masfoobar

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by masfoobar 13d ago
I think the answer depends on the dev environment. PHP devs vs dotnet devs. Java devs to Go devs. Certain groups will have their preferences. I guess it is cultural. However there can still be an overlap. From my personal experience in the
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by masfoobar 13d ago
> All that being said, none of this really serves Microsoft. They have a fantastic OS kernel and hardware support already (even if they throw crappy UX on top of it), and their chief differentiator is their long tradition of backwards co
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by masfoobar 15d ago
You might be right. However, you are referring to the OSS community that are aware of user freedoms, software licenses... putting the end user first! I am talking about the majority of Windows users (even tech users) who have not touched Li
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by masfoobar 15d ago
Where are you likely to hear a "Success Story" especially an adult who likely moved on from Scratch since they were... what.. 10 years old. Perhaps younger. Truth is you are either going to be interested in programming.. or not. T
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by masfoobar 15d ago
If I don't "own" a digital game, then I have no interest paying for the game. Its weird how hardware works these days. We are expected to pay full price for something that Companies believe they own and control. Whether its a
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by masfoobar 15d ago
I honestly believe Microsoft missed on an opportunity to claim a percentage of the Linux market by not creating from their own Linux Distro. This distro would have been the default under WSL. Not Ubuntu. Not Debian. Etc. Most people would n
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by masfoobar 19d ago
My usage of YAML has been limited. For the times I have used it (kubenetes, docker compose, other things, etc) -- I don't get what it so special about it. It just seems reinventing the wheel again and again. I am not suggesting JSON is
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by masfoobar 20d ago
12 years old when Windows 95 was installed on our 486 PC. Such a change from Windows 3.1 I do remember my dad jumping back to Windows 3.1 atleast once, likely for the reason of performance/memory issues at the time with Win95 - but he
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
Because despite all the fear, uncertainty and doubt thrown at the C language over the last 20 years, the truth is that its a relatively 'easy' language to use. What do I mean by 'easy' ? C books can typically be about 30
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
Maybe I'm an old fart - but I miss when you could purchase a game and play it. No need for internet or signing up. Insert, press power, and play. I understand times have changed. You cannot just insert a cartridge or CD\DVD and run. Ga
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
> GNU turned out to be barely relevant GCC, GDB, CoreUtils, etc - A COLLECTION of useful programs alongside a kernel such as Linux. Barely relevant? We owe our thanks to the GNU project. If Linus did not create Linux, something else woul
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
> HTMX makes it hard to build even basic things, because it swaps entire HTML forcing a full repaint. That's the foundation of how it works. I 100% disagree with this comment. Lets make this clear, htmx does not swap 'entire ht
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
I am one of those 'htmx lovers' but I do not comment that is the be all to end all. Every website you create, just like any form of application, is based on solving a particular problem. How you solve that problem can vary from de
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
But you can do this with htmx by using the respected hx-* attributes. For example, on button click to GET html. Again, you can specify what you want to do with the returned html with attributes such as hx-swap Unless I am misunderstanding,
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by masfoobar 1mo ago
Sounds like you are going through similar struggles as a few backend developers I had trying out htmx. Years of muscle memory with returning JSON and letting the frontend (javascript/jquery) to handle the html. They were making a big d
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
Yes - with C# websites - I default to Razor (and htmx) Very fluid, imo.
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
Yes - how you likely built websites in 2000's era (possibly with Classic ASP or PHP4 .. maybe Perl?) is the sort of websites we are addressing with HTMX. It's bringing us back to that sort of web development but with modern tools
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
100%
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
As much as I really like htmx -- this is a sad truth! I tried to pitch htmx to my team last year and found an opportunity to create a simple webapp. One of the devs really struggled with htmx after years of muscle memory returning json and
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
Hi jimbokun Thank you for your message. I appreciate you going out of your way and showing care for others - in this case my career. I have updated my resume and looking. I have a couple of years left in order to look after (what I now call
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
The company I work for is pretty much washing its hands and going with off-the-shelf solutions, instead. We are transitioning into a role that's mostly extending a main business software internally and externally. Externally it is usin
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
This is what I do when I use Windows. However, in recent years, I tend to use Emacs via WSL. However, I believe Microsoft Intune is used within the Business to control what software can and cannot be installed. So my guess is Windows won&#x
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by masfoobar 2mo ago
At a company I work for, they are doing various changes (and control) over the software we install as we transition to a larger company. I believe they are using Microsoft Intune so they can allow/deny what can be installed. I have not
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by masfoobar 8mo ago
Dont get me wrong - I really like and appreciate your comment. However, and adding to other replies, by SDL I assume you mean the Simple Directmedia Layer? SDL looks rather strong from my perspective and still my typical goto when having fu
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by masfoobar 8mo ago
I remember the first time I tried jQuery -- which was 2009. Before jQuery, I had vanilla JS code that factored in Safari, Firefox, Opera... and... IE6, IE7, and then IE8 which was (from memory) recent at the time. Trying to design a visual
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by masfoobar 8mo ago
Very sad news.
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by masfoobar 8mo ago
Yeah - I find it a little frustrating that the first thing to do after installing Gnome3 is to install Tweaks.
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by masfoobar 8mo ago
I don't have as much hatred towards Gnome 3 like everyone else does. Don't get me wrong, I am certainly not defending it. I was a little heart broken as I really liked Gnome 2. However, I tried to be optimistic with their plans ov
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by masfoobar 8mo ago
I have been a Linux user since 2005 or 06. It was one of the best decisions I ever made in the world of computers. I started with Ubuntu and went on a distro hunt such as Fedora, Mandriva, Mint, and others. In the end, I have stayed with De
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by masfoobar 9mo ago
They keep reminding you so you end up buying a new PC with Windows 11. That's all it is. No extra code logic is needed. Just keep pestering the end user with a popup. They don't care for any variations. The goal is to get everyone

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