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Re:Ask HN: Are the cheap Windows license keys sites legit? on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:31AM (#39826144)
no, they resell the same keys and make you jump through hoops to active the key
Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to build a command line tool? on Thursday December 21, 2023 @03:34PM (#38726510)
node has good libraries like yargs.
Re:How has algorithms and data structures helped you? on Friday December 01, 2023 @05:29PM (#38493429)
Yup. Use 'em every day.
Re:Ask HN: Is Go simplicity worth it? on Friday November 24, 2023 @10:42AM (#38405039)
This older reply is pretty exhaustive. Go leaves critical readability structuring to devs (a bad idea).

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38128698

Re:Ask HN: Is Go simplicity worth it? on Friday November 24, 2023 @09:36AM (#38404377)
for large systems, you really can't beat the implicit infra that Java and .NET bring to the table. I am dealing with 20 year old VB code that interops with new .NET core code just fine. Try saying the same for Python.

The larger issue with Go, which Go enthusiasts will downvote me for, is that it allows for writing absolutely garbage code that is impossible to read. Readibility is king in software development, and developers spend 80% time reading it. I won't go into the details here, but Go has no constraints for how code should be structured, leading to spaghetti code. I have first hand experience, and 30 years professional experience.

Re:Why people in Google hate Go? on Friday November 03, 2023 @06:23AM (#38126661)
Go isn't a serious language for large systems. The language allows writing shitty code and the community has largely adopted that. Go fanatics will hate this, but you simply can't compare it with the ability to write and maintain in languages like Java.
How are they guaranteeing it? is the set aside for severance part of the raise? is it diluting you further?
add more instances.
asciidoc
Re:What makes you enjoy Go lang? on Monday April 24, 2023 @04:27PM (#35692718)
no
strattera
Re:Ask HN: An Ideal Project Task Manager? on Monday November 28, 2022 @02:23PM (#33778270)
I've been searching for the holy grail of project management software since the '90s. MS Project comes closest. Everything else lags too much for serious consideration. MS Project has an online version -- I haven't used it so can't comment on how it differs from the desktop version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/project/projec...
Re:Ask HN: Am I missing something (modern webdev)? on Thursday November 24, 2022 @01:37AM (#33728379)
I've been writing "web" code since 1995 in all shapes and forms. IMHO, React + Typescript enable well engineered, maintainable code. As the other comments said, you're free pure JS/CSS/HTML as well.
snakeoil
These will diverge. It isn't worth it to refactor since you'll just introduce new bugs. Keep a glossary or a naming spreadsheet if there are too many to remember.
They only work on silicone though.
Re:Ask HN: What is the latest mainstream parser? on Monday April 18, 2022 @07:55PM (#31078230)
Can't go wrong with any of those, esp. antlr
Use Asciidoc. It's better for books and long docs.
Re:js2cljs on Monday February 07, 2022 @07:10PM (#30253369)
Oh God, why?
Re:Ask HN: Buy a used 1U as a compiler server on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:55PM (#29717317)
The noise will be simply horrendous. I bought 4 some time ago, and they sounded like a jet taking off...
Re:Ask HN: Which Language(s) to Migrate Application To? on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:00PM (#29706721)
If you care about long term vision, go with Java.