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Re:Stupid solutions: Live server push without JS
on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:27AM (#24625571)
A company I worked for in 2001 used chucked streaming to provide search results. The search results were collected by performing live searches in parallel (server side) with multiple partners and then aggregated into a single stream of chunked content. Basically the HTTP connection was kept open until all searches were complete, which would take a few minutes. The results were pushed incrementally to the browser as soon as they were available
This worked surprisingly well. They started with almost pure HTML with the results split into multiple tables to produce what looked like a single table of results. The only drawback was that the columns needed fixed width so that they would align properly.
After a while they switched to a Javascript based solution with dynamic filters. They used the same backend streaming engine to output chunks of Javascript code inside <script>-tags, which called a global "addResult(...)" method to update the state. If the search was cached, it would first render HTML code server side, which was then "hydrated" by the javascript code if needed.
Later it was replaced with a standard XHR polling mechanism.
It is interesting to look back at what we had to do that is trivial with today's technology.
Re:Show HN: Make your site’s pages instant in one minute
on Saturday February 09, 2019 @02:14PM (#19124009)
According to the page, it was Amazon that made the original claim, so they would have the necessary sample size.
But there's no guarantee that it will apply for all pages.
Re:Tabs or Spaces? The Top Starred Repositories in GitHub Analysed
on Saturday December 26, 2015 @07:45PM (#10795911)
Wouldn't this feature be similar to how Git converts line endings?
https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings/
It would probably have to be configured per repo so that it doesn't mess with tab delimited files etc.
Re:How ARM got so successful without the public really noticing
on Sunday November 29, 2015 @09:39PM (#10647293)
Actually ARM also has an office in Trondheim, Norway that is behind the Mali GPU (700 million processors sold in a single year)
Re:Java: Missing Features
on Thursday November 26, 2015 @04:52AM (#10632199)
> If you use their vals IntelliJ will syntax highlight it as an error in red for the simple reason that it's non-compliant with the Java language spec.
There's a free plugin that adds Lombok support to Intellij. You will be able to use getters/setters/builders etc. as if they were compiled.
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Re:Java for Everything
on Sunday November 30, 2014 @05:35PM (#8678456)
> Map<String,User> userIdMap = new HashMap<String,User>();
1.7 introduced a simplified version:
Map<String,User> userIdMap = new HashMap<>();
Re:Yahoo stopping all new development of YUI
on Friday August 29, 2014 @05:42PM (#8244653)
You recommended a Javascript library that was maintained for 8 years. I consider that a good recommendation. Backbone and Angular have only been around for half that (yet)
Re:Show HN: Slippery Chicken Algorithmic Composition – Open Source Lisp
on Sunday August 24, 2014 @08:09PM (#8220065)
Or the web server could be configured to return text/plain for *.lsp files
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Re:Only 90s Web Developers Remember This
on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @05:53PM (#7301288)
* Navigation menu using GIF buttons. Often animated, including the rotating "@" symbol for sending mails
* Creating gradient text using one <font color="..."> for each letter. http://jsfiddle.net/A2VCE/
* Putting text in <noscript> and <noframes> tags to support old browsers
* Add "lowsrc" attribute to <img> because the larger image would take too long to load.
* List detailed hardware specs for the web server on the "about us" page.
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Re:Dark lands: the grim truth behind the 'Scandinavian miracle'
on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @05:11PM (#7140147)
To put things in context. The oil industry is producing 20% of the total GDP of Norway and 50% of all exports. It's very important and it will be painful when it ends, but Norway will not be much worse than other European countries when the oil runs out.
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Re:What It's Like to Fail
on Monday November 18, 2013 @03:16PM (#6756662)
From the article:
"Sir, are you sure you want stack loaves of bread here at Trader Joe’s? Yes, I really do. Well, we’ve decided to hire the 24 year-old woman with purple hair and nose piercings instead."
He tried to get more traditional jobs, but they don't want him.
Re:Comcast launching broadband bundle with HBO
on Saturday October 26, 2013 @04:49AM (#6616795)
I use HBO Nordic and can confirm that all of the content is in the original language (usually English) with optional subtitles.
Re:Ask HN: Should I get mentored by this guy?
on Monday October 07, 2013 @04:27PM (#6511011)
If you have a flat structure (similar to rows in a database table) nothing is simpler and faster to process than a tab delimited file (or CSV).
Re:Ask HN: Dealing with a huge MySQL database - help
on Sunday September 08, 2013 @12:09PM (#6349165)
You should look into caching. If you are talking about webvet.com it looks like a perfect site for using something like Varnish. Most of the content probably doesn't change often so you should be able to have a long TTL.
Re:Babylon.js: JS framework for building 3D games with HTML5 and WebGL
on Monday August 12, 2013 @02:20PM (#6200746)
It is open sourced under Microsoft Public License:
https://github.com/BabylonJS/Babylon.js
According to the Free Software Foundation, it is a free software license but not compatible with the GNU GPL.
Re:Latvia blocking extradition of Gozi writer due to disproportionate ...
on Monday August 05, 2013 @12:38PM (#6161139)
I imagine that it's still a very threatening experience for teller. Much worse than logging on to a computer and discovering that there are money missing.
Re:Latvia blocking extradition of Gozi writer due to disproportionate ...
on Monday August 05, 2013 @12:36PM (#6161118)
Robbing a bank in person is a completely different crime. Many victims suffer mentally for years afterwards with PTSD and other issues
Re:Meet Paulo Machado, the man who has lived in hospital for 45 years
on Monday August 05, 2013 @02:48AM (#6158770)
According to Wikipedia it seems that Brazil has universal free health care http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Brazil
Re:Ask HN: I'm a chronic procrastinator – how do I break it?
on Friday August 02, 2013 @04:48AM (#6145969)
Interesting image. I just made a quick tool for generating it here: http://lifeboxes.neocities.org/
Re:Why can't women time travel?
on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:31AM (#6139227)
It seems it's more common in TV-series. Examples are Continuum, Doctor Who and Primeval. Star Trek Voyager probably also had some time travel :-)
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Re:Aircraft Carriers in Space
on Saturday September 29, 2012 @05:23AM (#4589139)
A missile would probably be seen long before it reaches its destination and could be shot down. There's no way of hiding in space unless you develop some sort of cloaking device.
"Aircraft carriers in space" makes sense to me. I assume that warping space requires a lot of energy that requires huge reactors that don't fit in small fighters. They would depend on a "mothership" for long range travel.