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by majikandy 3y ago
Is this the same as “valves” that were always talked about in the distinctive sound retro (now) guitar amplifiers?
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by majikandy 3y ago
Yes I was only really referencing production long lived code. Mostly I’m a big fan of quick and dirty being something that doesn’t really exist. I believe in quick and throwaway and quick and single/multi use. Comments are fine, just t
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by majikandy 3y ago
I’m just suggesting that the comments are the last resort, the same as you say there. For me, the test names cover the why.
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by majikandy 3y ago
Can’t it be both?
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by majikandy 3y ago
A good alternative is code without comments that communicates just as well as that code without the comments. Not necessarily better but less likely to slip out of sync with the comments upon change.
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by majikandy 3y ago
The two aren’t always mutually exclusive, you might be writing code for a good market fit that stands the test of time and needs maintaining. The times you appreciate it are actually when you open something and it’s nice and easy to change
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by majikandy 3y ago
This. I was about to mention the same quote. This quote alone has served me well over the years. Sounds jokey but if you live by this, it’s brilliant.
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by majikandy 3y ago
>it’s harder to read code that to write it Isn’t this only true of bad code? Good code is almost certainly the other way round, harder to write than read… just like a really good book was much harder for the author than it was for you, t
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by majikandy 3y ago
I remember this too. Actually I (maybe incorrectly)think release builds contained it too. You used to have to actively obfuscate to make sure it was protected. I definitely used decompilers and got great results with very readable code that
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by majikandy 3y ago
Funny, I bet many of us actually do do programming at home for fun! Also the day job. However I wouldn’t do the day job type of programming at home for fun, so I guess it is a similar concept.
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by majikandy 3y ago
I’m also curious. What do you love now that you paused your writing?
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by majikandy 3y ago
Typo: “if you love someone” should be “if you love something”. Am I allowed to point out a typo? If not I’ll delete this. I liked the article, you’re a good writer.
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by majikandy 3y ago
Online
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by majikandy 3y ago
Thoroughly enjoyable. Initially I thought the slide to unlock was going to jailbreak my iPhone :)
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by majikandy 3y ago
This is amazing! I was mesmerised and watched the whole video hoping it wouldn’t end. How do we try it for real?
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by majikandy 3y ago
Clever. Time to use Rusk. Oh no that’s Rust isn’t it.
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by majikandy 3y ago
Noted
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by majikandy 4y ago
And this time the better format won right? Unlike Betamax which I hadn’t realised was actually invented 2 years before VHS and it’s fizzle-out was basically because of Sony patents.
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by majikandy 4y ago
I prefer 1 or 0, do or do not. The rest of the sequence is meaningless. If you are truly in a position where two different features will bring the company £5mil of revenue and one is a 3 and one is a 13, just do both, no need to prioritise
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by majikandy 4y ago
Introduce one? But call it a quick 5 mins regroup with the team.
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by majikandy 4y ago
Really easy to thrash at something for days though thinking you are ‘almost there’. And someone else on the team might be able to help either directly or help you think of the solution if you just spoke out loud with the team sharing inform
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by majikandy 4y ago
If would be amazing if it kept playing when you press “search similar” on the one you are playing.
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by majikandy 4y ago
Wow. The songs it suggests have such a similar tempo and vibe that when I try it with songs I don’t know I can’t really remember which is which. I wonder if this app has more potential for the record companies and songwriters in terms of fi
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by majikandy 4y ago
I love seeing comments in the code as they are usually the best entertainment I get all day. Especially when the code below it pretty much doesn’t do what it says anymore.
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by majikandy 4y ago
AppSheet do it too and they are owned by Google now, if Apple lets Google do it, I’d think Retool are fine?
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by majikandy 4y ago
Very cool, can imagine that on my Apple Watch
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by majikandy 4y ago
Great movie.
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by majikandy 4y ago
You can if you slice it
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by majikandy 4y ago
Exactly this. It is kind of always a little bit greasy, a little bit crispy burnt crumbs inside. Really fatty foods like sausages, you dump the waste oil after taking the food out, and rinse it a bit. It’s hard to describe without sounding
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by majikandy 4y ago
The fan, not that much. Out of sight out of mind :)

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