Everything I googled in a week as a professional software engineer

Post by mlaretallack » Fri, Sep 06, 2019, 5:32 PM UTC

aloknnikhil wrote: post #7

On the list of things I always Google, is how to create a symbolic link under Linux. I just can't figure out a way to remember what comes first; the source or the destination. The man pages add to the confusion by calling the "source" the target. So, the rule of thumb I now follow is cp or mv semantics.

Post by amhokies » Fri, Sep 06, 2019, 5:33 PM UTC

drefanzor wrote: post #5

I'm actually surprised the list wasn't way longer with much weirder queries.

Post by asdffdsa » Fri, Sep 06, 2019, 5:35 PM UTC

mlaretallack wrote: post #21

aloknnikhil wrote: post #7

On the list of things I always Google, is how to create a symbolic link under Linux. I just can't figure out a way to remember what comes first; the source or the destination. The man pages add to the confusion by calling the "source" the target. So, the rule of thumb I now follow is cp or mv semantics.

Same here. Its one of those things that after almost 20 years, I should remember. But it just does not go in. It becomes interesting when junior programmers are watching how I do something and I end up googl'ing things that they know. I use the excuse that it fees up more space for other more interesting stuff, a bit like some execs just ware T-shirt and jeans to reduce the number of things to distract them in the mo…

Post by gramakri » Fri, Sep 06, 2019, 5:37 PM UTC

kylek wrote: post #10

"Never memorize something that you can look up." -Albert Einstein edit- Had to look up who actually said this

Post by dev_dull » Fri, Sep 06, 2019, 5:41 PM UTC

aloknnikhil wrote: post #7

On the list of things I always Google, is how to create a symbolic link under Linux. I just can't figure out a way to remember what comes first; the source or the destination. The man pages add to the confusion by calling the "source" the target. So, the rule of thumb I now follow is cp or mv semantics.