millipede

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1. 31.▲
   by millipede 2y ago

   > EVCache EVCache is a disaster. The code base has no concept of a threading model. The code is almost completely untested* too. I was on call at least 2 time when EVcache blew up on us. I tried root causing it and the code is a rat
2. 32.▲
   by millipede 2y ago

   In other words, money is speech.
3. 33.▲
   by millipede 2y ago

   The Dow Jones index serves a different purpose: it's meant to be easy to update without the use of a computer. It's easy to update and publish the index since the math is a lot easier, and doesn't involve pulling in hundreds
4. 34.▲
   by millipede 2y ago

   Saying this as probably the biggest Java fanboy I know: they are pretty bad. Gradle is pretty much the worst build system Ive used. IntelliJ might as well be folded into the JDK, because I don't think it's possible to be produc
5. 35.▲
   by millipede 2y ago

   UA transition shook me out too. Who breaks backwards compatibility??
6. 36.▲
   by millipede 2y ago

   Are there any non-compiler use cases for this technique?