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urauraon Java is fast, code might not be

I thought those were common sense until I worked on a program written by my colleague recently.

urauraon Programming Is Mostly Thinking (2014)

That's also why it is difficult for me to tell what I've done in the standup meeting on another day. If I tell people I just spend time on "thinking", they will say it is too vague.

urauraon Ask HN: Is there a way to customize the stories on Hacker News?

I thought people here bypassed the paywall to read.

urauraon Apache Superset

From the introduction, I can see a list of backend technologies. But do they have a high level architecture diagram? I don't know what I really need for production setup.

urauraon I'm skeptical of low-code

Database mess is unavoidable because it needs to support different kind of customers.

urauraon The Fall of Stack Overflow

Apart from ChatGPT, I can find answer in reddit instead of SO.

urauraon A Japanese factory that designs clothes on a 40-year-old computer [video]

The punch card is the "design". From the video, it isn't user friendly to edit on terminal. (btw, it is rare to see full English UI in Japan) They can just replace the part to create the punch card. But the textile machine is totally fine to keep consuming punch card.

Tape is fine too but it is risky because factory may stop creating tape.

urauraon Code the shortest path first

Recently I ask ChatGPT to do that. I become the one to improve it.

urauraon Ask HN: ChatGPT is a terrible product name. What would you have named it?

Clippy

urauraon The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide

This one is also good.

https://linux-kernel-labs.github.io/refs/heads/master/so2/in...

urauraon Ask HN: Can you think of a sci-fi novel that feels like ChatGPT now?

Not a novel, there was a movie called "Her" around 10 years ago. The man fell in love with a Chatbot. iirc He also used the Chatbot to do some writing.

urauraon Ask HN: Do you still use browser bookmarks?

I put bookmarks on the bookmark bar. Then I delete the title and it only shows the icon.

urauraon Java is in decline, and there's data to prove it

Do they count on private repositories? I don't care how many open source todo list projects. I care what languages companies use.

urauraon Microsoft buys near 4% stake in London Stock Exchange

LSE also bought Refinitiv from Reuters few years ago.

urauraon Tell HN: Pluralsight now available with your ACM subscription

I hope they have a ebook only offer, I don't watch video courses in the train.

urauraon If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever

In the old day, salary may be increased after probation if the performance is better than expected. I don't know why this practice fades out in my country.

urauraon What can I do if I don't like web development?

Even your first job is web developer, it doesn't mean you can't change to other areas later.

urauraon Ask HN: Which OSS codebase can I learn that'll remain relevant after 20 years?

Spring. It is used by many enterprises and enterprises don't change tech stack that often. The project also adds new features regularly.

urauraon Ask HN: How can I “reset” the way I approach building software?

Sometimes I don't follow DRY and SOLID. Sometimes I avoid abstraction. I can't give a solution which is suitable for all scenarios.

urauraon Ask HN: Back end engineers, what new “thing” should I learn?

I don't learn new things recently. I read the source code of libraries to see how they are implemented.

urauraon Ask HN: How do you deal with managers/customers questioning your estimates?

Did you tell them the solutions are incorrect? How did they react?