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Re:How to prepare your fresh Mac for software development on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:00AM (#12218386)
Not to nitpick but TextMate and VS Code aren't even 'real' IDEs. They're text editors. The IDE aspect is added by installing plugins which a) mostly depend on the the needs of the user, and b) she didn't showed.
Re:How to prepare your fresh Mac for software development on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @10:53AM (#12218335)
Isn't git preinstalled in macOS?
Re:Web Service Efficiency at Instagram with Python on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @06:27PM (#11949951)
You'd think that companies who profit from open source projects would support them financially. Considering how big django is there should be many other companies who profit from the projekt.

200k/year should be collected in no time...

Re:Winding down the Swift 3 release on Monday May 16, 2016 @05:10PM (#11709653)
I hope they suprise us during WWDC.

Most of the time im writing simple and small programms (on a windows machine) that manipulate data, interact with the web, or work with files.

I really liked Swift from the start. It has all the language features that I like. Sadly, with no Windows support, and Linux being only a second class citizen, I'm not motivated enough to spend a huge amount of time with Swift.

I also hope that they provide a documentation like Go. The Swift book is fine but the examples of the Go documentation in addition to the text, the easy navigation between packages/structs, and the aility to jump to the implementation helps a lot while learning the language.

Re:Apple Has Probably Killed the ‘Air’ Brand on Friday April 15, 2016 @05:29PM (#11507756)
- People who like having a USB+Video port - Don't want to buy expensive adapters (at least the less expensive ones)?

- Performance (CPU wise)

- Price

I would rather ask why are people buying a macbook over a macbook air? The macbook air has a better price/performance ratio. And the form factor cannot be a logical argument... The macbook air compact enough to fit in everyones bag.

Re:How Blizzard stayed focused on quality games on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @08:00PM (#11070083)
From my perspective the quality of their games is declining. Rapidly.

I don't know the author and his gaming background but he certainly hasn't spent much time playing blizzard games. At least he isn't a 'hardcore' gamer. Truth is, if you are a casual gamer you probably won't notice how dumb their current development is.

In short: WoW: Numbers don't lie. People would still play mmos if there werent any worth playing. http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/5063-WoW-Down-to-5-6-Mil...

Diablo: Current content is shit, multiple design failes that needed to be corrected. Both D3 and the addon weren't ready on release, needed patches to correct the bad quality.

Hots/Hearthstone/Overwatch: Knockoffs of Dota/LoL, Magic, Team Fortress. I don't think a knockoff should be called a quality game. Also, both Hots and Hearthstone have/has horrible balancing issues => bad quality considering being balanced is the core content of the game. Not to mention that Hots was really shitty from a technical pov (after beta).

So how does his technology/software react on dangers? The video only shows how he keeps his lane...
Im guessing making somwhat radical decision that are not backwards compatible.

However, Python 2/3 is a better example for breaking backwards compatibility.

Re:Who's Actually Buying iPods These Days? on Saturday July 18, 2015 @05:36PM (#9909015)
Why don't people get it? They are ipods. Besides the ipod touch, they are bought to play music.

If I would use my phone to play music the battery would be dead by noon.

If it rains while im on a run, I only risk 120€ not 500-900€.

Not to mention that an ipod is WAY lighter (12.5-31g) compared to a smartphone (130g). Which makes it less iritating when you carry it in your pocket.

To argue that something clearly wrong is ok because everyone else is doing it is just plain stupid.

In that fashion, ISIS could argue that their torture is ok and necessary because the USA is also doing it to obtain information.

German scource in which the president of the ifo institute says that the Grexit is the best alternative for all involved parties. I heard him speak at talkshows and while his argumentation is a bit harsh, it made sense when I heard it.

Fact is, no one can prove that his stategy is the best alternative.

http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/eurokrise/griechenland...