laythea

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511.
by laythea 9y ago
I totally agree. I'm a 3. Whilst no job is safe, we are always "first to go", so the 1.5-2x rate is not for nothing.
512.
by laythea 9y ago
This is very true. Like most things in life, we get what we pay for - usually. It's the difference between an engineer and a "code slinger".
513.
by laythea 9y ago
I'm confused. Is this an invite to request a license for something that I know almost nothing about, even from reading the web site? It's clear that it is a library that renders text. But what is it? E.g. a C++ library?
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by laythea 9y ago
I think the comment was saying 2 things: its bad because we loose GIF auto play facility and its bad because we will still have ads via GIFs. So basically, its a no win move for the consumer. However, my response would be to that would be:
515.
by laythea 9y ago
I totally agree. However, it is to be expected, when we first abstract up to get convenience and then using that platform, abstract back down to get performance. We end up with a FrankenMonster of an application, that has a cobbled together
516.
by laythea 9y ago
I agree because I hate the pain of debugging. I disagree because if something takes that away, then where is the skill in my work?
517.
by laythea 9y ago
Even if this was actually possible to do without compromising our security, it would not achieve anything as the bad guys will just use alternative methods to achieve their goals. End game: Society will be none the safer, and the government
518.
by laythea 9y ago
Off course you are right, but welcome to the real world. The only reason it was not done before, was that it was not feasible.
519.
by laythea 9y ago
oh - thanks.
520.
by laythea 9y ago
I'm interested why that disturbs you?
521.
by laythea 9y ago
A lot.
522.
by laythea 9y ago
The super rich have a very big problem. How to maintain the status quo? If you cannot appease the general public, there will be revolution, and the rich will not stay rich for long. But how to appease them? Offer them a vote, create the con
523.
by laythea 9y ago
Yes but dark money will never be gotten rid off!
524.
by laythea 9y ago
"I once inherited a fairly large c++ application that could only be built on THE dev box, or a copy of it. Only one old timer understood it, it was his meal ticket, and he wasn't talking. It used auto tools so I converted it to cm
525.
by laythea 9y ago
I agree with all of this and I think there is a third category of job where is software is neither the main business, nor IT. Once you have developed the necessary software skills in a "software house", in my experience, the best
526.
by laythea 9y ago
"bring babies to work" - are you serious? do you have children?
527.
by laythea 9y ago
Yes I am always amazed at this because this should be a natural conclusion to any right minded person who reads the words "pro".
528.
by laythea 9y ago
Great business model if you ask me. Hardware requires refreshing more often than software.
529.
by laythea 9y ago
Yes but the MacOS operating system is becoming more and more dumbed down in the UI experience, which nullifies most of the "its got a good UI" argument.
530.
by laythea 10y ago
Thanks, will do.
531.
by laythea 10y ago
C/C++ amongst others, 10+ years, available immediately! (Seriously)
532.
by laythea 10y ago
apparently not; apparently so.
533.
by laythea 10y ago
Its like your favorite color, in that there is no "right" answer, and it all depends on your perspective and person. I tried to illustrate that, by giving you an example of an "if it were" me scenario.
534.
by laythea 10y ago
I'm not entirely sure what you are ranting about, and I don't see how it is relevant to what I said.
535.
by laythea 10y ago
I think you are being a bit dramatic, however what you describe does happen to some extent. When it does, its either a management failure for not responding to the senior software engineer voicing concerns that his/her time is not spen
536.
by laythea 10y ago
Sorry, I should of been a bit more clear. I meant demanding applications.
537.
by laythea 10y ago
On the plus side, this is an ideal situation to take advantage of - by creating native and fast applications, it becomes easier (compared to before when everyone was doing it "the hard way") to distinguish your product in a bloat
538.
by laythea 10y ago
It would be foolhardy for humanity to have confidence in something it knows nothing about. There are some areas which should never be touched, and this is one of them. I don't mean to sound heartless to those who suffer (parents too) h
539.
by laythea 10y ago
Rights for parent is one thing, but what about my rights to live in a world defined by nature, not humans? I don't want my genetic heritage to be polluted with this kind of meddling.
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by laythea 10y ago
That's easy to say until something goes wrong. And then what.

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