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c-rackon Rete – JavaScript framework for node-based visual programming

The name reminds me on the Rete algorithm, which is pretty cool, but unrelated:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rete_algorithm

c-rackon Array Layouts for Comparison-Based Searching

Link to the GitHub repo: https://github.com/patmorin/arraylayout

c-rackon Why Optimistic Merging Works Better

Yes, it is, but this is not necessarily a bad thing.

For a detailed explanation, see Pieter's keynote on EuroSciPy 2015 [0], where he answers a similar question around 19:45; however, his entire talk is worth watching because it sums up very well the ideas behind the C4 process.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8CbzKREAj4

c-rackon Apple doesn’t allow Chaos Computer Club tvOS application

Direct link to the CCC-TV GitHub repo:

https://github.com/aus-der-Technik/CCC-TV

c-rackon ‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal

Reminds me of Aerogel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel

c-rackon A bug in VS2015 exposed my source on GitHub and cost me $6,500 in a few hours

Already discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10149179

c-rackon Things that I can do to get the first 10 users for a free product

There is a good list of places where to post your startup to get your first users:

https://github.com/mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup

c-rackon Ask HN: I want to start working on my coding project – how do I start?

My recommendation:

1. Choose a programming language you like

2. Pick the most popular web framework in that language

3. Follow a pet shop or blog tutorial with that framework

4. Start coding your own project

c-rackon 3D printer to print bridge over water in Amsterdam

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9715888 (10 hours ago)

c-rackon Too Many Programming Languages

Projects like zproto [1], by using the "Universal Code Generator" GSL [2], have maybe already found the "common denominator" you are looking for.

[1] https://github.com/zeromq/zproto

[2] https://github.com/imatix/gsl

c-rackon Java 8: Replace traditional for loops with IntStreams

Interesting approach. It would be nice to see some benchmarks of IntStream vs. traditional loop.

I would expect that IntStreams are slower if it does not use the parallel execution, see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22658322/java-8-performa...

And even parallel execution might be tricky: http://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/java-parallel-streams-ar...

c-rackon [dead]

See discussion from 2 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9664203

c-rackon Ask HN: Should I learn Elixir or Erlang first?

I would strongly recommend to start with Elixir. It is much easier to learn and once you get used to Elixir, learning Erlang is not a big deal anymore.

c-rackon Libcbor – CBOR implementation for C and others

See http://cbor.io/ for details about RFC 7049 "Concise Binary Object Representation" (CBOR)

c-rackon Ask HN: How to help a 12 year kid with a passion for programming?

Buy him a copy of Donald Knuth's "The Art of Computer Programming": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Computer_Programmin...

c-rackon SELinux root exploit

Summary: SELinux executes untrusted input without sanitization

"The setroubleshootd daemon which runs as root, activated by its DBUS activation file when sedispatch was forwarding its AVC denial message, straight passes the pathname to a shell without further sanitization."

c-rackon MongoDB Is Raising Another $100M

They should instead fire some of their technical decision makers and use the $100M as compensation for pain and suffering for early adopters. Choosing MongoDB for a project was one of the biggest failures in my career.

c-rackon How Google sets goals: OKRs

OKRs are great. If you want to use OKRs, signing up on http://signup.okrs.io/ might be a good idea.

Disclaimer: I am working on okrs.io, currently.

c-rackon Show HN: Get Adblock

See https://github.com/benbristow/getadblock/pull/1