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by rpeden 9y ago
I'm not the one who offered advice, but I've had to review plenty of resumes in the past, and I have a couple of comments. - I really like the layout and design of your resume. I find it easier to read and follow than 90%+ of the
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by rpeden 9y ago
StoryGrabber - http://stories.rpeden.com/ Just a little tech news aggregator I put together using React and Node. Pulls the top 10 stories from HN and a bunch of subreddits, and pushes updates to the browser every 15 minute
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by rpeden 9y ago
For what it's worth, I've found that F# has a similar 'feel' to what I'd expect from a typed CoffeeScript. I'm not sure exactly why; it's probably just the look and shape of the code, along with the lack o
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by rpeden 9y ago
I've found that writing React render methods in plain CoffeeScript is actually pretty pleasant, too. I gave it a try not long ago and it came out looking pretty similar to Elm.
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by rpeden 9y ago
I don't think that particular example is illogical. it's basically the same as writing something like new String[1] == new String[1] in Java, which would also be false.
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Cross-platform email client with React and CoffeeScript(medium.com)
71 points by rpeden 9y ago|18 comments
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TypeScript 2.4 RC(blogs.msdn.microsoft.com)
126 points by rpeden 9y ago|25 comments
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by rpeden 9y ago
It's just a single data point, but some of my happiest and most productive programming time happened on a netbook with a 10" screen. The limited screen real estate made it really easy to stay focused on my work and not get distrac
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by rpeden 9y ago
I tend to work on multiple large monitors most of the time. But thinking back on it, some of the most productive programming time I've ever had happened on a netbook with a 10 inch screen. For some reason, having limited workspace made
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by rpeden 9y ago
I sometimes feel the same way while reading HN. I can usually cure it by going to a Sharepoint developers' meetup, or something similar. Running into people who there who are doing consulting work and doing very, very well for themselv
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by rpeden 9y ago
I think that certain parts of the developer job market are easy to get into. And in those parts of the market, things feel a bit bubbly right now. And so you're seeing big salaries for new entrants to the market. If you jumped into the
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by rpeden 9y ago
Working as a .NET developer is relatively unusual for a bootcamp grad. That's not a bad thing - and you might find it to be a significant advantage in the long run. It's one of those things that isn't likely to help you get a
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Trying .NET Core on Linux with just a tarball (without apt-get)(hanselman.com)
10 points by rpeden 9y ago|2 comments
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by rpeden 9y ago
If I remember correctly, that was actually Bautista's idea when the team was in a slump. The manager decided to give it a try, and the team started winning so Bautista saw quite a few games batting leadoff.
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by rpeden 9y ago
Seems like kind of a paradox. Too much to do, so you'll sleep when you're dead. But sleep deprivation will kill you, so you won't be able to finish all those things that are keeping you busy. :)
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by rpeden 9y ago
And COBOL scored higher than Fortran! Interestingly enough, it's still being updated too. COBOL 2014 is the latest ISO standard.
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by rpeden 9y ago
Maybe a hub-and-spoke type of setup like Bell Labs had? Cal Newport wrote a bit about it in Deep Work [1] and I think it sounds like a potential way to get the best of both worlds. [1] https://medium.com/@GrandCentralPub&#x2
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by rpeden 9y ago
The code from "Software Tools in Pascal" mostly just works in FreePascal, too. So it's pretty easy to jump in and work through the examples in the book.
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by rpeden 9y ago
I agree with what you've written, but just wanted to note that Nativescript provides a React Native equivalent for Angular 2/4+. I still prefer React Native overall as more people are using it and the ecosystem is bigger, but usin
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by rpeden 9y ago
I'll bet it would run circles around my dad's 1984 Hyundai Pony. Trying to go up a moderately long hill with 3 or 4 people in that car was an adventure that would usually result in lots of others cars passing us angrily.
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by rpeden 9y ago
The most fun car I've ever driven was my 1985 Toyota Tercel, with all of 65 horsepower. I don't think any car I've had since then has gotten better fuel economy than that old Tercel. But the old Tercel probably polluted the a
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by rpeden 9y ago
Most of the cars you listed are the small side of the ones you'd see on the road in the US in the 80's. I'm in Canada, and although I wasn't very old in the 80's, I remember seeing lots of Caprice Classics and Crown
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by rpeden 9y ago
They're not always available, but I've found that I like Envy apples almost as much as Honey Crisp. And when they show up in stores, Envy tends to be quire a bit cheaper. Their availability might depend on location, though. I only
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by rpeden 9y ago
It's worth noting that there are also Visual Studio subscriptions for anyone who doesn't want/need the full MSDN subscription: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/pricing/
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The 50th anniversary of Starfish Prime: the nuke that shook the world (2012)(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
3 points by rpeden 9y ago|0 comments
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by rpeden 9y ago
Right, that's how it works if you compile your app and then deploy it to the device. It's not how Xamarin Player works, though.
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by rpeden 9y ago
Indeed. This isn't new. It's everywhere . The cameras retailers use with their surveillance systems are coming with facial recognition built in now. [1] And lots of retailers, banks, etc, are using systems that track people'
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by rpeden 9y ago
Silly though it may be, Decree appraisals in space through puppet theatres sounds like fun. So does Use your cat to grow the galaxy , though I'm not sure my cat would enjoy it.
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by rpeden 10y ago
tankenmate is saying that it will only run applications installed from the Windows Store. Steam isn't in the store, and isn't going to be int he store, because they don't want to give Microsoft a cut of their revenue.
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by rpeden 10y ago
Nice work! I love projects like this, because I think most of us would benefit from re-implementing our dev tools (at least partially) to develop a better understanding of how they work.

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