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You've just inherited a legacy C++ codebase, now what?
Discussions: Hacker News , Lobster.rs , /r/programming . I've got great suggestions from the comments, see the addendum at the end!
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 80,862 posts.
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First Impressions with GPT-4V(ision)
In this guide, we share findings experimenting with GPT-4 with Vision, released by OpenAI in September 2023.
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Dear sir, you have built a compiler (2022)
I am afraid to inform you that you have built a compiler. I know you wanted a “simple prototype” that would just add that one feature to your programming model. You said that “SSA is an overkill” and “it’s just way too much infrastructure to maintain for a simple task” and yet, six months later, you have pile of…
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Finding a new software developer job
For the first time ever, I was laid off, and had to find a new software developer job. I managed to find a new one, but it took longer than I thought, and it was a lot of work. I was in contact wit…
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XMPP, a comeback story
Everyone loves a comeback story. Can a 20 year old overlooked technology make a comeback as a completely decentralized, free, and scalable technology for the growing masses of people who value freedom and privacy?
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Atlassian moving to cloud-only, will stop selling server licenses
Plan your move to cloud with confidence, thanks to new innovation on cloud, new cloud deployment options, and hybrid deployment experiences.
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We identified a North Korean hacker who tried to get a job
Cybersecurity isn’t just a priority for Kraken, it’s part of our origin story and embedded into our DNA.
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Not Only Is the Mac Mini Outdated, It's No Longer Mini
Link to: https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/03/its-not-quite-a-mac-mini-but-its-my-server/
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My least favorite Rust type
Idx is typically an integral type, but you can make a Range of anything, which will become important later. Here’s a range of Unit:
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Developers can't fix bad management (2020)
Two modes of operation leverage entirely different practices
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Please Fund More Science
Experts on the COVID-19 pandemic seem to think there are three ways out—that is, for life, health, and the economy to return roughly to normal. Either we get a vaccine good enough that R0 for the...
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Play Store and Android Apps Coming to Chromebooks
Bringing Google Play — the most popular app store in the world — to Chromebooks.
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GitHub Dark Mode is too Dark
If you hate it too this is why. Using color theory to show why GitHub dark mode is disappointing
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My Eight-Year Quest to Digitize 45 Videotapes
My journey to create a YouTube of memories from my family’s old home videos.
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LinkedIn is ignoring user settings
Logged out users are prevented from reaching LinkedIn profiles set to complete public visibility
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Our biggest ever river catch?
Interceptor 006 captured over 250 truckloads of trash – and counting – in just a few hours in the first flood of the year.
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How I operated as a staff engineer at Heroku
I was incredibly lucky to spend 5 amazing years at Heroku. By the end of my time, I was operating in a Staff capacity, although I’m honestly completely uncle...
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The infrastructure behind ATMs
ATMs are connected to banks by networks which operate little-understood payment rails.
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David Horne's 1K Chess on the ZX81 (2001)
An ode to a small work of programming genius.
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FCC Filings Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality Once Spam Is Removed
An Explosion of Comments
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Life Hack - The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic
Life Hack: The 30/30 Minute Work Cycle Feels Like Magic A year ago, I switched to the Colemak keyboard layout. I’ve since had zero pain in my hands …