complexity than a programmer can hold in his mind, and eventually, th
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by kbuchanan 9y ago
This captures the essence of the type of activism that I so dislike — an unaffected, third party (a person who doesn't use your bluetooth lightbulb) taking the job upon himself to tell you what level of security your lightbulb shou
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by kbuchanan 9y ago
I agree with this point. I do think it's important to consider, however, that — contrary to the belief that React.js is a cesspool of anti-patterns — that we're actually watching creative destruction at it's best. Yes, libr
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
It may be accurate , but it doesn't mean it's understandable .
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
I think @tyre's point was dead on. It's one thing to hem and haw about civilization being doomed, but it's another thing altogether to delete your FB account.
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
While I don't doubt the author's employer did the right thing – to fire the individual – I think the subsequent logic (e.g. guard against "jerks" at all costs!) is a dangerous train of thought, one which is more likely t
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
Don't forget that open source software brings rewards of all types - reputation, outside contributions, and eyeballs. The beauty - and paradox - of open source is that people produce software, in an act of self-interest, for free. Ask
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
Running a quick `cloc` on my company's codebase shows we have about 40,000 lines of production Clojure code. Most of it supports a couple or three web apps. For me, deploying production Clojure has been fantastic. Is it a panacea? No,
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
I feel like the article took a surprising and unusual position - "We prefer Java to Clojure now" - but, then, instead of justifying that position, instead showed how Optional lets you write more functional Java. It's been a l
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
Don't forget that even writers who charge by the word have to set a price per word. A better writer can charge more, while still achieving a target quality.
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
Coming from the Clojure world, every time I read about about Elixir, the similarity of the two langauges' values always surprise me: immutability, macros, dynamic and gradual typing, concurrency, and on. I've yet to touch Elixir (
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
One simple answer to your question - speaking generally, as I know nothing about Twitter, specifically - is Twitter has yet to realize the expectations the _existing_ investors placed on it. Real money was spent on real dreams, and the drea
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
Trust is also an important component in a labor market: trust that an employer will treat employees fairly, and trust that an employee will meet their obligations.
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
Banzai Inc. - Provo, Utah | Full-time | Onsite Position Banzai is seeking a full-time, mid to senior level Graphic, Web or UX designer to assume the Lead Designer role. About Banzai For 10 years, Banzai has built premium, online financial l
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by kbuchanan 10y ago
I think this supports the hypothesis that schooling (secondary, post secondary, bootcamps, whatever) is first and foremost a sorting mechanism. Bootcamps have discovered _one_ avenue for quickly assessing and sorting students into a career