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Jack_rando_fang··on Freeform: a new app designed for creative collaboration
Also worth checking out https://www.goodnotes.com Everyone in my school(including the teachers!) uses it for assignments and textbooks
Jack_rando_fang··on ChatGPT passes the 2022 AP Computer Science A free response section
Not only can it pass FRQs, but I have also been using it to solve AP CSA Multiple Choice questions. Most of the time, it spits out the correct choice with a valid justification. A pretty helpful tool for students new to computer science! (though one shouldn't be doing AP CSA without prior CS knowledge as it ruins one's interest in computer science IMO)
Jack_rando_fang··on Comparing Google and ChatGPT
For the use cases of question and answering, especially regarding technology, ChaGPT is indeed more flexible and convenient compared to Google and will surely replace a large part of this use case. However, Google is still irreplaceable as an index for the entire internet, and it will remain how we find content created by other _people_.
Jack_rando_fang··on Show HN: I made a new AI colorizer
First time getting rick rolled in plain text :)
Jack_rando_fang··on Ask HN: What not-profit-seeking project are you tinkering with this week?
+1!
Jack_rando_fang··on Ask HN: Am I getting older or did typing on the iPhone become unbearable?
Mobile typing experience IS terrible for anything other than routine work IMO. The fact that your keyboard takes up half of your already small screen space and that you'll have to look at your keyboard to type is a massive inhibitant for productivity. Not to mention the constant autocorrecting if you are doing any industry-specific work.
Jack_rando_fang··on Sound
THIS is why I read HN everyday
Jack_rando_fang··on Dear JetBrains, Don't mess with your UI
I think I can get used to both the new UI and the old one, as personal preference doesn't really matter that much.

That being said, I really agree with the text that the design to be chosen should be based on A/B testing and whether the design improvement leads to an improvement in productivity.

Jack_rando_fang··on Obsidian 1.0 – Personal knowledge base app
Interesting. I'll be switching from Logseq to Obsidian as the outline-only mode in Logseq felt limiting.
Jack_rando_fang··on JetBrains invites developers to join the Fleet Public Preview Program
Exactly, when you want to download JetBrian fleet, you'll first have to download their "JetBrain Toolbox", which looks and functions VERY similar to the adobe CC menubar app.
Jack_rando_fang··on Software I’m thankful for (2021)
Vivaldi - The most customizable browser on the market.

Grammarly - Makes my writing not embarrassing.

Rust - Allows me to write clean code without bugs.

Python - Let me do amazing things with a few lines of code.

Vim - I can't live without hjkl :)

Z - Liberates my hand from cd ls

zsh&oh-my-zsh - Simple and customizable shell that looks amazing

macOS - An OS that I can live with

VPNs & proxies - The only reason I'm visiting this fantastic website

Free hosting services - Allows me to grow as a programmer

OmniFocus - Get things done

Notion - Express my thought with my own structure

Bartender - Declutters my menubar

Jack_rando_fang··on Ask HN: Companies of one, what is your tech stack?
Did you use a rust web framework such as actix or just plain Rust?
Jack_rando_fang··on The Sounds of CDMX
A fun and quite immersive experience! Wouldn't want to live here due to all the noise but sure would love a visit.
Jack_rando_fang··on Reasons you aren't updating your personal site (2020)
True. I get traffic from google with technical blogs, but no body really gives a damn about who you are as a person, your interests other than coding etc.
Jack_rando_fang··on Rust – A hard decision pays off
Agreed. I still give Python credit for allowing us to write software in an extremely efficient way. But after I wrote the initial version of the software with Python, I always procrastinate on testing, fixing existing issues, and as the software grows larger I simply want to give up as the different issues keep piling up. In comparison, Rust code usually just works out of the box due to the error handling and type system designs. With rust I develop much more consistently, and even more efficiently as the project progresses due to IDE hints, rust's built in `cargo check`, `cargo clippy` commands etc.
Jack_rando_fang··on Emoji Kitchen
Spider rain https://emoji.supply/kitchen/?%F0%9F%95%B7%EF%B8%8F+%E2%98%8...
Jack_rando_fang··on GitHub Code Search (Preview)
Looking forward for all the integrations with code editors etc. (if they would provide APIs)
Jack_rando_fang··on Ask HN: Is it still conceivable to remain an anonymous developer nowadays?
Wait... there are "free Apple Developer Certificates"?