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Re: The Best Things and Stuff of 2021

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Post by xqoiu » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 4:13 AM UTC

fogus wrote: post #15

cinntaile wrote: post #13

I have heard some conflicting opinions on one of the books you mentioned. Software Design for Flexibility How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner. Most seem to dislike it, but you have the complete opposite opinion. Why do you think that is?

I can’t speak for others but for myself I love that the techniques described are very unconventional.

Can you get rid of the font size property on your ? The text is very hard to read. (A viewport meta tag would be great too ). Thanks for the blues album suggestion!

Re: The Best Things and Stuff of 2021

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Post by sidcool » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 4:40 AM UTC

I am in awe how it's possible to get so much done in a year! I could hardly manage to learn a new programming language, do my day job, read fiction, spend time with family, exercise regularly, socialize, give talks, write blogs etc.

Re: The Best Things and Stuff of 2021

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Post by bakoo » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 5:30 AM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #22

I am in awe how it's possible to get so much done in a year! I could hardly manage to learn a new programming language, do my day job, read fiction, spend time with family, exercise regularly, socialize, give talks, write blogs etc.

I thought so too, but then I started keeping a diary. I also stopped, as the past 20 months really have been extraordinarily busy.

Anyway, if you write stuff down, it turns out you mostly just forget most of what you did, and tend to misremember or mix up times and dates.

tl;dr - you're probably more awesome than you remember.

Re: The Best Things and Stuff of 2021

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Post by cinntaile » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 12:01 PM UTC

fogus wrote: post #15

cinntaile wrote: post #13

I have heard some conflicting opinions on one of the books you mentioned. Software Design for Flexibility How to Avoid Programming Yourself into a Corner. Most seem to dislike it, but you have the complete opposite opinion. Why do you think that is?

I can’t speak for others but for myself I love that the techniques described are very unconventional.

Do you think they help from a practical perspective or is it mostly at the might come in handy someday level? Who would get the most out of this book you think?