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null | gyroda | null | An example: I wanted to host a nodejs app I'd written for uni on the same VPS as my personal site (just on a different subdomain).
It took me 10 minutes to do, but an hour to find the bloody term for what I was trying to do. Once I knew what I was looking for it was easy.
Knowing is half the battle. | null | 0 | 1491683632 | False | 0 | dg0boc9 | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfz75mf | null | 1493909234 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | jetman81 | null | "Ooh, that's a bingo!" | null | 0 | 1491683678 | False | 0 | dg0bph9 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0afmf | null | 1493909250 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | Because they don't give a fuck. | null | 0 | 1491683709 | False | 0 | dg0bq8f | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg08p4i | null | 1493909260 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | CaptainMurphy111 | null | there are some advantages
1. teach them not to take programmers for granted
2. make them aware that stupid repetitive tasks can be automated
3. more programmers to write open source code that I need but can't be bothered writing myself | null | 0 | 1491683752 | False | 0 | dg0bram | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493909273 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ForeverAlot | null | As a concrete example, here's mine:
if [[ -z $SSH_TTY ]] ; then
PS1='\[$blue\]\w\[$yellow\]$(__git_ps1)\[$reset\] \[$green\]\$\[$reset\] '
elif [[ ${EUID} == 0 ]] ; then
PS1='\[$red\]\u\[$cyan\]@\h \[$blue\]\w\[$reset\]\n\[$green\]\$\[$reset\] '
else
PS1='\[$green\]\u\[$cyan\]@\h \[... | null | 0 | 1491683763 | False | 0 | dg0brm0 | t3_646ekw | null | null | t1_dg01xqv | null | 1493909278 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | u982744 | null | I actually disagree with programming being a creative job. Sometimes it's useful when innovation is needed to solve a problem - but most of the time it's people being creative because they find it more enjoyable when they could have just followed the logical tried and true path to solving a problem. | null | 0 | 1491683777 | False | 0 | dg0bryy | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493909283 | -5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | Jokes on you, they teach them already outdated languages! | null | 0 | 1491683786 | False | 0 | dg0bs6n | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg05spz | null | 1493909286 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | mc10 | null | ```
const name = "Global Name";
const obj = {
name: "Object Name",
printName() {
setTimeout(() => {
console.log(this.name);
}, 2000);
},
};
```
should properly bind `this` without needing any `.bind` calls. | null | 0 | 1491683790 | False | 0 | dg0bsa4 | t3_64844z | null | null | t1_dg0agmu | null | 1493909287 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1491683885 | False | 0 | dg0bupr | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493909320 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | tdammers | null | I wrote an elaborate answer, but it's too long for a reddit comment reply, so I put it in a gist:
https://gist.github.com/tdammers/708833585a580b7850dca372cddbfc06 | null | 0 | 1491683886 | False | 0 | dg0bupy | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfzyd2d | null | 1493909320 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | killerstorm | null | I think it can be a good learning exercise.
When you do several projects of the same kind you can notice some common pattern which can be generalized into a library or framework. It's a very deep skill, so why not start early?
I did my first "framework" when I was 12 or so, it was sort of like a project template for ... | null | 0 | 1491683897 | False | 0 | dg0bv0t | t3_6486xh | null | null | t1_dg04mn9 | null | 1493909324 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | Code isn't something that is secret. The problem here is that people don't understand fucking words, not that we are using them wrong.
EDIT: hahaha, people getting triggered by facts. Fucking hell. | null | 0 | 1491683918 | 1491689375 | 0 | dg0bvjf | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0amkc | null | 1493909330 | -9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | CaptainMurphy111 | null | we had a programming class in high school, I wrote a vb6 trojan that would let me open cdroms on other computers | null | 0 | 1491683948 | False | 0 | dg0bwbr | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0a4mk | null | 1493909341 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | But nobody's significantly interested in talent, either. They work pretty hard to avoid it. | null | 0 | 1491683960 | False | 0 | dg0bwmk | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfye4kh | null | 1493909345 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1491683963 | False | 0 | dg0bwpt | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg066dy | null | 1493909347 | 13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | > We already have law, botany, chemistry, and biology in high school -- and they're required courses too.
And we also have Informatics, too. I don't know where you are, but in most european countries, informatics start in early grade school. | null | 0 | 1491683988 | False | 0 | dg0bxe2 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg08lyy | null | 1493909355 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | Uh, what the fuck are you even talking about? Learning law literally requires you to read books. The end. Programming requires far more equipment. | null | 0 | 1491684030 | False | 0 | dg0byg9 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg092t4 | null | 1493909369 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | htuhola | null | I first misread "mole children". | null | 0 | 1491684090 | False | 0 | dg0bzzc | t3_64815z | null | null | t3_64815z | null | 1493909390 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Neker | null | This talk has almost nothing to do with JavaScript but is rather a broad overview of programming languages past and present and how they are littered by historical clutter that we now have no reason to carry on.
An interesting glance at the future of programming, methink. | null | 0 | 1491684094 | False | 0 | dg0c02o | t3_6498n8 | null | null | t3_6498n8 | null | 1493909391 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ruindd | null | The only practical advice I can give is that I take break whenever I feel like it. It might take me 14 hours to get 10 hours of work done, but at least it's sustainable for a few weeks at a time. Also, after I achieve a goal of what i've deemed _adequate progress_ I'll have a beer and a small joint. I can't at fixing b... | null | 0 | 1491684097 | False | 0 | dg0c06c | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0b1af | null | 1493909392 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | _ShakashuriBlowdown | null | Many people start programming around middle school. I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to have it as an elective there, then a curriculum requirement in high school (i.e. take at least one CS class) | null | 1 | 1491684098 | False | 0 | dg0c07k | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0axuw | null | 1493909393 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | rhaas | null | Regrettably, nothing's been done about that. | null | 0 | 1491684101 | False | 0 | dg0c09l | t3_647ghi | null | null | t1_dg063eo | null | 1493909394 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | > Kids should be exposed to computer theory stuff (even just the basics of how computers work) just like they're exposed to goodness knows how many other subjects.
And they are? Where the hell do you people live where kids don't see a computer before college? | null | 0 | 1491684143 | False | 0 | dg0c1bg | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0b6oa | null | 1493909408 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | rmxz | null | > Seems like no matter what someone's favorite pastime is, there's always a "get more children involved" faction. It's weird.
Are you implying it's almost as if people want kids to have enjoyable pastimes or something?
How weird. | null | 0 | 1491684211 | False | 0 | dg0c306 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0344t | null | 1493909430 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | rueldotme | null | Functional programming doesn't have anything to do with being asynchronous / concurrent / parallel.
Also, JavaScript is not the best example for demonstrating functional programming paradigm. Use a more suited one like Haskell, Erlang, F#, etc. | null | 0 | 1491684227 | False | 0 | dg0c3dw | t3_648jmw | null | null | t3_648jmw | null | 1493909435 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | grabbizle | null |
They'll inspire themselves ffs. | null | 0 | 1491684228 | False | 0 | dg0c3ew | t3_64815z | null | null | t3_64815z | null | 1493909435 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Sirflankalot | null | Yep! Welcome to the nature of warnings. `-Weverything` is basically useless too as it warning about literally everything, even if it doesn't apply to the target you're working on. Running it on a relatively bug-free 3k line codebase that compiles without warnings normally threw 700 warnings when I compiled with `-Wever... | null | 0 | 1491684284 | False | 0 | dg0c4t7 | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dg02fu3 | null | 1493909454 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Effimero89 | null | Give them a taste of it and if they want more then oblige. If not move on to something they will want more off. Plenty of people think programming is the most boring crap ever and forcing a kid to do it will work as well as my forced British Lit. class did. | null | 0 | 1491684305 | False | 0 | dg0c5ci | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg07kfj | null | 1493909461 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | jackrosenhauer | null | You mean a copy and paste coder? I don't really understand your point. You have to be creative because most of the time you work in a context that is unique (or you simply can't copy and paste because of business rules and other constraints). You have to understand the project in it's entirety and be "creative" to solv... | null | 0 | 1491684379 | False | 0 | dg0c76e | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0bryy | null | 1493909487 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | KronktheKronk | null | Just provide yoo-hoo and a Nintendo switch and let nature take its course | null | 0 | 1491684387 | False | 0 | dg0c7dz | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0344t | null | 1493909490 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | IAlsoLikePlutonium | null | I much prefer J++ :p. | null | 0 | 1491684401 | False | 0 | dg0c7qi | t3_6419py | null | null | t1_dfzuunj | null | 1493909494 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | vagif | null | You can check out xmonad or pandoc code. Both are large haskell apps. Quite popular (especially pandoc) | null | 0 | 1491684422 | False | 0 | dg0c89m | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfyy1wq | null | 1493909501 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | i_spot_ads | null | Lol | null | 0 | 1491684458 | False | 0 | dg0c96t | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg092t4 | null | 1493909514 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | epiphyte2 | null | sucks that your kid has such a moron for a father | null | 0 | 1491684510 | False | 0 | dg0cafk | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02oo3 | null | 1493909530 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | shadowdude777 | null | Why do all the children need to learn math? Some people just don't get it.
Why do all the children need to learn history? I've never once used my knowledge of the French Revolution in my daily life. | null | 0 | 1491684555 | False | 0 | dg0cbhh | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493909544 | 21 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Johner1261 | null | Do you know if there’s any way to use Sway with Nvidia drivers? | null | 0 | 1491684588 | False | 0 | dg0ccb4 | t3_63yn9l | null | null | t1_dfzckxs | null | 1493909556 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | wolf_cola_ | null | Pay me hourly and pay me well, and don't be upset when I find a new job in a year | null | 0 | 1491684605 | False | 0 | dg0ccqj | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493909562 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | But that is the exact problem with OOP. "Everything that is good is also OOP" is a nonstandard. I don't know whether having a standard emerge over time is a good thing or not. It feels bad to me. It feels like a way for a certain type of consultant to make money. | null | 0 | 1491684623 | False | 0 | dg0cd65 | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfz2a0z | null | 1493909568 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | gyroda | null | CS student. I did a robotics class that was cross-engineering. The second project (worth 50%) was written entirely in MatLab. It was solo, unlike the other project.
Normally I hate MatLab, there's a few things about it that just rub me the wrong way even though I know it's uses.
But that project was hands down the ni... | null | 0 | 1491684624 | False | 0 | dg0cd6w | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfynxtr | null | 1493909568 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | vagif | null | That's false dichotomy. If you learn haskell and get proficient in haskell, then you should code everything in haskell.
There are no "tasks for fp" just like there are no "tasks for oop".
A much more important deciding factor is availability of libraries and frameworks and in some cases hard/soft realtime and embedd... | null | 0 | 1491684655 | False | 0 | dg0cdyq | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfzmcl4 | null | 1493909578 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | vorg | null | The real problem is when managers who can't code wind up managing programmers and use the "opportunity" to pass themselves off to their own managers or recruiters as a coder by claiming credit for programs their reports have written. My own experience, both in IT jobs and open source projects, is that managers who'll d... | null | 0 | 1491684656 | False | 0 | dg0cdzc | t3_647drk | null | null | t3_647drk | null | 1493909578 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | sabas123 | null | Since you said you sometimes work while buzzed and work on projects you like, I guess your self employed or doing pet projects? Or did you find a tolerant job? | null | 0 | 1491684676 | False | 0 | dg0ceg8 | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0c06c | null | 1493909584 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | toronto-arrow | null | Once Smalltalk was out of mind for most developers, it was very difficult to recover mindshare. People had forgotten what a great language Smalltalk was (and still is). There was no one around to remind them.
Obviously, Smalltalk had a bit of a PR problem being seen as old and staid. Python and Ruby didn't. When Djang... | null | 0 | 1491684702 | False | 0 | dg0cf2l | t3_643kpm | null | null | t1_dfzmksq | null | 1493909592 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ShinyHappyREM | null | Officially?
| null | 0 | 1491684709 | False | 0 | dg0cf8c | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0abgo | null | 1493909595 | 63 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | htuhola | null | Sprinkle it with some youtube, DND then it's a fresh and a new joke. | null | 0 | 1491684724 | False | 0 | dg0cfm9 | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0awn0 | null | 1493909601 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | kamescg | null | Excellent work! You are starting on a great path.
I started building basic html and cms sites when i was your age. Great to see as a youngster already publishing javascript packages.
Keep up the hard work and I'm sure your dad will continue to be very proud of you. | null | 0 | 1491684729 | False | 0 | dg0cfq9 | t3_648zp1 | null | null | t3_648zp1 | null | 1493909602 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Kluizenaer | null | https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/490
Seems to imply you can use it. | null | 0 | 1491684732 | False | 0 | dg0cft5 | t3_63yn9l | null | null | t1_dg0ccb4 | null | 1493909603 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Grommmit | null | Well you've pitched it like it's a conspiracy theory concocted by the illuminati to heinously cut you wages and keep you down. That's the conspiracy theory he's pointing out, which isn't baseless, that's a conspiracy theory.
The reality, which you may well have meant, is that it's becoming more and more sought after s... | null | 0 | 1491684733 | False | 0 | dg0cfuh | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0bndd | null | 1493909603 | -9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | dineshbalaji92 | null | Actually it does not solve the problem. Please read my response above. | null | 0 | 1491684746 | False | 0 | dg0cg71 | t3_64844z | null | null | t1_dg0bsa4 | null | 1493909608 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | vagif | null | The task is not inherently functional or imperative. Every task produces output (imperative) and transforms data (functional).
The way you are trained to think about implementation is what makes your implementations of the task either functional or imperative.
| null | 0 | 1491684815 | False | 0 | dg0chvw | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfzylb7 | null | 1493909631 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Blac_Ninja | null | I think it's important to know how technology works. Maybe teaching everyone how to learn and write java, c++, c#, ruby or whatever other kind of language isn't what we want but rather a higher over view on how some topics play into our daily lives. We have had a lot of hot topics in the news over the past few years (a... | null | 0 | 1491684836 | False | 0 | dg0cif2 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493909638 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | AStrangeStranger | null | > it's the way the industry works today, period.
Which part of the industry? I am still see things resembling all the bad from waterfall and fixed price contracts from outsourced developers - bosses have latched onto agile word in last few weeks, but I don't see it being hugely successful until they start valuing... | null | 0 | 1491684876 | False | 0 | dg0cjgj | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0a7qm | null | 1493909651 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | You are not allowed to test "in camera" - with nobody looking over your shoulder? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. | null | 0 | 1491684914 | False | 0 | dg0ckgn | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfyf9ao | null | 1493909664 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1491684929 | False | 0 | dg0ckte | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0byg9 | null | 1493909670 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | acdcfanbill | null | Everyone, this is Assembly! | null | 0 | 1491685004 | False | 0 | dg0cmml | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg09w01 | null | 1493909693 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ChecksumsAndBalances | null | That's the question that the author is responding to. They went on to say:
> I promise you that any company that has programmers “working” that many hours is really only getting 2-4 hours of real work out of them each day. | null | 0 | 1491685005 | False | 0 | dg0cmnu | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg070cf | null | 1493909694 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Berries_Cherries | null | It depends but typically it isn't as valuable if they are working to meet an hours deadline versus working to meet a goal/deadline or because they want to work that long.
You can always give incentive but work for the sake of work isn't useful. | null | 0 | 1491685009 | False | 0 | dg0cmrb | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493909695 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | I am not sure that real world usage tells you much about what is possible. | null | 0 | 1491685026 | False | 0 | dg0cn5o | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfyfguj | null | 1493909701 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | chrisdoner | null | Sorry, agile was a separate topic that the author wrote about and was linked at the end of his post. It was written in a way that I hadn't been able to express before. | null | 0 | 1491685070 | False | 0 | dg0co95 | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0a7qm | null | 1493909715 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | I believe that this is exactly right. But the world conspires against this. | null | 0 | 1491685106 | False | 0 | dg0cp4s | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfy87uc | null | 1493909727 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | LPTK | null | > In Scala everyone is passing around a Future[Result[Option[User]]]] type and by the time you unbox all that properly you've written way more code.
Nope, just a few combinators to manipulate it, as appropriate. For example in your case it could look like:
x.collect { case Success(Some(u)) => u.name }
The ... | null | 0 | 1491685114 | False | 0 | dg0cpbo | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dfyvmsv | null | 1493909729 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | celebez | null | TL;DR: Hurr durr I can't work more than 4 productive hours per day so nobody can. | null | 0 | 1491685125 | False | 0 | dg0cplk | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493909733 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ruindd | null | Yeah. But i've done the same while working extra hours from home while a salaried employee.
I've heard in other industries that require you to bill per hour that there are rules-of-thumb to bill at 75% time with 2 drinks and 50% after 2+. It's not surprising to see a strong correlation of substance abuse and high-pay... | null | 0 | 1491685175 | False | 0 | dg0cqv7 | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0ceg8 | null | 1493909750 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | VisualEchoes | null | I don't think the first is ever going to happen though. People are always going to take certain fields for granted because they will never truly be in that field to understand what is going on, and simultaneously we can't all be in every field at once.
So even at most optimistic, we get them to not take programmers f... | null | 0 | 1491685188 | False | 0 | dg0cr6y | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0bram | null | 1493909755 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | unlightable | null | Too bad that half of the time all those feature X'es cost much more than 1h maintenance per year and actually amplify said pain along with deferring it. And transferring it onto engineers from customers.
But still, I agree that it's not a zero sum at all. | null | 0 | 1491685239 | False | 0 | dg0cshi | t3_6480v5 | null | null | t1_dg05h66 | null | 1493909771 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Zarutian | null | You make the week 256 hours long. | null | 0 | 1491685263 | False | 0 | dg0ct2u | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493909779 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Treyzania | null | Lambda expressions? | null | 0 | 1491685388 | False | 0 | dg0cw3c | t3_64844z | null | null | t1_dg03qsu | null | 1493909819 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Johner1261 | null | I saw that, but when I run “sway” from tty2, I get a message saying it’s incompatible with nvidia drivers. I’m sure I’m doing something wrong. | null | 0 | 1491685396 | False | 0 | dg0cwb2 | t3_63yn9l | null | null | t1_dg0cft5 | null | 1493909823 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | gyroda | null | My IT lessons until I was 16 was almost entirely how-to-use-Microsoft-office.
When we had to create a website for a GCSE equivalent they taught us to create it in PowerPoint and export it to HTML.
At no point was there any theory, any actual studies of computers. It was just a magic box that ran Microsoft office an... | null | 0 | 1491685461 | False | 0 | dg0cxx4 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0c1bg | null | 1493909844 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | stompinstinker | null | Exactly, there seems to be a lot of children should learn more english, history, math, science, exercise more, personal finance, etc. Now lets add in this thing that really has only existed for the last few decades. Where are they supposed to fit this in? | null | 0 | 1491685504 | False | 0 | dg0cyyy | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493909858 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | flightm0de | null | I agree with the 4-6 hours of productive programming per day.
I'm a freelancer and always felt slightly guilty about this. While I can work 8-9 hours per day, it usually leave me pretty brain-dead over the weekend. Don't ask me to do anything socially at nights, I just don't have the mental resources.
After a month o... | null | 0 | 1491685523 | False | 0 | dg0czfe | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493909864 | 907 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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null | DFXDreaming | null | > Smile disarmingly and shake your wrists free of your wool shift. Then clap your hands, place them firmly upon the disk, and open a portal to the underworld.
Beautiful. | null | 0 | 1491685569 | False | 0 | dg0d0gr | t3_63w4t6 | null | null | t3_63w4t6 | null | 1493909878 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Slackluster | null | That argument could be applied to everything that is taught in school. | null | 0 | 1491685580 | False | 0 | dg0d0pn | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493909881 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | untaken-username | null | Microsoft must not have gotten the memo on being interested in open source in 2000, but they sure have jumped on board over the last few years. | null | 0 | 1491685588 | False | 0 | dg0d0w6 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0bgmh | null | 1493909884 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | toronto-arrow | null | Yes, always choose the right tool for the job. (It's worth pointing out that general-purpose languages can often be the "right tool"; that's why they're general-purpose to begin with.)
There's no reason a language can't be cool **and** be the right tool at the same time. Cool languages are worth investigating because ... | null | 0 | 1491685633 | False | 0 | dg0d1xu | t3_643kpm | null | null | t1_dfz5hnc | null | 1493909898 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | davorzdralo | null | Fuck that clickbait. | null | 0 | 1491685676 | False | 0 | dg0d2y5 | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg07lph | null | 1493909912 | -28 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Chomskyismyhero | null | https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/Arrow_functions | null | 0 | 1491685684 | False | 0 | dg0d35x | t3_64844z | null | null | t1_dg0cw3c | null | 1493909914 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | irqlnotdispatchlevel | null | This looks nice, but it can complicate things if sometimes you want the global object, and sometimes you want a pointer to the global object. | null | 0 | 1491685712 | False | 0 | dg0d3sz | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dg039md | null | 1493909923 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | LtAramaki | null | I don't want to inspire more children to learn a programming language.
That will flood the markets with wannabes who will drive salaries lower and drag the average intelligence level across our entire industry down.
I want there to be more work for me. Stop coding. I don't give a fuck. :-) ^^/s | null | 0 | 1491685721 | False | 0 | dg0d422 | t3_64815z | null | null | t3_64815z | null | 1493909926 | 36 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | tmsidkmf | null | Logic would work well for some children. I think the appeal of programming is that it's dynamic: children can use their own ideas to make things move. That's why [Bootstrap](http://www.bootstrapworld.org/) uses video games -- it appeals to many children, especially the current generation.
More generally, programming... | null | 0 | 1491685736 | False | 0 | dg0d4f8 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0bwpt | null | 1493909931 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | jpastore | null | My son wants to learn. He's 7. Where should I start? | null | 0 | 1491685738 | False | 0 | dg0d4hw | t3_64815z | null | null | t3_64815z | null | 1493909932 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | doom_Oo7 | null | it's the only way to have a thread-safe initialization for global objects in C++>=11. | null | 0 | 1491685803 | False | 0 | dg0d62m | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t1_dg0d3sz | null | 1493909952 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Blac_Ninja | null | I don't think that's true. I highly doubt kids are taught any kind of computer theory, whether it's how computers physically work or how programs work. What they are taught is how to type, how to use excel, how to use Microsoft word. Ask someone K-12 how they would draw a visual representation of the internet (It's not... | null | 0 | 1491685813 | False | 0 | dg0d6an | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0c1bg | null | 1493909955 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Brjl | null | Null is not bad. | null | 0 | 1491685882 | False | 0 | dg0d7vs | t3_63zg6f | null | null | t3_63zg6f | null | 1493909977 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | jakimfett | null | I really like the point you're making here. I agree with most of it.
I want to draw your attention to this bit right here, which I _especially_ like:
> I like what I do, and I really like the company I do it for. And I like being productive.
This is the bit that most people don't have (and I don't know if the writ... | null | 0 | 1491685925 | False | 0 | dg0d8y5 | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0902m | null | 1493909991 | 59 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | Secondsemblance | null | Keep reducing wages for everything else. | null | 0 | 1491685930 | False | 0 | dg0d92u | t3_64815z | null | null | t3_64815z | null | 1493909993 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | [deleted] | null | why do children need to learn to code? i'm 13 and i program in C & rust but i don't see why it's a skill that matters to children. | null | 0 | 1491685962 | False | 0 | dg0d9u9 | t3_64815z | null | null | t3_64815z | null | 1493910003 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | _Mardoxx | null | Yes | null | 0 | 1491686028 | False | 0 | dg0dbfo | t3_64844z | null | null | t1_dg0cw3c | null | 1493910025 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | Countries promoted engineers because of weapons. I have no idea why anyone who does not have to, would bother with a software-critical project these days.
Software projects interact very badly with the rest of organizations. It's not even possible to evaluate the effectiveness of software engineers.
While my busine... | null | 0 | 1491686051 | False | 0 | dg0dbym | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg07xvg | null | 1493910032 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | stesch | null | At my current employment we even have to fill out some work sheet after a day's work and all hours must be booked on some project. It's always 100%.
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null | eluusive | null | I'd rather have a good article about mocking python for beginners. It's never too soon to start mocking a language. | null | 0 | 1491686083 | False | 0 | dg0dcpf | t3_648n66 | null | null | t3_648n66 | null | 1493910041 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | tmsidkmf | null | Ah, I see. I definitely think algebra and mathematics in general are useful to teach children. I think where programming differs is that it's dynamic; it can be easier to see what you are doing. It's also more broadly applicable to different fields. In many places where you can use programming, you can also use mat... | null | 0 | 1491686083 | False | 0 | dg0dcpm | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg0b5qp | null | 1493910041 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | shizzy0 | null | Leftpad. /s | null | 0 | 1491686090 | False | 0 | dg0dcux | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg07e81 | null | 1493910043 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | u982744 | null | You have to be logical and follow principles and best practice. Creativity is rarely necessary and is usually an exercise in self indulgence. | null | 0 | 1491686128 | False | 0 | dg0ddqe | t3_647weo | null | null | t1_dg0c76e | null | 1493910056 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | _Mardoxx | null | 1. | null | 0 | 1491686231 | False | 0 | dg0dg4x | t3_647ixo | null | null | t3_647ixo | null | 1493910087 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | ArkyBeagle | null | I do not see where there is any incentive to become better at programming. You'll top out at five or so years and after that, you run the risk being too old. If you pursue postgrad education, you'll be expected to go into leadership or you might even damage yourself.
The disconnect between the reality of programming ... | null | 0 | 1491686269 | False | 0 | dg0dh28 | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg08yuu | null | 1493910100 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | wh33t | null | Overtime pay, benefits, hands-off management, and uhh pinball machine, fridge full of delicious snacks etc.
I used to work a Security startup company that built SCADA level firewall solutions. They didn't even pay their employees longer than 8 hours each day, but there was so much food in the fridge and breaks were co... | null | 0 | 1491686340 | False | 0 | dg0dita | t3_647weo | null | null | t3_647weo | null | 1493910123 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | wavemode | null | > Most people who learns Chemistry in high school goes on to be a chemist.
What? Did you mean to say the opposite? | null | 0 | 1491686364 | False | 0 | dg0djek | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg06rwd | null | 1493910131 | 16 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
null | remy_porter | null | Writing code is a tool, not the goal- but procedural thinking is an important skill. Everyone needs to be able to take a complicated task, break it down into sub-tasks, and express those tasks in clear, precise language. | null | 0 | 1491686383 | False | 0 | dg0djvc | t3_64815z | null | null | t1_dg02nbq | null | 1493910137 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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