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BJanecke

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About BJanecke

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/otherben; my proof: https://keybase.io/otherben/sigs/vXsGkDnDi5lQry2LpckuM542IIRPpTMtdERHeVH9rQc ]

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    There is nothing about learning how basic data structures and algorithms work that won't help you in your day to day development. You might be "fine" without it in a certain catego…

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    Comment #17757357

    This book https://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithm-Analysis-C-... Don't let the "in C++" scare you If you google about you'll find free copies of older editions online

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    Comment #17469452

    The new module system makes it easy ;)

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    Comment #17346505

    A bit more lightweight version of that is https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/installation_guide The first time I tried to install arch I had many aha! moments

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    Comment #15608185

    He writes about Design, and also likes to call it a game of constraints(paraphrasing).

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    Comment #15599592

    Someone's been reading Fred Brooks ;)

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    Comment #15138722

    I'm the Riddler

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    Comment #14846601

    Just like the other non programming book on the list(Thinking Fast and Slow) GEB is a lot about perception to me. Understanding that nothing is purely logical nor is it purely expr…

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    Comment #14846534

    Nice catch, thanks :)

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    Comment #14846482

    * Douglas Hofstadter - Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid * Fred Brooks - Design Of Design * Fred Brooks - The Mythical Man month * Eric J. Evans - Domain Driven Design *…

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    Comment #14687795

    https://www.offerzen.com/ * Upfront Salaries * Talent treated with dignity * Companies/Talent held accountable for showing up to interviews

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    Comment #14634518

    I have always held the belief that everyone is entitled to their own life and can do with it as they please. This exchange reinforces that.

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    Comment #14631146

    I respect that, and accept that you have the right to your own life. You and your life have had great meaning to me and I will forever be thankful for that.

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    Comment #14630904

    I'd suggest you pay a visit to your nearest ER and have the staff there give you some advice. Melancholic depression, fairly often is a symptom of other known health problems, that…

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    Comment #14585916

    Doesn't all debt reduce lifetime wealth?

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    Comment #14536235

    We need Pshycohsitorians a la Harry Seldon

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    Comment #14528974

    I think that's really cool, although // Find the first foo with bar foos.map(f => f.bar).uniq().orderBy(f => f.baz)[0] does the same basic thing, the ability to collapse and displa…

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    Comment #14483468

    Software The Mythical Man Month && Design Of Design by Fred Brooks Everything else Hitchhikers Guide (Existentialism does not have to be edgy) The Foundation Series (Bureaucracy an…

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    Comment #14443607

    In the same way it's hard to explain why you are most comfortable with your first language ;)

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    Comment #14373692

    Somehow this immediately made me think of Player Of Games by Ian Banks

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    Comment #14366951

    What does that mean? Go read https://www.digitalocean.com/business and https://status.digitalocean.com/ if that doesn't put you at ease send them an email. However it shouldn't mat…

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