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by linguae 3y ago
I’m sometimes cynical about publicly-traded companies, but Google seemed more forward-thinking in its pre-Alphabet era, and Apple seemed to be very forward thinking from 1997-2011 when Steve Jobs was running the company. Being a publicly-t
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by linguae 3y ago
There's a fantastic Japanese magazine called Software Design that is not only available digitally, but is still being physically printed. The magazine covers trending topics in programming, software development, and Linux systems admi
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by linguae 3y ago
I might be looking at things with rose-colored glasses, and I'm relatively young (mid-30s) and so my perception about Silicon Valley's past may be completely wrong, but I believe there was a major cultural shift in Silicon Valley
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by linguae 3y ago
It’s not Leetcode in of itself that I hate; in fact, I enjoy programming challenges such as Project Euler and Advent of Code, and I occasionally read my Knuth volumes for fun. It’s the interview process that sucks the fun out of it, where
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by linguae 3y ago
I understand this point of view. Unfortunately, for those who entered computing out of a passion for it, it’s difficult to work for employers or managers where computing isn’t a passion. This leads to all sorts of practices that suck the
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by linguae 3y ago
I feel the exact same way, but from the perspective of a researcher. During my high school and undergraduate years I was inspired by stories of researchers at Bell Labs and Xerox PARC who invented so many fundamental technologies and had a
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by linguae 3y ago
Yes, these are all upper-division courses, at least in the context of American higher education. You may be better off looking into inexpensive options for completing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, such as online education, and s
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by linguae 3y ago
When I was in high school, I took a few computer science courses at my local community college. At least in California, the community college curriculum represents the first two years of an undergraduate education. In computer science, th
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by linguae 3y ago
Though, there’s a way we can enjoy a minimal operating system yet also have security, protection, and resource management: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exokernel
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by linguae 3y ago
One of the things that amazes me about NeXTstep is the fact that it brought together many technologies developed by Xerox PARC. Unlike the original Mac, where the dominant PARC influence was its GUI, NeXTstep had other PARC-inspired techno
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by linguae 3y ago
I have mixed feelings about remote work, given that I worked remotely during COVID and have been working in a hybrid environment for over five years. On one hand I feel a stronger sense of camaraderie in the office, and I also feel that sp
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by linguae 3y ago
As a Lisp fan who sometimes codes in Scheme and Common Lisp whenever I get the chance, I agree with you. The gap has certainly narrowed in the past 20 or so years between Lisp and widely-used programming languages. In addition, the rise o
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by linguae 3y ago
Some people unfortunately have no choice regarding living alone versus taking on roommates or moving back in with family (and this isn’t an option for everyone). Thankfully in my situation I can shoulder my upcoming rent increase without n
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by linguae 3y ago
And even renting at times feels hopeless. I just received my rent increase notice yesterday; my rent has been going up every year since COVID started. I’d love to be able to have a fixed-rate mortgage so I don’t have to deal with rent inf
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by linguae 3y ago
Indeed. The fact of the matter is that today’s environment for researchers is completely different from what it was like in 1986 when this talk was given, though I mention it not to take anything away from this talk. The days of places li
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Pei-Yuan “Perry” Wei, Creator of the Viola Web Browser, Passed Away(linkedin.com)
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by linguae 4y ago
There are many ways of defining "best." There's not only "best" in terms of the bottom line, but also "best" in terms of their stewardship of the product line and customer satisfaction. Personally I am v
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by linguae 4y ago
One of the things I’ve thought about for quite some time is whether there are any companies, particularly in the software industry, that follow Deming’s philosophy on performance evaluation. In his book Out of the Crisis , Deming recommen
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by linguae 4y ago
It’s actually working out; my job is located near hydrogen fuel stations, and while there were hiccups with the supply back in December and January, I’ve had no problems refueling my car since. Refueling takes about five minutes, compared
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by linguae 4y ago
Indeed. I ultimately ended up purchasing a Toyota Mirai (a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle) for this reason; my apartment has no charging units and my landlord has no plans to install them. There is public charging about an eight minute walk a
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by linguae 4y ago
Given the tough job market, if your family situation allows and if you haven't been let go from your job already, then what I'd do in your situation is to look into some temporary accommodations within commute distance to the offi
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by linguae 4y ago
I’ve heard good things about The Algorithm Design Manual by Skiena: https://www.algorist.com/
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by linguae 4y ago
I sympathize with you as a lifelong Californian (grew up in Sacramento, educated in San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz, working in Silicon Valley). I love the desirable coastal parts of California (basically anything from Sonoma County all the
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by linguae 4y ago
Yup, I remember my freshman year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2005. The computer science department boasted that its graduates had the second-highest starting salaries of Cal Poly alums: $50,000. The department with the highest average
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by linguae 4y ago
As someone who works in tech in Silicon Valley but who doesn't make FAANG-level salaries and who doesn't earn RSUs, it's enough for a single person with no dependents to live a comfortable upper-middle class lifestyle provide
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by linguae 4y ago
California has an answer to that: imported cars are generally required to meet the same emissions standards as cars intended for the domestic market: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/new-regis...
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by linguae 4y ago
On one hand I'm pessimistic about personal computing these days. The rise of Web applications and smartphone/tablet platforms really stole the thunder from traditional desktops; ads, subscriptions, and app stores seem to be a mor
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by linguae 4y ago
“The C Programming Language, Second Edition” is an excellent book for learning the basics of ANSI C. However, there have been a few revisions of the C standard since then. While none of the changes are extreme (it’s not like learning Java
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by linguae 4y ago
The sad thing is that you'd think the revenue coming from license sales to OEMs would be enough for Microsoft to not resort to these blatant attempts to make Windows an advertising platform, but I guess it's not.
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by linguae 4y ago
I was born in 1989, so I missed the early days of Linux. However, I first heard of GNU and free software back in 2003 when I was looking for a free alternative to WinZip, a shareware utility for decompressing zip archives. That's whe

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