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I don't know if we can draw a parallel between great japanese automobile companies with their software counterparts; But thinking about how japanese motorcycles are known for its longetivity and less maintanence compared to other country made motorcycles, I feel like there is a correlation here and the way companies like suzuki treats their employees is imbued in their DNA for delivering motorcycles that emphasize on longetivity ...

I'm considering start reading TBP. So my question to you is why did you progress through the trilogy if you find it kind of substandard? Meaning, once you are done with first or even the second book what made you consider reading the next books in the trilogy?

This is an honest question as someone who is seriously considering reading TBP in near future.

I came here to just recommend 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. Such a profound, breathtaking novel.

The Count of Monte Cristo

If you find yourself HOPELESS (which whole world is experiencing right now), just read this. Because this book is all about HOPE.

Edit: Go for the 'unabridged' version to truly experience this novel.

Shameless plug: I created an app[0] just for this, which just tracks phone movement as an indication for the sleep quality. i.e If you pick your phone you are considered awake and just logs it. It is a completly offline app.

[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sleepeasy

> Rust isn't the only language with these properties, but it is one of the few

Just curious, what are the other languages that competes with Rust in terms of correctness, safety, ergonomics and efficiency?

Go is more on the ergonomics side and Haskell on the correctness side, but are there any serious alternatives for Rust that checks all the boxes?

This reminded me of a recent article where an old lady breathtakingly creates beautilful drawings[0] using 'MS Word'.

Edit: Scroll down the article to see one of her wonderful illustrations using MS Word

[0] - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/women...

The Slight Edge - It just reinforces how powerful compound interest is in our daily lives, with time as a silent but forceful multiplier of tiny things we do (or not do) in our lives.

Actually I was agreeing with the point that being poor does not impede creative thinking. I agree with your point too that JK Rowling has an extraordinary sucess story.

But then again, we will never know about extremely creative yet poor people who are struggling to make ends meet and wasting their precious mental energy on things others take for granted.

But that does not discredit the original point (to which I was agreeing), that being poor is not an impediment to creativity.

Python is 'strongly' typed `dynamic` language!!!

You are right. JK Rowling of harry potter comes to my mind when I read your comment ... In one of her commencement speeches she will draw attention to this exact same point ...

Yet, they are same when it comes to the value proposition of trying it out in the existing code base right? Since my original comment revolved around that I took those two examples (instead of say React and Vue)

I think GP means that you cannot try out Mint in existing toolchain/codebase without rewriting it from scratch with Mint, which is a deal-breaker. The main selling point of VueJS and Elm (if I remember correctly) is that you can try it out in your existing code (even though with non-trivial setup).

Another problem with a framework especially for UI, is that you need a network effect, that is really a good chunk of people who had tried it in production and could vouch for it, so that other folks can atleast give a thought about giving it a try. This is important given the rate of UI framework churn and JS fatigue that people have gone through in recent times.

Personally, as an UI engineer who has familiarity with almost all of the existing libraries/frameworks/toolchains this looks refreshing and would not mind trying it out.

Well ... this 'joke' code created a multi billion dollar business and sowed the seed for a platform that is shaping our world in ways unimaginable (in more harmful ways than good, but that is beside the point) ... you can't complain!

This should be in their home page ...

This is really nice ... Thanks for sharing ...

Thanks for suggestion. Added to my reading list ...

It is common in asian cultures (I'm from India), where kids take care of parents and even extended families like uncles etc as they grow old. Though this pattern is shrinking in cities, most of them do keep aside money for their parents during their old age. In old times, whatever people earn is not for them to keep. The money from all the bread winners will be pooled by elders and will be shared by everyone for running of the joint family. This too is becoming uncommon but atleast people keep aside money (or some equivalent) so that it can be used for expenses of aged parents ...

Thanks for the suggestion. Adding 'Shogun' to my reading list

DIANA BURGIN AND KATHERINE O’CONNOR's translation

Edit:

I read Robin Buss Unabridged version from penguin for "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Also, some of other interesting books I forgot to mention in my original list

- How to Change Your Mind (don't be put off by title)

- Meditations, Marcus Aurelius (good peek into the mind of one of the greatest emperors of all time)

The Count of Monte Cristo - This is one breathtaking epic. I have been putting off reading this novel for quite some time and occasionally see this name popping up in HN too, but never gave a serious thought for giving it a go. Was I wrong! This is an epic in its true sense, and you will feel a sense of amazement as you progress through the novel. I'm quite a reader, and I have not experienced such amazement when reading any other book (atleast in recent times). Perhaps, I read this book when I was pretty down and kind of hopeless where my life is taking me, because this book is all about HOPE. Even if you are not a reader, the storyline itself will beat any of the entertaining stories out there. But this book is more than its storyline. At the minimum, you will learn to hope which is a big takeaway from this novel. If you are on the fence reading this, just go for it.

Other books which I find interesting

- The Slight Edge

- Sapiens

- The Master and Margarita (apart from the fact it is a great novel, this is so wickedly funny )

How does it matter? What 'unqualified programmers' (in your speak) say has no bearing on the outcome/quality of actual software that is being created elsewhere by the 'professionals', right?

Unlike other professions, software is ambigously placed in between art and commerce. Perhaps, the only art form that drives commerce heavily compared to music/painting etc. Just like there are no certifying bodies for qualified painters/sculptors/musicians (even if they exist, they are not stopping actual artists creating and sharing stuff), creating a certifying body for software will not take anyone anywhere.

By the governments and private corporations (like east India company) supported by the people ... Your comment implies as if bunch of people decided to colonise the entire world outside Europe on their own whims ...

> Next is BugJail for Android, with beta starting late 2018, hopefully.

Why does the website showcase outdated content? Personally, I will drop off at this point. You might have put this message pre 2018, but you should keep the landing page up-to-date.

Also, as one of the other commenters pointed out, you should spend some extra bucks and proof read the landing page. Sentences like "And cheap perpetual license after that" does not go well for most customers who are willing to shell money for a product. If your product is worth it, people will pay for it.

Tech is just a part of the equation. If you don't take care of other stuffs like messaging you are sending wrong signals to your potential users.

This is tautology. In that case, everyone can just put up their own html page with a search box, proxying the results from Google or Bing, and can claim that they have built a search engine ...

Can you explain a bit more about the subcontracting part leading to business opportunities ?

Does the fact that we were the ones who created them in the first place count? Why should we feel depressed at one of our own creations? Why be depressed by looking at a car just because it can move faster than us, while in actuality it was created for that purpose?

Not to mention that platforms are having a free rein over gathering sensitive information and turning it over to advertisers so that they can 'target' people as they please ...

Added to my reading list! Thanks for the suggestion.