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> Unit testing will be built directly into languages as an intrinsic part, like compiler optimization or GC. Rust and Zig have this, right?

A few weeks ago I learned about tri-point screws when attempting to take out a defective battery in an old MacBook Pro—after spending an hour or two just to get the bottom case off…

Just tried this on https://craftinginterpreters.com/a-map-of-the-territory.html and I'm getting weird pauses in the middle of sentences

> It looks like Python/Ruby, runs really fast, and uses very little resources. You should also check out Crystal, which had its 1.0 release earlier this year: https://crystal-lang.…

Regardless of the ancient world, a lot of people today would say that there’s more polarization with the advent of social media.

AI has gotten really good but will it ever develop the necessary imagination to be able to handle all edge cases? If we ever do reach that point, we should require all cars to be A…

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Stroustrup's talk on this is worth listening to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLzxrzFCyOs

I haven't dug into this yet, but the table of contents appears to be broken.

This makes me imagine some secret alien civilization living in the depths of Venus, using its atmosphere as cover

An issue I see with this is that not everyone has the time or will to customize their OS to their specific needs. In this regard, it might be arguable that Apple has done a reasona…

> I recently saw a PR to Scala that’s a great demonstration of exactly this. The private and sealed keywords have been in Scala forever and someone only just recently came up with …

It’s scary that civil unrest might be exactly what the Republican party wants.

Genuinely curious, at what point does it become worthwhile to try to create a “new HackerNews”? I myself am still figuring out how to be an adult so I don’t feel that I have much i…

@billwurtz: > richard simmons is plural. it's actually 2 guys, they are twins, each one is named richard simmon @YABOYEZRAFITZ: > can i send text messages using my typewriter? it d…

Imagine a future where we could put our code into a search engine and then get back apps/programs that have similar functionality...