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Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source on Monday June 04, 2018 @03:04PM (#17231025)
You are right, looks like the author did not even try to make any enquiries...

Ask HN: What is the best way to verify forms

Posted by __manuels__ on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @09:59AM
from the ask-hn dept.

To be honest, I hate GUI programming. You always have to verify the data a user enters and convert this data into your data structures. You could do it the easy way and just make the GUI elements reflect the schema of your data structure, but often this approach is not very user-friendly.E.g. it's easier for the user to enter a list of IP addresses separated by commas, but your data structure...

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Re:Uncovering British spies’ web of sockpuppet social media personas [... on Thursday December 28, 2017 @05:47AM (#16021364)
Thanks for volunteering! I watch your videos while commuting. Really great: keeps you from getting bored and you learn something new!
Re:Maybe Skip SHA-3 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @04:39PM (#14455723)
Another advantage is that SHA-3 just uses AND, XOR, ROT, NOT, but not SHR (logical shift right) which allows for much easier formal analysis of the algorithm!