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by hn_reader 15y ago
Thanks for the post Alex. One of the things I do like about being a developer at BigCo is that it's possible to keep the politics at an arm's length - something that I think would be almost impossible in a startup with a handful of people.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
To continue the analogy..once we determine we're in a sim, maybe the next step is to figure out if there are any paravirtualization hooks we can use to optimize our universe.
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Arguments that the universe is a computer simulation(bottomlayer.com)
2 points by hn_reader 15y ago|2 comments
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by hn_reader 15y ago
This sounds like something quite different - a career fair for students / recent grads.
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Annual IBM layoffs hit US(online.wsj.com)
2 points by hn_reader 15y ago|0 comments
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I love this idea. A few more features (like curves/masks) and a faster UI and I can see using this a lot.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
It's hard for me to believe there exist companies that have the resources to hire software developers and that don't use source control.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I'm interested in how many new people facebook will have to hire as it attempts to grow to justify its $100b valuation.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
Perhaps the guy feels his work is important and derives personal satisfaction from it. That might make him happier in the long run and a better husband and father.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
While the process doesn't sound pleasant, a long interview might benefit the potential employee as much as it does the company. If you're going to be spending a lot of time working with these people..you want to get a chance to get to know
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by hn_reader 15y ago
True, though in this example integer overflow would happen first.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I was wondering the same thing. But I can confirm it compiles and runs, though I had to supply a -std=c99 flag to gcc.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
Best solution I've seen here so far.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I'll admit the demo is beautiful, but surely there's a way to accomplish this without history pollution.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I wonder if this actually applies to all fields of human endeavor.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
What about the evidence that companies that are known to seek out the best programmers(Google, Microsoft, facebook) are some of the most successful? (Or at least the most visible.)
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I believe in the "10x programmer" phenomenon.. In my experience, the best programmers seem to quickly become very good at whatever development task they put their minds to.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
Indeed, since I got a smartphone I no longer dread long lines in supermarkets, etc. Just more time to read HN.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I have this fear literally every time I start on a new problem: am I re-inventing the wheel? Has this problem been solved already - maybe written about and discussed at length about in some paper/textbook/blog I haven't read? The more I lea
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by hn_reader 15y ago
The ditto clipboard manager for Windows http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/ has completely solved this problem for me.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I think the intent of #1 is clear (I agree with your reading of it) but the sloppiness of the statement is distracting. Same really for #2, though it looks like I'm wrong and Google does have three official languages..still I have a hard ti
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by hn_reader 15y ago
Agree with yours (and olefoo's) interpretation of #1; I singled it out because it raised a red flag for me as the kind of statement non-tech savvy people would make, thus calling into question the validity of this piece as a whole. (As much
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I also thought maybe he meant to write "iPhone app" and accidentally left out that word.
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by hn_reader 15y ago
As a full-time developer with a family, it's not as easy as it seems to pick up the hot language/platform of the month, especially to learn it deeply enough to compete with people who have been working with it for years. (As everyone knows
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I remember hearing about this. Sounds like she should have placed a limit on the number of deals Groupon could sell. But what's the connection to his line about having an iPhone?
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I'm on page two of the story but I am already starting to doubt the writer's basic understanding of technology and question whether continuing to read it is a waste of time: 1) "If your bakery doesn’t have an iPhone, it will soon be at the
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by hn_reader 15y ago
> "To a person fighting a critical bug they lack this luxury. It's my job when I create code to help the person debugging it (even if it's me) to understand the code as quick as possible so that they may find and solve the problem as so
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I work from home part time and while I appreciate having that option, I do find there are negatives. Other than missing basic human interaction, there's something to be said about the chance encounter with a co-workers in the hallway that l
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by hn_reader 15y ago
I'm in a similar situation (except with an even bigger tech company) but I work in a geographic area with no other tech employers. I do believe this cuts down on the number of people leaving for greener pastures and helps keep salaries down
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by hn_reader 15y ago
>> ...why I am remotely working on a Sunday for a fraction of that? Asking myself the same question today..

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