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Were there computers for which core dumps were a physical process?

(Disclosure, reposting from my r/learnprogramming comment in 2015) Here's what I wish I understood when I started programming, in 10 sentences: "A computer receives, stores, and ma…

Context: I'm a web / JavaScript / full-stack developer. In my first few positions, I was the stereotypical young arrogant / insecure junior developer, and I was rightfully purged. …

I'm ridiculously excited about this. The original tessel was an amazing step away from the dichotomy of Arduino | Embedded Linux, allowing you to focus on what makes your project d…

If you're going to make comparisons, you need to compare the ecosystems and not simply focus on specific details. Focus on being clever at the system level, not on the line of code…

Great points. I often forget how many of my breakthroughs come from careful reflective synthesis, and I forget that, in general, it's a slow process. It turns out, immersive learni…

(Disclosure: I'm a college dropout who went through Hack Reactor and can, for the first time, afford a comfortable lifestyle) Hack Reactor focuses entirely on JavaScript and Web De…

This is pretty amazing. Nice way to test out the capabilities of a new graphics library. Do you have any takeaways from the experience you'd like to share? Famo.us seems like a wil…

It reminds me a lot of writing Cocoa applications but with javascript instead of Objective C.