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[Julia Evans] Branches have no rules in c/git

[–] apd 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm not sure how one would reach reflog the ability to read or write

[Julia Evans] Branches have no rules in c/git

[–] apd 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

is reflog very unfriendly UI? what would make it better?

What kind of conversations do you have with Directors? in c/ask_experienced_devs

[–] apd 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Read this and maybe you'll think of some useful questions to ask related to problems they may be able to directly fix.

The switch-case starts on line 83. in c/programming_horror

[–] apd 2 points 1 year ago

I'd use logger that prints the file and line number when logging, to avoid the question of: "where is the log coming from"

How was your start into the open source community? in c/opensource

[–] apd 1 points 1 year ago

My first real brush was taking part in GSOC, Google Summer of Code, where I got paid to work on an open source project.

Communication with my project mentor was over IRC and I felt this was a fairly large hurdle for me at the time, learning the lingo and the etiquette.

My project at the time went quite poorly. I attribute this failure mostly to myself. I was unable to wake up at the time my mentor wanted to meet and he became frustrated. My work quality was ok, but not the best.

It turned out I had undiagnosed medical issue (DPSD & ADHD); but it's probably a cop out to attribute all of the failure to just that. I got halfway through the thing meaning I got paid still a pretty sizeable sum for the work I did. But it never got commited, so I feel like I cheated slightly. I feel very bad for my mentor who was trying his best, but I was not very good about communicating back then.

Since then, I've attended FOSDEM, contributed small stuff, and even done stuff on some pretty popular projects. But have never been "in" a community like I was then. IRC still scares me. But I do intend to join when I find something I'm really passionate about.

Become a Better Programmer by Taking a Shower in c/programming

[–] apd 5 points 1 year ago

It's an algorithm question. If somebody gave me your solution in an interview I would ask them to solve the problem without a dependency. These questions are about demonstrating your ability to code whilst understanding space & time complexity.

What are some of the resources that you have used to improve/learn programming? in c/programming

[–] apd 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you list ones you found valuable?

We have used too many levels of abstractions and now the future looks bleak in c/programming

[–] apd 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Postfix wasn't in my university degree, nor do I think it should be. It's useful to know about SMTP but it's like saying you need to know the history of brick manufacturing to be a material engineer.

... in c/programming

[–] apd 2 points 1 year ago

I hate go templating, I really really do. I don't even really know why. I just hate it.

What are your programming hot takes? in c/programming

[–] apd 8 points 1 year ago

Big hot take to me; especially in an organization with a large size and code high standard

What do you think would be an actually good use of blockchain/smart contracts? What kind of problems (big or small) is it a good tool for? in c/programming

[–] apd 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Want to explain your rational?

Inside the Workflow Metrics of Elite Dev Teams in c/experienced_devs

[–] apd 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goodharts Law applies here - "Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes"