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True | [deleted] | null | Does your university have a career fair? I got my first summer internship through that, basically by talking to a bunch of companies there and passing my resume around. And check company websites and whatnot. I'm not too familiar with the job market for physicists, especially if you want to do physics-related stuff. Ma... | null | 0 | 1319913688 | False | 0 | c2vg7rw | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vg7rw | t1_c2vg2gc | null | 1427800330 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | wolf550e | null | I keep linking to it: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/l0838/played_around_this_weekend_with_a_concept_for/c2op3ur | null | 0 | 1319913906 | False | 0 | c2vg8oe | t3_ltawx | null | t1_c2vg8oe | t3_ltawx | null | 1427800341 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | BrooksMoses | null | Well, yes -- when a company outsources a cost center, it becomes a profit center for the contracting company that they contract to.
So, indeed, contract work such as you're doing is one way to do "cost center" types of work but for a profit center. It's not a bad way to do it. | null | 0 | 1319913928 | False | 0 | c2vg8rl | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vg8rl | t1_c2vefyk | null | 1427800342 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MaxGene | null | byobu == tmux + macros. It's just a preconfigured screen that masks some F# keys. | null | 0 | 1319913932 | False | 0 | c2vg8s2 | t3_lrn80 | null | t1_c2vg8s2 | t1_c2v8duv | null | 1427800342 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | noir_lord | null | Binary Astronaut? | null | 0 | 1319913992 | False | 0 | c2vg91c | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vg91c | t1_c2vfyl3 | null | 1427800345 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Fabien4 | null | >many businesses are too ignorant to tell if you're well documenting stuff or not
Protip: Doxygen is absolutely great for creating hundreds of pages of completely useless documentation. | null | 0 | 1319914171 | False | 0 | c2vg9rd | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vg9rd | t1_c2veybw | null | 1427800355 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Rhomboid | null | I am a programmer. I'm also a person that understands that language is not hyper-literal and words change meaning over time.
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True | swiz0r | null | They actually paid me in the priceless bones of saints. | null | 0 | 1319914256 | False | 0 | c2vga40 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vga40 | t1_c2vepfi | null | 1427800359 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | trisight | null | I read this in Kenny Power's voice... only at the end I added, "YOU'RE FUCKIN' OUT! I'M FUCKIN' IN!" | null | 0 | 1319914326 | False | 0 | c2vgadt | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgadt | t1_c2vdlpl | null | 1427800366 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | brews | null | Agreed. Right now, I am the single magic-wielding, truth-talker who can make or break your business world. | null | 0 | 1319914579 | False | 0 | c2vgbdh | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgbdh | t1_c2veu87 | null | 1427800387 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apathy | null | of course not, he's looking to hire cogs.
If you want to think for yourself start your own business or work with people that expect you to think independently. He has a point though -- bravado is no substitute for knowledge. At least saying "I haven't done that since I was an undergraduate, I'd have to look it up" i... | null | 0 | 1319914612 | False | 0 | c2vgbis | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgbis | t1_c2vf7bi | null | 1427800378 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apathy | null | If not getting fired is your only goal, then yes, that's a happy ending.
If satisfaction with your existence is your goal, it might not be.
| null | 0 | 1319914705 | False | 0 | c2vgbw9 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgbw9 | t1_c2ve6mp | null | 1427800395 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apathy | null | There is rarely enough time to write things perfectly the first time (and you'll usually be wrong about what counts as "perfect" anyways). The trick is to ignore the bits that don't matter and fix the ones that do, before you go into wide release. So far, this has worked well for me.
_Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien._ | null | 0 | 1319914842 | False | 0 | c2vgchp | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgchp | t1_c2vexlw | null | 1427800396 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319915247 | False | 0 | c2vge7i | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vge7i | t1_c2vfxq4 | null | 1427800414 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apathy | null | > His papers are interesting and useful, not just showing off for other academics.
always a good sign of a non-PhD... rare is the PhD who can still do this properly and with enthusiasm. It's such a soul-crushing process...
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True | [deleted] | null | This just confirms that there is always one more way to do C++. "C with classes" still works if you need classes. | null | 0 | 1319915358 | False | 0 | c2vgep7 | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgep7 | t1_c2vfow3 | null | 1427800420 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geocar | null | That's not true. If your stopwatch is sensitive enough, you can use the timing of branch mispredictions to calculate how many characters are correct.
Adding a small random wait during each password check will defeat this particular attack, but you must understand there [still remain other attacks](http://syhw.posterou... | null | 0 | 1319915367 | False | 0 | c2vgeqd | t3_lq2mm | null | t1_c2vgeqd | t1_c2uqpgm | null | 1427800420 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | We're not getting the full story here. What were you being hired to do and what were you asked during the interview when you said you liked to program? | null | 0 | 1319915571 | False | 0 | c2vgfjp | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgfjp | t1_c2vd9wp | null | 1427800432 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apathy | null | > The scientific method, rigorous documentation and the peer review process
Peer review is so badly broken in most fields it's not even funny. arXiv is one way that such fluffery is finessed, but let's face it, peer review is broken. Retractions would be much rarer if it were not.
Rigorous documentation in aca... | null | 0 | 1319915626 | False | 0 | c2vgfsb | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgfsb | t1_c2vdt0r | null | 1427800439 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Yeah, and the bit about "your fellow programmers aren't your friends" is a bit misleading. The guy doing the interviewing BS'ing with you about WoW isn't just "establish professional rapport," he's making sure you're someone he wants to work with. You have to be with your coworkers 8 hours a day, nobody wants to spen... | null | 0 | 1319915849 | False | 0 | c2vggoo | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vggoo | t1_c2vd5ws | null | 1427800457 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319915883 | False | 0 | c2vggtr | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vggtr | t1_c2vfohp | null | 1427800452 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Dunge | null | This is stupid. | null | 0 | 1319915952 | False | 0 | c2vgh3b | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgh3b | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800456 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Ch3t | null | At GA Tech the jokes goes: EE, ME, IE, IM, I'm out. (IM: Industrial Management) | null | 0 | 1319916289 | False | 0 | c2vgif5 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgif5 | t1_c2ve7ar | null | 1427800469 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | gospelwut | null | I'm not sure if you're evil or brilliant (or both). | null | 0 | 1319916290 | False | 0 | c2vgiff | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgiff | t1_c2vg9rd | null | 1427800469 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | The blob physics is done by using points connected to each other with springs. Springs are pretty easy to simulate. [Here's a website that goes over it](http://gafferongames.com/game-physics/spring-physics/). When a point touches the edge of the page it becomes attached, until the forces acting on it become higher than... | null | 0 | 1319916293 | False | 0 | c2vgig5 | t3_ls4uq | null | t1_c2vgig5 | t1_c2v8osk | null | 1427800469 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 64bittechie | null | whoo..! javaone :P | null | 0 | 1319916354 | False | 0 | c2vgip1 | t3_lsyrc | null | t1_c2vgip1 | t3_lsyrc | null | 1427800472 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319916389 | False | 0 | c2vgiu8 | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgiu8 | t1_c2vfohp | null | 1427800476 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | woof404 | null | I prefer my static checking, thank you very much. | null | 0 | 1319916444 | False | 0 | c2vgj2l | t3_lryla | null | t1_c2vgj2l | t3_lryla | null | 1427800477 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | The C++11 Standard requires this - the previous standards only said that it "should" be the case. | null | 0 | 1319916708 | False | 0 | c2vgk41 | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgk41 | t1_c2vfohp | null | 1427800493 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | doot | null | If I remember correctly, ASP uses <% %> tags, with a <%= tag denoting "print" rather than "evaluate". Not sure about the Date.year part, though. | null | 0 | 1319916716 | False | 0 | c2vgk5a | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgk5a | t1_c2vfqhw | null | 1427800493 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aazav | null | This is one of the best things I have not finished reading. | null | 0 | 1319916786 | False | 0 | c2vgkfc | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgkfc | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800496 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aazav | null | I had a Vice President like this once. In fact, in my last job. | null | 0 | 1319916830 | False | 0 | c2vgkm0 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgkm0 | t1_c2vfwcw | null | 1427800498 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aazav | null | You're not getting it. | null | 0 | 1319916869 | False | 0 | c2vgkre | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgkre | t1_c2vff8m | null | 1427800500 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | zelf0gale | null | While working yourself out of job sucks for you, it is great for the organization. I think the trick is to find an organization that is:
* Big enough to give you a new job
* Or leaves you connected and respected to get a new better job
* Or that you have a large equity stake in
* Or serves a purpose beyond profit ... | null | 0 | 1319916870 | False | 0 | c2vgkri | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgkri | t1_c2veybw | null | 1427800500 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pipocaQuemada | null | http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2158050/what-are-the-alternative-of-monads-to-use-io-in-pure-functional-programming
There's also Iteratee based IO, which isn't mentioned in the SO discussion. You can read more about that on (Oleg's website)[http://okmij.org/ftp/Streams.html]. This is what a number of modern Haske... | null | 0 | 1319916933 | False | 0 | c2vgl04 | t3_ls1zz | null | t1_c2vgl04 | t1_c2v5cr4 | null | 1427800503 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Interesting. Exactly like ERB. Date.year is standard Ruby (or maybe Rails) stuff. | null | 0 | 1319917099 | False | 0 | c2vglq6 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vglq6 | t1_c2vgk5a | null | 1427800512 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Alexis_ | null | my god, that thing is sloooooooow (but full of cool stuff) | null | 0 | 1319917391 | False | 0 | c2vgmxg | t3_ltc8w | null | t1_c2vgmxg | t3_ltc8w | null | 1427800527 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | answerguru | null | > It is simply not your job to think about money.
Bullshit. If you cost a company money, which is the converse of saving money, your ass will be handed to you with a pink slip.
It's always about saving money for the company. If you write code that is released and is deficient in some manner, you have cost them m... | null | 0 | 1319917398 | False | 0 | c2vgmyo | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgmyo | t1_c2vf3yo | null | 1427800528 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lightcatcher | null | This is one theoretical huge upside of "the cloud", but looking at AWS in particular, its been down for several hours several times this year. I don't think downtime is really that big of a difference between cloud services and dedicated hardware. | null | 0 | 1319917428 | False | 0 | c2vgn3s | t3_lrnvt | null | t1_c2vgn3s | t1_c2v4gt6 | null | 1427800530 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Manitcor | null | This is one of the things I think he is a bit wrong in. With the exception of larger companies or companies with lots of cross-technology integration needs then people are not going to really consider you for a python job if you have never touched it no matter how good you are.
Yes you can do the networking thing to ... | null | 0 | 1319917508 | False | 0 | c2vgnfj | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgnfj | t1_c2vd5ws | null | 1427800534 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aaronla | null | To the author: thanks for making a kindle version! | null | 0 | 1319917565 | False | 0 | c2vgnoe | t3_ltawx | null | t1_c2vgnoe | t3_ltawx | null | 1427800537 | 17 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | zelf0gale | null | Even if it was a correct interpretation, I count three close friends who pursued advanced degrees for visa reasons.
It isn't racist to point out that immigrating to the US is really hard and academia is one way to ease that process. | null | 0 | 1319917629 | False | 0 | c2vgnyd | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgnyd | t1_c2ve17g | null | 1427800541 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Manitcor | null | Actually the best thing to do is to "unemploy" yourself. Think it sounds crazy. If you do your job smartly you can bring things up in such a way that your skills aren't needed. This is not a bad thing actually, this is your selling point into promotions or new jobs. | null | 0 | 1319917694 | False | 0 | c2vgo7a | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgo7a | t1_c2vdb65 | null | 1427800544 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | johnmudd | null | I described myself as a programmer while being interviewed in a jury pool. The guy just before me had described himself as a software engineer. The lawyer asked me what's the difference. I told him it was an source of great debate. I spent the next three weeks in the jury box. | null | 0 | 1319917699 | False | 0 | c2vgo8d | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgo8d | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800544 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | I_TYPE_IN_ALL_CAPS | null | ADVOCATING THE OVERUSE OF 'AUTO' AND USING PIMPL IN AN EXAMPLE. IF THAT'S MODERN C++, I'M OUT.
EDIT: AH, /R/PROGRAMMING. DOWNVOTES WITH NO RESPONSE, AND BANDWAGONING DOUCHEBAGGERY. STAY CLASSY, NERDS. | null | 0 | 1319917758 | True | 0 | c2vgogl | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgogl | t3_lt22c | null | 1427800547 | -13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | zelf0gale | null | I push rope all the time. | null | 0 | 1319917844 | False | 0 | c2vgosu | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgosu | t1_c2vew5a | null | 1427800552 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | RealJon | null | Don't listen to this. There's plenty of companies out there who work on hard, interesting computer science problems. This is mostly due to the rise of the internet, which magnifies software value much more efficiently than before, and to AI, which allows software to tackle higher-value problems. I work for one of these... | null | 0 | 1319917854 | False | 0 | c2vgou3 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgou3 | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800552 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | theillustratedlife | null | Refresh my memory - have they been globally unavailable, or just unavailable in say Virginia?
If you can teach your systems how to automatically respawn themselves, you can rematerialize in a matter of minutes in California, Singapore, Ireland, etc. when Virginia goes down. | null | 0 | 1319917966 | False | 0 | c2vgpal | t3_lrnvt | null | t1_c2vgpal | t1_c2vgn3s | null | 1427800558 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | zelf0gale | null | I'd agree, with the qualification that the idea of a "real world" is the problem. Academia is still an industry with a fair number of specific quirks. But every other industry has their own share as well. | null | 0 | 1319917966 | False | 0 | c2vgpao | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgpao | t1_c2veb6l | null | 1427800558 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SuperGrade | null | I was told once, you have to be *more* than a programmer.
Don't let being reminded of this make you think it justifies being *less* than a programmer. | null | 0 | 1319918045 | False | 0 | c2vgplc | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgplc | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800562 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nexes300 | null | The question is, how much does that translate to on a yearly basis? | null | 0 | 1319918067 | False | 0 | c2vgpo9 | t3_lqz9i | null | t1_c2vgpo9 | t1_c2uwcco | null | 1427800563 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Poddster | null | At the top of this page, just under the words "reddit" and "programming" you'll find this:
>Addictive and sticky HTML5 experiment (spielzeugz.de)
But that's the fault of the OP. As for the website, the URL is: www.spielzeugz.de/**html5**/sticky-thing/
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True | zelf0gale | null | Anybody want to chime in on the following quote?
> Events in your industry, such as conferences or academic symposia which get seen by non-academics, are one. User groups are another. Keep in mind that user groups draw a very different crowd than industry conferences and optimize accordingly.
I'm not sure the au... | null | 0 | 1319918127 | False | 0 | c2vgpwq | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgpwq | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800566 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | killerstorm | null | I mean programmer does what he is ordered to do. It is a duty of other people to think what customers need, how to implement it etc.
Code deficiencies and lack of thereof depend on skill. Do you really think that thinking about money makes code better? | null | 0 | 1319918143 | False | 0 | c2vgpym | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgpym | t1_c2vgmyo | null | 1427800567 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | UniversityOfMad | null | Having worked in various large corporations, this guy has little to no fucking clue what he's talking about.
This line especially: "There’s nothing wrong with this, by the way. You’re in the business of unemploying people. If you think that is unfair, go back to school and study something that doesn’t matter."
Jus... | null | 0 | 1319918385 | False | 0 | c2vgqx3 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgqx3 | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800579 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Gamma746 | null | Quality assurance is definitely involved with development. If you include that, then about half of their openings are related to development. | null | 0 | 1319918396 | False | 0 | c2vgqz4 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgqz4 | t1_c2vetdc | null | 1427800580 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | NateTheGreat26 | null | Aren't I? He's basically saying you have to kiss ass and do shit you don't want to do to succeed in the business. | null | 0 | 1319918868 | False | 0 | c2vgswu | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgswu | t1_c2vgkre | null | 1427800607 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ichae | null | > Now when it exists, people need to prepare exam questions in machine digestable format and to add them into the system, then check correctness etc. (Guess what, doing this for thousands of questions with formulas and shit is hard.)
This is the *real* goal of eliminating "employment". You are freeing up time that... | null | 0 | 1319918961 | False | 0 | c2vgtbi | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgtbi | t1_c2vdxhx | null | 1427800611 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319919272 | False | 0 | c2vgukm | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgukm | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800693 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | UniversityOfMad | null | This dude is an idiot. When you acquire a job at the mega-corporation you don't write a letter to HR telling them what your title is. You fucking receive it.
Bottom-line about a job: If you have enough value for a company, you will remain. Value can be anything from output, charm, quota-filling ethnicity, blackmai... | null | 0 | 1319919278 | False | 0 | c2vgulg | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgulg | t1_c2vdzc0 | null | 1427800694 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319919376 | 1416184470 | 0 | c2vgv00 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgv00 | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800699 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | No, no, no. You don't always eventually have to call a constructor. Many things can be described without the concept of "new". If they can then they should because superfluous words obfuscate meaning, like this...
new Number //=> Number(0)
new Number(2) + new Number(3) //=> 5
2 + 3 //=> 5
There a... | null | 0 | 1319919414 | False | 0 | c2vgv5o | t3_lr1g7 | null | t1_c2vgv5o | t1_c2v4h8m | null | 1427800701 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ether_reddit | null | > Don't be a programmer for a non software company.
I cannot disagree more. At a software company, you can't usually eliminate five people's jobs with a simple script, or if you do, you've created hard feelings because others will worry that their job is next.
Whereas at any other company, if you just achieved th... | null | 0 | 1319919573 | False | 0 | c2vgvs3 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgvs3 | t1_c2vdiva | null | 1427800709 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Juris_LV | null | Very good article,
>Networking: it isn’t just for TCP packets :D | null | 0 | 1319919581 | False | 0 | c2vgvtg | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgvtg | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800711 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Game_Ender | null | Really, that phrase for me means: "Don't try to enjoy your work, it's just a necessary evil you have to endure indoor to acquire the money you need for fun in your non-work time".
I feel like if that was how everyone in the world worked, progress would happen at glacial pace. My opinion is colored by the fact that ... | null | 0 | 1319919611 | False | 0 | c2vgvxw | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgvxw | t1_c2vexig | null | 1427800712 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mcandre | null | > Intuition is a lie.
Yes, yes, how _postmodern_ of you. Now back to reality.
Intuition is an important part of a language, one that is created by consistency. The more consistent, the more intuitive, the less time spent Googling obscure syntax. Consistency and intuitiveness are even more important when you're imp... | null | 0 | 1319919625 | False | 0 | c2vgvzp | t3_lpmaq | null | t1_c2vgvzp | t1_c2v4jwt | null | 1427800712 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jacobb11 | null | I have found that I can always pick up the domain knowledge (often from domain experts who don't know software), and it's different for every project. Unless you really want to spend your life on something specific, domain knowledge is quite secondary.
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True | mcandre | null | If you like digging through manuals twice for every single feature, kudos. I like being able to pick up a language and run far with it before resorting to the tedium of documentation. | null | 0 | 1319919726 | False | 0 | c2vgwfe | t3_lpmaq | null | t1_c2vgwfe | t1_c2uymzk | null | 1427800718 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | I guess the point I'm trying to make is I'd rather debug C then C++, python over php, and anything over perl. | null | 0 | 1319919731 | False | 0 | c2vgwg6 | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgwg6 | t1_c2vfemf | null | 1427800727 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | wozer | null | Does anyone know whether it works with PyQt applications?
I'm not sure whether PyQt allows to use a debug build of Qt... | null | 0 | 1319919808 | True | 0 | c2vgwrv | t3_lsa74 | null | t1_c2vgwrv | t3_lsa74 | null | 1427800724 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | reventlov | null | It does not appear to have anything to do with canvas. You're using setTimeout(), which is clamped to take at least 100ms or so in Chrome. Use requestAnimationFrame() for animations. (That's currently vendor-prefixed, unfortunately :-/) | null | 0 | 1319919881 | False | 0 | c2vgx2u | t3_lrg7f | null | t1_c2vgx2u | t1_c2v2d03 | null | 1427800728 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rongenre | null | I'm of the opinion that an "XXX-er who can program" is of much higher value than a "Programmer in the XXX-line-of-business." Yes, including the XXX-biz. | null | 0 | 1319919937 | False | 0 | c2vgxce | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgxce | t3_lsyok | null | 1427800732 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ether_reddit | null | I've seen this happen several times. However, people are kept around not deliberately so they have someone handy for the round of layoffs, but because letting someone go individually (vs. in a group) is a huge gong show with the HR department: they demand competency reviews monthly for several months, detailed guidelin... | null | 0 | 1319919995 | False | 0 | c2vgxle | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgxle | t1_c2ve7g1 | null | 1427800734 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bstamour | null | In some cases when you copy an object, the object you are copying from is temporary and will be destroyed soon (it will never again need to be accessed.)
For example, if you create a vector on the stack in some function, and then return that vector from the function, after the function has finished, that vector is go... | null | 0 | 1319920228 | False | 0 | c2vgykk | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgykk | t1_c2vfk5s | null | 1427800748 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | theICEBear_dk | null | Yes and no. In many cases it might and I would be on the fence about those for example:
std::shared_ptr<DataObject> d = system->getDataObject();
can be more readable than:
auto d = system->getDataObject();
but usually the call signature is clear enough or even better you're working with an IDE l... | null | 0 | 1319920280 | False | 0 | c2vgys5 | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgys5 | t1_c2vf2lv | null | 1427800750 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ether_reddit | null | > Maybe making simplest CRUD apps for tons of money is a dream job for you, but I, personally, like programming interesting things
I program CRUD apps, and I do it in interesting ways with interesting and pioneering tools to make it an interesting job. Just because it is a CRUD app at its core doesn't mean that it... | null | 0 | 1319920292 | False | 0 | c2vgytk | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgytk | t1_c2vdzc0 | null | 1427800750 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bstamour | null | Because the language got a lot safer and easier to use? | null | 0 | 1319920327 | False | 0 | c2vgyz1 | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgyz1 | t1_c2vfow3 | null | 1427800751 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | can you get that published, because theres some quality beereviewing going on in this thread | null | 0 | 1319920381 | False | 0 | c2vgz7b | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgz7b | t1_c2ve31q | null | 1427800754 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ccondon | null | Yup, because _everything_ is better with gc... | null | 0 | 1319920389 | False | 0 | c2vgz8c | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vgz8c | t1_c2veszu | null | 1427800755 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ichae | null | > "In the real world, picking up a new language takes a few weeks of effort".
>
> I'm going to take the opposite position on that one. Writing code is hard, and the hard bits are the wonky parts.
Agreed. In my experience, one thing that makes you an expert at something is becoming intimately acquainted with ... | null | 0 | 1319920397 | False | 0 | c2vgz9g | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgz9g | t1_c2vdt0r | null | 1427800755 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319920472 | False | 0 | c2vgzk5 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vgzk5 | t1_c2vesuo | null | 1427800758 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Ultrarunning? Really? Try a real sport man. | null | 0 | 1319920625 | False | 0 | c2vh08q | t3_ltawx | null | t1_c2vh08q | t3_ltawx | null | 1427800768 | -29 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ether_reddit | null | Agreed - I've seen programmers do amazing things that directly result in reduction of costs or increases to revenue and let someone else take all the credit for it, because they were utterly unable to market themselves. This is why the author emphasizes the importance of communication skills. | null | 0 | 1319920671 | False | 0 | c2vh0fk | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh0fk | t1_c2vfxug | null | 1427800770 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1319921188 | False | 0 | c2vh2lg | t3_lthpe | null | t1_c2vh2lg | t3_lthpe | null | 1427800805 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ivix | null | Because you didn't answer the question. | null | 0 | 1319921244 | False | 0 | c2vh2u4 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh2u4 | t1_c2ve963 | null | 1428185342 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | killerstorm | null | I didn't say that CRUD apps are simple. I was referencing this part of article:
> ...for a savings of $250,000 a year. It does not matter to the company that the reporting form is the world’s simplest CRUD app...
Yep, I know it is possible to make them in an interesting way, for example, implementing a compiler w... | null | 0 | 1319921285 | False | 0 | c2vh2zz | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh2zz | t1_c2vgytk | null | 1427800811 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | simonask | null | C++ has pretty good tools available for it, but otherwise I agree — I don't see how the design of PHP or Perl impacts the lack of debuggers for those languages, though. ;) | null | 0 | 1319921394 | True | 0 | c2vh3gf | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vh3gf | t1_c2vgwg6 | null | 1427800818 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | abadidea | null | Because programming is one of those hobbies that is something that almost anyone IN the hobby can make money off of... unlike, say, music, where the economy just can't support that. Lots of talented musicians will never make a dime off of their art. Programming though, is something that is a primary or secondary skill ... | null | 0 | 1319921500 | False | 0 | c2vh3xs | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh3xs | t1_c2vfybm | null | 1428185336 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | chrisohara | null | Just a bit of fun / proof of concept. C absolutely shouldn't be used like this, but isn't anyone curious to see what's possible? | null | 0 | 1319921550 | False | 0 | c2vh45i | t3_lthpe | null | t1_c2vh45i | t1_c2vh2lg | null | 1427800832 | 17 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | noreallyimthepope | null | I thought your default reaction to anything was... Well...
You *are* Steve Ballmer's cousin, after all. | null | 0 | 1319921579 | False | 0 | c2vh49j | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh49j | t1_c2ve1g4 | null | 1427800834 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | noreallyimthepope | null | Did you just... How did you... Where's my pants? | null | 0 | 1319921627 | False | 0 | c2vh4h3 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh4h3 | t1_c2vecxf | null | 1427800836 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | glassFractals | null | Yeah, Ogg Vorbis is quite good as far as lossy formats go.
The thing that always gets me though when it comes to audio formats is that other than streaming and phones/portables, I see no reason -not- to use lossless codecs. Lossless audio takes up a very small amount of space relative to todays' storage standards. I... | null | 0 | 1319921715 | False | 0 | c2vh4v9 | t3_lrp9c | null | t1_c2vh4v9 | t1_c2vfzz7 | null | 1427800838 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | This is a fallacious argument because no two people will have the exact same skill set and experience. Either the guy with experience in python is better for the position or he is not.
The decision will likely come down to a number of factors and his experience in python is only one point to his advantage. If the ... | null | 0 | 1319921818 | False | 0 | c2vh59v | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh59v | t1_c2vefr9 | null | 1427800855 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Game_Ender | null | That is true, Java stagnated for a long enough that C# could reached feature parity then exceed it. A long time C# developer just needs a list of things that java doesn't support, and then has to learn the difference between import semantics and they should be good to go. | null | 0 | 1319921947 | False | 0 | c2vh5te | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh5te | t1_c2vgzk5 | null | 1427800851 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MarshallBanana | null | What. | null | 0 | 1319922037 | False | 0 | c2vh66y | t3_ltawx | null | t1_c2vh66y | t1_c2vh08q | null | 1427800858 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Game_Ender | null | It's more about making APIs easier to use. Where things are not performance critical it's much easier to pass around a shared_ptr then mentally keep track of who really owns the object. | null | 0 | 1319922045 | False | 0 | c2vh67v | t3_lt22c | null | t1_c2vh67v | t1_c2vf6kq | null | 1427800858 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | glassFractals | null | Supposedly ALAC has multichannel support, but I know when I've tried to convert some 6 channel FLAC tracks to ALAC, it failed miserably. Perhaps that was just the transcoding utility I used?
Sorry, I can't help you too much with the second question. I've fiddled with Audacity a bit, but I'm more an audio consumer th... | null | 0 | 1319922122 | False | 0 | c2vh6i9 | t3_lrp9c | null | t1_c2vh6i9 | t1_c2v9fnm | null | 1427800866 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | That shit is sick. | null | 0 | 1319922188 | False | 0 | c2vh6s4 | t3_lthpe | null | t1_c2vh6s4 | t3_lthpe | null | 1427800871 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mifuyne | null | Out of your list of title suggestions, I think solution engineer sounds best. It's vague enough that you can apply for anything that involves problem solving :P | null | 0 | 1319922247 | False | 0 | c2vh70b | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh70b | t1_c2vfyl3 | null | 1427800881 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | I won't disagree there are benefits to being on the other side. I haven't been successful at it, personally. | null | 0 | 1319922274 | False | 0 | c2vh747 | t3_lsyok | null | t1_c2vh747 | t1_c2vgvs3 | null | 1427800873 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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