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by unoti 16y ago
Go learn erlang, and otp. It will change the way you think about software development forever. It'll also make you stop saying you can learn any language in a few hours. Really, lisp, Haskell, scala, F#, and others could do that too. Re
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by unoti 16y ago
It's so true, too. Productivity really does alienate slackers. Who was it that said small teams Do not tolerate freeloaders?
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by unoti 16y ago
I read it differently, perhaps because I feel so strongly about this idea: do a good job, focus on what's important. If management doesn't appreciate you for that, then it's a terrible place to work. If you're doing a good job and they a
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by unoti 16y ago
Agreed. However, I bet Indian Standard Time will become a lot more of a common term over the next decade.
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by unoti 16y ago
Use Django admin for adding the posts!
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by unoti 16y ago
Some skills are more accessible to you than others. So a good answer is different for different people. I recommend thinking of 5 or so things that really interest you, and then checking what kinds of opportunities are available for those
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by unoti 16y ago
Personally, I would not. Reason: as a game developer, I need to eat. I don't have faith that I can or will soon be able to trade bitcoins for food, housing, and other items that I need. This could reflect my own lack of knowledge or visio
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by unoti 16y ago
Frankly it made me feel like I'm not smart enough much of the time. But trying not to let that bother me, I plowed ahead anyway. I found quite a few things actually quite mind expanding. His exposition about infinite recursion was worth
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by unoti 16y ago
Agreed. The prime-number-division thing is a great answer... FOR SPOCK. Who wants to read code that does that kind of stuff... converting strings in to prime numbers? How about: code it in a reasonable, readable way, and come back and op
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by unoti 16y ago
I, too have been amazed at the crappy quality of available games for Android. It's why I quit my wonderful job at Linden Lab, makers of Second Life, and started working full time on Android games. You can see my work in progress on my RPG
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by unoti 16y ago
I've used game mechanics to help several business applications I've written. The most successful example was a workflow application that a team of customer service reps use to answer tickets. The system categories tickets and rates them for
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by unoti 16y ago
Yeah. A more detailed post on the same topic for those interested: http://thecleancoder.blogspot.com/2010/08/why-clojure.html