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811.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Isn't the authoritarianism in the fact that the hardware you buy doesn't let you just install your own firmware? "Memory safety" has the word "safety" in it, but really it's just a tool to help developers
812.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Yeah, so someone could provide a malicious input like: (read-string "#=(launch-the-missiles)")
813.
by wtetzner 5y ago
See this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27691788
814.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Seems like giving time-based estimates just isn't feasible, though. Sure, for some types of problems it's not hard (though it feels like tasks that can be that easily estimated should probably be automated), but many are new/
815.
by wtetzner 5y ago
> Good estimates are critical to plan dependent activities and setting customer expectations. One of the things I dislike when I hear this is that it says nothing about the difficulty or cost of getting the estimates. Yes, good estimates
816.
by wtetzner 5y ago
> Not a mature engineering discipline. How many projects in mature engineering disciplines are accurately estimated? I get the sense that this is a general problem, even outside of software.
817.
by wtetzner 5y ago
I agree with the sentiment of not wanting to waste time on your OS, but I disagree that Windows solves the problem. A computer that reboots without my permission is not usable.
818.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Thanks, that worked.
819.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Yeah, that's the thing. It can be good to work hard , but not necessarily long hours, or long stretches without breaks. I never feel more productive than when I just got back from a vacation.
820.
by wtetzner 5y ago
ML supports encapsulation via modules and abstract types.
821.
by wtetzner 5y ago
> Find me someone on the street and ask them if these things are "cute but not essential". Non-technical people seem to actually do better on e.g. an iPad without overlapping windows.
822.
by wtetzner 5y ago
How do I get past this? > Your password is not unsafe
823.
Rustc_codegen_GCC: Progress Report #1(blog.antoyo.xyz)
3 points by wtetzner 5y ago|0 comments
824.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Under that definition, I can’t really think of any activity that isn’t labor.
825.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Maybe this is a step toward a new Windows Phone that is compatible with Android apps.
826.
by wtetzner 5y ago
A big part of the reason Windows Phone failed was a lack of a good app ecosystem. Maybe they’re working their way toward a new Windows Phone that is compatible with Android apps?
827.
by wtetzner 5y ago
I decided to just stop using Reddit a while ago. I can’t be bothered to use a website that is so hostile to being used.
828.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Not sure. I guess it shouldn't hurt anything though, since semicolon is the comment character.
829.
by wtetzner 5y ago
There isn't really even a good definition for "character" in unicode. There are code points, grapheme clusters, etc.
830.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Given that this is Hacker News, people might be interested in the implementation.
831.
by wtetzner 5y ago
I guess it depends on whether or not you want to work on the code of the tools, vs just use them.
832.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Do you have some sort of an SLA with Rust, stating that all of this work should already have been completed? It's a relatively new project, and will take time to catch up to existing languages in many areas. Neither C or C++ started wi
833.
by wtetzner 5y ago
> in the end, the better one will hopefully be adopted by the community. Or both. I mean, is there anything wrong with having multiple implementations of a language? They may each be better for different reasons.
834.
Oh Lord, Please Don’t Let Contracts Be Misunderstood [pdf](users.cs.northwestern.edu)
4 points by wtetzner 5y ago|0 comments
835.
by wtetzner 5y ago
It’s easier for every user to have to change their behavior/preferences/principles than it is for developers to test in a few browsers?
836.
by wtetzner 5y ago
I swear there was an alternative non-XML syntax for XSLT, but now my Google-Fu seems to be failing me. Maybe I was just imagining it.
837.
by wtetzner 5y ago
And Chez itself seems like a good candidate.
838.
by wtetzner 5y ago
--launch-the-missles
839.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Why would you ever validate the characters of a password on the login page? What a weird thing to do.
840.
by wtetzner 5y ago
Yeah, whether or not something is safe/good for you is a different question from whether or not it should be legal. If we banned everything that's bad for you, then vegetable oil should be illegal.

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