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There's no simple commercial solution that does exactly this that I know of, but you can get very close with Google Cloud Functions, a GitHub Pages site, and a Google Sheets spread…

The systematic study of methods for producing high quality software. Your comment is equivalent to calling a flexural test machine 'materials engineering'.

This does not describe software engineering, as that term is academically defined.

So, what point are you trying to make here? That everybody should write their own tools? That seems like a pretty inefficient use of everybody's time.

Vue is great. Currently using it in a ColdFusion project to retrofit a modern frontend to oldish code. Works like a charm, without a full rewrite.

As I interpreted it, that's not their position. They're saying that if Google were to pursue their OS goals, specifically using Linux as a base, then they would likely end up doing…

>You still get a visa to enter Taiwan. It's just a "visa on arrival" as opposed to needing to obtain a visa prior to travel. Sure -- 'doesn't require me to get a visa' as in I don'…

Exactly. Countries definitely lose out because of these policies. I intended to visit China in the near future -- but I've booked a trip to Taiwan instead, almost entirely because …

I'm typing this on my way from work to university. I'm 19 with no formal qualifications except high school. Not a 'genius'. There are jobs out there for young developers!

So I agree there are substantial harms from alcohol, but the context of alcohol sales is still different. It occurs in a regulated market with oversight, safety standards, etc. Now…

>Do you believe life imprisonment is the correct answer for every bar and liquor store owner in the world, or every pain management MD that is overprescribing Oxycontin? At the wor…

I don't think it's supposed to look like Windows 98. Here's Windows XP's 'Classic' theme, for reference: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lZp4Q.png

Any particular name scheme you adopt? Some way of generating project names? Question inspired by mpj [1], who has some amusing ways of thinking of names for projects in his videos.…

On minor routes Jetstar is bad, but I flew domestically with them half a dozen times last year. The worst problem I experienced was a 30-delay one time.

I am constantly surprised when reading about the US. You would think that there would be more similarities with New Zealand, my home country. Anecdotally; I flew to Australia a few…

I mean, there are jobs generally, but not really in tech. I was slightly exaggerating to say there are 'no' jobs, but in reality the NZ tech industry is not very mature. If people …

Take living costs and so forth into account also. California probably isn't as great at the figures suggest. That said, speaking as a New Zealander: don't come here. There are no j…

Would answering the question of whether we're in a simulation have any impact on your behavior, thoughts, and actions? Probably not. So what does it matter? If we could prove (or e…

I disagree with this. The second course most [software] engineering students at my university are exposed to, after basic MATLAB and C programming, is 'Object Oriented Design', whi…

So if the premise is that ideas are not patentable and inventions are, then what makes an audio codec constitute an 'invention'?

As a New Zealander, it amazes me that the US and Canada do not have closer relations with regards to customs and so forth. I understand that both countries are large, but this situ…

"Harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision" Seems pretty c…

The statute -- at least in my country -- is quite unambiguous [1]. What is difficult is proving that what is alleged to have happened actually transpired (or if cases are not prope…

What? It is an attempt to normalise the idea that non-male programmers can work and communicate competently in their field. Whether you like it or not, certain elements of the tech…

Some people might wish to diversify the range of blog authors they read. Contrary to the implicit assertion you make, nothing -- not even programming (and writing about programming…