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> calculators didn't make us dumber For most people, GPS did not improve sense of direction, spellchecking did not help to write without making mistake, deepl did not help to be be…

When I start using a chainsaw or a car I hope it has been tested (!) Without tests before delivery the one who tests is the end user. Disaster for a unreliable chainsaw, very unple…

I agree, easy and much more pleasant. Walk down the street, go into the bookshop (which is by essence a place in 3D, much more pleasant than a screen), search for a book, find it, …

What I dislike about the term "clean" code is that it dismiss objective criteria. "I did it like that because it's cleaner" is a non sense. A program must be maintenable, efficient…

> while also not losing understanding That's a key point. Keeping knowledge and know how inside the company is strategic. For most people GPS did not result in better sense of dire…

I just discovered bunny.net thanks to this post. I'd be happy to move my static websites on bunny.net, but is it possible (like on cloudflare) to map requests to /foo to the foo.ht…

virtual thread instead of async/await is a counter example. Java is more used than C#, they can wait before delivering a new feature (given their leader position) but cannot delive…

I think that words like "clean code" or "beautiful code" does help juniors to learn best practices of software architecture. - Junior asks to senior: what did you we use an ORM ? -…

In this case I don't think the status should depend on the number of results. Here are you results, [] is a valid response body when there are no result. Returning 404 if there are…

So you need to find something better. In an article "How NASA writes 'perfect' software (1996) (fastcompany.com)" (comments on HN), the author explains that adding GPS support requ…

Agree: house architects have their language (architectural plans) to translate people needs in non ambiguous informations that will be useful for those who build the house. Musicia…

I have a dumb phone, my last smartphone was a blackberry, 7 or 8 years ago. To people who ask me how can I "live" without a smartphone I answer: I have a computer. Everyday I have …

You're right, we can get rid of the proxy. If the multiple API calls are made from the browser it is even more traceable, user can see these requests in the source code and from th…

Thanks for your answer. Without the proxy the client would request a specific instance of the API (university 1, university 2, NGO 1, NGO 2), which then would be responsible for fo…

Hi, I am working on a voting system for a local community, people will vote with their smartphone, tablet or computer. They previously receive a link to the vote form with an acces…

Hi all, First write after a lot of reads... I've been using ORM for years in Java and C# and came to the conclusion that the only reason we use these tools are because most Java an…

It is question asked by the soup thrown at paintings in museums recently. Like saying "Why do you consider that paintings must be protected and not the possibility to keep living o…

* OwNing something

Owing something usually give you the exclusive use of it but does not allow you to do what you want with it. You cannot walk in the street with a running chain saw even if you own …