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by rednafi 2y ago
There are a few truths in this. I’ve been involved in a few large projects written in Python and have seen both ups and downs. Green threads required extensive monkey patching, and debugging those programs was incredibly hard. Instagram mov
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by rednafi 2y ago
This is a more elaborate version of how I feel about Python these days. Python is still a much nicer language than something like JS, but it hasn’t been very successful at saying no to things. I like type hints, but it’s easy to go overboar
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by rednafi 2y ago
One thing I like about Go is that you can read a decade-old blog and still find it somewhat relevant. Python was the first language I made money with. However, these days, I struggle to read and make sense of type-ridden, generic-filled, Py
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Seeking Purity(lucumr.pocoo.org)
4 points by rednafi 2y ago|0 comments
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by rednafi 2y ago
I haven’t written C++ since I graduated and hopefully won’t have to, but this looks really good. While I love Go, I feel like languages like Go and Rust didn’t become C++ killers because they expected everyone to jump on the bandwagon and a
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A comprehensive guide to go generate(eli.thegreenplace.net)
1 points by rednafi 2y ago|0 comments
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by rednafi 2y ago
I'm not sure I agree with this. The `~/.cache` directory is a standard, and it's usually the first place I check when I suspect my disk usage is too high. I do most of my personal work on a 15-inch MacBook Air with 16 GB of m
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by rednafi 2y ago
Then they probably shouldn't have called it "Humanity's last exam." Kinda lame, if you think about it.
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by rednafi 2y ago
Not wanting to pick up a tool isn't criticism. I just said that I couldn't care less. It's an editor. I work mostly with VSCode and a sometimes with Goland or Intellij and don't think about them too often. Editor wars ar
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by rednafi 2y ago
I like Zig a lot over Rust but I guess people should give it a while (10y) before attempting something like that. Zig isn’t even 1.0 yet and it’s not going to be for at least 2 more years.
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by rednafi 2y ago
> Hot mess of VSCode editing Okay. I have been using VSCode remote session since its inception and it works well for my case. Also, Vim/Emacs aren’t my cup of tea, so it’s not like that I have many options.
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by rednafi 2y ago
Or C can get cleaned up and become something like Zig. I would rather read messy C or Zig code over Rust in any day.
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by rednafi 2y ago
Yep. I, for one, couldn’t care less about picking up Emacs, Vim, or any of these modal editors. So, VSCode it is.
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by rednafi 2y ago
Zig fixes many of my woes with C. Compilation time is better than Rust’s, and there’s no borrow checker. I also find the Zig community more pleasant than Rust’s. The Rust ecosystem never clicked for me the way Go or Zig did. But I work with
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by rednafi 2y ago
It’s “lighter” on features too.
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by rednafi 2y ago
This. From shaming everything else as either slow or unsafe to rewrite the universe, the Rust community makes it hard for new comers to consider the language by its merit. But the good thing is, the hype has settled down and Rust has found
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by rednafi 2y ago
I was wondering about this too. Once you have SSH access, unless your user is restricted, you can do whatever in the remote system. All VSCode is doing here is installing node to run the extensions, setting up a WSS connection back the clie
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by rednafi 2y ago
What are you yapping about? Zed does it in the same way.
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by rednafi 2y ago
Persistence is important to me, and making it read-only significantly reduces its usefulness. I regularly SSH into a dev machine to run scripts and update configurations. As long as a tool lets me do that without getting in my way, I'm
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by rednafi 2y ago
Interesting history. Signing software is neat, but I wish there were a single standard like HTTP. Instead, we have a fractal mess of GPG, Sigstore, Cosign, and package-specific solutions (npm, PyPI, Maven, etc.), all doing their own thing.
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by rednafi 2y ago
One fewer tool to think about. It remembers the connections and instantly gives you access to a full-fledged editor on a remote server. It just works, and I don’t think about it twice, which is a huge win in my book. I’m good with the trade
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by rednafi 2y ago
Yeah, I'm all in for a more secure option as long as it allows me to do everything that VSCode's SSH agent does. But if the devex goes down the drain because of "security" then I'm good for now.
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by rednafi 2y ago
The "VSCode" before "SSH Agent" does the disambiguation fairly well.
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by rednafi 2y ago
There will be a similar drama when Zig reaches 1.0. There will be a bunch of Ziggers trying to get it into the kernal. The Rust fad is already slowing down. Maybe it's a good idea to wait 10-15 years before trying to rewrite the univer
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by rednafi 2y ago
I don't know what the alternative would be here. VSCode's SSH edit works surprisingly well, and I stopped fiddling with vim, nano, or micro on my remote machines long ago. The agent gets out of my way and lets me work in peace. It
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by rednafi 2y ago
And look where it got us!
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by rednafi 2y ago
People get old and stop caring. Linus is still doing amazing. But I agree he should have just said no to Rust and move on.
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by rednafi 2y ago
While it’s an employers’ market now, it many regions, getting good people has become equally difficult. Seen it in first person and that could be one reason why the VP is acting like this.
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Yeah, OP here. In this case, the IC wants the promo as it’s not a management role (although the post doesn’t explicitly say that I admit).
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by rednafi 2y ago
> […] not wanting promos that end up in management roles I have always wanted to stay an IC, do the job well, and forget about work when I’m done. This advice go well with that.

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