sruffell

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by sruffell 7y ago
I was going to suggest this book when I see I'm late to the party, so I'll just have to add my voice to the chorus. "Linux Programming Interface" is one of the best technical books I've ever read.
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by sruffell 11y ago
I feel like someone isn't fully groking the beauty of decentralized / distributed version control systems...
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by sruffell 15y ago
I switched to http://typematrix.com keyboard about 5 years ago when my wrists started hurting. I've been happy with that decision. The unmarked one I purchased at first really made me focus in my touch typing. One downside: When I go to
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by sruffell 16y ago
Even as a seasoned developer I think the book has value when trying to make the case to less-seasoned colleagues that they might want to think more critically about how they are structuring their code.
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by sruffell 16y ago
I wish I could vote this up more than one point. I don't believe I have any insight I can add in a short comment that would do anything but distract from the authors point.
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by sruffell 16y ago
Also increasing the cost of any ongoing maintenance and support (and the need to charge for that support and maintenance) are the "unhedged option calls" [1] made when the idea was first expressed in code. [1] http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/201
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by sruffell 16y ago
When I think about how self-conscious amateur writers can be I always think of the "Professional vs Amateur" section in http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writebetter/ . I'm an amateur writer.
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by sruffell 16y ago
The first thought that popped into my mind from reading this was when is there going to be a bachelor's equivalency exam? Perhaps a new potential market for the ETS?
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by sruffell 16y ago
I agree that the public / private option makes sense to me. However, regarding that the public option "...gives you a way to show publicly how friendly and responsive you are...", it also sometimes forces you to deal with people (competitor
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by sruffell 16y ago
All kidding aside--and I was just kidding with my previous comment--while I think there is vast room for improvement in how people are moved through the education system I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't have any level of respect for
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by sruffell 16y ago
Not only that, but he graduated . I fear it may already be too late for him: http://www.satirewire.com/news/0006/satire-ellison.shtml
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by sruffell 16y ago
I know your comment is basically part of the central premises of "Getting Things Done" but your words "This way when I let go of work for the day.." resonated with me. Perhaps today is when I start using those last 5 minutes to take at leas
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by sruffell 16y ago
It also appears from the abstract [1] that the participants were all from a single company. [1] http://www.springerlink.com/content/h2287x387r248223/
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by sruffell 16y ago
I feel dirty up voting this one.
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by sruffell 16y ago
Reminds me of Action Item Man for those who have not seen it: http://professionalsuperhero.com/
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by sruffell 16y ago
"biggest mistake is still having a tech ladder"? What specifically is this referring to? A separate career progression for techs vs managers? I thought that was desirable so you don't need to move your best engineers out of engineering po
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Attracting women to tech: Dotdiva.org launch(drdobbs.com)
2 points by sruffell 16y ago|0 comments
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by sruffell 16y ago
Like FlemishBeeCycle said, perhaps different people have different interests. I believe the number of men and women who want equal treatment under the law is more even than the numbers of men and women who are attracted to (or tolerant of)
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New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production(eurekalert.org)
1 points by sruffell 16y ago|0 comments
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by sruffell 16y ago
Or "Abstruse Goose: How to Teach Yourself Programming" http://abstrusegoose.com/249
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by sruffell 16y ago
When I'm having trouble getting started I like to reread Joel Spolsky's "Fire and Motion" post with this quote: "Maybe this is the key to productivity: Just getting started" http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000339.html
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by sruffell 16y ago
If you know and like python, Faces ( http://faces.homeip.net/ ) may be worth a look. I've enjoyed using it in the past. I was already familiar with Python and appreciated that I did not need to spend time learning a software package that
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by sruffell 16y ago
I can't resist. What was management's reasoning for not allowing source code control?
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Why engineers don't like Twitter(eetimes.com)
1 points by sruffell 16y ago|1 comments
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Infographic: The Bumpy Rise of a Start-Up(fastcodesign.com)
3 points by sruffell 16y ago|0 comments
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by sruffell 17y ago
I spend most of my time writing C code, but like to work with Python when I get the chance. There isn't anything like pylint for Ruby? A dynamic runtime doesn't necessarily mean you have to give up static analysis.
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by sruffell 17y ago
I don't have anything new to say about the larger societal issues raised in this article, but as a father of a young daughter, this article certainly made me feel sad for all the daughters who aren't given a chance.
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by sruffell 17y ago
Even better: http://idlerpg.net
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DIY manufacturing, open source hardware, and the New Long Tail(edn.com)
3 points by sruffell 17y ago|0 comments
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by sruffell 17y ago
I first came across an argument very similar to this in "Pro Excel Financial Modeling: Building Models for Technology Startups"[1]. There the author makes an argument for why you should address the qualities needed in leaders of different

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