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by thedudemabry 14y ago
I agree. This isn't a space-saving brief. It's an attempt to inflame. But... I think it's pretty cool that a new medium for legal discourse has been actually used. Several years after absorbing Scott McCloud's phenomenal book Understanding
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by thedudemabry 14y ago
The author seems like a proponent of functional programming, not necessarily TDD. The input->output testability seems to vary much more than the author describes depending on system size. I love TDD, but even the most adherent acceptanc
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by thedudemabry 14y ago
Haha, that's awesome. I hope you keep it up because it's my new home page!
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by thedudemabry 14y ago
I like this premise. Unfortunately, cache lines aren't nearly as visible as registers in a debugger, so the author's claim that the next generation systems languages may need to provide convenient controls (and implied visibility) into this
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by thedudemabry 14y ago
I'm nowhere near the guru stage, but I'm definitely down with convention over conviction. No matter what stage you're in (or even alternate paths), making your code communicate your intent to your coworkers is much more important than penni
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by thedudemabry 14y ago
I agree with machrider that it depends on what you want to do with the language. Since you're browsing HN, I assume that the most likely scenario is to create either a website or IOS/Android app. Website: I would recommend Ruby or Python an
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by thedudemabry 14y ago
I'm not a web developer per se. But as a back-end developer attempting to move into a more web-facing role, I recently used an experience bar motif to more visually represent my experience. I've gotten great responses to the format so far.