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by augustk 1y ago
If it is all lies, what could be the incentive for the women to make up a story like this? https://medium.com/@yifanxing/my-experience-with-sexual-hara...
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by augustk 1y ago
The same thing happened to Bertrand Meyer's language Eiffel.
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by augustk 1y ago
The interview "Discipline in Thought" is also quite interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLEOZO1GwVc
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by augustk 2y ago
No, "modules that hide design decisions" implies modular programming. I think schools should teach modular programming before object-oriented programming. Then this confusion wouldn't arise so often. For a small modular progr
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by augustk 2y ago
I wholeheartedly agree. When was progressive enhancement thrown out the window? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_enhancement
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by augustk 2y ago
I think it would be a good idea to define a subset of the current web technologies and make all important sites like banks, tax office etc. to adhere to this standard basic functionality. It also needs a logo which can be used on these site
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by augustk 2y ago
Prisons seem like good places to make these kind of studies.
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by augustk 2y ago
Please don't, that will compromise its reliability.
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by augustk 2y ago
MSYS2 is quite decent. I use it everyday at work where I have to use MS Windows. https://www.msys2.org/
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by augustk 2y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/Phobia/comments/webj9b/ai_generated...
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by augustk 2y ago
Regarding the artwork of two ducks: https://www.pixsy.com/image-licensing/correctly-attribute-im...
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by augustk 2y ago
I think what you mean here is that you are grateful that spreadsheet applications exist. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreadsheet
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by augustk 2y ago
This is proprietary (closed-source) software as far as I understand.
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by augustk 2y ago
"The current POSIX standard defines source code-level compatibility for only two programming languages: The C language (C99) and the command language (shell)." There is also a definition of AWK: https://pubs.opengroup.o
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by augustk 2y ago
Shouldn't there be a comma after "business"? I read it wrong the first time.
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by augustk 3y ago
I have never understood why web browser designers don't care to provide a default style sheet that makes unstyled web pages look nice i.e. with proper spacing of elements and sizes of headings etc.
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by augustk 3y ago
Wirth entered the chat: Procedures should do something. Functions should return something. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command%E2%80%93query_separati... By the way, I have never understood the practice of using a ver
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by augustk 3y ago
Oberon is another example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_(operating_system)
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by augustk 3y ago
Why do you expect a 26-year-old to be bald?
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by augustk 3y ago
I think programming is an basically an exercise in effective communication. Edsger Dijkstra said that "Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent
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by augustk 3y ago
What about people who are completely deaf since birth?
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by augustk 3y ago
Sorry, I used the wrong word. I had an iPhone-style switch in mind which slides when you tap it.
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by augustk 3y ago
One button one function if you ask Dieter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Rams#/media/File:Dieter... Although not standard, I'm thinking that a slider with a muted speaker icon to the left and a pl
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by augustk 3y ago
I don't think it threatens anyone, it may simply come across as pretentious.
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by augustk 3y ago
Pure declarative programming.
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by augustk 3y ago
AN APOSTROPHE IS MISSING.
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by augustk 3y ago
> It still amazes me how they can believe that putting all the guards in tens of nested ifs can be saner than a few extra returns at the top. On the other hand, if you have ten early returns your function should most likely be split into
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by augustk 3y ago
Am I the only one who thinks that code where declarations are mixed with statements is harder to read?
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by augustk 3y ago
Another source of error is that not all children are equally obsessed with candy.
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by augustk 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

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