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Re: Professional Software Development

#5
Is this page meant to be read on a cell phone? On a 4k screen, it perhaps takes up 30% of the real estate (the nav-bar takes about 40% of it). It has ~11-13 words per line. This forces the user to have the hand on the mouse constantly to scroll.

Re: Professional Software Development

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post #3

>2010s: Workplace domination by “lumber-sexuals” What

A not-so-manly man dressing like a lumberjack (although a lot more refined) and sporting a beard that has the volume of a lumberjacks beard and the groom of a hipster, cashing in on the "rugged, outdoor stereotype" Most of these guys aren't very good with their hands and only want to seem so because God forbid you would get those soft lotion treated hands dirty. Lumberjacks are typically known for their strength and being able to work with their hands. Most lumbersexuals would be stumped changing a tire.[1]

apparently

[1]https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lumbersexual

Re: Professional Software Development

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post #3

>2010s: Workplace domination by “lumber-sexuals” What

Yeah that was so weird, out of place and uncalled for? What do they even want to say with this? Can't they focus on, you know, the topic of the book, Professional Software Development? This is so unprofessional.

Re: Professional Software Development

#9
What he writes about version control and svn.

> its fully centralized design is largely considered obsolete

> ...it is still widely used, maintained, and appropriate for a few use cases, such as for folks who require centralization and/or increased security controls for one reason or another.

Statements like this sour the whole book for me and makes me feel it's written by one whose experience is lacking.

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