I'll be interested to hear comments from fellow hackers. Reactions from colleagues have been... varied. Jim Sangwine
I like the explanation. However, I gotta wonder whether the javascript syntax noise is a bug or a feature :)
Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
71–80 of 93 posts
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#72I'd consider the typical poetic fork bomb
:(){ :|:& };:
or maybe
$0 & $0 &
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#73I think this is the JS monkey equivalent of having the Chinese characters for 'strength' and 'wisdom' tattooed on your forearm.
Calling people monkeys is rather abusive, and this is specifically forbidden by the HN guidelines. Ask yourself: Is your comment just as relevant if you omit that one word? If so, consider editing it out.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#74The problem (and the feature) of tattoos is their permanence - what would you want to live with for the rest of your life? Not an easy question for an engineer who embraces change. The solution as usual is to add a level of indirection - a tattoo of a QR code pointing to a URL. That way when you change your girlfriend you can change the content.
But what happens when QR codes aren't around in 20 years? You need another level of indirection!
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#75Knowledge (k) may increase but there appears to be no way to access or share it.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Maybe there are people who are interested in positive observations and constructive feedback from others, but don't care if others don't like them and choose to ignore non-constructive criticism.
Exactly. I can ask for opinions without seeking approval or being showy.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#77I think this is the JS monkey equivalent of having the Chinese characters for 'strength' and 'wisdom' tattooed on your forearm.
Calling people monkeys is rather abusive, and this is specifically forbidden by the HN guidelines. Ask yourself: Is your comment just as relevant if you omit that one word? If so, consider editing it out.
Calling people monkeys is rather abusive
I disagree. "Code monkeys" is a common term used for programmers, and it is not at all derogatory. (If anything, I think it implies a certain level of respect.) "JS monkeys" is simply a derivative form of code monkeys.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#78The problem (and the feature) of tattoos is their permanence - what would you want to live with for the rest of your life? Not an easy question for an engineer who embraces change. The solution as usual is to add a level of indirection - a tattoo of a QR code pointing to a URL. That way when you change your girlfriend you can change the content.
But what happens when QR codes aren't around in 20 years? You need another level of indirection!
Yeah, the real solution is OLED tats.
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#79> The obvious choice of language was JavaScript.
I hate to be a party pooper, but the only reason JavaScript is so popular is because it has a monopoly on browser scripting. Because (1) the language has significant design flaws and (2) heavy client-side programming is becoming very popular, it's inevitable that it will be replaced by better languages (plural) and 5-10 years from now JavaScript will be seen as a cumbersome, clunky, unfashionable old language.
So you will regret having the tattoo.
But on a positive note, in 15-25 years, JavaScript may be seen as "hip" and "retro", kind of like 8-bit graphics now.
So you will regret having the tattoo removed. :)
Re: Great developer tattoo, even better explanation.
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Calling people monkeys is rather abusive, and this is specifically forbidden by the HN guidelines. Ask yourself: Is your comment just as relevant if you omit that one word? If so, consider editing it out.
Calling people monkeys is rather abusive I disagree. "Code monkeys" is a common term used for programmers, and it is not at all derogatory. (If anything, I think it implies a certain level of respect.) "JS monkeys" is simply a derivative form of code monkeys.
Not where I'm from it's not. A code monkey is mindless and interchangeable.