yoyar | 1 year ago | on: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
Windows itself is malware.
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yoyar | 2 years ago | on: Nanoplastics Likely Worse Than Microplastics; We Know Almost Nothing About Them
Planke plastics
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
I struggled with weight for decades but this last year I've lost 60+ pounds, and I will lose more. All the weird tips in the world won't help IMO. I used an app that worked for me finally. It worked because I was able to get the education, and mindset / motivation I needed. Little tips and tricks won't work, you need a comprehensive solution that works for you. I'm not shilling for some company, this was the only thing that has worked consistently for me after decades of trying. Anyway, at the risk of sounding like an advert which this is not, it was noom. It takes a lot of work and persistence but having the reasons and knowledge to make it all come together and be consistent is what is key.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Why I Like Java (2014)
That’s too bad. That helps me understand why it isn’t favoured as much as I would think/like.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Why I Like Java (2014)
Anytime I learn a new language (I regularly write code in several) I start asking how is testing done, where are the libraries, where is this, and how do I do that? I already have all of that and more at my fingertips. Also, Groovy is vastly underrated. It’s the most economical and easiest to understand language I know meaning I can do more with less code and faster in general.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Case against OOP is understated, not overstated (2020)
Every complaint I’ve ever seen about OOP (and other tools) amounts to “we misused and abused the tool/language/whatever so therefore the tool itself is bad “
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Have we been thinking about inflation all wrong?
Inflation of the money supply leads to prices that end up higher than they otherwise would have been.
This does not necessarily mean nominally higher prices.
This is a distinction that leads people to say things like: Obama did it and prices didn't go up. With the implication that it might be ok to inflate to infinity.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study
Agreed. No one knows.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study
I think the causal nature of this relationship is way overestimated.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Tech debt is not a burden, it's a strategic lever for success
Not building garbage software in the first place is an option
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend
The point here for me is team dynamics, maturity, and skill level.
If you have a team that can't competently write and maintain a monolith that is modular and built/tested via automation, then that team has no business trying to build and maintain microservices.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Reality has a surprising amount of detail (2017)
No single person understands everything about how a pencil is made.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: The Myth of Self-Documenting Code
I use the rule that if something is non-obvious I write comments in the code with references to how I solved the problem.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer
It was alluded to in the list but I like this great quote:
"the best way to deal with complexity is to remove it"
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to bypass learning CSS?
Use react-bootstrap. Nearly all of the styling is already done. If you can live with something with simple but tasteful styling, then react-bootstrap can do the trick.
As soon as you decide to make something custom, you will need to learn CSS and several other skills.
yoyar | 4 years ago | on: The effects of remote work on collaboration among information workers
Where is the study on the detrimental impacts of commuting?
yoyar | 6 years ago | on: Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70M years ago
Are they referring to bash or zsh?
yoyar | 7 years ago | on: The Stuxnet worm may be the most sophisticated software ever written
Without a doubt the article is fascinating but without defining what we mean by sophisticated how can we debate this?
yoyar | 8 years ago | on: Inheritance Often Doesn't Make Sense
The Decorator pattern is your friend.
yoyar | 8 years ago | on: Things I have learnt as the software engineering lead of a multinational
It is a username and not relevant at all.
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