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Re: on Monday December 09, 2024 @10:19PM (#42373378)
I wrote a blog that explores a simple framework to understand where GenAI Coding Assistants excel, vs where they struggle.

Interested in your feedback, does it align to your own experiences?

Show HN: Strava for Musicians

Posted by mattfrasernz on Friday November 01, 2024 @12:19AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.musolink.com/

I have been working on a new app to help musicians get motivated to practice. Think Strava, but for musicians.The challenge with music practice is that it's invisible. It's incredibly easy to skip a day because 'nobody will know'. I have seen countless talented musicians stop enjoying their instrument and ultimately stop playing entirely due to this phenomenon.MusoLink solves the problem by...

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Re:What was Syria like before the war on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @02:27PM (#14412269)
Iran had democracy in 1953. The democratically elected prime minister was overthrown in a coup that was orchestrated by the CIA in order to protect the profits of BP. This isn't a conspiracy, this information has since been declassified. Look it up on Wikipedia. If there's any truth to your statement that the middle east "can't handle democracy" it's in no small part due to our interference.
Re:What was Syria like before the war on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @02:03PM (#14412090)
I covered what it was like growing up in Syria before the war with fellow software developer Nada in my podcast if you'd like an in depth answer from an actual Syrian: https://mattfraser.co.nz/2017/04/08/s1e1-syrian-woman-nada/
Re:Announcing cucumber-electron on Thursday February 23, 2017 @03:02PM (#13717216)
You can also run Chrome inside a docker container and drive it with the remote driver. Handy if you are running on an aws Linux instance with no X
Re:Happy 23rd Birthday, DOOM on Sunday December 11, 2016 @08:38PM (#13154860)
+1 - This book actually rekindled my love for gaming and reminded me of the passion for computers that contributed to me deciding to become a developer in the first place.