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by slindsey 8y ago
Thanks. I've read everything by McConnell and I remember Code Complete as a good book, and the closest I came to an answer as well. I'm familiar with Martin but haven't read The Clean Coder. I'll check it out.
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Ask HN: Single book/video/article to give my developers?
2 points by slindsey 8y ago|3 comments
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by slindsey 9y ago
It looks like a book at first glance but is really an outline with a list of references to other locations to read more about each of the topics. Useful but no new or interesting content on its own.
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by slindsey 9y ago
This is what I'm working through and I like it. I've read a ton but nothing clicked until I started actually "doing". And the components are all available in kits. (Make: Electronics Components Pack 1, etc). You can get
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by slindsey 9y ago
Thank you. You stated what I was thinking much more clearly than I was able. I strongly prefer explicit code that states clearly what is happening without having to guess.
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by slindsey 9y ago
You're right. I've watched many hours from the very beginning and this is about learning from the basics. It starts even before episode 1 with intro to C stuff. And he constantly reinforces the fact that this is for teaching &quot
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by slindsey 10y ago
I purchased a mat 14 years ago that goes under the baby and detects movement as subtle as their breathing. I searched Babies R Us and found them under the category "Movement Monitors". It was a little un-nerving the first few time
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by slindsey 10y ago
Forget about creating your own crypto. I have had endless troubles just using crypto. Obscure options that aren't explained. Examples that don't actually work. C# had an option that I finally got to work but the documentation sp
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by slindsey 10y ago
So I'm in charge of a software development group and I have a guy who is like you. I shoot down his ideas all the time. I don't like it. I try to encourage him. We hired him because he is "constantly learning" and seems
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by slindsey 11y ago
True. The description/achievements are key. I guess my point was that the distinction in my titles was largely a result of HR practices at the organizations and not an indicator of advancement. For example, at most companies an "A
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by slindsey 11y ago
It's difficult to codify "career advancement". What does it mean? To whom? I've been a "programmer", "analyst", "database administrator", "developer", "consultant", and &
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by slindsey 12y ago
People can do whatever they want with their version numbers. But I like to follow the Apache Version Numbering ( http://apr.apache.org/versioning.html ) where backward compatibility is inherent in the number. Any change that
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by slindsey 12y ago
Completely off the original topic, but I have the same problem with understanding speech at times. My hearing has been tested and is terrific, but my understanding of what people say in noisy situations or on the phone is not great. I can a
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by slindsey 14y ago
FWIW, I used to work on an ambulance and when the person didn't have insurance the cost was $500, not $8000. Not sure what we billed insurance though. Oh, and if they couldn't pay, we didn't follow-up. They were sent one bill and that was i
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by slindsey 15y ago
I always go to Vi Hart ( http://vihart.com/doodling/ ) when thinking about how we should teach math.
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by slindsey 15y ago
You still need to do some research, but it helped me focus on what I wanted to learn. Why was I using that command? What does that package do? Crap, I typed that wrong - why did I get that error message?
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by slindsey 15y ago
I think I'm a good developer then I read a post like this and think, "It would take me a week just to fully understand the problem. He's unhappy with an implementation -if not perfect- in a day?"
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by slindsey 15y ago
Better link: http://pencil.evolus.vn/en-US/Home.aspx This page has a version that says "Compatible with Firefox 4 to 11" I did use this a few years ago and it was pretty good. Think of it as a really stripped version of Balsamiq Mockups (
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by slindsey 15y ago
Currently in an almost identical situation. Finally made the decision to start an independent software business within the last month. Not sure how. Don't know what to make. Don't know how I'm going to market anything. But simply having the
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by slindsey 15y ago
I'm frustrated with my job but don't feel that I can find anything else that is as flexible given the work climate. I miss 1999 when I was able to walk into my bosses office, say "I want a $15,000 raise," and he said "OK" with no hesitation
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by slindsey 15y ago
I'm just going to do software development. It's what I love. But I've always done it for a big company and I'm tired of that. I'm in the process of figuring out how I can work for myself - some software product I can sell maybe. I started l
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by slindsey 15y ago
This struck a chord with me today. " -I want to start my own business… -Oh it will never work, I don’t know what it takes ... -I guess I should just hope for that promotion at work… -Good, that sounds safe " I decided a few weeks ago that I
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by slindsey 15y ago
Can you please provide me a resource to learn how to fully separate the code from the markup? I learned web development on ColdFusion then switched to PHP. I certainly understand separation of content from design (HTML to CSS) but I honestl
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by slindsey 15y ago
"I sometimes interview 22-year-olds who claim to have 10+ years experience..." I agree with your sentiment and they certainly shouldn't present themselves as having 10+ years experience. But similarly, people doing the hiring need to cons
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by slindsey 15y ago
With a B.S. in Computer Science, a few years of professional programming experience, and a decade of "playing" with programming, I went and got my MBA with the hope that I would "advance" in my career. What I got was a very frustrating look
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by slindsey 15y ago
Every time I say "I know the perfect person", my bosses say, "No, we need to 'put the feelers out' and compare. There's no way to know if your guy is perfect without interviewing to see who's out there."