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Re:Trie in JavaScript: The data structure behind autocomplete on Thursday November 04, 2021 @02:14PM (#29110662)
It's not about adding value, it's about picking up bad habits from example code.
Re:Trie in JavaScript: The data structure behind autocomplete on Thursday November 04, 2021 @04:05AM (#29104520)
for (let character...

Please use const. Everything should be const until there is a proven need otherwise.

Re:Benefits of Not Using an IDE on Saturday August 21, 2021 @01:14PM (#28258671)
"An IDE can be a powerful abstraction, but when the underlying layer it's abstracting over becomes inaccessible, then all it's doing is adding more complexity by obscuring concrete details"

This. All day long.

Microsoft Quick-Help

Circa 1990, a DOS TSR (remember those?) that when you pressed Alt+H (I think) popped up help for the API call at the cursor (usually OS/2 or Win16).

Re:Why Do Companies Still Use Microsoft Windows For Displays? on Sunday November 17, 2013 @06:11AM (#6748448)
Windows has had a kiosk mode since at least XP. It's still there in 8.1 (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hyperyash/archive/2013/10/25/enable-...).

All the benefits of a managed Windiws installation, and suitable for 99.9% of kiosk requirements. Probably.

Re:Ember.js or Angular.js? on Saturday February 16, 2013 @05:53AM (#5231130)
Pity Google don't take the hint and make it more readable/understandable then.