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by zoom6628 10y ago
Great read. I learnt to program at high school(mid 70s) on hand punched cards (paper-clips are amazing tools!) in Portran. Took to local bank each lunchtime to get processed. Dabbled with Algol/W learnt the same way and then at uni use
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by zoom6628 10y ago
The paper is far more interesting for its informative background on the the use of the character sets in CJK region.
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Brilliant! This will be a huge help to aspiring programmers. The PDF link i used to send to people and now i can point them to this. Oh and i might spend a few hours doing some of it myself - old dog learning new tricks.
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Good point. How about SlackMon ....sounds a bit rasta but its to the point. Looks like nice tool .... now if i could only get the company to use Slack instead of Skype+email!
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Just for kicks the back of my iPhone is plastered with EFF stickers. And I live in China :-D
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Denver was a hive of software startup activity back in 90s. I flew in there to look at a company in 1992 o behalf of my employer (Geac at that time, based in Markham, Ontario, I was based at a subsdiary FACT in New Zealand). My lasting impr
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Very happy to see someone keep an editor going as a commercial product for so many years. I think this is a good example of 'craft'. There are a few gems out there that once you stumble over them, they become part of your toolbo
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by zoom6628 10y ago
@gutnor has very salient point - China started from nothing and have to create everything....and i mean everything. That 'greenfield' means no existing infra to be replaced/removed which has its own costs. infra building in C
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by zoom6628 10y ago
These are amazing. All kudos to the authors. This is what CS courses should start with.
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by zoom6628 10y ago
LOL
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Prevent ads from blocking other ads is what is most likely about. Thats my reading of the promulgation here http://www.saic.gov.cn/zwgk/zyfb/zjl/xxzx/201607/t20160708_1... They key is in 'other
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by zoom6628 10y ago
For me to do lists are waste of time. I use Wunderlist to keep lists of things that i might do/read/work on sometime in future. I use my calendar for things that must happen. None of this is a way to 'solve' procrastin
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by zoom6628 10y ago
I forgot mention Python as a learning langage that is also widely used for getting stuff done. Of all the languages i mentioned it is cool. Ive been using it since 2001 - about the same time as i last used Delphi for work.
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Learn Pascal on an Osborne-1. First project was a device driver - a classroom project no less! Having coded in lots of languages since then, I like Pascal for its structure, its rigour, and uncomplicated binaries and installation. I dont m
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Below are the things for me that "just work" day in, day out: IM - Telegram(all),WhatsApp(all) PhoneOS - BB10 Hub Web - Safari(mac) Find Files - AgentRansack(Win), powershell(Win), Alfred(mac),Win-S(Win8/10),'find'
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by zoom6628 10y ago
Some comments about comments and the code: 1. The URL shortener is just a demonstration of the framework being used. For a POC/MVP i would not expect it to be the most reliable code on the planet. Im ok with that. 2. The WAFer framew
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by zoom6628 11y ago
Trevelyan advise spot on about startup local company. Fight on their own turf and it also opens new market for you. With locals on side you can also do better quality research on competitors. Take kev6168 advice and do your paperwork: trade
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by zoom6628 11y ago
Brilliant, witty and on-the-nail correct. Wish i had read this 30+ years ago. Required reading for those considering a startup or a career.
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by zoom6628 11y ago
One of the best written blogs out there. This guy should be writing books - they would be hilarious and informative.
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by zoom6628 13y ago
You should be worrying about plateau in your mind set long before you worry about the pay aspect. Yes we all need income of some sort. Start with living within your means, and then follow what interests you as best you can. Im 51 years old
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by zoom6628 14y ago
Helping my son with his PhD project. If it works then we have something to help the world.....what more motivation does one need :-)