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1. My own manager now gives "expert advice and suggestions" using Claude based on his/her incomplete understanding of the domain.
2. Multiple non-technical people within the company are developing internal software tools to be deployed org wide. Hoping such demos will get them their recognition and incentives that they deserve. Management as expected are impressed and approving such POCs.
3. Hyperactive colleagues showcasing expert looking demos that leadership buys. All the while has zero understanding of what's happening underneath.
I didn't know how to articulate this problem well, but this article does a great job!
Ask HN: Why is WebAssembly friendlier with system languages?
It's a naive question but points me directly to a large hole in my understanding of WebAssembly. Here are the hints I already gathered but didn't give me quite a complete picture yet:1. It makes sense that any language with GC-less memory management will be easier to port to WASM, because in WASM all we have is a linear array of bytes as memory.2. But then higher languages like Kotlin have a...
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Show HN: Writango – Let readers stream your write-up as if you are talking
I find it has more formatting features than Google Docs. Best of all: no Ads and document reading bullshit.
That's a lot of good news. Yet, I find it unsettling, that there's always going to be a minimal(after compressing/gzipping) amount of repeating code for every component.
>The self-contained nature of Svelte components makes it easier to treat them as atomic downloads and use them as needed. For example, you could get to a working UI extremely fast, and then download more components for below-the-fold or other pages in the background. This could work well with HTTP/2.
This is a huge win though - if I can load the first component extremely fast with no extra code.
#1. One that I am very clear about how to implement. One that I want build, ship and grab users as fast as I can. The real goal of the project is to get it out their in the market and make a tiny dent in the universe ;)
#2. One that I am not very clear about what it's gonna become. This one I want to take it slow. Experiment. Play with tech that I haven't had a chance to flirt with. The goal is to enhance my toolbelt and learn new concepts/tech.
Clearly keeping these projects separate helps me keep things clear. I quickly take decisions and move fast with one. I play and experiment a lot, no matter what the outcome is, with the other one.
How to Properly Learn a New Programming Language
How to Properly Learn a New Programming Language
The traffic spike, remained a spike and didn't continue long. But it gained a few regular users. I run my own blog with HexoPress (http://hexopress.com).
And the code is open-source!
What simple service would you pay $10/month for? #JustCurious
Must be because I have a strong python background, but generally I find "self" makes more sense than a wild "that"!
Is it? I think there's a way to get around that, if the protocol defines standards for verbs.
Of course, it's difficult and can grow wild, yet very much possible.
Nope, I haven't started concentrating on making it all that customizable, except for a few basics. It's in the roadmap.
Zoho Writer, is one such word processor which has managed to retain a distraction free writing canvas, while still packed with features, found in a typical word processor.
Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?
The one thing that keeps me inspired, more than anything, is following up with the activities of people whom I consider as masters.When it comes to programming, which developers do you closely follow?Please include blog/website/github links.A couple of my favourites:[TJ Holowaychuk](https://github.com/tj) - because he's a wizard. The number of premium open source projects he's been a part of,...
Can you elaborate on that one? Sounds interesting to me.
Ask HN: Devs: How did you go from writing just code, to writing code + tests?
Short background: I’ve been a developer for 3 years now. Full-stack, but my current job involves a lot more JS, than backend work.I’ve read a lot about the importance of tests. You can assume I have a very abstract idea of topics like TDD, testable code, design for testability & the importance of tests in an evolving codebase.But, I’m still very much deprived of motivations to actually...