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I feel the same way sometimes too. One thing to consider though is that when the overall complexity of a project increases these little things do add up.

I've had some pretty good results with Scott Young's ebook and blog in general: http://www.scotthyoung.com (ebook is on the side of the page, can't find a direct link to it).

I wonder how many (and which) CS texts are recommended simply because they are considered "classics." As a beginner there is really no way to tell how good a book will be before re…

My college doesn't offer a minor in CS, and it's quite hard to get into the CS department with my current GPA. UW has a bit of an issue with this: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/…

I'm currently pursuing a math degree at the University of Washington. Majoring in CS is out of the question due to some poor choices I made during my freshman year. I'm actually fa…

"For chess, deliberate practice includes deep analysis of grandmaster games." If this is true, could studying (reading) good code do the same for programming? One could, for exampl…

Text objects along with movement by search were the two things that propelled my editing capabilities with Vim the most so far.

I never liked this quote. A missed shot implies that a shot was taken. It's like saying you've lost every presidential election since you were born.

Thanks for all the tips! I will definitely like to do some non-programming things on the side, such as read some books I've been meaning to and perhaps some martial arts as well. T…

"Vim’s Normal mode lets me fly around a document" Isn't this just because he is more experienced in Vim? I'm not an expert in any case, but is it really true that Vim is that much …

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Hey everyone. You guys might remember me from a post I made about a year ago, asking if there as a point in continuing school: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1182512 I've been…

The thing I wonder about the most is what their thought process is like. I believe any intelligent person will come to a point where they will question their faith. I'm genuinely c…