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Ask HN: What is a good “My First Reader” for source code?

Posted by isolier on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @09:42PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am a hobbyist programmer; I have programmed a few very simple 2d games, a 3D texture mapped terrain renderer, and some other small utilities all in C for a bit of context. I am looking for some good, and frankly easy, very small projects to read for an idea how "real programmers" engineer software and to simply learn. I am not all that interested in fancy, tricky algorithms or anything, just...

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FinCEN Employee Arrested for Leaking Information

Posted by isolier on Friday October 19, 2018 @04:54PM
from the self-post dept.

See below:https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/17/us-treasury-employee-arrested-on-charges-of-leaking-reports-to-media.htmlhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/accused-treasury-leaker-had-co-conspirator-in-plot-to-spill-dirt-on-trump-officials-court-fileshttps://www.thisisinsider.com/fincen-employee-treasury-charged-charged-sar-leaks-manafort-gates-2018-10

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Re:YouTube Programming Channels on Sunday September 03, 2017 @08:57AM (#15161201)
Oops... It is on the list. But I highly recommend it.
Re:YouTube Programming Channels on Sunday September 03, 2017 @08:53AM (#15161186)
Handmade Hero must be on this list!

https://www.youtube.com/user/handmadeheroarchive

Re:Tips for Success in Undergraduate Math Courses (2002) on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:58PM (#13060401)
There is some pretty obviously advice in here; basically take notes and do your homework for the sake of comprehension and not merely completion. But, "keep a list of hard problems" is pretty good advice that, I think, most people do not adhere to.