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Could you give examples of things you've done and the HN posts that triggered them, please?

I'm familiar with the feeling you describe (They can? Then I can too!) so I'm just curious to see what is in those posts that can inspire someone (content, semantics, anything).

I agree on all points, and can vouch for this approach: Thoughtfully approaching recruiters allows you to see who is actually worth keeping in touch with. In fact this is what I do, too.

While there are some rude/inefficient/untrustworthy recruiters out there, I don't think generalizing is a valid approach (and in many other circumstances, as well).

Coming from a country where the job market has lately been (and still is) a bit stagnant and recruiting agencies have historically never been a popular option, I would say dealing with recruiters is definitely not all grey and grim.

Well, both 'Browser' and 'CSS' appendices are just 'blah'. And 'Further Reading' just goes 404.

I'm surprised - Did you ask them how do they search for patterns? Entries in log files, function definitions or usage in code, matching files in a shell?

I think it depends on how you live it.

I remember that doing ./config failed, and I honestly had no clue in the beginning. So, while some friends of mine suggested that I abandon Linux and use Windows "because it works, and you don't have to waste your time" I decided to `waste` my time.

So I googled, asked around, watched the masters, and most importantly, learned. I tried again, failed again, and faster, but not on the same pitfall. Always on something new. And in the process I increased my knowledge of the system, of the programming languages used, I learned how to patch the software, clever and not-so-clever tricks.

The best part? I'm still failing, and I'm still learning.

I'm not into OS-wars - I just loved what I did, still do, and I'd do it again a million time :)

I remember being introduced to Linux by our programming TA, who used to come at classes with the 'You need Python' t-shirt (it was early '00s for me). "So you don't need to reboot after installing a program?" - I was shocked. And in awe.

Then I jumped in the library and got myself a manual based on the UNIX 'System V R4' and am still amazed how 15 years later all commands still make sense (BTW, a link to the PDF copy of the SVR1 manual has passed here on HN a few days ago - I _so_ recommend it to anyone starting out[0]).

Dissatisfied with RedHat, Mandrake and SUSE I fell in love with the minimalist Slackware - that was my first true love, the one you will never forget.

Good memories, made of long nights recompiling the kernel, failing and wonder why nothing boots anymore, giggling when modprobing the module for the wireless device, and dreading leaving the home server up at nights with port 22 open (did I harden it enough?).

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10052592

My 2c:

- It must be ultra lightweight: fast when starting up, fast when handling load of tabs, just fast.

- Doing _one single thing_ exceptionally well: enable the user to browse. Built-in modularity means add-ons/plug-ins/etc can optionally be added to expand the browser capabilities.

I honestly didn't know! Thanks for the pointers!

Would be awesome if it could be used with nosetests. I've just given it a spin but nosetests seems `overpowering` the profiler.

I'm reading "Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++" and one of the first programs illustrated is actually a calculator. Being new to parsers in general, I love to see how two different approaches work: in the book the author implements the code by creating a formal (BNF-like) grammar first whereas in this articles the author draws diagrams first.