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News Website without the 'Silly News'? | bhrgunatha: Try the English version of Al Jazeera - http://english.aljazeera.net
I'm sure it won't be your primary source but it's usually worth a look. |
Do you use project management software, which one? | elmindreda: Gnote. |
News Website without the 'Silly News'? | known: I like http://www.democracynow.org/ |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | jibiki: What kind of game are you writing? If you're just a hobbyist, you might want to try a popular choice like python. (Pygame is insanely well known.) |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | Fargren: XNA is great, but your games will only be compatible with windows(and xBox).
Haskell is definetely not a good idea. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | ComputerGuru: Don't let them scare you away... C++ is fine if you use what you need and take the time to actually understand the tools you're using. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | thras: I'm with you. Whatever you use, don't choose C++. Sure, everyone on your programming team knows C++ already. Yeah, your libraries are all written in it. And successful games have used it again and again. But if it's not one of the "cool" languages, you shouldn't be using it.Modern game developers should code in ... |
Axing features in a prototype product? | SwellJoe: Drop the features. You'll never have an easier time doing so than right now. Once you have users, getting rid of any feature (even dumb ones) will infuriate someone. We've only managed to excise one major feature (a poorly thought out one that people migrating from a competing product wanted so that things... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | nova: I think it's more that although C++ sucks there is no realistic alternative for this "niche". |
Axing features in a prototype product? | p01nd3xt3r: Release early, release often. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | Dilpil: What other languages are out there that compile into machine code? |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | ginkgo: There is a very interesting talk by Tim Sweeney to this topic: http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/1277 |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | miloshh: You're right, C++ pretty much has no serious alternatives for games. And not just games, anything that involves computer graphics, physical simulation, computer vision or image processing.Python is excellent if some good soul has already written a library that does exactly what you need (in C or C++, obviously... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | timr: If you let the language trolls on proggit and HN convince you that you must avoid C++ -- particularly whatever 'subset' of C++ scratches your itch with minimal complexity -- you've made a classic pointy haired boss mistake: letting the whims of the crowd make a technical decision for your project.Don't buy into ... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | ygd_coder: Contrary to popular belief. Java is actually pretty good. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | wicknicks: C++ is definitely not a terrible language. It was one of the first OO programming mostly widely adopted (though today there are far better ways of doing OO with other programming languages). The problem with higher level languages is their performance. C++ sits somewhere between C and languages like Java, Py... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | pmjordan: I've been contemplating this, too. C++ was my main language for a long time (~1999-2007) and about 30% of my consulting work is still in C++ (game development). I've found that while C++ code can be very clean and concise, it usually requires a lot of behind the scenes scaffolding, and it's very easy to get w... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | s-phi-nl: I am under the impression that Lua is widely used for video games. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | Maro: "C++ sucks" because it is widely used, its socio-techical landscape is well explored, including the "sucks" segment. In other words, most other languages suck as much as C++, they're just not that widely used, or have not been around as much.If you're writing your own game project you can use a sane, minimalistic... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | danek: what about D or OCaml?
OCaml can compile to machine code and supposedly can acheive c++ level performance. D is allegedly a "fixed" c++.i haven't used either, just conjecturing based on what i've heard through the grapevine. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | bonecandy: Wait a couple of years and you can use MacRuby ;D |
Axing features in a prototype product? | protomyth: For a first release, pick only the features that constitute the core idea of your product, but make sure the core is tested and working."Get the tree, then hang some ornaments" |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | zandorg: I'd code the graphics code in C++, and the logic/game/AI code in Lisp. |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | mrshoe: C++ violates the Zen of Python's axiom that "explicit is better than implicit" all over the place. C does not; it is very explicit.I would write as much as possible in Python and use C for the performance critical stuff (which, for a game, is a large portion). |
How do I embed this streaming video elsewhere? | jacquesm: > Do I just grab the snippet of the video player from the page source and drop that in an html smippet on my end?That would be the thing to try first wouldn't it ?And if that doesn't work then maybe ask the council for permission and inclusion into their list of permitted referrers.Also, it seems the video wi... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | jomohke: The D programming language [http://www.digitalmars.com/d/] was designed primarily to be a better C++. It has C-style syntax, a vaguely similar OO model to Java, and compiles directly to machine code, with performance as priority (it even allows you to drop to assembly if desired). The lack of C backwards compa... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | iamwil: Depends on what kind of games you want to make. If you're looking for 2D platforms, try Actionscript or Lua Love.http://love2d.org/ |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | JulianMorrison: I'm not sure how ready it is now, but Haskell's nested data parallelism might be worth looking into as a forward strategy for things like physics and in-CPU graphics engines, since it should make very effective use of many-core processors and is expected to later (transparently) gain the ability to dist... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | gord: any mix of : C, python, lua, scheme |
Review my "design-oriented" open source app (iPhone, Mac, Maemo) | pavlov: Clickable links:http://lacquer.fi/2020http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftwa... |
Can you put me to work? | maxstoller: The RoR code example in your resume is down. http://pastie.org/private/dozkhmrdgxwauheldxdyw |
Can you put me to work? | PieSquared: Hi, I'm Gibi.I'm a high school student with a lot of free time and a large (for a high school student, obviously) amount of experience, as well as a year of experience working at a startup.Favored languages would be C, Java, Python, OCaml, Common Lisp (listed in order of experience with them).If anyone hap... |
Wrist Pain | jballanc: Dvorak |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | chipsy: I would take a data-oriented view.Most of the performance of a game stems from finding a sweet spot combination of data structures and data relationships so that data is processed at real-time rates, is accessible everywhere, and can be immediately applicable to the algorithms you plan to use.If you design rela... |
Wrist Pain | parrott12: Masturbate less frequently. |
Can you put me to work? | _Lemon_: You list your strengths in your CV, so I would assume you've thought about this: what are your weaknesses? |
Wrist Pain | qeorge: I've found the exercises in this video help me a lot:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUyMNyrOHJQAlso, when I was having problems a few years back, I narrowed it down to my laptop. The touchpad style mouse was killing my hands and wrists. It sounds like you're on a desktop, but I thought I'd mention it just in ca... |
Can you put me to work? | raheemm: Why are you asking for a low rate of $15/hr? Seems far too low for your experience level. |
Wrist Pain | reg4c: Surgery. |
Can you put me to work? | sachinag: Seriously, dude, why not approach startups that fit your technical strengths? Going to PG is kind of silly. (Also, having your resume in PDF form only is lazy - if you can code, surely you can get that into decent-looking HTML/CSS.) |
Wrist Pain | viraptor: You didn't say what keyboard are you using. Is it just the standard, straight one? Try something more curvy, like ms natural keyboard.I've never had any major problems with my wrists, just some slight discomfort from time to time... but man, does that keyboard make a difference!Also you could configure your d... |
Wrist Pain | codedivine: 1. Get a good keyboard. Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 is what I use.2. Use Vim as text editor.3. Use left handed mouse at least occasionally. Keyboards are typically longer on the right hand side due to number pads so that places mice at a odd angle at times.4. Though you have already adjusted your posi... |
Wrist Pain | onk: http://www.workrave.org/ |
Wrist Pain | mechanical_fish: First: You need to take this very seriously. "Dull, persistent numbness 24/7"? Get thee to a doctor who will react to this news with action. If nothing else, get referred to a physical therapist.Don't use pads or braces without medical advice. You can actually injure yourself more by bracing your arms,... |
Wrist Pain | sachinag: Don't use wrist braces - they're for immobilization, not pain mitigation. If you need to persist in the same activities (and you really should look into PT), the ACE bandage wraps are the best to "offload" stress: http://www.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Braces-and-Supports/A...You don't want the heavy velcro ... |
Wrist Pain | cperciva: I had symptoms similar to those last year; the most specific symptom I had was numbness and occasionally tingling/pain in the back of my hand. I:1. Got a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and used that instead of my laptop's keyboard.2. Got a mouse (Microsoft something, I think?) and used that left-h... |
Wrist Pain | stuntmouse2: Numbness, especially persistent is a strong warning sign. Don't ignore it like I did!First off, you should see a qualified physical therapist (someone who knows the wrist) immediately. She will help you change your setup to be more ergonomic and probably give you some light exercises. Another benefit is... |
Wrist Pain | seven: Had a wrist infection caused by intense bmx riding. Only thing that could fix it was to force myself to let it rest. Rest all the time, no exception.And a somewhat ugly experience.
After my first big project I had a visible 'bubble' (size of a big coin) beneath my skin at my wrist. As every idiot would do, I ign... |
Wrist Pain | geuis: Too many of these suggestions are impelling you to try different gadgets to fix what is a bio problem.You need to work out.Over a year ago, I was starting to get the beginning stages of RSI. I smoke and was really overweight. I had never been to a gym.The thing that fixed my wrists was pushing weights. Putting a... |
Wrist Pain | paulbaumgart: I had severe wrist pain for about 5 months earlier this year, to the point that I was seriously considering whether I had chosen the wrong career path (I'm in the last year of my Computer Engineering B.S.).So, I spent some time searching the web, and came across this link: http://podolsky.everybody.org/rs... |
Wrist Pain | ShabbyDoo: I've had carpal tunnel syndrome, but it was a result of excess IV fluid infusion after an accident rather than from repetitive stress/strain. In my case, it got better a little on its own, and a cortisone injection pretty much fixed it.One strange advantage of having had this injury is that I can tell the d... |
Wrist Pain | smakz: I had this problem too a few years ago. The main thing that happened to me was that I used to wake up with numbness in my wrists. The steps I took which helped were to get a vertically oriented keyboard and mouse. I currently use these and the problem has not recurred in over two years:http://safetype.com/http:/... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | csmeder: Personally, I would like to see a commercial game developer use FORTH.from: http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Forth:programming:language.h...
"Forth became very popular in the 1980s because it was well suited to the small microcomputers of that time: very efficient in its use of memory and easily implemented on... |
Wrist Pain | nostrademons: #1 thing you can do to help your wrists: don't rest your them on your keyboard/desk/wristpad. Don't rest them on anything. Your hands should float above the keyboard, with the wrists straight.I've found that switching to a Dvorak layout helped a lot - because I had to touch type (I didn't physically cha... |
Wrist Pain | palish: I got a pair of "computer gloves" -- basically gloves with a beanbag under each wrist. They're very comfortable and almost entirely cured my persistent wrist pain.You have to give the gloves a chance to work though. For me, the pain went away after a week or two of constantly wearing the gloves each time I us... |
Wrist Pain | htsh: I had luck with the book "Its not carpal tunnel" or something -- http://bit.ly/Ocwy5 .. It suggested some stretches, one which worked in my case.My pinky and half my ring finger were going numb from the bottom of my wrist sitting on either the desk or the laptop, and the exercise that worked for me involved holdi... |
Wrist Pain | froggy: Completely agree with geuis above. You need to work out. I had the same problem 2 years ago when I was programming long hours (dull persistent numbness, and eventually sharp pain). I self-diagnosed it as wrist tendonitis and wore a splint brace for a few weeks. Once the wrist felt better, I got back to the ... |
Wrist Pain | watmough: Get a trackball. Learn to use it with either hand.Don't work so hard. |
Wrist Pain | steve19: switch your mouse to your other hand. Worked for me. |
Wrist Pain | pxlpshr: I've had pretty good success with the Power Ball.http://www.powerballs.com/rehab.php?m=Benefits |
Hardware Incubator/Accelerator | byoung2: http://www.ycombinator.com/ideas.html27. Hardware/software hybrids. Most hackers find hardware projects alarming. You have to deal with messy, expensive physical stuff. But Meraki shows what you can do if you're willing to venture even a little way into hardware. There's a lot of low-hanging fruit in hardware;... |
Review My YC Application (is this not appropriate?). | apsurd: Links:application: http://plusjade.com/yc/applicationdemo: http://demo.plusjade.comexamples:http://larasgift.plusjade.comhttp://inkedsites.comhttp://plusjade.com |
Wrist Pain | holygoat: Go and read "It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome". It made a lot of sense to me.http://cow.org/r/?603b(Disclosure: that's got an affiliate link in it.)Lots of people get misdiagnosed, have surgery, and end up right back where they started.The authors explain that most people with persistent strain disorders are s... |
Wrist Pain | hellotoby: I have moderate arthritis/rsi in my wrist from a bone graft when I was younger. I've found the best way to minimise soreness is to use a Wacom tablet in replacement for a mouse. Using a pen-like implement, whilst taking a while to get used to, is much better for your wrists than using a mouse. |
Wrist Pain | nradov: I had a similar problem many years ago. Switched to a Microsoft Natural keyboard on all computers I use heavily and haven't had a twinge since.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/ProductDe... |
Wrist Pain | gtani: I've been fighting wrist pain for a while, mostly when i'm having to drive more than an hour and a half a day; I recommend 3 exercises from here, DynaFlex spining ball , power Web rubber net and wrist curl bar, AKA wrist roller. Gave substantial relief after using 3-4x/week for 3 weeks.http://www.amazon.com/s/... |
Wrist Pain | mathgenius: "the discomfort was so intense that I switched hands"... Is this a mouse problem ? 3M ergonomic mouse is fantastic. |
Wrist Pain | dstorrs: There's plenty of good suggestions in here, so I'll just add a small pointer: SmartBoard keyboards from DataDesk Technologies. "Oh, go buy an ergonomic keyboard!" sounds like trivial advice. A few years ago, I had wrist pain--not as bad as yours, but plenty sufficient to scare me. I bought this keyboard, a... |
Wrist Pain | justlearning: I do the following to prevent wrist/shoulder pain.* keep the hand from elbow to your wrist on the same surface.(if you use a laptop on a table, your wrists are placed higher on the laptop, that's ok.) The key is make sure your elbow/shoulder doesn't move, while you type. This is guaranteed if you rest you... |
Wrist Pain | rit: All of the things you've tried are steps down the right path, but I hate to say the one thing I don't see you mention is a new KEYBOARD.The keyboard is a tool you use every day, during those 40 hours. A poor keyboard is guaranteeing murder on your hands. I had issues for years, which were/are exacerbated by an i... |
Wrist Pain | ars: If you ignore this you will end up not being able to tie your shoes or button your shirt.Pretend that already happened - how would you work? Whatever method you choose, do it now. Don't wait till you can't function. |
Wrist Pain | mark_l_watson: Use ice and ibuprofen to reduce swelling - once swelling is reduced, things get better. (At least this was my experience.) |
Wrist Pain | allenbrunson: advice in this thread is all over the place. that makes sense i guess, because a lot of different things might work, depending on where the problem originates. so i feel as qualified as anybody to throw my two cents in.when i was younger, say up to my mid-twenties or so, my wrists were indestructible. i r... |
Hardware Incubator/Accelerator | epall: Have you heard about Willow Garage?http://www.willowgarage.com/ |
Wrist Pain | frossie: Thinks that worked for me for wrist pain:1. Make sure you sleep with your wrists in a neutral position (i.e. straight - neither bent back or bent forward). Use wrist wraps if you absolutely have to, but better if you can manage it by force of will, or changing your sleeping position.2. I am not sure about the ... |
Wrist Pain | timcederman: 3M ergonomic mouse. |
Wrist Pain | setori88: * Start from your diet: http://www.thechinastudy.com
* use dvorak keyboard layout
* regular non-strenuous exercise every day for 15 mins |
Wrist Pain | apinstein: I went through this a few years back -- had headaches, shoulder pain, wrist pain, back pain, neck pain. And I work out, am in good health, and play a lot of tennis.This article pretty much sums up what you need to do positionally: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000938.htmlThe chair is important, b... |
Summary of HN logic/rules | cdr: PG doesn't want you to know what the parameters are. |
Summary of HN logic/rules | jacquesm: That thread has been killed by the editors, that's why you can't reply to it, not because it's one day old.HN has some underwater tricks to keep the rif-raff out, these are 'mostly effective' so people put up with some of the more heavy handed moderation.Meta discussion (discussion about HN) is for the most p... |
Wrist Pain | moron4hire: I would say you have spun AIDS |
Summary of HN logic/rules | allenbrunson: not to disagree with jacquesm, really, but this is my own opinion. what he calls 'heavy-handed' i call 'pretty close to perfect'.this site is over three years old now. we have thousands of active users. can anybody name another site that's as old and/or as big that is as well-behaved as this? i certainly ... |
Do you use project management software, which one? | niqolas: MS Project. Actually a very useful tool. |
Wrist Pain | s3graham: Stop programming at home for now. I know, it sucks. TS.For me, it seems to be tightness through my inner shoulder down to my elbow and inside forearm that causes the problem. But, yours will surely be different.I really really really recommend going to see a physiotherapist. I was seeing one due to having had... |
Wrist Pain | matthew-wegner: I've been wearing "computer gloves" for 10 years, and like them a lot. People made fun of me when I got to college; those same people asked me where to find them after a few semesters (cg/digital art school, so a lot of people going from little computer use to full days).Sounds like your hands are pret... |
Wrist Pain | elimisteve: I had similar issues three years ago. I immediately switched from the QWERTY key mapping to Dvorak and swapped Left-Control with Caps Lock. (For fellow Linux users, that means running "setxkbmap dvorak option ctrl:swapcaps" every time your system boots up.)I also went back to using my (dominant) right han... |
Wrist Pain | jacquesm: Have a real good look at the total picture, not just your wrists.Getting a new chair is one thing, but that doesn't mean that it is the right chair for you.There are people that specialize in this sort of thing, maybe you can find one in your environment ? There are so many factors to consider that you'd be s... |
If C++ is so bad, what should game developers use? | InclinedPlane: C++ isn't bad, per se. It's an incredibly powerful and rich language, verging on being a meta-language that allows you to create your own language. However, that flexibility is a double edged sword. Just like Perl or Javascript, any powerful, flexible language can, and will, be abused.The main downfall o... |
Wrist Pain | carbocation: Can you be very specific about the location of the numbness? In particular, does it appear to affect certain fingers more than others? |
Wrist Pain | thangalin: Neck pain might be exacerbated by micro-movements required to maneuver a mouse. Get a trackball, like Logitech's Marble Mouse. X configuration is at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Logitech_Marblemouse_USB |
Wrist Pain | csomar: I had a similar problem few years ago, my resolution was to take a rest every 50 or 40 minutes. This mean, don't stay in front of the computer more than 2 hours without moving that's too bad. |
Wrist Pain | hy3lxs: How I solved my own carpal tunnel after too much quake^H^H^H^H^Hcoding.(1) Take some time off. If you can't do that, for your own sake take a break at least once an hour where you yawn/stretch and drink lots of water. This will help your body repair itself and turn your bladder into an internal timer to take a ... |
Wrist Pain | grandalf: I've noticed that using the trackpad or mouse is far worse on my hands than typing... Switching to emacs and mostly using the keyboard has helped tremendously... |
Wrist Pain | sb: I had really strong tendonitis (endured 1 month of pain) and this is what I did:* Got hardware: Kinesis Freestyle (which is not the Advantage, but still highly recommended!) and the Kensington Expert Mouse (which is probably the best trackball around)* Started using workrave on work and home computers; using interv... |
Wrist Pain | wehriam: I moved from a normal sized mouse to a "portable" mouse and relieved a number of similar problems. Since a move to a Macbook Pro trackpad it hasn't been an issue. |
Should Microsoft be broken up? | numair: Here is how I would break up Microsoft: - Office: all productivity software, including Exchange and SQL Server
- Microsoft: operating systems and platforms - server, client, mobile,
Xbox, developer programs
- MSN: all internet properties + Internet Explorer, along with all
home/etc apps
... Can't th... |
Wrist Pain | stse: You need to switch doctors to someone who takes your problem seriously. And you need to start to take it seriously yourself. Don't do anything until you have a proper diagnosis, chances are you'll just make it worse. |
Wrist Pain | simonw: Go to a physio. My girlfriend had exactly the kind of problems you describe - it got to the point where she couldn't physically type (or do anything with her hands) and she had to take six weeks off work. We tried a few and eventually found a fantastic physiotherapist who fixed her over the course of about six ... |
Why do you believe in climate change? | rms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_c... |
Why do you believe in climate change? | dgsdgs: http://monbiot.comAll articles suitably cited. Next? |
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