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by mark_undoio 5y ago
The code I currently work on actually has a use of `clone` with the `CLONE_VM` flag to create something that isn't a thread. Since `CLONE_VM` will share the entire address space with the child (you know, like a thread does!) a very re
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
> Big meetings are often like everyone takes a turn to talk because they’re supposed to, and a few people argue poorly over some point derailing any plan. Yes! The meetings where a small number of people are just having a debate with sp
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
> My rule of thumb is, “up to 5 people is a meeting; more than 5 is a presentation.” I like this. I do think it's possible to still have an effective meeting with more people (up to, I don't know maybe 8-10?) but it becomes inc
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
I really liked the files-as-directories behaviour. One of the objections I recall from the time was that this sort of behaviour would make more sense at VFS level. I'd love to have this sort of functionality available (ISTR it has pot
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
It's interesting that, having avoided a filesystem with a version number, you eventually ended up on Reiser 4! Shows how much some branding decisions can affect with you acquire a user or not, since you then stuck with the "brand
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
Thanks - I will aim to check them out at some point. Lean Thinking made a big difference to how I approached engineering processes and I'm keen to see what else is out there.
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
I'm a fan of Womack & Jones's "Lean Thinking". This is all about Lean manufacturing, which I think is partly rooted in Deming's work. The focus is more on how to optimise the overall system than the management
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by mark_undoio 5y ago
When I've been involved in a "developer on call" arrangement it's been nowhere near as arduous yours sounds - we were supporting users of our software but not an online service, so "help, the central server has gone