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Yes, and that's why you have to be extra-careful with copy-pasting :-)

Simple technique for preventing bugs like this: don't copy-paste code. If you find yourself copy-pasting code think twice why you even have to do it (DRY principle) and be aware of…

I have the heuristic that I leave decisions for the end of the day, based on what I have done. In fact, this is one of my goals per day, when things are unclear.

The habit of skipping them for whatever reason is also problematic. If you so easily skip them (as a team or as individual(s)), why have them in the first place?

Greece. I learned a lot in the process having just an undergraduate degree at the time. The students didn't appreciate it much unfortunately (wasn't a university but a vocational s…

I did the same for Tanenbaum's operating systems book and for a post-secondary education course (around the same time and around the same age).

I remember writing an essay like this for an assignment. The professor called it 'strange'. Even if I had made some valid points, there was no way to validate them as it lacked rea…

#1: I have to make up some time on that #2: I am working on my diet. Yes, staying healthy is crucial for programmers. Because of the nature of the work you have to be mindful about…

Here's mine: http://www.pubsoccermanager.com/ It has gotten really slow in the last year, but I am planning to do something around it full time. Most obviously it would be a game, …

This too was my main objection to the article. How could a single hacker pose a threat to democracy? And is it really democracy?

In the literal sense of the word, the exact opposite.

Slightly irrelevant, but how valid would it be to be asked the SVN commands in an interview? Should I go an memorize the SVN manual just to succeed in interviews, although I use a …

He forgot: "...all other things being equal", which would make his point practically useless.

"Release early release often" applies to Math as well. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if he hadn't been so secluded and published some of his work in the meantime?

Unfortunately, some people believe so...

> Corporate programmers in OOP-land often never get the architectural experience of writing systems (starting with small ones) from scratch. Instead, they spend their 40 hours main…

I have the same age as you. One year ago I was thinking of quitting my job to turn my hobby into a business. I thought of staying in my hometown (cheap but not start-up friendly an…

That's why we still need local storage.

You didn't have to give an email address, btw. So no point in giving a fake one anyway. But I think someone willing to bypass "registration" would not impulsively submit a fake add…

A little bit off-topic, but in what way(s) is Natwest a "dismal failure of a bank"? I had a Natwest account a few years ago when I was in the UK, and I was happy with it at least i…

'The Olduvai imperative'. Especially the introduction and the first couple of chapters.

This is just another sample case demonstrating how otherwise intelligent and competent people really need to be educated about web development security.