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Stanley B. Lippman - C++ Primer - http://www.amazon.com/Primer-5th-Stanley-B-Lippman/dp/032171...

I haven't been using C++ for a few years now and I needed a quick refresher. While I wouldn't call C++ Primer quick it covers all the basics really well. Great resource for people new to the language.

Ruby: David A. Black - The Well-Grounded Rubyist - http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1...

Great both for people new to the language and those looking to strengthen their foundations.

It's fun! I didn't know YouTube had this functionality.

A few comments:

- It could use a couple of smaller radius settings though (1km and 100m). Nothing that Chrome Console can't fix but not everyone is a developer.

- The intro page is a bit confusing, at first glance it might seem like an Android application, "Google Play" button being most prominent.

- The search bar is a bit short, if you just type the number and street name it's likely you'll end up in a different country or state.

It would be extremely helpful if you added filtering by country. Most of these are only available in the U.S. and Canada.

11 AM EST is a bit late for all the people on the Eastern Hemisphere, especially in Asia. 10 AM would be much more preferable.

Looks like the hot payment startups are finally getting serious about Asia. Braintree recently launched in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, now Stripe in Japan.

Assuming they will want to avoid wasting resources battling each other the next logical step would be for Stripe to launch in South Korea and for Braintree to launch in Indonesia.

Exercise: Don't do things other people tell you to do. Do things you think might be fun. Don't run, don't go to the gym. Sign up for Taekwondo, Pilates, dancing or swimming lessons.

If something is worth doing it's worth doing right: If you really want to learn something spend at least 15 minutes every day studying it. If you can't commit to that, stop wasting your time.

Some university classes are boring but that's not a reason to dismiss them. You never know what knowledge might become useful to you a few years down the road.

I use Kindle Voyage and the reading experience in the dark is superior to that of iPhone 6. The screen is lit but it doesn't shine in your face, so you can read comfortably for a prolonged period of time.

I still read a lot on the phone because it's always available but with 3G enabled Kindle you can freely switch between the two devices and always pick up where you left off no matter what device you're using.

I somewhat still prefer reading paper books but I do majority of my reading on Kindle. It's always available, it can hold thousands of books and if there is a book you want to read chances are you can get it on your device within minutes.

I've had very good experiences with Dell both in Japan and Poland.

[Japan] One day the fan of my Latitude started making a clicking noise so I called the service, scheduled a visit for the next Saturday and got the fan replaced, even though the noise didn't occur when the serviceman was testing it. In the process of replacing the fan he noticed my case is missing two rubber feet and promised to send me a replacement. A week later I got a whole bottom part of the case in mail.

[Poland] My dad had some problems with BSODs on his Vostro and after a bit of back and forth with the service they replaced the whole motherboard for him. Almost 3 years into warranty, 1 month before it expired.

If I ever decide to go back to Windows or Linux I'm going with Dell and their NBD warranty.

Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia!

All the best to the community. It's the only place on the Internet where comments are often more insightful than articles :)

I would love to get my hands on some of the articles from 1869. Hopefully someone will share a few of these articles publicly.

What's your view on listing multiple positions in the same company?

I've joined a company as a "Software Developer" during my final year in university. When I graduated I got promoted to "Senior Software Developer" but I left a month later to move halfway across the world (my employer knew I'll be leaving soon but chose to promote me anyway). How should I present this on my CV?

I feel like categorising the whole year as "Senior Developer" is bending the truth but splitting it into two takes too much space. Plus my responsibilities didn't really change, only my title did.

It's likely that at some point in your career you will have to interact with clients or present in front of an outside audience. What you wear and how you present yourself reflects on your company.

You can find out per-tab memory usage in Chrome by visiting chrome://memory-redirect/

Interesting site. A valuable tool for startups and developers looking to expand their toolset.

Please make a shortcut for "I use this", so we can add technologies without navigating to their individual pages. I added 10 technologies off the top of my head but I keep being reminded of other ones I use and adding them involves a lot of clicking and back and forth.

Added to favourites!

It will take a huge amount of beacons to make this useful. But a worthy cause and an interesting solution. Let's wait and see if anything comes out of it.

Telegram allows you to use the same account on multiple devices, which is the main reason why I use it. It's also independent of Facebook, which many people don't trust.

Looking forward to iOS app. Already store all contacts and calendar on Google servers, might as well use their app.

While the information useful in itself, the article has a misleading title and assumes that reader has information he doesn't.

1) What is "that same flight"? Is that a domestic US flight that gets cheaper when you're abroad? Or is it a domestic Thailand flight that gets cheaper when you're in Bangkok?

2) Currency has little to do with Point of Sale. What the article is saying is that using local currency may yield cheaper prices and that the airline's website might not allow you to change the currency directly but might change it automatically when you change the location.

1,2) As so many have pointed out already, this type of data is what relational databases excel at manipulating. Unless you already have a MySQL server running, I'd recommend you try PostgreSQL. It offers great performance and scalability.

3) Redis is a great tool in its own right but it's more of a key-value data store than a full fledged database. It's fantastic for caching, tasks queuing or cross application communication.