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This looks really promising but I have some concerns about Surge being able to support the current unlimited free usage for any amount of time.

I'd really enjoy reading about how to setup a PyPI mirror like the one you use in your development/deployment workflow. It seems like a really good idea, considering I've had probl…

Out of curiosity, in a situation where you are doing negligible condition testing, is try–except still considered "more performant" than if–else flow control? For some reason (and …

I agree with your short list of goals for students new to programming. Language should not matter for learning the basics of programming and Computer Science concepts. That being s…

Indeed. As someone taking a data structures course in post-secondary school where the facilitation language is Java, I've struggled more with the Java development environment than …

Why is having a Falun Gong affiliated site on HN frontpage a bad thing? I don't condone jjp9999's behaviour, just curious what Falun Gong has to do with anything?

I may eventually investigate a way to get it printed and bound in a classy hardcover with a dust jacket, similar to the photo of the book from _Why's guide site. This is one of few…

Exactly. The existence of most computer viruses are proof enough of this statement.

Not really a great analogy: unless you are employees or shareholders, it's not really your "house". If you are a dedicated customer, you may be more invested in the welfare of the …

Did they leak any private end-user information? As much as I can tolerate mischievous crackers violating corporate security and releasing intellectual property, I am loathe to give…