svsucculents

7 ms·

1.
by svsucculents 8y ago
That's the tip of the iceberg. You can do anything in awk. for a in *.c do awk 'function lensort(a,zerp, x,tmp) {for (x = 1 ; x < zerp ; x++) {tmp = a[x]; if (length(a[x + 1]) < length(a[x])) {a[x] = a[x + 1]; a[x + 1] =
2.
by svsucculents 8y ago
It's C. Learn C and you know awk. The only awk worth using is G(nu)awk anyway.
3.
by svsucculents 8y ago
This is what glue languages do with data. Not what SQL does with data. Why ever would you want it to?
4.
by svsucculents 8y ago
Almost every small company with the sole survivor has this story. You know where all the bodies are, have done everything once and then discover some uncomfortable truths. You are right to get out in your early 40s. Don't wait.
5.
by svsucculents 8y ago
10 years and looking for an out. One thing to be aware of is that long stays are probably better with a large company with a slower rate of change. Staying at a small company for a long time is riskier in that you end up becoming more of a
6.
by svsucculents 8y ago
You are speaking to the inmates writing the asylum. Give it up. This is the 4chan of the enlightened.
7.
by svsucculents 8y ago
Totally disagree with this parental assessment of a language. It certainly doesn't apply to spoken languages or most ideal communication modalities. I think you want to fix your problem: which isn't a problem for someone else. Se
8.
by svsucculents 8y ago
What a mess.
9.
by svsucculents 8y ago
RCS stored directory based modules with tasks in subdirectories. Make or shell script style module execution as part of each task dir + variable files containing settings for the install task. Json configuration files that define all necess
10.
by svsucculents 8y ago
devops as a field of serious study is pretty pathetic. I wouldn't trust a devops 'grad' to do anything or know anything. But with the resurgence in certs and boot camps and other snake oil making $$ why not?
11.
by svsucculents 8y ago
That's why you don't use AWS 'auto' scaling. Every application has it's sweet spot and it's simpler to roll your own when you know best.
12.
by svsucculents 8y ago
After years of working with cfengine then ansible I finally went to a bespoke BSD ports work alike with optional client/server and json configuration components. Never looked back.
13.
by svsucculents 8y ago
Le Guin is hard to stomach as you get older. I can read CS Lewis and Tolkien with a forgiving eye but not Lewis. Rowling is terrible. Susan Cooper should have had her success.