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by foz 7mo ago
This is part of the reason I don't like to use it. I feel it's hiding things from me, compared to other models that very clearly share what they are thinking.
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by foz 11mo ago
I love these. The https://www.youtube.com/@EvilmonkeyzDesignz channel does some wonderful explorations of chips with high powered microscopes, finding easter eggs and graphics left by designers. So much fun.
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by foz 2y ago
I think this core business model question is happening at all levels in these companies. Each time the model goes in the wrong direction, and I stop it - or I need to go back and reset context and try again - I get charged. The thing is, th
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by foz 2y ago
really nice! do you support onion-skinning for building smoother animations? Motion paths would be cool too. Ok enough ideas, it's a great project already!
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by foz 2y ago
After using Cursor and Copilot for some time, I long for a tool that works like a "real" collaborator. We share a spec and make comments, resolve them. We file issues and pull requests and approve them. We use tests and specs to l
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by foz 2y ago
This seems like an item that business would buy in bulk. $180 for single dev version, $90 each in packs of 10. Customized with your company branding maybe.
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by foz 2y ago
yes this seems a strange choice. The operator is clearly controlling it from the side with the small screen.
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by foz 2y ago
A very nice writeup and intro into USB, although - it's very focused on using an ST microcontroller, which is a lot more steps and toolchains compared the the recent ESP32 ecosystem that offers a number of easy plug-and-play ways to ma
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Why I Rejected My Software Engineering Offer at Amazon(youtube.com)
2 points by foz 2y ago|2 comments
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by foz 2y ago
Robert Elder give a detailed story about his experience at Amazon as an intern, the management interactions and the culture he felt there
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by foz 3y ago
One of the key functions of procurement: Checking for automatic renewal clauses in contracts and removing them when found. This is a red flag in many companies.
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by foz 4y ago
If you're going to go through the trouble of placing a microphone under someone's table or keyboard, you mind as well just install a keylogger. It would be much more likely to succeed given the risk.
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by foz 6y ago
Having actions on the right is more natural - this is reinforced by the UX of mobile devices we all use every day. Tap and we flow forward, to go backwards, we go left. Like spoken languages, the language of design changes over time, and wh
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by foz 9y ago
I would guess that this statistic is about using the voice button on the keyboard, rather then commanding Siri "send a message to...". I've watched people that do this constantly, and perhaps they send more messages overall a
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by foz 9y ago
A user with access to a mac could enable the option to automatically install macOS updates, which given recent trends, could impose a security risk.
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by foz 9y ago
1) You ship stuff often. Programming isn't useful unless someone besides you benefits. 2) The code you put into production is stable and doesn't require a lot of operational work (bugs) 3) Other people can understand your code eas
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by foz 9y ago
This article resonated with me. We are going through a large platform re-launch, and using Kafka and events as a big part of the architecture. After much discussion, we decided against storing events, eventual consistency, or CQRS and so on
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by foz 10y ago
"Managing Humans" by Michael Lopp made a huge impression on me and my career. https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Humans-Humorous-Software-Eng... Also, "The Phoenix Project" which IMO is a groundbreaking wor
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by foz 10y ago
It's hard to name one skill, but I'd put these into a single topic: the "soft skills" for becoming a more effective senior engineer. Learning how to pair program effectively, and pass along skills to others. Performing g
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by foz 10y ago
In case you would rather watch the talk than read the PDF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H6jd5yG7_A&list=PLH15HpR5qR...
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by foz 10y ago
I've run across this situation many times (I'm a "senior" team lead, meaning, I've been working for 25+ years). I've witnessed companies that overcame tech debt, and seen companies fail because of it. There&#x2
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by foz 10y ago
I think it's a myth that experienced engineers can write code that's more flexible and reusable. I've met plenty of experienced developers who believe they can architect a framework or library that everyone else can just buil
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by foz 10y ago
I believe that copy and paste is needed in login forms, as a UX expectation. Typing a secure random password is really painfully hard, especially on mobile. Sometimes password managers don't recognize the target form fields correctly,
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by foz 10y ago
The traditional RFP process is tedious and costly, in terms of time and communication. I was a contractor for years, and often found that after several days effort to craft a good RFP, only the last page (the price and timeframe) were relev
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by foz 11y ago
The problem with high estimates, if accepted by the stakeholders, is the risk of over-engineering. When given lots of time, development teams often will find ways to use that time which don't add to the value of the features being deli
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by foz 11y ago
As a developer, I have spent years writing and learning to parse the meaning of sequences like ==, ===, <=, ~=, and so on. For nearly all of us, the ligatures in this font are completely new. I think it's a creative and interesting
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by foz 11y ago
We remember the songs and TV shows because we listen and watch them, repeat them in our heads, talk about them with friends. We dont do that with passphrases. Just continue to use a password manager, and save the poems for your master passw
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by foz 11y ago
This is a situation that happens all the time in teams developing code together. The first developer creates the abstraction, and the second developer feels the need to continue with it, and to refactor, despite the fact that it;s not reall
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by foz 11y ago
This was the paper I loved for drawing Dungeons and Dragons maps in the late 70s. I loved how a #2 pencil looked on the faded blue grid. The paper has a distinctive smell, it's just delicious.
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by foz 11y ago
Thanks for the tip, I love rail magazines. In Switzerland, I subscribe to Railway Update [0] which is produced every two months and covers Swiss rails news as well as Europe and Asia (as related to European trains). They have great analysis

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