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Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by verall »

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #265
swagtricker wrote: post #235

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Taken from http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/ "Not only working software, but also well-crafted software Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of professionals Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships" I fail to see the "scam" here. Your follow-on comments seem to take issue with some of the popular o…

As I mentioned in another reply, the idea of improving the software skills of myself and my team is absolutely appealing. That's why I started associating with that movement in the first place. I don't disqualify the spirit of that effort. In practice however, it's a different reality. Let's not forget that SC's perhaps most infamous proponent once said that C++ is a "man's language", and that Java is an "oestrogen"…

I'm not familiar with the software craftsmanship "movement", but do you have a link for that? As an embedded/C++ guy I'm disgusted but curious about the context.

I feel like C++ is the antithesis to the "manifesto" posted in the parent. I /like/ C++, but it seems to me like it is nearly impossible to write code that is easy to read, easy to change, performant, and correct, all at the same time.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by abvdasker »

ottootto wrote: post #291
yumraj wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but unfortunately because of the electoral college some folks' vote matters more than others'.

The National Popular Vote bill is 64% of the way to guaranteeing the majority of Electoral College votes and the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in the country, by changing state winner-take-all laws (not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but later enacted by 48 states), without changing anything in the Constitution, using the built-in method that the Constitution provides for states…

Very glad to see the NPVIC getting the attention it deserves. It's surprising how few people know about it despite it having been around for so long.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by 97s »

dmode wrote: post #313
97s wrote: post #308

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It took some time and effort. We started with TV about a year ago. I was talking to my wife and I mentioned how today I watched some news and some shows and after I finished I couldn't remember what I had watched but that I was in a negative mood. I told her I was going to turn off the TV and save the money per year. She said okay, and I did. For a few weeks I would sit down to watch shows etc, and then realized I co…

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I don't know if I can cut out 100% of the negative influence, but at least it is a good guide to start. I already deleted reddit on my phone. Let's see what's next

I don't think the goal is to isolate yourself from every thing, but if your able to minimize it more then it won't build up. It's like pouring grease down your kitchen sink. The less you do it the better off your pipes are. Sometimes you just gotta take what you can. Good luck and keep up the hard work.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by zuzuleinen »

solutionyogi wrote: post #316
zuzuleinen wrote: post #140

Some self-promo: I run a weekly newsletter with lessons gathered from HN https://lessonsofhn.com Here are some things I learned in the past 12 months: * economics are more useful to me than politics. Stop reading news on politics, but rather financial news * my biggest flaws are lack of patience and a big ego. Was hard to see this even though most of my life problems originated from these two * sleep is damn importan…

I was thinking about doing something similar. There are so many gems to be discovered in HN Comments. Subscribed immediately to your list. Did you ever do Show HN of this project?

I did, but in an early stage where I had only one lesson in the archive. Didn't really catch up. I'm planning to switch to the new domain hnlessons.com, maybe I'll do then another one

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by pontifier »

Judges can rule however they want regardless of the law in question.

Politics is a popularity contest, and nobody cares about corruption and the issues.

Nobody will stand up for you.

If you stand up for yourself, there will probably be consequences.

The FBI is scary.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by yakshaving_jgt »

verall wrote: post #321
yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #265

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As I mentioned in another reply, the idea of improving the software skills of myself and my team is absolutely appealing. That's why I started associating with that movement in the first place. I don't disqualify the spirit of that effort. In practice however, it's a different reality. Let's not forget that SC's perhaps most infamous proponent once said that C++ is a "man's language", and that Java is an "oestrogen"…

I'm not familiar with the software craftsmanship "movement", but do you have a link for that? As an embedded/C++ guy I'm disgusted but curious about the context. I feel like C++ is the antithesis to the "manifesto" posted in the parent. I /like/ C++, but it seems to me like it is nearly impossible to write code that is easy to read, easy to change, performant, and correct, all at the same time.

https://youtu.be/YX3iRjKj7C0?t=8m33s

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by jakecopp »

kqr wrote: post #216
jakecopp wrote: post #210

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for writing that. Why does distance from car to camera van matter though? I'm very curious!

If the van was in Hereville when concluding that that OP, being in Theretown, was speeding -- how reliable are their reports?

Ah okay, I thought maybe he meant a clear line of sight with a long range gun or something.

Re: Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?

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Post by vfinn »

That there isn't much/anything outside of rationality, so what you should be doing, is get better at being rational / make more rational decisions. This applies to interaction with other people (what kind of interactions should you have), what you should be doing or not doing, etc. I feel there are many (silly/unreasonable/invalid) reasons why people oppose to being more rational. One could be thinking that being too rational is inhumane or that they "just don't care". Both cases should be alarming to oneself.

Edit: What I'm trying to say is that: 1) If you look back, what you appraise are the well-thought decisions you made in most cases; 2) What's between these well-thought decisions are often more clutter than there should be, and in the end you end up making the rational decision anyway. You're just often postponing it; 3) Being rational is not often an energy intensive decision, but there are other factors (faults that are in the field of your general rational decision making, fears/lack of tuning your machinery/proneness to procrastination etc.); 4) All of these previous faults fall into the category of self-conscious behavior / betterment of your self-consciousness, which both are in the field of rationality... what's the core realization/ignition for the beginning of this process? Maybe it's that there's not much outside of rationality, and that "all you are" is a direct result of your rationality.

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