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by noxToken 10y ago
Mods, can you change the title of the article to Stuff About Clean Code We Already Know ? This way, we can let the new users and new programmers know that everyone in the world has already seen this content? Thanks! Just because you know i
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by noxToken 10y ago
It's a slightly different situation. A mugger probably has the advantage of a weapon. Even if you have one as well, their weapon is already prepped for use, so trying to defend yourself against an already brandished weapon is not advis
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by noxToken 10y ago
I'd be willing to argue that new cars are a luxury. A quick search[0] says that only 26% live in an urban environment. The rest are suburban or rural. The latter portion don't always have walkable areas. I used to live a short 7 m
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by noxToken 10y ago
I think I have used weak equality once, because I needed truthy/falsy. I've always used strong equality. I always tell people that unless there is an absolute need for weak equality and you can thoroughly explain why weak equality
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by noxToken 10y ago
When I first started learning JavaScript, I wondered how people became proficient at the langue with all these weird quirks[0] that don't raise errors. Turns out that there are a bevy of things to help combat these quirks. Two of them
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by noxToken 10y ago
Agreed. This title tells nothing of the article, and I don't inherently fault OP for maintaining title integrity.
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by noxToken 10y ago
You need to enumerate the goals of the meeting on a whiteboard. Literally write them out so people can see. I have found this to be the most effective method by far. When people have a meeting agenda in their email, it won't come to mi
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by noxToken 10y ago
Different universities will provide different sets of knowledge and depth of that knowledge. However, I think we can generally say that a CS degree will provide the "crystal ball" information that GP states. I believe that your
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by noxToken 10y ago
How limited is your viewport? I still have an old HTC Incredible 2 at home that I use for testing. Though not the smallest, it's only 320x533 (portrait). I'm used to a much larger viewport, and viewing forms with those dimensions
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by noxToken 10y ago
Because can is not the same thing as will . If something can happen, then there is only a chance. Certainty could be anywhere from 0.01% to 99.9%. If something will happen, then it is implied that it will occur with 100% certainty (p
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by noxToken 10y ago
Agreed. Without knowing anything about OP, I'm chalking it up as a language error and not knowing the implicit difference between can and will .
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by noxToken 10y ago
I think we have to take the analogies for what they are: a simple comparison to break down a complex topic into familiar terms. Once you move from informational purposes to application, a simple analogy isn't good enough. You have to s
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by noxToken 10y ago
> Why are people expecting the output of an IP mapping database to be precise enough to send law enforcement to that physical location? The everyday layperson doesn't understand technology as well as we'd like them to. A commo
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by noxToken 10y ago
Because of the line of work, we were contracted with up front costs. We didn't have billable hours, but hot damn - those little corrections would have added up quickly.
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by noxToken 10y ago
I don't think this constitutes bribery. The credit card fees would have to be paid by either the author's company or the vendor. They reached a deal where the vendor would "refund" a portion of the credit card fees based
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by noxToken 10y ago
Make it open source, and the community will probably maintain it. I'm sure that if a list of sites were given, fixes for the dark patterns would be submitted regularly.
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by noxToken 10y ago
Do you have an example of that? That can't be a thing.
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by noxToken 10y ago
AVG had (possibly still does) a dark pattern with their free AV software, and I fell for it once. I was in the middle of a game when the stupid ad for Web TuneUp[0] appeared from my task bar over the screen. The linked image is exactly how
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by noxToken 10y ago
I get where you're coming from. The great thing about electronic music is that anyone can get a setup for cheap and start producing tracks. The terrible thing about electronic music is that anyone can get a setup for cheap and start pr
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by noxToken 10y ago
As in pay for Win10 or stare at this upgrade modal? I can't tell if your serious or sarcastic.
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by noxToken 10y ago
No. I never said experience is a negative, but I can see how it was implied. I understand where he's coming from, because there are people who are stuck in their ways. That's not an experience issue - that's a people issue.
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by noxToken 10y ago
I think you're missing the point. From the article: > We ran circles around competitors who had teams of B and C players with security expertise but little else going for them. He feels experience is negative (I'm guessing) b
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by noxToken 10y ago
I'm not saying that it's wrong to use people with industry experience. I'm saying don't devalue the people who do. ChemicalWarfare[0] said it best in a sibling comment: > There are some industries where getting up to
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by noxToken 10y ago
I think the author's message is spot on, but I disagree with some of the details. Mainly: > Industry experience is often a negative, not a positive I can see why someone would say this. If you looking to innovate, you don't w
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by noxToken 10y ago
I think the employee-boss relationship is a factor as well. Generally speaking, superiors should be able to make constructive criticisms to their subordinates without it impacting morale in a negative manner. That makes criticism a two way
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by noxToken 10y ago
> "Send Microsoft info about how I write" I obviously have no more definitive insight than you, but it seems most people agree that this refers to inking. It's data about handwriting and character recognition. We can&#x2
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by noxToken 10y ago
Two things: First of all, there is a fine line between being assertive and aggressive. If you have an issue but aren't assertive with first tier customer support, your attempts may get rebuffed. It's a combination of lack of knowl
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by noxToken 10y ago
I plan on test driving 10 this weekend. From what I've heard (installation tactics aside), it seems like Win10 is a better Win7. What about it doesn't make it a better Win7? Edit: Clarification.
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by noxToken 10y ago
This isn't meant to be snarky, but what ads do you want to see? If you don't care for ads in the first place, does it even matter what is advertised? NSFW and personal material withstanding of course. Edit: To better explain, I
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by noxToken 10y ago
Discussion. Roughly 75% of the links I click are skimmed. The rest I read through. For a lot of the submitted links, you only need to know what's going on to participate.

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