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Re:Ask HN: How do you manage skills files? on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:20AM (#49595484)
I am testing out Skillshare https://skillshare.runkids.cc and I am using skills.sh to find skills.

You can have your own skill repository with Skillshare and sync across agents (symlinks or copys).

Re:Nothing works and everyone is euphoric on Saturday July 25, 2026 @10:44AM (#49047992)
I can relate too. I reached a point (as a software engineer), that shitti functioning software annoys me so much. Functions that are just annoying that no one really asked about, functions that are so bad designed that I really ask myself who the beep is really responsible and accountable to sign off this crap. AI should help us really make this small but time consuming implementations better too, not just shipping more and more crappy stuff.
Re:Learn Harness Engineering on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @05:09AM (#48205024)
Someone know of any other recommended resource similar to this one?
Re:Bacteria (and Their Metabolites) and Depression on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @10:54AM (#42866496)
I commented above, Checkout Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer
Re:Bacteria (and Their Metabolites) and Depression on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @10:52AM (#42866470)
Checkout the book Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer
Same in Greece too
Re:Ask HN: Where to start when creating a programming language? on Thursday October 31, 2024 @06:45AM (#42005432)
idk maybe Type Theory
You mean like the ones working on Wall Street?
Re:Aliens and the Enlightenment on Thursday September 19, 2024 @04:52PM (#41596273)
yes it's an old story
Re:Aliens and the Enlightenment on Thursday September 19, 2024 @11:07AM (#41592712)
The Bible is hardly based on the clay tables. Genesis, the first book of Moses, tells the story of the flood, which the Sumerian refer to as Gilgamesh.
Re:How I Program in 2024 on Monday August 05, 2024 @07:47AM (#41160338)
IMHO there are tests and there are tests. I had to work with codebases that had awful tests. They broke frequently because they were badly written. They used a lot of mocking when mocking was not appropriate. This tests were written for the purpose to have tests not for the purpose to really test the domain. I do not write tests for simple cases, like method in class A just delegates to method in class B.

For a one man show - go on do not write tests, especially if you do not know where you will end up with the software. But in teams I find a lot of value in (good written) tests, preventing bugs and documenting bugs. Sure you can over-engineer it, as everything else too.

BUT working without version control? Good that it works for you. I think version control is one of the MUST USE tools.

Re:So you wanna de-bog yourself on Friday April 05, 2024 @01:28PM (#39944938)
That is really good !
Germany is hostile to everyone who wants to start a business. You have to check with different agencies/offices and just work it through. A lot of time consuming. Finanzamt, Rentenversicherung, Krankenkasse, Berufsgenossenschaft, Gewerbeamt, everyone has its own rules.

For the super rich its a good place.

I heard the podcast from Huberman and Dr. Chris Palmer and they talk about ketosis and mental illness. It was really interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjEFo3a1AnI

Re:A structured note-taking app for personal use on Friday December 22, 2023 @05:08AM (#38732753)
For me it is important to have effective note taking and management. I tried a lot of note taking apps myself and I am not satisfied with the ones I tried. Even unsuccessful planed and tried to write one myself : ) I used zim-wiki[1] in the past and at the moment I am using Obsidian[2], that is working good for me.

I like the way you use to take notes. I know it from Workflowy [3].

Everyone has some personal approach and use cases for taking notes. From taking only notes for a grocery list to a full-fledged personal wiki system. And it is important to figure out what PND (pain/need/desire) your application should really satisfy.

[1] https://zim-wiki.org

[2] https://obsidian.md

[3] https://workflowy.com

Re:End of an era for electronics giant Toshiba on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @09:15AM (#38708913)
My first Laptop was from Toshiba. Worked with it for 7 years, Windows and Linux without problems.
Re:Ask HN: Advice from people who strength train from home on Monday February 06, 2023 @08:44AM (#34677169)
I can recommend the bodyweightfitness reddit too. A few years ago I read a lot in this subreddit and I execised a lot at home.

If you like to read on the subject go on, but as others point out do not make it to complicated. You do not train for competitive reasons. This is what I would say to my younger me 20 years ago:

- As you will read in the reddit: vertical and horizontal pulling, vertical and horizontal pushing exercise, e.g. pullups, pushups etc.

- You do not need a lot of exercises. If you want to do more, two exercises are sufficient, e.g. two different horizontal push...

- Do 3-5 sets, 8-12 repetitions per exercise. Thats for building muscle. On your last rep you should feel, that you only could do 1-2 more reps. Pause 90 sec - 2 min.

- Do not get to complicated. If you feel great make 5 sets. If you feel not rested enough do 3. Select an exercise progression that has the needed intensity.

- Please try to keep the form. Quality reps count.

- Get enough rest. You do not need to train everyday. 2-3 times a week is enough. And sometimes only 1 time. Just be consistent.

- For the diet: In generall it matters how much you eat and what you eat. Coach Summer answered in an reddit AMA: "What diet are your students following?" - "The see food diet. They see it and they eat it". If you can afford beans then beans. If cou can afford more, then beans ; ).

- And the most important - just have fun : )

As another good resource I really liked the interview betwween Huberman and Galpin https://hubermanlab.com/dr-andy-galpin-how-to-build-strength...

Re:Software engineering books to read and reread on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:36PM (#32359288)
I can recommend The Pragmatic Programmer by Thomas and Hunt
Re:Paper Airplane Designs (2013) on Monday July 18, 2022 @03:56AM (#32135745)
That brings back old memories! I used to fold my paper airplane like this for the most part : ). I do not remember who showed it to me.
"poor access to routes to complain"

this

Yeah its good advice. All Architectures are build like this. Inkrementally.
Re:Writing maintainable code is a communication skill on Saturday December 04, 2021 @05:09AM (#29439891)
yeah some people think this has to be done. But duplication can be cheaper especially if you are building the wrong abstraction.

https://sandimetz.com/blog/2016/1/20/the-wrong-abstraction

Re:How I motivate myself to write on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @06:31AM (#29079275)
"Don't break the chain!"
Re:How to Hack APIs in 2021 on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @09:28AM (#28128568)
Yeah I can confirm this. We did it in our company too and it was really fun!
Re:Thread Pools on the JVM on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:57PM (#27886656)
nice!
Re:'Time Cells' Discovered in Human Brains on Friday October 30, 2020 @04:44AM (#24940320)
I read the book and can recommend it. Very interesting!
Re:αcτµαlly pδrταblε εxεcµταblε on Monday August 24, 2020 @03:59AM (#24258393)
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Re:Ask HN: What's the worst software you've encountered? on Thursday August 20, 2020 @07:25AM (#24222104)
Windows 10
Thank you for the list.

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