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Re:Linus on git rebase and merge (2009) on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @11:31AM (#6127559)
Yeah, I think you're right. Linus isn't talking about pulling in general, just pulling from his work.
Re:The Forbidden Island on Friday July 19, 2013 @08:41PM (#6073831)
O.O Is this from a book or something?
Re:Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago on Wednesday July 17, 2013 @01:36PM (#6058989)
I wonder if it is a coincidence that the person touching the live wire looks like Nikola Tesla..
I understand that GitHub is pretty important for a lot of businesses/organizations. But is this really news worthy?
Re:Refactoring GitHub's Design on Friday June 28, 2013 @07:20PM (#5960843)
According to the blog post that introduced the new design, the reason behind creating a visual representation of the repository was for identification. For a developer, often they will be working on a few different repos at once, not just one. The idea is that each repo will have a basic "signature" in the color across the top. After enough time spent on the project page, the developer will just be able to distinguish the project from one another just by the color bar.
Re: on Sunday February 07, 2010 @11:27PM (#1108945)
Hello, fellow HN ISU Student. :)
Re:Why Happy Shoppers Buy Extended Warranties on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @09:08PM (#936926)
Hey Smokey, I was searching through HN posts and I saw that you went to Iowa State. If you don't mind, can I ask you a few questions? Probably by email.
Re:Ask HN: Working on a Project to Learn on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @08:05PM (#936809)
Hmm, that's interesting. The first example doesn't seem to work. I just get "#<unknown 0x00000007>". I wonder if it has to do with a difference with gcc.
Re:Ask HN: Working on a Project to Learn on Tuesday November 10, 2009 @04:19PM (#933964)
Heh, that's an awesome suggestion. Do you have any resources that would be best for this? Probably the Dragon Book?
Re:Ask HN: Working on a Project to Learn on Tuesday November 10, 2009 @03:11PM (#933825)
Alright, thank you for the input. I'll take it into consideration.
Re:Ask HN: Working on a Project to Learn on Tuesday November 10, 2009 @03:11PM (#933824)
Hmm, I can't seem to see the email in your profile.

Ask HN: Working on a Project to Learn

Hey HN, I am currently an undergraduate in CS and I have a bit of free time that I'd like to spend programming something. I learn best by working on some kind of project but don't know what to program. I'm not looking for a "resume builder" but if I could say "I made this for fun in my spare time and learned a ton" that would be a bonus. I am open to suggestions regarding language and...

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Re:Ask HN: "Dumbing yourself down" around your peers? on Tuesday May 19, 2009 @09:32AM (#616729)
What books did you feel helped you?