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by sanitycheck 6y ago
MS made a bad situation worse there - they took over version 2 from the original devs, outsourced maintenance, and pushed back on change requests assuming Ford would let them build V3 from scratch instead of (painfully) improving V2. That,
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
Windows for cars has existed for a while! I worked on a project using "Windows Embedded Automotive", I didn't particularly enjoy it.
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
When I take mine to meetings I feel like a hipster, luckily I mostly work from home. It's great, but flawed in some annoying ways - sofware updates have fixed some of the issues but they've been slow in coming and I'm not con
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
I suspect if you did, they would already know who you are.
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
I used Firefox and Chrome simultaneously every day for many years on everything from a low-end laptop to pretty quick desktop. Firefox for personal stuff, Chrome for work. Speed's always been similar for me, Firefox has generally been
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
You're being downvoted unfairly, I think. The "fairest" approach is a lottery. Fair is not one of the goals here though.
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
I like, but: Boundary, background, no "you've finished" (it just stops advancing). Also, I have not had a productive day.
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
I would guess that around 90% of HN's US users have watched Mythbusters, and probably 30-40% of users from elsewhere - which might be half the people reading this post. If you don't know it, I'd totally recommend it - especia
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
I agree with you, but I would add that on most software projects it's possible to find a way to derive satisfaction from the work. Solving problems and writing elegant code is good, whether it's running the next Amazon or streamin
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by sanitycheck 6y ago
Sometimes it's more efficient to be in that meeting, and half-listening, rather than dealing with the fallout from bad decisions made without your ("wait, WHAT did you say?!") input. Easier if it's a conference call, of
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
I hope this is genius level trolling. In case it's not: great UI != any of those
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
I think part of this is that a far greater proportion of "lost" valuables in Japan are _really_ lost than in other countries, street crime being pretty rare. But still, that 6% figure for New York! Can it be true? Is it really nor
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
I dread updates. If I'm using an app, it already does what I want. An update might introduce a bug, so I can't use the app anymore. An update might remove an important feature from the app, and force me to spend time and effort se
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
I'll back you up on that. I've had 20 years in the industry, doing mostly front end work across web, mobile, desktop, automotive & TV. Mostly contracts, about 40 clients - mostly small but also some big ones you've heard
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
Just another data point: I also will not buy any game which uses uPlay, I spent too many hours trying to make the damn thing even work which I intended to spend playing games. (Not compatible with Steam Link either, in my experience.)
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
I've had daily standup calls spanning multiple time zones (US, India, UK) with 30+ people in which take an hour. I've had in-person standups which regularly turn into design meetings between two people, which everyone else has to
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
If you just want something that'll work for at least 3 years, Dell Latitude with an on site warranty. I've had about 6 failures in 20 years, each time a man has arrived the next working day to fix it wherever I am in the world. No
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by sanitycheck 7y ago
Things I get from designers: 1. Wireframes 2. Layouts (bitmaps) 3. Assets (fonts, images) (4. Occasionally, interactive prototypes made with designer-friendly tools.) Designers already suck so badly at HTML & CSS that getting them to do
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by sanitycheck 8y ago
Agree 100%. When the XZ2C came out I bought a second XZ1C as a backup, it's was obvious where they're heading and I'm not going there. Hopefully the next time I need a new phone someone will make a compact device with a foldi
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by sanitycheck 8y ago
Given that Amazon is so far unable to successfully recommend any product which I actually want, even given the vast dataset of my Amazon purchase history, I am not remotely surprised that their engineers can't successfully develop a pe
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by sanitycheck 8y ago
Strongly agree! If you write something cool and you're thinking "oh yeah! I am such a Ninja !" then step back and decide whether it needs commenting to explain what it does. If it does need commenting, consider whether you c
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by sanitycheck 8y ago
Lots of good advice here already, I'll add two things: 1: Never trust a recruitment agent. 2: Don't be afraid to ask questions. I've had 30+ contracts in 18 years, and I've lost count of the number of times I've be
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by sanitycheck 8y ago
I don't disagree with most of what you say, however: If you have a (code) problem at the end of the day it's often best to just stop - maybe even finish early. When you sit down in the morning more often than not it'll seem m