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> Add to your repertoire - Java Script, ... Should I ignore this as a typo? How am I to rely then on this as a classified information?

If you are given a choice, then isn't it easier to pick what you are most familiar with from a productivity standpoint? If your first choice is rejected, then the question comes as…

I think there is a question of progression through your career as well. For talented programmers, (I believe) it is less likely to feel 'stuck' at some point. Over the years, they …

Has anyone used [faban]( http://faban.org/ )?

Unfortunately, it does not work on Google Chrome for me. Fantastic game, nonetheless!

We have previously discussed something similar [here]( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6709631 ). The book, Free to Learn, by Peter Gray discusses the promise of democratic sc…

Would you think http://bit.ly/recurse-iterate does an okay job of working toward that goal?

Oh, this is a timely discussion. I just wrote an article on this topic: http://bit.ly/recurse-iterate . What I thought was good about go to statement was that it helps us understan…

Incidentally, I am reading Cal Newport's "So Good ..." and the thoughts in this article resonate with some of those expressed in Cal's book. Half way through the book right now, an…

The essence of the article is about effectiveness of technology/trade in reducing the 'gaps' between the capabilities of workers/artisans results in lowering their average compensa…

I like the essence of this blog post. I have applied similar strategies and although I am not a 100% sure about them being the 'right thing' to do, I am fairly convinced that they …

Is it the lack of making enough money that bothers you? If you dig deeper, what would you say? If you were to ask yourself "What it is that would keep me motivated?" -- what answer…

Kahneman attributes a lot to 'luck' of what experts achieve especially when it comes to predicting something. I am a bit surprised that PG does not give 'shear luck' its fair share…

I would have said reading, until I realized that some things can be made more explicit in the video. But in most cases, it is by reading. Specific examples were I liked videos expl…

Thank you for this reference! The good measures taken in the past seem to help tremendously. Looking at the drought maps was depressing enough and that was compounded by the fact t…

This is a very good thought! It's important for an author to break the barrier to entry for the potential readers of his/her work. It's not always easy or practical. Another way of…

+1. I am a bit sad that the author chose to downplay the (usefulness of) touch typing.

This is a great achievement. Though I am a Vishy Anand fan and I really liked the way the contest was fought, I do think that Carlsen deserved to win. World chess championships, wi…

In general, open sourcing is helpful decision (it's also a practical business decision in several cases)! And the possibility of running C# on *nix really creates opportunities in …

https://github.com/pry/pry/issues/840#issuecomment-60286408 is causing me angst. Any idea?

"Did you mean?" is great, but "Do you mean?" would be better. Achieving latter in Ruby/JS/... certainly feels harder.

I am still unhappy with wifi detection/configuration and problems with Compiz. But overall, I agree, Ubuntu is getting better.

You can register here: https://www.mckusick.com/courses/introinterestform.html and if you are not in the Bay Area, you could buy the videos.

How'd you compare this with Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love and/or Bovet/Cesati, especially for someone who's a newbie (but curious to learn and work hard)?