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by msiyer 1y ago
Thank you! Happy to see a positive comment. Took a lot of effort. I like long-form writing. However, it takes a lot of effort. So, I end up not writing often. It is a hot topic especially among polyglots who have to deal with the same word
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by msiyer 1y ago
... that is how you achieve a good design (for the time being).
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by msiyer 1y ago
> Avoid having five different services all write to the same table. Instead, have four of them send API requests (or emit events) to the first service, and keep the writing logic in that one service. The ideal solution: Avoid having five
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by msiyer 1y ago
move on.
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C# vs. Java int: Primitive type semantics, runtime behavior and tribal knowledge(msiyer.com)
12 points by msiyer 1y ago|5 comments
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by msiyer 1y ago
A Reddit debate over C# vs. Java int, sparked by a Microsoft engineer’s claim that C#’s int is a primitive, revealed confusion amplified by `Type.IsPrimitive`. This led to the Lₐₓ/Lₐₜ/R (LAX/LAT/R) taxonomy: a framework
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C# vs. Java int: Primitive type semantics, runtime behavior and tribal knowledge(msiyer.com)
2 points by msiyer 1y ago|0 comments
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by msiyer 2y ago
This looks cool. However, anybody interested in a cross-platform option can look at https://www.tagspaces.org/
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by msiyer 2y ago
Learning biology to understand software-system concepts is underrated. For example: - the way pain-killers work tells you a lot about how keyloggers or man-in-the-middle attacks work - look at how DNA "syntax checking" happens dur
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by msiyer 3y ago
there is nothing "basic" about this. something that seems pretty obvious to you may not be natural to someone else. i think the single-click navigation or opening of files was done to mimic how hyperlinks on the internet work. som
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Euclidean GCD Algorithm: Algorithms Demystified(msiyer.com)
2 points by msiyer 3y ago|0 comments
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by msiyer 5y ago
WD screwed up. However, users must have a backup policy for when (not if) data hits the fan. For important data, having multiple onsite copies with few of them totally dumb (as opposed to smart IoT) and multiple offsite copies should become
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by msiyer 5y ago
I am not saying you are wrong; just providing another perspective. When every penny you *spend* or *save* is taxed, you end up paying more than 50% of what you made to The Man. Either tax the income or tax the spending, not both, is my argu
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by msiyer 5y ago
It will trickle down one day. You just have to wait for it.
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by msiyer 5y ago
Income tax is not the only tax one pays. Every penny one spends, saves and withdraws is taxed. It may add up to more than 50% in some instances.
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by msiyer 5y ago
I am Mechanical Engineering graduate pursuing my Masters in Software Systems after 10+ years of industry experience. Attack the Type System first. Do not read PhD research papers, just the practical aspects of it: - Why is it that integers
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by msiyer 5y ago
I agree. The "set of premises and goals" we currently operate upon are not ours, but planted by someone else (parents, teachers, media...). Add to all this the fact that world may run however it wants, but the emotions are ours. I
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by msiyer 5y ago
The "unfortunately" in your first sentence is an indicator of an emotion - sadness or unhappiness. >> It runs on emotion So, I think, you are right.
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by msiyer 5y ago
I do not mean to offend, but this is what schooling does to most humans - you commute to school, have clear distinction between home and school spaces, have clear distinction between school and neighborhood buddies (some overlap happens), v
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by msiyer 6y ago
Banning a word is pointless. The word itself has no power. It is the feeling piggybacking on the word that gives life to the word. The feeling will find another word as vehicle.
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by msiyer 6y ago
I am talking about efficient use of available space. A terabyte may store a lot of pictures, but if we can achieve the data density of DNA, we may be able to process (store, transmit, transform...) far more amount of data far more quickly.
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by msiyer 6y ago
If we agree that a picture is worth 1000 words, then... Given the current state of information technology, I agree that we are most efficient at processing text. However, that can change pretty quickly. Storage mechanisms similar to DNA can
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by msiyer 6y ago
Is this is what is known as trickle-down economy? Down and up being perspectives, I am happy to announce that the system works.
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by msiyer 6y ago
This is a stupid deal: User gives away data for free to these corporations and they sell it to make insane profits. Those that pay for such data pass on the costs to their customers. Eventually, it is the same user who gave away his data fo
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by msiyer 6y ago
The labels 'genius' and 'gifted' look convincing until you read about 'accidental genius' - genius acquired after a serious illness or injury. 'genius' is just a particular configuration out of millio
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by msiyer 6y ago
Perspective is everything. A simple example to understand how perspective can alter reality is to imagine being a point floating in a 3-D space where you are able to see the X-Y-Z axes. Now, imagine tracing (0,0,0) when you are at (500,500,
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by msiyer 6y ago
Physics does not magically become different outside the confines of a good school.
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by msiyer 6y ago
All our senses, without exception, can only detect the past. Every sensor (natural or man-made, photodiode or eye) deals only with the past. Say a novice practices to catch a ball on a windless day. He gets better. What exactly is he getti
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by msiyer 7y ago
The complexity is mind boggling. Physically, we are not what we were a few months ago. And what exactly is physicality? People were commenting that the idea that every cell is replaced in a living organism is 'laughable'. Brain ce
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by msiyer 7y ago
I am not a biologist. One way or the other the body is in a constant state of flux. Even if 90% of body is regenerated over a period of time, it is still a great wonder.

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