Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.

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Post by robinwarren » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:24 PM UTC

Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
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Post by JimSangwine » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:31 PM UTC

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

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Post by robfitz » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:36 PM UTC

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

Well. I love it, at least.

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Post by calibraxis » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:42 PM UTC

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

And you still have space for the y combinator tattoo!

- http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/02/17/y-combinat...

- http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=58027

Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.

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Post by raganwald » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:42 PM UTC

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

It’s meaningful to him and that’s what matters. At no time did he say his goal was to impress us with his coding wizardry, so it’s irrelevant whether I think it’s clever, pedestrian, elegant, or tortured.

Its stated purpose is to motivate him and remind him of what is important to his own happiness. Given this clearly stated requirement, the code as presented, and his statement that it is motivating him, I give declare that this code works as designed.

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Post by delinka » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:51 PM UTC

raganwald wrote: post #5

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

It’s meaningful to him and that’s what matters. At no time did he say his goal was to impress us with his coding wizardry, so it’s irrelevant whether I think it’s clever, pedestrian, elegant, or tortured. Its stated purpose is to motivate him and remind him of what is important to his own happiness. Given this clearly stated requirement, the code as presented, and his statement that it is motivating him, I give decla…

It seems you did not realize that you are replying to the tattoo's owner.

However, your point stands if I mentally modify some pronouns and expresses my own sentiments as well. Tattoos, piercings, hair coloring, makeup, clothing are often for ourselves, not for being pretentious.

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Post by pchristensen » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:51 PM UTC

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

You completely won me over with the philosophy behind it. This should be personally meaningful to you for a long time.

I recommend practicing a concise 10 sec explanation because people WILL ask what it means.

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Post by user24 » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:58 PM UTC

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

I'm a JS developer too, I decided to read the code before reading the explanation. I said to myself "where the feck does 'i' come from? I guess it must be coming from outside somewhere". Smiled when I read your description:

> The variable i represents input from other people

Very cool :)

But, um, no syntax highlighting?

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Post by JimSangwine » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 2:59 PM UTC

calibraxis wrote: post #4

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

And you still have space for the y combinator tattoo! - http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/02/17/y-combinat... - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=58027

Ha, cool! I'd not seen that one

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Post by JimSangwine » Tue, Sep 20, 2011, 3:00 PM UTC

user24 wrote: post #8

JimSangwine wrote: post #2

I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine

I'm a JS developer too, I decided to read the code before reading the explanation. I said to myself "where the feck does 'i' come from? I guess it must be coming from outside somewhere". Smiled when I read your description: > The variable i represents input from other people Very cool :) But, um, no syntax highlighting?

I considered it, but I was afraid people might think I was geeky.