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AI doesn't generate working products, that's still your job(weeraman.com)
268 points by smckk 2mo ago|292 comments
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by smckk 2mo ago
"AI has dramatically accelerated the path to a first working version. It has not shortened the distance between a first working version and something production-grade." - Anuradha Weeraman
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by smckk 1y ago
The main reason for this is because self-taught programmers FOCUS ON ONE LANGUAGE. I realized that I went through all the courses I needed to learn from university in different programming languages for some strange reason, and that just le
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by smckk 1y ago
Stay safe out there. Personal and physical security for founders, operators, and investors [0] https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/personal-physical-secur...
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by smckk 1y ago
Social media is lipstick on a pig. There's verbal and physical abuse, exclusion, name-calling, stalking and all sorts of inhumane behaviour towards each other in real life. Social media just digitizes that and is a reflection of the ug
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by smckk 1y ago
Could a not-too trivial example like the difference between a Java sudoko solver and a lisp version with all the bells and whistles of FP such as functions as data and return values, recursion and macros be used to illustrate the benefits?
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by smckk 2y ago
Real eyes realize real lies.
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Herman Chinery-Hesse, Ghanaian tech Wiz passes(citinewsroom.com)
1 points by smckk 2y ago|0 comments
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by smckk 2y ago
Remade as Operation Mincemeat[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwkSyrN0mvY
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by smckk 3y ago
I disagree, you are future-proofing yourself as the software development industry has no relatively fixed career-path. What you are using today is very likely to evolve you need to be highly educated to adapt successfully. As we know from M
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by smckk 3y ago
For Java libGDX[0] is okay. This answer is most likely based on what programming language you use most. The C++ folks will like Unreal and the JS folks have their preference as well. [0] https://libgdx.com/
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by smckk 3y ago
Rushing throw math for Computer Science/Engineering courses has become necessary, mainly because there is a lot more CS to learn,(data science, ai and lots more to come) but it comes at a cost. I am constantly running into people who f
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by smckk 3y ago
There's a dedicated Ethiopian music channel through the Trace network https://trace.tv/traceprime/
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by smckk 4y ago
As a developer you need to have a Documents, Downloads and Development folder. I was always shuffling things around in documents and downloads till i realised I need a Development folder. I'm sure i read it somewhere but never took it
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by smckk 4y ago
I recommend the Deitel[0] series for Python and C family languages like Java, C# etc. With hundreds of complete examples to follow (not code snippets) and exercises to challenge you, you will do better with these books as a beginner. My str
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by smckk 4y ago
control option command 8
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by smckk 4y ago
Man performs surgery through 9 hour complex brain surgery.
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by smckk 4y ago
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One by economist Thomas Sowell[0] explores this in good detail, applying it to political and economic policies, in his book. Housing policies, medicare and today's problem of defund the police c
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by smckk 4y ago
Why are there so many quantum computing deniers though? From the speed, to the solving of intractable problems, to even the building of powerful q-computers, there seems to be a lot of push-back on all milestones and achievements for this n
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by smckk 4y ago
Let me change your mind. Ocean's 12 is one of the greatest movies ever made. It is a reality TV-esque take on the lives of master thieves. This begs the question, what does the life of a master thief look like? Is it that of the Night
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by smckk 4y ago
Space startups have really taken off over the last decade, thanks to big players like Blue Origin, Space X and Virgin Galactic. There are a lot of other entrants, in what can now genuinely be called an industry, thanks to dedicated startup
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by smckk 5y ago
No. Would you then learn assembly to understand C better? Once you have the basics of syntax and semantics your next step is the OOP and FP paradigms used in Python for simple programs. Then a deep dive for a solid grasp of data structures
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by smckk 5y ago
Time to do this - a minimum of one week. Learn all the contents of a chapter over a period of one week. This includes answering the questions at the end of the chapter. If you happen to finish the contents before the end of the week, rest
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by smckk 5y ago
Does "Look at me, I'm the captain now" count :D
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by smckk 6y ago
A lot of successful founders have thankfully documented their paths through the startup world through blogs and books. A great one to start with is Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. You can find more startup books here https:/&#
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by smckk 6y ago
The Siwu of the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo also have an interesting history of making and working with iron.[0] [0] https://www.jstor.org/stable/40645453?seq=1
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by smckk 6y ago
Just look at the bibliography of any book, it is usually more than 6. So that's how many books you have to read on average to remember what you read, let alone deeply understand the material. The whole idea of trying to remember and un
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Ask HN: How do you learn to build substantial, real world apps?
87 points by smckk 6y ago|44 comments
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by smckk 6y ago
Great job. I am learning to build apps in android. Currently most of the tutorials and even books I come across have quite small examples to follow, usually 2 activity files and 2 layout files. Honestly, the progress to building a substanti
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by smckk 6y ago
Pick one programming language and learn the hell out of it. One way of deciding which language to choose is by surveying the top ten languages over the last 5 years and comparing it to the most common language most of your courses will be t

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