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Day 180: Finished

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klibertp wrote: post #72
philtar wrote: post #62

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I don't think short practice does anything for you when it comes to something like coding. I can't see anyone benefiting from less than a couple of hours of coding

From my own struggle to learn something each day I can tell you that - at least for me - what you said is wrong. There are many "workflows" I tried and am still using, but generally speaking even 15 minutes is enough to gain something valuable. For example, when reading a technical book 15 minutes is enough to read a descriptions of a (sub)problem and to understand high-level concepts used in it's solution (if it's n…

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Post by lostlogin »

philtar wrote: post #62
chestnut-tree wrote: post #61

Very inspiring. I think this reinforces the idea that regular practice every day (even if it's short practice) is often better than longer sessions done intermittently or spaced apart more widely (like once a week). Here's another example of the "daily practice" approach from a different domain. A self-taught designer callled Mike Winkelmann has been posting his "everydays" on his website. From his site's description…

I don't think short practice does anything for you when it comes to something like coding. I can't see anyone benefiting from less than a couple of hours of coding

When you have a full time job and a family there is no other option. My progress is slow and painful. By the time I've found my place in documentation/text, found where I was stuck and then searched solution to a problem, I'm lucky if I get a few lines down. I'm miles ahead if where I was, and thousands of miles from where I want to be. If I had several more hours in a day it would be great. I trade sleep for code time occasionally, but if I do it too often health or job suffer.

Re: Day 180: Finished

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Post by scotty79 »

pearjuice wrote: post #71
fedepyt wrote: post #24

type this into the browsers console: setInterval(function () { $.post('/node/hello_world/message', { message: 'lol' }); }, 1);

You do know that this results in a DoS attack?

I guess what happens to this page is separate lesson in its own rights.

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Post by jdotjdot »

jenniferDewalt wrote: post #79
ufmace wrote: post #77

Cool project, and really cool on her actually sticking it out and producing a site a day for 180 days straight. I am curious about her status/background. Is she in high school, college, out of school? Working a basic or full-time professional job? If she has a full-time job doing something else, it's a hell of a commitment to do something like this on an ongoing basis. I'm not sure how you could work 8+ hours a day,…

Thanks for the kind words! Making a website a day takes a lot of time. I've been working on this project full-time and on average worked for 10 hours a day including weekends. I'm looking forward to getting my social life back!

I think the question is, how were you able to afford to take so much time to do that?

Everyone agrees that your effort is admirable; it's a matter of understanding how you even had that kind of time to spend in the first place.

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Post by joe_computer »

arrrg wrote: post #58
nekopa wrote: post #55

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Yes, it can be seen as nit-picky, but I don't think the person is pretending the connotation doesn't exist. Maybe they're just trying to start the long process of de-teething that connotation so that in maybe 50 years saying someone is gay might actually mean, once again, that they are extremely happy. It's a next to impossible task, like the people who would like to reclaim the swastika back to its original peaceful…

It seems to me that it is more important to speak out against the use of “gay” as an insult and to denounce those who do so as homophobic.

I wasn't trying to be nit-picky, as nekopa discerned. I am aware of the derogatory connotation and choosing to dismiss the homophobic person by treating them like an ignorant child. I've rarely seen argument ever convince someone they're wrong; Instead, I do not legitimize their bigotry and save myself valuable time.

Like a person using a racial slur -- they immediately demonstrate the quality of their character.

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Post by joe_computer »

hawkharris wrote: post #69
joe_computer wrote: post #33

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Paul Graham is gay -- is not derogatory unless you think being gay is wrong; it's simply factually inaccurate. Like saying, "Harry Potter is in Ravenclaw." Which is offensive if you have a prejudice against Ravenclaws.

That's an interesting argument. It reminds me of Louis C.K.'s routine about how "no words are bad, but they become bad because people start using them to hurt other people." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcja4WFFzDw It's exciting to think we can take words like "gay," which are used in some contexts to hurt people, and strip away their negative connotations. Having said that, I don't see any evidence to suggest that…

I didn't write the original comment on the site. I was just commenting on the response to it. In two separate discussions of the use of "gay," people brought up the Louis CK clip. He's also one of my favourite comics and it tickled me that disparate people had the exact same line of reasoning.
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