mtVessel

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by mtVessel 5y ago
Spoiler: Does not answer the question.
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by mtVessel 5y ago
True, the stacks are more complex today, but the resources are greater. Back in the days when the error was in the beige box, if the books/CDs/DVDs you had on your shelf didn't address the exact problem, you had to roll up y
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by mtVessel 5y ago
Because what better way to configure a parser than to require it to use a completely different parser for configuration? /s
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by mtVessel 5y ago
It's not just on mobile.
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by mtVessel 5y ago
Thanks. It would have been nice if the author had explained that, instead of you. Now, when is git-gc run? Of course, it's "[w]hen common porcelain operations that create objects are run". So, what are common porcelain oper
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by mtVessel 5y ago
> "...your work will not be lost for at least two weeks unless you really work at it" What happens after two weeks?
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by mtVessel 5y ago
You're being kind. The author's statement is utter nonsense. If you store the same fact in two places and only change one of the them, it doesn't matter whether you update in-place, or create a new version of record -- your
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by mtVessel 5y ago
As much as people like to talk about "footguns", that's the value proposition of C++, zero cost for anything you don't use. Managed/interpreted langs have a different proposition: pay up front for all the features,
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by mtVessel 5y ago
I agree. One does not "throw the kitchen sink". I think the author is conflating it with the "throw the book" idiom.
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by mtVessel 5y ago
> Don't think god needs to rest. Remind me again what happened on the seventh day?
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by mtVessel 5y ago
I'll tell you in one word. Tradition![1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWSoYCetG6A
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by mtVessel 5y ago
Am I understanding this correctly? Are you saying it's better to change things rather than understanding the existing code?
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by mtVessel 6y ago
If it's implemented at all, it's typically "long press", which, for my money, is about as counter-intuitive as it gets.
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Thanks, that's much more informative.
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Is it? How do you know? Have you reviewed the budgets? Do you work in education in Baltimore, and thus, have a sense of what an appropriate number would be? I don't know the answers, but I do know this -- it's a hell of a lot l
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Wait, is that right? I thought that was one of those "lies to children". I mean, yes, the electrons move (er... drift ), but I thought the important thing is that it's the charge that moves, not the electrons. At least it&#
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by mtVessel 6y ago
How does horizontal sharding help with HA/DR concerns?
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Okay, that makes sense. I appreciate the concrete example.
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Thanks, but I still can't see it from where I am. The problem isn't that I can't see the use of (to take your example) sum types. I've coded around C#'s lack of them before, and sure, it was clunky and painful. B
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by mtVessel 6y ago
With all of the enhancements to C# over the last decade, is this still relevant in 2021? None of the benefits listed seem that compelling. (Serious question, not trolling.)
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Anyone who has worked with a team in a time zone 8+ hours away from their own can already answer this question. It depends entirely on the technical and communication skills of all involved parties.
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by mtVessel 6y ago
> Logically, it should be exactly, equally hard to be wrong all the time, but somehow more people achieve it. Cipolla's first law of stupidity[1]: Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in ci
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by mtVessel 6y ago
I like the idea, in general, but I'm finding this makes for confusing navigation. In particular, the idea of a "node" being the set of subnodes with the same name is counterintuitive to me. Maybe it's just the terminol
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by mtVessel 6y ago
I agree with gp. The opposite of "neither this NOR that" is "both this AND that".
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by mtVessel 6y ago
> Imagine if pharma companies went "gosh, but hiring quality inspectors to make sure all of our drugs are untainted just doesn't scale!" What do you mean, "imagine?" They do say that[1], and it's a tremendo
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by mtVessel 6y ago
My favorite feature of logical names was that they didn't just point to directories -- they could be a search path! To test new code, all I had to do was create a directory to hold my changes, and copy in just the files I wanted to upd
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by mtVessel 6y ago
Similarly, you may repeat this mantra as many times you like, and yet, "theft of services" will still be a crime in most jurisdictions.
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by mtVessel 6y ago
I worked in a VAX shop early on. We had an intern who was pushing Linux on us. He said to me, "Sure, VMS is great, but the downside is you need a wall of manuals." My reply was, "Downside? That's the UPSIDE! You can
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by mtVessel 6y ago
> Pick any random ingredient you enjoy and cook it using a few different techniques and a few different time/temperature combinations. This, incidentally, is also the best way to improve your programming skills.
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by mtVessel 6y ago
You know what's funny? I've read the promo material, signed up, and there's little mention of how this program works, whether it's synchronous, async, or what? I'm assuming it's all async, since otherwise, it

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