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Re:Getting to Bootstrap v4 on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @04:16PM (#12438988)
It might be the same, it might not.

An contrived example: let's say an unfixed Bootstrap 3 bug is that there is a formatting error when rendering "div.jumbotron > h1 > span.label > small". You could replace the last small with you own css class and be done.

Contrast that to a bug in Angular, for example, that enabled a XSS bug. You'd want to upgrade Angular, instead of manually patching or adding a workaround to all your forms.

That's what I was thinking, at least.

Re:Getting to Bootstrap v4 on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @01:53PM (#12437862)
I'm not disagreeing, but one thing that makes this different is you can easily fix most Bootstrap bugs by overriding it with some custom CSS, or just not use that class. It's different than some deeply integrated code that you have to patch and maintain.
Re:Inclusivity Is a Joke on Sunday September 04, 2016 @06:39PM (#12427066)
This reminds me, a few years back I was reading the code of a few different obscure libraries. One of them had a primary process that would spawn different worker processes and kill them off if certain conditions were met. No joke, the primary process was named "Hitler".

I didn't end up using the library.

Re:PowerShell is open sourced and is available on Linux on Thursday August 18, 2016 @11:53AM (#12313469)
I would say not just the shell but most software
Re:Nginx v1.10.0 Stable Version Released on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:27PM (#11585998)
I may not have been clear, but I understand and fully support their right to charge for software and services. I just haven't worked on any projects for which their prices fit in to the calculation.

As to documentation on nginx.org that doesn't apply to the open source edition, see http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#... -- there are quite a few more, that's just the last one I tried to use.

Re:Nginx v1.10.0 Stable Version Released on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @07:16PM (#11576546)
I have a love-hate relationship with nginx. I love that it's fast and rock solid. But recently I keep on getting tripped up when the directive I'm trying to configure is only available in the paid plan, the pricing of which puts it out of (my) reach.

Also, there really should be separate docs for the open source vs paid plan.

That said, I do plan on kicking the tires on the HTTP/2 support.

Re:Node.js v6.0 Released on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @03:40PM (#11574929)
I've not tried it but there is this preset https://github.com/jhen0409/babel-preset-es2015-node6
Re:Docker for Mac Beta Review on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @12:04AM (#11569347)
Would love to be included. Docker ID: emgee
Re:Vorpal, a framework for building CLIs on Thursday February 04, 2016 @02:45AM (#11032575)
Truth
Re:Vorpal, a framework for building CLIs on Thursday February 04, 2016 @02:45AM (#11032574)
Sure if you want a full set of native tools I won't suggest otherwise. But a full cygwin install is way more invasive than node, and if you just want some specific tools, vorpal might be for you. Or maybe cygwin is. Whatever works for you.
Re:Vorpal, a framework for building CLIs on Thursday February 04, 2016 @01:47AM (#11032427)
But a benefit might be cross-platform compatibility seeing as some OSes don't come with, say, grep out of the box. While you could use the native tools, there could be some benefit to writing your own to do exactly what you want consistently.

I don't really disagree with you, but just pointing out there is some benefit to writing one's own CLI.

Re:Vantage.js – a new take on interactive CLI for Node on Sunday June 21, 2015 @01:26AM (#9752313)
But plenty of time to leave comments on HN.
I had a similar issue with Creative Cloud spamming the log files with a few TB of garbage. Worth a quick check at least.
Re:Cops: We Need Rights More Than You, Citizen on Saturday May 02, 2015 @11:31PM (#9479712)
I wish I could upvote this more. Compare and contrast this protest in South Korea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMi7Jkay0fY
Re:How Oregon's Second Largest City Vanished in a Day on Friday February 20, 2015 @02:27PM (#9082375)
Having grown up near Portland, I too was surprised about the historic levels of racism. Though in retrospect it is believable, considering the percentages of minorities is (or at least seems) so much lower than anywhere I've lived since.

My recollection growing up was that seeing a minority was a noteworthy occurrence, because of it's rareness. That changed when I moved into Portland proper, but I never really noticed racism there.

Re:.Trashes, .fseventsd, and .Spotlight-V100 on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:32PM (#8998185)
I have no numbers to back me, but my impression is the vast majority of OS X users can't be bothered with doing backups even with a built-in Backup solution, much less a 3rd party one.

Time Machine isn't going to stop someone who places value on doing proper backups from doing them, and if it makes it easy enough for my mom do back up her files, then that's a net win — not marketing.

And hey, it only took me reminding her 5 times before she got the external drive and set up Time Machine — no family tech support involved.

Re:Getting started with Meteor.js on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @05:44PM (#8994030)
This is actively being worked on by core developers. See https://github.com/meteor/meteor/wiki/Preview-of-Meteor-on-W... if you want to try the pre-release.
Re:Io.js 1.0.0 on Friday January 16, 2015 @12:07AM (#8897344)
> Important to note: because JavaScript itself is always backwards-compatible (1JS), any code that runs on Node will run on iojs, but not necessarily vice versa.

Though I'd imagine this will not hold true with addons, seeing as there are vastly different versions of the V8 engine.

Re:Linus Torvalds on HFS+ on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @03:15PM (#8882276)
ntfs-3g was indeed ported and can be easily installed, but I think the point was is writing to NTFS is not natively supported.
There's a good euphemism
Re:Node.js is forked, not fucked on Monday December 08, 2014 @11:10PM (#8720986)
Just a quick q: does it involve a bluebird on your shoulder?
Re:Meteor hits 1.0 on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @09:49PM (#8525033)
While Meteor does do a lot for you out of the box, it doesn't really prevent you from seeing what's going on. There are some good resources for seeing what Meteor is doing behind the scenes (meteorhacks.com and eventedmind.com) if one does want to dig in.
Re:1984 v. Brave New World on Thursday October 23, 2014 @04:45PM (#8500638)
What's even more frightening is we're getting both.
Re:OS X Bash Update 1.0 on Monday September 29, 2014 @07:30PM (#8385950)
This isn't the 1990's anymore. There are plenty of ways to host non-static sites without CGI.
I'm not sure what the current status is, but it was being developed by Dreamworks. I'm sure they can Bayify it if it moves forward.
Re:Meteor vs. Angular on Saturday May 24, 2014 @10:37PM (#7795232)
One cool thing about all of Meteor's magic is that it's quite understandable. Chris Mather's EventedMind and Arunoda's MeteorHacks are good resources for looking behind that curtain.

In my experience, once the magic becomes more of an understanding of the Meteor-y way of doing things, then debugging and maintaining isn't any harder than a more traditional architecture.

I wouldn't say that Meteor is a suitable framework for any type of app, but I would say its design is suitable for a lot more than just prototyping and games (with a pre-1.0 caveat).

Re:Meteor 0.8.0: Introducing the Blaze templating engine on Thursday March 27, 2014 @10:09PM (#7484875)
Another hearty recommendation for Discover Meteor.
There is no restfulness inherent in Meteor. You're description of DDP is more accurate.
Re:A First Look at the Target Intrusion, Malware on Thursday January 16, 2014 @04:36PM (#7072712)
I got a data breach notification saying my data was compromised and here's your free monitoring blah blah blah. The thing is, I haven't physically been into a Target for over two years if memory serves, and last time I ordered online from Target was well before that.

I wonder if there's more that hasn't hit the news, or if Target figured better safe than sorry on the notifications.

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