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Redhat is a commercial linux because they are competing with other os/distro in this market. If I pay Joe $5 a month to keep my ubuntu up to date it doesn't make ubuntu a commercial linux even though I am paying for a linux servic
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I don't consider it commercial linux because they are not competing with other options. The companies that do build these supercomputers have to provide technical support because nothing out there exist for it. Just a different view of
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Netflix uses bsd because it has great IO handling. https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Netflix-choose-FreeBSD-over-Li... But all the supercomputers use their own custom linux. So no commerical backing. Also these computers are no
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A comment I found while looking at linux OS that are run on super computers. "Originally, the top 500 list was populated entirely by proprietary Unix systems from vendors like Cray research, SGI, etc. In June 1998, the first Linux syst
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Elixir/cowboy seems the best answer for the web in my opinion. I wouldn't default to phoenix framework like most people would suggest. Most people default to a framework before they have a problem that it was made to solve.
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I would say pair programming with others and reading code as a group together is the best way to level up. While reading open source projects will fill in some knowledge gaps and teach you to write cleaner code. You may miss the subtle aspe
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I work from home and do the 60 work 15 no work. For those that never heard of this practice you spend a certain amount of time doing work then take a short break. I spend at least 60 min working no matter the pain and suffering or any other
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True dat, but sadly that just tells me there is a state where it will not lead to legal actions against me. Need to read up state law before handing in my resume.
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Thanks for the link, but all it told me was lying about education can lead to legal action. Lying about anything else would give them just cause to fire me on the spot or take away my ability to take them to court for mistreatment.
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Yeah I have heard Harvard of Jamaica University has a impressive CS program
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Is it illegal to lie on your resume?
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Full disclosure: white dude I would just add make sure you specify that they actually do technical work, and you would be working with them. One job I got I would say 80% of the cube farm were women. The only down side was they were all dat
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Unreal has a VPL and it is a pain to use. A simple piece of code takes up so much desktop real estate that you either have to slowly move around to see it all or have to add more monitors to your setup to see it all. You think spaghetti cod
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If I was to start a project today it would be Elixir using cowboy and plug. I like to keep things simple. If I thought the project was more on the medium size I would probably use Asp.Net Core. For the frontend I like to stay vanilla and us
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All the video games blizzard makes specially Starcraft 2 and Overwatch. They just seem to not struggle in lag department as other games. And for the massive world World of Warcraft it keeps state amazingly compare to other mmorpg's. Pl
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You need to do a ton of research to make this call. When you look at starting a business even if it is copying and pasting someone else you need to make sure their are certain elements in place for yours to also be successful. Is the market
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>python comment - Electron doesn't support mobile so I don't understand this comment. Their are lib for python on mobile good, bad, or evil I don't know. It isn't just a lack of DOM related performance issues it is al
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When you have a hammer everything looks like a nail. I personally hate electron for multiple reasons. First why would you use web technology to build a desktop app? I could understand if their wasn't a cross platform answer like python
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100% of the time, because I do what I love.
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If I remember right C++ was going to replace C. I don't think any language has truly replace another language. Some languages aged out of usage, but I still know the banks around here hiring cobol programmers. Plus while linux keeps us
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UPS moving a box from right to left. If you are moving boxes left to right you either in the wrong spot in the warehouse or just doing it wrong.
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Hiring manager "Can you pass a background check?" Me "Yep" hiring manager "Can you pass a piss test?" Me "Yep". Was really the only questions I been asked during interviews before becoming a programme
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C, it is the only language you need.
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You can just set your dns to a provider that blocks porn. https://www.raymond.cc/blog/how-to-block-pornographic-websit... Secondly if this is a addiction then you should seek a help group. There is a AAA style meeting
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Old saying don't believe everything you hear, and only believe half what you read. Most news and blog outlets are horrible for information. Either they redigest someone else information, spin it to be more interesting, or just jump on
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Learning to take a breath. I learn to dev code by sitting in front of a computer and banging on a keyboard till it compile. I always felt like my code was shit because I was praying to the computer gods for it to just work. Then I read &quo
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Nope he never left the bank. He makes to much money to leave it. Plus he is one tier away from reaching $400k+ plus quarterly bonus. Supposedly the quarterly bonus is something like $30k. He works 3 nights a week at the sushi place he is pr
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Mattering your location and whats around I would advise meetups and/or hackerspaces. It would give your cousin a good feel for the local environment. As well she might meet some people that try the boot camp out. If she does do the boo
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Motivation is something I believe everyone struggles with from time to time. Some people don't even realize they lose it till it is to late. Others have so much to do they don't have time to be motivated. Leadership position at co
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First off illness and mental illness 2 different things. Second there are people that don't have any mental illness. They are just general dicks or idiots, and get fired for not being a "culture fit". Thirdly there is 2 sides
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