irahul

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by irahul 7y ago
> I keep repeating that this is not about SQL injection. Is that why you made that absurd claim about sql injection being an explicit requirement? And that weird figure of 24 hours for handling sql injection, and api validation? > Nev
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by irahul 7y ago
Welp. This is the point I checkout. You do you, but I have to ask. Do you have any production experience[1] and/or hiring experience? Because you have a very fundamental misunderstanding of both, and I find it very hard to believe that
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by irahul 7y ago
> Exactly, if you provide the laundry list its easy to validate your assignment against it. There is no laundry list. There is an expectation that a senior engineer writes codes like a senior engineer. > You submitted code which does
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by irahul 7y ago
> In 24 hours? No, not in 24 hours. In about 2 hours. The laundry list of things - api validation, error handling, db migrations, good naming - it's pretty routine. A person writing production apis will have no trouble integrating a
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by irahul 9y ago
> dict.keys() returning something different from what it used to isn't a syntactic change; it's a change in function behavior. Since macros handle syntax, they aren't applicable to a function semantics change. Now you are
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by irahul 9y ago
You are just deflecting now. You made the claim that somehow macros would have made the python 2 to 3 migration easy. You are yet to demonstrate which of the migration issues would have been solved by macros.
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by irahul 9y ago
> It is probably an overstatement, if they have been useless for you (and me) doesn't mean they are. You are conflating "useless" with "secret sauce". I didn't claim they are useless. I said macros are a mem
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by irahul 9y ago
I don't follow. > if the hypothetical floop syntax changed there could be a ver2:floop and ver3:floop. dict.keys() returned a list earlier, now it returns a "view". dict already had keys() and iterkeys(). Is that what you
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by irahul 9y ago
> Someone else wrote that syntax and you benefit from it, just like you benefit from existing macros in a Lisp. Are you following the discussion? The whole discussion arose from somehow macros make up for non-existence of libraries in Ra
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by irahul 9y ago
> assumming the use of WSDL the only thing a macro could do is equivalent of what an external program that generate a python file implementing the WSDL could do. I am not assuming the use of WSDL and macros still don't do much. >
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by irahul 9y ago
> Macro can help for two things I know what macros are and what macros can do. The parent poster made a comment that somehow macros can help overcome non-existence of wrappers in Racket. We both agree that macros won't help in this
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by irahul 9y ago
A language with large standard library and tooling is awesome. But Racket still falls short on api wrappers for tools(message queues, zero mq, templates...) and services(payment gateways, google cloud or azure apis...). It's a chicken
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by irahul 9y ago
> The thing that is the Special Sauce for Racket is it's macro system. You can build your own language for specific things easily or you can extend Racket with a library also much easier then the other 5-6 languages. Compare the raw
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by irahul 9y ago
> And then I asked, why would one need a "list of activities" to make that point? I don't see how that would work, seeing how those activities also have contexts and motivations which matter. All right. I will give it a la
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by irahul 9y ago
I don't have a particular affinity towards or against insta influencers or youtube stars. I just find the comments amusing. "I am so much better than insta influencers because, uh, I have a job? I don't seek validation from s
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by irahul 9y ago
> but what has it to do with dignity? And why would anyone need a "list"? Conversations have context, you know. Parent poster mentioned dignity being different. Did you not read the or are you intentionally clipping it. > &q
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by irahul 9y ago
> wondering why internet fame isn't fulfilling. I feel internet fame is more fulfilling than being a nobody slaving in a 9-5 job. And there is also easy endorsement money which comes with the fame.
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by irahul 9y ago
> If our best and brightest young children become internet celebrities because it made good sense, then there won't be anyone to keep the gears grinding. So do you also support not educating a vast majority of children because if ev
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by irahul 9y ago
> Think of how that forms the development of a young child. It depends. Option 1: "Hey buddy. So you want to be a youtube star. Which ones you like? The funny ones? The lifters? The fashion vloggers? It's actually a lot of work
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by irahul 9y ago
> who don't contribute anything to society aside from memes, hot bodies and various rants Just like all other mediums of popular media.
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by irahul 9y ago
I share this sentiment. I dump almost daily photos on whatsapp statuses. I won't do it on insta or fb(except on their analogous stories/status feature). I like posting updates but since I don't like when people clutter my wal
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by irahul 9y ago
> dignity (the desire to be respected by everybody) Weird. I thought dignity is self-respect(not respect from others). So do you have a list of what earns you dignity vs what is narcissism? Like covering your gut in loose clothing is fin
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by irahul 9y ago
> I'd totally do it if I could. This seems like the root of your issue. > But it's definitely vanity. The only people to use vanity as an insult are people who have nothing to be vain about. Do you cover your grays? Do you
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by irahul 9y ago
> If a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, A calorie is a calorie, period. "Sawdust has calories. Try eating that". Doesn't matter. Whether the body can extract calories out of it doesn't change the definition of calor
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by irahul 9y ago
You seem to imply people care too much about TED yet the only one who keeps up bringing TED is you. I also find it amusing you seem to have disdain and a feeling of superiority to startup bros and their emojis yet from a cursory glance, it
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by irahul 9y ago
> The point is far more likely to be lost if I simply straight-up tell The prerequisite for the point being lost or you jumping straight to the point is you having a point in the first place and that doesn't seem to be the case from
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by irahul 10y ago
> If you don't have a cola each day, you can dribble into a towel for another 3 years when you are older.... No thanks, Ill take the coke. put it on the reapers tab. But fit people have better quality of life. https://ww
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by irahul 10y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xGp5anlXSA The video posted in another comment doesn't look that bad. I am not sure about the grade, but one of the Bangalore's weekend gateway has some steep sections(a low averag
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by irahul 11y ago
> You didn't 'have' to do any of these, especially for a project of this size Where did I mention I had to do any of these for a project of this size(or any size), and since when TODO list is a project? The purpose of the
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by irahul 11y ago
The JS development landscape is in a state of flux, and it's overwhelming for someone not familiar with it. I was just working on getting a react-redux TODO template ready and number of things I had to read up on was enormous. https:&

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