bogrollben

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by bogrollben 2mo ago
The arguments put forward are very weak, in my opinion. It made me depressed, not hopeful, as in: if this is all we have left, things are becoming desperate indeed. To elaborate, if coding is like art, it's the worst art there is. It&#
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by bogrollben 2mo ago
I have an older kindle and I can still load it with epubs by emailing the unique kindle address. I think there are other ways too, via USB for example. My understanding is that it's only downloading via the amazon kindle store that is
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by bogrollben 3mo ago
I have 3 teenagers and this claim seems plainly obvious to me.
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by bogrollben 3mo ago
This. Also, the feelings have become stronger as I age.
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by bogrollben 3mo ago
One thing I don't see talked about often is the fact that not all duplication is equal. Duplicated html/xml/markup does not equal template-based boiler plate, which does not equal almost everything else. I'm far more for
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by bogrollben 3mo ago
rubber-ducking and pair programming have wildly different investment costs
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by bogrollben 4mo ago
Brilliantly poignant. Before AI, I don't think this would've resonated with me, but it sure does now.
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by bogrollben 4mo ago
this made me oof. well said.
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by bogrollben 6mo ago
I agree 100%. The issue isn't losing my job. Many of us could deal with that by simply finding another similar job in the same (coding) industry. The issue is losing the entire industry. That thing you spent years becoming good at? Get
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by bogrollben 7mo ago
agreed - I was shocked how quickly I became immersed reading this relatively simple story.
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by bogrollben 9mo ago
I enjoyed the article. Many comments here on HN seem to be missing the point. The author isn't bashing on "hobbies" and is not even bashing on "vanity activities". S/he is merely challenging us to acknowledge t
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by bogrollben 10mo ago
I've recently (last 3 years) begun writing fantasy novels and I'm now working on my sixth. What inspired me wasn't a beautifully written novel but a terrible one. The author had written many works and published them, all of w
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by bogrollben 1y ago
As a movie, this would do well at the Cannes Film Festival.
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by bogrollben 1y ago
This entire article reads like a cleverly-camouflaged ad. I keep trying to find the product they're pushing. UIzard/UX Pilot maybe? I guess there IS no ad, but the whole thing is just ... weird.
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by bogrollben 1y ago
This was great - thank you!
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by bogrollben 2y ago
THIS + 1. I would go a step further. People kid themselves all the time. Even being brutally honest, I might say I would pay for something and bail at the last step, changing my mind. It's kinda like if you write a book and ask your fr
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by bogrollben 2y ago
Oof. You got me.
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by bogrollben 2y ago
today I learned I really suck at Doom.
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by bogrollben 2y ago
Posted yesterday, currently with 341 comments, here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42461530
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by bogrollben 2y ago
Could someone please explain what I'm looking at here? Am I the only one mystified?
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by bogrollben 3y ago
I think we all struggle with this, and you need to realize that that's okay. Historically, I've indulged in short-term passion projects that have driven a high degree of learning in a short amount of time. There were also 2 differ
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by bogrollben 3y ago
I just signed up for shepherd last week (I still need to fill out the word template and get it back to you). Had no idea you were on Hacker News! Any competition against GoodReads is good news, in my book! :D - another Ben
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by bogrollben 3y ago
Nice article. I'd like to point out that a mature/legacy codebase contains every example listed under the "smell" section of the article, sometimes even within the same file. This creates a great deal of complexity to un
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by bogrollben 3y ago
I can't believe I read this entire article. The topic matter was utterly banal but... I was completely enthralled! Your writing (particularly the hidden notes) is fantastic. Loved it!
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by bogrollben 3y ago
I'm at the point where I feel fed up with too much talk about self-improvement. It's ok to not be productive and just enjoy things. Enjoy relationships, the sunshine, even video games or something that is literally a waste of time
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by bogrollben 4y ago
I don't understand why they only painted a single blade black. Why not all of them?
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by bogrollben 4y ago
I don't like it. It sounds too close to "we've always done it this way" which is often a terrible answer to someone challenging the status quo. "We don't do that here" is very easy to abuse.
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by bogrollben 5y ago
my my my how the turntables
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by bogrollben 5y ago
Work hard, don't be a jerk and you'll be fine. A lot of ambition these days is misplaced in my opinion. Why don't you try crossing over some of these diversified interests? Some very interesting things can happen when you mix
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by bogrollben 5y ago
To me, this list describes a unicorn. Not surprising since the list was generated from job descriptions. These are desired software dev qualities, not actual observed ones.

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