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by spricket 8y ago
I find it's not an issue as long as you're using a decent "object shipping" layer like gRPC. Really greases up the transition point between different languages. I guess you could hire less proficient engineers which is a
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by spricket 8y ago
I really like the kind of sanity that TypeScript brings to JS, super well designed and usually a pleasure to work with. That said, I've worked in many languages and I can't see any reason you would willing write your backend in J
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by spricket 8y ago
It's only restricting foreign investments from certain countries like China that don't play by the rules. It's like banning someone from your store because they steal stuff. The "free market" isn't anarchy, it&
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by spricket 8y ago
China is notorious for requiring "joint ventures" and other rediculous hoops to invest in China. The US wants free markets to go both ways. This is just like the trade tarrifs, some pressure to convince China to play by the same r
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by spricket 8y ago
The whirr is likely straight cut reverse gear in a manual transmission. Used to be common ages ago but cars have moved to "helical cut" for noise reasons. The straight gears survived a fair bit longer for reverse since they'r
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by spricket 8y ago
Yes. It should be "did you enjoy math homework or do you think it's worth getting paid 3x your salary to do math homework all day". Programming is mostly simple math but we've all been in the situation where SQL, data, a
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by spricket 8y ago
I learned my first few languages through the acid inpired O'Reilly tomes of early/mid 90's. Since then things are far more accessible but this effect is throughout society, not just programming. You can teach yourself law or
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by spricket 8y ago
This topic recycles on HN pretty frequently. I don't believe it. I have many friends that aren't coders and it helps me remember how big the skill gap is. Unless you've done substantial training, code seems just as opaque as
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by spricket 8y ago
If someone else needs to use your API, please use OAuth/OIDC. I've seen countless hand-rolled (and insecure) authentication schemes. It's almost always a nightmare. If you plan on connecting this to multiple apps and partners