pizzaparty2

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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
As someone who recently quit your question sounds like you just returned from a re-education camp. I'm neither depressed nor have I found working on a development team to be fulfilling in years. Well, ever since I figured out the whole
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What Is the Oldest Computer Program Still in Use?(technologyreview.com)
2 points by pizzaparty2 7y ago|0 comments
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
You could roll your own fairly easily with qt webkit and a mere smidgen of c++. But it'd probably be similar yo puppeteer. Maybe you can save some time by not creating a new instance of puppeteer for each image.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Alphabet. Alpha bet. Ohh!
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
What types of problems are quantum computers used for?
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I hate how knowledge matters less than social standing. I could read ten programming books and work hard at improving myself as a programmer but it wouldn't ever matter. The only thing that matters is the heirarchy on the team. Plus it
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I don't know exactly. I'm just going to try it and see what works. If it fails I'll just try another idea. The basics steps I imagine are: - getting local supporters. This will be useful for bootstrapping the Kickstarter - go
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I quit a couple weeks ago. I've been a developer for about ten years and I could probably do a lot of different types of development jobs if I really wanted. These last three years though I just loath working on development teams. I de
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
So the fossil fuel industry is behind the green energy movement? Those cunning devils.
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Ask HN: What is the maximum number of lines a function should have?
1 points by pizzaparty2 7y ago|1 comments
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
You really like leaving in commented code? I used to prefer that too but then at work we had a policy of taking out unused code. I actually think it's cleaner so I've been doing it in my own code and rarely regret deleting somethi
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I bet ai is going to become like coding where everyone thinks they're an expert.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Kinda cool... which part is machine learning? Just the likes and dislikes? Still cool. gj
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Two things. One, there is no excuse for garbage code. Deadlines don't cause people to suddenly forget how to code. Perhaps corners get cut and things need to be refactored but if developers are coming and going and saying the code is b
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
That's a good point. I left out a concept of constraints. For example, it has to be written in the same language as our other applications. But if it's not different enough from an existing application just copy the existing appli
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
If they build up the infrastructure with that famous German engineering I'd just as soon stay away.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I believe the idea is to use a Boring company machine.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Maybe, but I wish I could do it like an equation. I need x dollars to move this product to the next level. Maybe it would be 50,000. I'm just blind to what that next level looks like.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I already have some horror stories. I tried getting someone on FIVERR to draft the patent. Despite many 5 star reviews it was a bad idea. At best I lost $300. Anyways for me part of the benefit in taking my time is building out the skillset
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Hi, I have questions. 1. What was your thing? Did you keep it going after the Kickstarter? If so how's it going? 2. Why do you get most funding at the start and end? I can see at the start because that's where you have to bootstra
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I thought going underground was the way to go. I wasn't imagining a "pressurized tunnel" but rather a pressurized underground complex filled with tunnels and rooms (minecraft). But maybe pressurizing an underground complex wi
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Let everyone architect but only after they've completed some challenging but reasonable tasks. For example: - passes multiple choice test about how current code works - has a professional knowledge of the language they are using (part
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Any program that's closed source. But also it's just kind of a pain to do.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
I'd go with an x86 or 64 bit SBC because although someone compiled Linux to run on ARM a lot of programs still can't.
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
At that point why not use a heavier database that one would expect to be faster?
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Ask HN: What do you do after a successful Kickstarter?
8 points by pizzaparty2 7y ago|15 comments
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Libre Office thinks its doing the world a favor but it's a pretty weak experience compared to what else is out there. Plus, fun fact, the markup language they use is quite verbose and weak compared to just html/css. The only docum
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
The first time I heard of this being noticeable on a human timescale was the movie Interstellar. But I don't no think in real life there is that much of a difference between the rate at which time passes near a large mass. This answer
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by pizzaparty2 7y ago
Have you seen the work trucks some guys have? $40,000 doesn't sound unreasonable to me.
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Ask HN: Does being a coder professionally ever inhibit you from improving?
2 points by pizzaparty2 7y ago|1 comments

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