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I mock languages because they've caused me enormous pain at some point, not "offhandedly". Their scorn is deserved.

I don't know if this helps or hurts but I took up Elixir a few years ago and was liking it, the way the FP simplifies the scope you have to operate within and the general stability…

he just came up with a whataboutism that fits his narrative. commuting/recreation it doesn't matter. The bike inconveniences the motorists for a short time where as the car can end…

once per employer

Depending on where you live, e.g. proximity to the equator, you will probably never recoup the initial investment or if you do the panels will probably be at their end of life when…

There is a truth here. A lot of companies build their first system in php. IME no one hires developers to build their second system or third in php, except maybe Facebook.

developers are lazy

I would argue Excel is the ultimate example of sunk cost fallacy but w/e if people like it, you do you.

All this talk about "I need Office to be Office" and no one mentions o365 online? Which works just fine on Linux. Also label printing seems a common issue but no mention of support…

It is possible to move fast and NOT break things. Breaking things is bad. Despite what Mark says. When you break things companies lose customers, they lose money, they lose market …

TBH the OP post seems to be highlighting that "when we forget history, we're doomed to repeat it." Not trying to be ageist but a younger dev wouldn't have context on a time when th…

Also achievable with elixir (via erlang)

Agreed. Kube makes the scaling out easier not the bootstrapping. An important difference.

apparently people haven't read the Mythical Man Month papers

Yup. Let's birth that baby by throwing more mothers at it.

The one thing I consistently see CS programs omit which drives me nuts with new hires. Zero knowledge of version control. Do yourself a favor and learn git now so you don't suffer …

The only thing I've found that is as simple or as complex as you want it, and that I have stuck with for over 10 years is Workflowy https://workflowy.com/

FYI the roots of this approach come from traditional typography, which obviously predates the web. IME the web stuff more or less copies the standards established in typesetting or…

I never have had a project fail due to it's tech. In my experience, projects rarely fail due to the tech, they fail due to the team and management. If you get to the point you're r…

As a ruby dev this completely makes sense to me based on the Java developers I have worked with. I'm willing to bet he also never even considered jRuby as a happy compromise, also …

I haven't really seen anyone mention this one but if you run Docker heavily, you're going to want Linux. Mac and windows both run Docker via Hypervisor and it's quite a bit slower,…

w/r/t the tiling. You should check out this app for the tiling/snapping stuff https://rectangleapp.com/ Although not as natively customizable as Linux. I've found everything I need…

If the thought is you work fewer hours so now I can cut your pay, then I think realistic the answer is hell no. Unless I'm already checked out from stock options or something, a se…

A lot of this discussion has devolved into the management side of choosing a language and strayed from the realistic side. But insofar as to why people would choose Haskell... Hask…

Bonus points if you utilize their websocket login. Will teach you websockets, genserver, pattern matching, and how to lose your hair in 10 days because of all the hidden shit you h…