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micahdeath··on Programmers who don't use autocomplete,how do you write long imports?
You'd create macros or templates. In C# & VB.NET you can alias your imports for simpler/smaller code below.

Imports Word = Microsoft.Word ' VB using Word = Microsoft.Word // C#

Imports you only do once so that wouldn't be a huge pain... Though, SOLID/DRY would be a pain with many more imports.

micahdeath··on Ask HN: How do you choose the right architecture?
I tell it the architecture I want. No SOLID, No DRY. Use KISS & YAGNI. BUT -- it should be based on your preferences.

Ask it questions before to get a feel for what is available.

Then on the 4th to 7th attempt, it looks pretty good.

micahdeath··on Oh My God, Stop Asking What I Do for Work
Now, I want to know what the person does for work. =D
micahdeath··on Ask HN: How do you give estimates in the age of Agentic coding
i ask the ai and use it - even though the code can be complete in a few minutes i spend alot of time reviewing and tweaking the output... surprising me, the timelines provided have been pretty close.
micahdeath··on After 15 years, I use Outlook as my build pipeline
I like [x]copy deployments personally, then you have 1 command =)
micahdeath··on Keep Android Open
Social Outcast here... It's pretty good.
micahdeath··on Total porn ban proposed by Michigan lawmakers
Does this mean that a spouses Facebook page is illegal if they are cute?
micahdeath··on Ask HN: How do I manage auto-updates during testing on Windows?
Personally, I've been using Click-Once with a daily auto-update.

In the past, we didn't use auto-updates and manually updated those. Now days we are mostly web apps.

There is one app that we deploy through MECM. It's not our app, but it's used on enough PCs that MECM manages the deployment of it.

micahdeath··on Ask HN: How do I manage auto-updates during testing on Windows?
Do you mean windows updates? We use MECM so we can test windows updates effectively. This way Windows won't auto-update while your testing other things.
micahdeath··on Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me
We blocked AT&T Mobile once... You get lots of complaints that way and we only blocked them for an hour.
micahdeath··on Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me
We have some bots that use residential IP blocks (including TMobile, AT&T, Verizon, etc)... When they hit, it's 1 request per IP, but they use 1000 IPs easily. Then we don't see that IP again for a week or more.
micahdeath··on Ask HN: Why the fundamental skepticism around LLMs?
My issue is that they are oversold to fix everything when, so far, it seems like fancy reporting and searching. Once you have an answer, then you go and fact check the answers with even more searches or plug in the provided code and find the API is wrong or it just doesn't compile.

Of course, I also do things that aren't the normal/common, so the learning isn't there.

Simple things, like basic CRUD operations work well but my apps aren't basic. =P

micahdeath··on Microsoft Teams will soon block screen capture during meetings
So, record your screen with your phone. =D
micahdeath··on Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230
i use a piece of tin foil - tiny peanut butter cup wrappy - stays in place lovely
micahdeath··on Ask HN: Database schema for a chat app designed to handle a billion users
I use 'SELECT message, from, sentdate FROM offline_chat WHERE userid = <usersid?> AND acknowledged = 0'.....

Or something similar. I would bet it's all about indexing. It could be in a separate DB just for offline messages. When they come online, they would be moved to a ViewedDB or something. Could be just a really large table. =)

micahdeath··on DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
na... Oracle.
micahdeath··on Visual Basic 6 rebuilt in C# – complete with form designer and IDE in browser
more people use it for production than you think. I have 20+ ActiveX controls being used in production using IEMode in Edge =D
micahdeath··on ReiserFS and the Art and Artist Problem
i still use reiserfs - i can store more tiny files than the others. I was disappointed when testing Btrfs as it used more space and became corrupted easier, even when using compression.
micahdeath··on Ask HN: What do you not understand?
i like php and classic asp - good for scripting small pages (not so much for apps)

i dont get TS.

micahdeath··on Love being interrupted when my monitor asks me to accept user agreements
This would be a great thing to hack to get free internets. =D
micahdeath··on LocalStorage vs. IndexedDB vs. Cookies vs. OPFS vs. WASM-SQLite
The page appears in dark mode (I use light mode)

OS: Windows 11 22H2 / Browser: Opera, FireFox, Edge

Screen: 1366x720 (32in TV)

If I move it to 1440x900 27in monitor, it doesn't do it.

micahdeath··on LocalStorage vs. IndexedDB vs. Cookies vs. OPFS vs. WASM-SQLite
wow... the links on this page are blurry until you select them? (The note info pain in the middle has 2 links and are blurry on my screen.)
micahdeath··on Web scraping with your web browser: Why not?
Similar problem here. My resolution is 1440x900 (27in Monitor) paired w/ 1280x720 (32in TV) and I keep 3 Browsers Open (Edge, Opera, FireFox - each has intent). Each are at 3/4 width and 1/2 height and offset so I can see each partially.

With this setup, many sites work, but a few... a few have a top ad banner, a side banner and a footer of 'cookie acceptance'... then add in a 'subscribe to our email' and a google login prompt.... (Game Wiki's.. I game in smaller windows too -- what good is a multi tasking computer if you don't use it?)

micahdeath··on Show HN: Web Scraping with Your Web Browser: Why Not?
Excel/Word Macro using a WebBrowser object in a Form (old IE did this nicely; Haven't done that since Edge came out.)
micahdeath··on Is "Open Source" ever hyphenated?
I like OpenSource and opensource personally. =P
micahdeath··on Ask HN: Do you use btrfs for anything serious?
i use it personally, but found reiserfs works better for me on spinning disks - both space and speed. ( lots of small files ) - btrfs, even with compression uses more space

for normal workloads, ext4 is fine for me

micahdeath··on Aliens and the Enlightenment
We are lose reproductive fertility on earth too.
micahdeath··on A SpamAssassin Surprise
The big companies have these issues too. MS started allowing lots a SPAM in a few months ago. Took a couple of weeks for them to fix it.

Self-Host or Email as a Service both have their intermittent issues.

micahdeath··on CSS @property and the new style
Use a 'new' gif that is animated like in the 2000's =D
micahdeath··on A road safety plan that will lead to cars communicating with each other
We have an SUV also and that does pretty well for children and shopping. We need 2 vehicles as jobs are different directions and I bought the most fuel efficient small truck (colorado) on the market at the time of purchase (which is more fuel efficient that the SUV we have, by 2-10 MPG).

The gravel isn't for the driveway, but the road. However, we have hauled gravel for flower beds. It's about time to replace fence and some wood around the garage.

No, I don't haul daily or monthly, but more like quarterly and as-needed. (Tillers, Lawn mowers for example)

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