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by wiremine 4y ago
I really value my undergrad degree. I'm 20+ years out of college, and am thankful I went that route, for many of the reasons outlined in this post. I feel like most HN conversations about degrees downplay these sorts of benefits. That
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by wiremine 4y ago
That's fair. I see Basecamp as general project management tool, not a tool geared towards software development.
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by wiremine 4y ago
Jira is bloated. Full stop. It feels like there isn't a strong unified product vision for Jira. It's just trying to solve everything. It's all "just configurable." That likely is a selling point into Enterprises who
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by wiremine 4y ago
Somewhat related: I've been enjoying the series "For All Mankind" on Apple TV+. Really fun alt-history drama that explores these topics.
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by wiremine 4y ago
> Can I code on it yet? I (honestly) don't understand the appeal of writing code on an iPad. Feels like the Air or Macbook Pro already do that: a keyboard with a screen. I'd feel cramped if I had to develop on something like iP
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by wiremine 4y ago
Not to bad! I don't have a detailed analysis, but they were small. Maybe a few extra K over straight C code.
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by wiremine 4y ago
Off topic but related: I played around with getting Nim running on an Arduino. 1. I found a critical bug almost immediately, but Andreas fixed it within 24 hours, and was super helpful. 2. Once the issue was resolved, it was surprisingly st
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by wiremine 4y ago
Title is a bit misleading, since they're not actually using Zig the language.
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The Jargon File(catb.org)
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by wiremine 4y ago
I've always felt Rust completes more directly with something like C++. It's not nearly as expansive, but the mental space and use cases feel more C++-ish to me. Languages like Zig feels more like a replacement for C.
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by wiremine 4y ago
Agreed. Changes in post-pandemic behavior, prices increases, more competition, arguably decrease in quality, and no long-term contracts. Doesn't seem like rocket science why they're loosing customers.
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by wiremine 5y ago
Good point. That extends the ROI of the original investment, so it feels like a no brainer. The big assumption is the retrofit market. Is that something anyone is talking about? Is that something Waymo and the like will be offering? My poin
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by wiremine 5y ago
> I think when it really works it will be more like the transition from feature phones to smart phones. very very quick. If they actually work it's just too compelling. The definition of "very very quick" is important here
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by wiremine 5y ago
Agreed it is mostly nostalgia. But it _was_ a unique time: the internet was pretty new for many people, and not ubiquitous like it is today.
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by wiremine 5y ago
No, I didn't. I wonder if any of those episodes are still around?
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by wiremine 5y ago
I went to high school with CmdrTaco (Slashdot) and Nate (Everything2). I built sets for plays with Rob and was Nate's lab partner in AP Bio. Both were (are) brilliant guys, and super nice. Rob's sense of humor was one of a kind. (
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by wiremine 5y ago
> On the one side there’s no point in convincing the IT folks that what you’ve got to offer is awesome, if the OT folks don’t know about it. The OT folks are the ones doing the decisions. Everything in the OT world is pay-to-play. You’ll
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by wiremine 5y ago
Agreed. The emphasis on the "quitting" part always seemed odd to me. I guess it is catchier to say "The Great Resignation"? But that sounds like all these people are leaving their jobs and hiking the Appalachian Trail or
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by wiremine 5y ago
This is really insightful. Makes me wonder how this compares to other FAANG companies. Are there other essays that capture the on-the-ground experiences so well?
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by wiremine 5y ago
Exactly. The reasons to adopt (or not adopt) cloud, like any technology, should revolve around business questions, not technical ones. Of course, technical ones are critical to business success, so you can't ignore them, but they are s
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by wiremine 5y ago
"Just how many satellites can we fill space with" That's the (honest) question I have. Articles like this pop up from time to time on HN, but it's hard to tell how big a problem this is. What's the reasonable upper
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by wiremine 5y ago
Agreed, I should clarify that in my original comment.
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by wiremine 5y ago
> When Knuth wrote that quote, he meant something very specific with the word optimization: low level micro optimizations. Sure, but that isn't to say his advice can't be applied in other contexts. Applying optimizations before
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by wiremine 5y ago
SpinDance | Senior Cloud, ML and Mobile Engineers | Remote & West Michigan | SpinDance.com SpinDance is a software consultancy focused on the Internet of Things. We work with Fortune 500s, start ups, and everyone in between to bring IoT
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by wiremine 5y ago
Although it doesn't cover the iPod, the book "Creative Selection" is a great window into Apple's process (at least at the time) https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37638098-creative-sel.
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by wiremine 5y ago
Imagination and diversity of experience are some other factors. I.e., the ability to imagine new combinations of disparate ideas, gained through a variety of unique experiences. You could argue Einstein's imagination, coupled with his
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by wiremine 5y ago
I've mastered about a dozen and can read another dozen or so. I have the same problem you're describing, but it tends to be with languages I haven't used in a while. I've also resigned myself to be ok with googling a lot
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by wiremine 5y ago
It's always a trade off of time and space, especially for dynamic languages. Glad the flag is there, and it will be interesting to see more real-world data once it's out in the wild.
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by wiremine 5y ago
Fun discussion, but it just a lot of "inside baseball"? Is there a wider-ranging purpose to denoting it Nim is a compiler or a transpiler?
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by wiremine 5y ago
This is great! I've wondered if Nim could be the foundation for a sort of "next-generation" Arduino. It's easy to learn, compiles to small binaries, and can wrap a ton of existing C code. My experiments taught me wrappin

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