bradgignac

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   by bradgignac 12y ago

   Thanks for the feedback, jasode. Most of my piece was written from the perspective of Ruby, Python, and Node.js development, so your perspective on the state of affairs in Java is helpful. In this regard, Java sits in an interesting middle
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   by bradgignac 12y ago

   Fair comment -- thanks for the feedback. I've received similar feedback from a friend who reviewed the post, and I completely agree. To be honest, I had to go ahead and publish what I had or it would have remained in my drafts forever
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   by bradgignac 12y ago

   IMO, this is one area where Go shines. In a non-compiled language, you have to bear the burden of the upgrade process when writing code AND when running code. For example, if you update Python on you application servers and there is a break
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   by bradgignac 12y ago

   I've had the same experience - very little need for generics in Go on a regular basis. I really appreciated the following snippet from http://robnapier.net/go-is-a-shop-built-jig : "Probably the biggest complaint p
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   Avoiding Complexity with Go(bradgignac.com)

   71 points by bradgignac 12y ago|85 comments
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   by bradgignac 14y ago

   Per the blog post, Cloud Servers is no longer based upon an existing VPS product. Instead, it is based upon the OpenStack project that Rackspace started with NASA in 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStack