Do you remember the hacker emblem? http://catb.org/hacker-emblem/
Nice! Maybe for the next one.
Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
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#23(function(){var k=[];return function j(){k.push(i);j();}})()();
Love it, but what that code says to me is Stack Overflow. But I'll reinterpret it to mean Mind = Blown by all the random cool things you learn in this field (infinite data structures in Haskell being the most recent one for me).
PS - I couldn't help running it in the Node REPL:
> i = 1;
1
> (function(){var k=[];return function j(){k.push(i);j();}})()();
RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Tattoos, piercings, hair coloring, makeup, clothing are often for ourselves, not for being pretentious.
And yet he posts it on the web, and specifically asks for other people's opinions.
In my experience people who very much care what others think of them, often claim not care what others think of them.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#25I think this is the JS monkey equivalent of having the Chinese characters for 'strength' and 'wisdom' tattooed on your forearm.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#26And in 2060 developers will probably think something like what would think today, if shown a tattoo of "ALTER X TO PROCEED TO Y" in the flaccid forearm of a 70-year-old.
Still, much, much better than those at Hanzi Smatter [ http://hanzismatter.blogspot.com/ ].
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#27I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine
I'm not a fan of words in tattoos, so I could never get behind a code tattoo—
But I really like how it uses the interpretation of code as a flow of information. It's how I think about programs, it's both fundamental and often misunderstood, and it makes for a great story.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#28And in 2060 developers will probably think something like what would think today, if shown a tattoo of "ALTER X TO PROCEED TO Y" in the flaccid forearm of a 70-year-old. Still, much, much better than those at Hanzi Smatter [ http://hanzismatter.blogspot.com/ ].
Speaking for myself, if I saw a COBOL tattoo, I'd most likely think "Duuuude, old school... respect!" ;) Not so sure about JS though - is it perhaps more likely to seem like Visual Basic in 40 years? As a JS monkey myself, though, I like it* :)
As for alternatives... would a Lisp tattoo be better?
* Apart from the i coming out of nowhere, which keeps setting off my this-is-a-bug alarm ;)
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#29(function(){var k=[];return function j(){k.push(i);j();}})()(); Love it, but what that code says to me is Stack Overflow. But I'll reinterpret it to mean Mind = Blown by all the random cool things you learn in this field (infinite data structures in Haskell being the most recent one for me). PS - I couldn't help running it in the Node REPL: > i = 1; 1 > (function(){var k=[];return function j(){k.push(i);j();}})()();…
Stack overflow because we are all mortal. Filling of the stack can be fun though
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#30I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine
I think it's pretty great. As a tattooed hacker, I'm glad that someone else wanted a code related tattoo. I've had the idea for a while, but like yourself, when I googled for others and inspiration, came up with very little.
My current plan is to get a portrait of Ada Lovelace. To me, she represents the general concept of "programmer" without being tied to a particular technology.