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nuclearsandwich

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    Comment #3824195

    Neither have we. We plan to keep at it though.

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    Comment #3614055

    Just a quick note. Avoid w3schools[0]. The Mozilla Developer Network docs[1] look much nicer and are far more accurate. [0]: http://w3fools.com [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/e…

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    Comment #3611126

    If you want to do visual programming, check out the Processing languange ( http://processing.org ) as well as Hackety-Hack ( http://hackety-hack.com ), which is a Ruby Environment …

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    Comment #3327842

    I like aafire and sl a lot. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=12473

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    Comment #3286654

    One of the things Whisper had was a method of encrypting SMS messages so they still fit in an SMS message, perhaps Twitter is hoping to take advantage of that?

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    Comment #3281515

    As someone who teaches beginning Ruby and Rails workshops. I often find the limiting factor in getting to where students want to go is comfort with Ruby itself, Rails automates so …

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    Comment #3281508

    I agree with all these. I would however recommend getting Agile Web Development With Rails directly from Pragmatic Press as you can be certain you're using the most up-to-date edit…

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    Comment #3199032

    - Standing station (technically sit-stand but I never sit). - Imprint Runner floor mat - Macbook Pro 8GB, 2.5GHz Core i7, SSD - 25inch Asus Monitor - Das Keyboard Ultimate (recentl…

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    Comment #3199028

    I recognized your buildout and thought "huh, looks like JFB... oh it is JFB."

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    Comment #2957532

    It's constant, almost everyone experiences it. Best thing to do is look at some really old code you wrote and realize how far you've come. After that, write more code, read more co…

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    Comment #2862562

    Network Issues Issue: We are currently investigating network issues with our upstream provider. Aug 09, 2011 – 2:37 UTC – less than a minute ago

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    Comment #2861863

    Anyone else getting "Coupon agileweek" has expired?

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    Comment #2858426

    I use it as the bootstrap step for Homebrew and RVM and other things that depend on GCC then I ignore it.

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    Comment #2849288

    Switch to Linux, use a tiling WM, download the first four seasons of IT Crowd. Watch them in a 1 inch floating screen while doing your job. Wait for the laugh from boss's office. O…

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    Comment #2829171

    http://redcareditor.com is a free and open source TextMate-like editor and worth checking out. If you really want TextMate specifically I would appeal to the developer themself. Ma…

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    Comment #2725141

    Awesome. Thanks for that. I've always enjoyed the link between Platonic forms and object Classes. ahhhphilosophy.jpg

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    Comment #2725125

    You're absolutely right, I spent most of the past three years writing Java, C++, C, and C# and they all use semicolons and I certainly forgot about them whilst coding in those lang…

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    Comment #2725104

    thanks Jeremy, do you mind if I insert your comment in the main body of my post? I am still a student of computer science and in my university's Java encapsulated worldview they've…

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    Comment #2725097

    I'm still using Javascript at the end of the day, I'm just doing so via an interface that I find more readable and writeable. I don't see it as much different than letting a minifi…

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    Comment #2725090

    I see your point. Punctuation is a vector for meaning and clarity but is Javascript's syntax any more informative than Coffeescript's? It isn't in my observation. It certainly offe…

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    Comment #2725067

    I'm working on it. I did mention that I'm learning Javascript at the same time. I should add Crockford's JavaScript: The Good Parts to my coffeescript resources list. Can you link …