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by x1 14y ago
It does, but it's a lousy approach. Some_Developer "m104, I screwed up the system because I pushed out the development build on production." m104 "Well Some_Developer, next time you make a list or you're fired, you should be kicking yoursel
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by x1 14y ago
I disagree. I haven't worked in XAML for a few years and I wouldn't recommend it on almost any application (unless a windows specific desktop). But the only reasons I don't recommend it is because it is windows specific. Aside from that the
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by x1 14y ago
Consoles was never just about big scenes/epic scenery or people having fun together. Starting from nintendo up to PS2 there was plenty of casual games (think tetris). If consoles are going to be limited to epic games then investing in conso
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by x1 14y ago
http://bcrypt-ruby.rubyforge.org/ - last updated 2009 http://www.mindrot.org/projects/jBCrypt/ - last updated 2010 http://bcrypt.sourceforge.net/ - updated 2002 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=601408 - bcrypt is now obsolete ht
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by x1 14y ago
huh, I have a linked in account that I don't check often and my password was on that list. Luckily it was specific to linkedin. I don't believe this is just a small percentage of users. Oh and I never received an email like the blog states
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by x1 14y ago
Well.. they do have quite a list of possibilities to piggy back off ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_fish_names ) that could reduce confusion but still maintain similarity.
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by x1 14y ago
Most of the defeated older programmers I've talked to feel that it is a young person's game and they don't want to have to relearn something new and come back as a junior. Quite often it seems like something simple that that is holding them
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by x1 14y ago
Yeah, I don't want to weigh in the JavaScript side of things but I've worked with a ton of "large" Java applications. All of them have been large because... > Everything must be an interface/impl/dao/controller so you get 4 files + hibe
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by x1 14y ago
I wonder how the article reads if you %s/twenty/fifty/g. I've known older programmers who have been self-described "unemployable" for several years now.
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by x1 14y ago
I was looking at this earlier as a little nethack player
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by x1 14y ago
Great idea... but did you let them know ahead of time? I'd hate to do a phone interview and then realize I'm building a web app over my weekend trip to Chicago.
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by x1 14y ago
I wouldn't, I would apply something like this http://www.passwordmeter.com/ and show the user how secure or insecure their password is. Depending on the service they are using maybe only allow passwords at Strong or better but base that o
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by x1 14y ago
Yeah. As someone who prefers passwords in the 12-24 character length I get really annoyed when a site comes back and tells me my password isn't good enough because it doesn't follow various rules. Oh you really think someone is going to bru
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by x1 14y ago
> Is oblivious to how many times their cubicle-mate has gone for coffee, the bathroom, or the hospital > Substantial refactoring on the eve of a deadline > Fondness for films directed by Stanley Kubrick > Commits changes to
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by x1 14y ago
The thing I find interesting is this simple task highlights a constant problem with programming: clarification. Looking at the utf8 example, who wins, the fewest bytes or the fewest characters? It's always those little details that tend to
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by x1 14y ago
Scrollbars really need work. Seems like a clunky way to navigate Basically you are showing just the pure output of data, which is great, but you need to incorporate a way for users to choose to filter this data. Usecase: I'm trying to decid
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by x1 14y ago
Don't forget anyone who is pregnant or who might have a pregnant spouse.
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by x1 14y ago
This has nothing to do with Linus... feel free to ignore. A few years ago, oh hell looks like more than a decade ago, I was working with a brand new project manager. This guy was pretty fresh, saw the world "manager" and got all glossy eye'
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by x1 14y ago
Case in point: My current smartphone is at the manufacturer getting repaired, it has been 3 weeks now. In the meantime I picked up one of those cheap-as-all-hell-pay-as-you-go-phones... In three weeks I've needed to charge it one time... co
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by x1 14y ago
You mean like Sid Meier and Chris Sawyer?
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by x1 14y ago
I think we're arguing the same points. We both seem to agree that your run-of-the-mill Java programmer working for the autozone website is not a complicated position. We both seem to agree that your run-of-the-mill UI/UX person working for
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by x1 14y ago
I'm not sure where you got that I was a "UI guy", with that said you sound terribly defensive about your work and your abilities. It is almost as if you are insulted because you believe what you work on requires an advanced intellect. That'
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by x1 14y ago
>let's not trivialize the difficulty of programming in general No, let's trivialize it. What exactly do you do on a daily basis? Give me an example of a task that you worked on that took a lifetime to master. Something that you could on
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by x1 14y ago
I think you are going a bit over the top with regards to the complexity of what it is we do. There are plenty of other careers ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater ) that require both creative and technical thought. Does our position