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vhcosta

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About vhcosta

Developer, tinkerer, occasional writer of ramblings.

I build things, break things, and sometimes explain what happened.

Email: vh48@pm.me

Blog: https://blog.csystemslab.com

Learn C for free: https://csystemslab.com

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    Hey, thanks for the reply! I have actually been fighting the low contrast and what i feel is the biggest problem on both light and dark themes is the small text. I will release an …

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    Show HN: Free C course called "C Systems Lab"

    C Systems Lab is a free interactive web course that walks through 10 modules of systems programming in C: compilation, pointers, dynamic memory, structs, the preprocessor, file I/O…

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    Comment #47965497

    I started 5 years ago via a programming bootcamp here in Portugal. After finishing it, I dreamed of being able to make my own software, and solve all my programming and life proble…

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    > With an AI assist, there was no reason to stop adding improvements as I thought of them, so I didn't. That is the mantra of today, yes. In a similar vein, I made my initially per…

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    This is the epitome of "my idea didn't get stolen, it just got tired of waiting"! Just kidding (although I did have a similar idea for an app a couple months ago but didn't end up …

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    I have returned and to my pleasure, all types appear to be implemented, and Pokemon are matching the type! Not only that, but I seem to have found a Shiny Sligoo on my third spin o…

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    Comment #47942530

    Hi HN! I would like to share a blog post i've wrote about Open Source contributions. We know all about the README edits debacle. But I felt I needed to express myself regarding how…

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    an interesting approach. some work to be done but i will keep tabs! i will point out that 6 of the 18 types appear to be missing on the wheel, and the type that your arrow lands on…