pcj | 11 years ago | on: Microsoft’s New Browser Will Be Called Microsoft Edge
Looks like it supports both Chrome and FireFox extensions - http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8515771/microsofts-edge-br...
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pcj | 12 years ago | on: Linus Torvalds: “I'm happily hacking on a new save format using ‘libgit2’”
>>So I've been thinking about this for basically months, but the way I work, I actually want to have a good mental picture of what I'm doing before I start prototyping. And while I had a high-level notion of what I wanted, I didn't have enough of a idea of the details to really start coding.
This might be a tangential discussion. Earlier, I used to have a similar approach. Can't code until I have the complete picture. But, it's tough to do in a commercial world and you have deliverables. So, nowadays, I start with what I know and scramble my way until I get a better picture. There are times when that approach works. But, there have been days where I was like - "wish I had spent some more time thinking about this".
I am curious how folks on HN handle this "coding block".
pcj | 12 years ago | on: Kal – a clean JavaScript alternative without callbacks
This is beautiful work! I see small shades of inspiration from the .Net TPL[1] and the more recent async-await paradigm[2] in C#. But, this is way more concise and beautiful implementation :-)
[1] - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/system.threa...
[2] - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/hh191443.asp... and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/hh156528.asp...
pcj | 12 years ago | on: Google blocks Windows Phone YouTube app again, for “manufactured” reasons
I agree with this comment on the Ars thread[1]. I know this was discussed extensively here[2]. But, the comments on the thread seemed a bit biased towards one side.
[1] - http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/google-blocks-windows... [2] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6220233
pcj | 12 years ago | on: Jeff Bezos Is Playing Chess
"The goal is actually to not make a huge profit too early, and Bezos manages it perfectly. You want to avoid showing your cards too early as you continue to lay the groundwork for an ever-larger business"
That just doesn't sound right. 10 years in market is not too early. And because it is working for Bezos and Amazon, it doesn't mean that this strategy will work for others.
pcj | 13 years ago | on: Surface Dogged by Low Sales, High Returns
Hmm..that's weird. Surface RT is 1.5lbs and Surface Pro (yet to release) is 2 lbs[0]. Both versions (11, 13 inch) of Macbook Air are more than 2lbs[1].
[0] http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/surface-with-windows-... [1] http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html
EDIT: Those are without the keyboard. Depending on the keyboard, I can see how Surface might have been slightly heavier.
pcj | 13 years ago | on: Surface Dogged by Low Sales, High Returns
Have you already installed the Office RTM update? It's a bit better after the update.
pcj | 13 years ago | on: Amazon Elastic Transcoder
Curious...why you say that?
pcj | 13 years ago | on: Valve starts promoting Steam for Linux to Windows users
Not exactly. When you consider the legacy Desktop also as an app, the behavior is consistent. Windows key just swaps between the start screen and the current app.
Start screen appears on the last monitor you launched the modern app or charms.
For switching Start screen between multiple monitors, try Windows + PageUp (or Windows + PageDown).
You can change the taskbar settings. Right click on taskbar -> properties -> Taskbar where window is open (under show taskbar buttons on).
pcj | 13 years ago | on: Windows Server 2012 features
Have you already looked at this - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732470(v=ws.10)...
pcj | 13 years ago | on: Windows Server 2012 features
Doesn't look like it has - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverhy...
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Stephen Wolfram on Steve Jobs: A Few Memories
In my life, I have had the good fortune to interact with all sorts of talented people. To me, Steve Jobs stands out most for his clarity of thought. Over and over again he took complex situations, understood their essence, and used that understanding to make a bold definitive move, often in a completely unexpected direction.
So true.
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Bill Gates on Steve Jobs
Steve's passing is a great loss. Let's not get into petty debates about Jobs vs Gates at least on HN.
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Bill Gates on Steve Jobs
Steve on his relationship with Bill Gates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM8K1yexO6s&feature=playe...
This interview is one of my fav. I just marvel at Steve's impeccable clarity of thoughts!
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Netflix Splits DVD And Streaming Businesses
Something just doesn't seem right here. Netflix could have easily worked on both DVD and streaming and each team could have focused on strengthening their services without causing any inconvenience (2 separate websites and queues?) to the customers. Had this been an Merger between two companies who were in DVD and streaming business, markets would've hailed the decision (just because of the synergy).
I am sure Hastings is not naive enough to not think about these obvious things, which makes me think, how does this help them? I can't think of even one angle where splitting the companies makes sense?
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Bada Bing, Bada Boom: Culture inside Bing
Any insights on how this (sustaining a healthy and positive culture with growth) is handled in Google/Apple/even Facebook?
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Show HN: Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website
Yes, works great on Mango. Like others mentioned, please do add the back button :)
Personally, I would prefer if comments were directly a link. Not a big fan of the popup.
pcj | 14 years ago | on: WinRT demystified
Yeah, that doesn't fun at all. Just curious though, would these new API's [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows...] address your scenario?
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Microsoft has Abandoned Silverlight and All Other Plugins
Silverlight was released in 2007 and as rumored lets say Windows 8 probably comes around next year or so - it still managed to provide an alternative to flash for all these years (at least for certain kinds of RIA). If HTML5 becomes a standard, isn't that a good thing that Microsoft is supporting it completely?
Besides that, folks can continue to leverage their XAML (for UI) and C#/VB skills for building even new Metro style apps.
pcj | 14 years ago | on: Windows 8 Runtime reference and sample code [MSDN]
Sample Code - http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps
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