Tagged “programming”

I like the idea of small containerised binaries more than this specific use for it.

lot of the typical "a computer made it so it can't be art" takes in there that I really can't get behind. Let them help make things!

suggestions for config of different types of PWA

approximate numbers for computer timing and sizes

Interesting area, and the discussion on whether it matters where the knowledge is stored.

Good article, and some other good recs in the comments

I don't know if I am as blown away as Alex but this is very cool. Like machine pair programming with text.

His projects website is coooool. So many awesome things.

Great writeup on the many challenges posed by adding doors to a game. Also quite amazing seeing how much people can do with Unreal without having to type code.

Generational loss of a concept! Growing up mostly with phones means less understanding of file/folder structure. Either the OS deliberately tries to hide it from you (mobile OSs grouping files by type), or on computers where people mostly use Downloads folder and Desktop.

Dense, short summary of GC in Ruby. Relevant to work bookclub book

A lot of programmers get to that second 90%, get tired and bored and frustrated, and change jobs, or lose focus, or find excuses to procrastinate. There are a million ways not to finish a project, but there’s only one way to finish: Put your head down and grind it out until it’s done. Do that, and I promise you the programming world will be yours.

Love this term - this is exactly how I learn. Start by skipping over the details,
develop a coarse understanding, then refine your knowledge by learning about specific areas in more detail.

Great way to learn things, and to make exactly the thing you want.

HN discussion

DRY code is not always better code. Duplication is often better than shitty abstractions