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hotBacteria

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    Comment #36250950

    I don't have much hope regarding this issue. Researchers work a lot on their own time, so the millions mentionned in the article don't directly impact the institutions employing th…

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    Comment #34967596

    What is demonstrated here is that if you understand well the different parts of some code, you can recombine them in more efficient ways. This is something very good to have in min…

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    Comment #25761436

    This twitter thread from the author provides insight about how it was made: https://twitter.com/LodsDorian/status/1349291334759288832

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    Comment #20210851

    I like the shapes problem because I actually encountered it and it made me think. I'm not sure about the switch approach described in the post: function area(shape) switch shape.ty…

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    Comment #20019552

    Two points not mentionned: 1- The question of access: A theorical exhaustive map of the brain would be easier to access than an actual brain. 2- Tools: A map is not a piece of pape…

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    Comment #19838964

    You can write it without resorting to one-line conditionals: if(cond1){ myVar = 1; } else if(cond2 && cond3){ myVar = 10; } else if(cond2 && !cond3){ myVar = 100; } else { myVar = …

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    Comment #13283213

    Just to add a bit of context, this article was written more than six years ago: http://thecleancoder.blogspot.fr/2010/08/why-clojure.html

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    Comment #10617005

    I found this document : https://github.com/kriskowal/q/tree/v1/design very helpful to understand how promises work behind the scene Also liked being able to access the author's rea…

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    Comment #8943105

    Don't be stupid, be slow [1] We take shortcuts when we feel the proper solution takes too long to implement If you purposely take a shortcut, write why you take it, how you take it…

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    Comment #8942708

    The story ends well because the project was actually simpler than what it looked at first. Unfortunately, more than often, things happen to be a lot harder than expected What happe…

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