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Re:Ask HN: Share your personal site on Friday April 08, 2022 @02:43PM (#30960949)
This is my blog, mostly about programming. https://mitchum.blog/

I started it with three goals in mind: 1. Remember more of the things I learn about complex topics. 2. Improve my writing skills. 3. Learn about driving traffic to a website.

The most noteworthy and popular section are the game tutorials: https://github.com/mmaynar1/games

Re:Ask HN: Share your side project on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:32PM (#28045131)
Thanks! I like those ideas. Definitely been pondering better ways to filter the links and ensure the most relevant ones rise in prominence.
Re:Ask HN: Share your side project on Sunday August 01, 2021 @08:32PM (#28031636)
I've been working on a little website to pull out links from the comments on the "Ask HN" page. Often there is some great advice in there, and it seemed in the spirit of Hacker News to automate that.

https://www.askhnwisdom.com/

Re:Green vs. Brown Programming Languages on Thursday April 22, 2021 @11:10AM (#26903624)
If you're using Java, definitely give IntelliJ a try. I think it makes writing Java a pretty enjoyable experience.
Re:Ask HN: Games that made you better at your work? on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:12PM (#26856417)
This game is a pretty fun way to improve your CSS Flexbox skills: https://mastery.games/flexboxzombies/
Re:Don’t use environment variables for configuration on Thursday April 01, 2021 @09:41AM (#26660399)
If you're a heathen like me, you sometimes store JSON configuration in environment variables https://mitchum.blog/how-to-store-json-in-an-environment-var...
Re:Ask HN: What technology made your jaw drop the first time you used it? on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @12:24PM (#25918571)
I definitely agree about VR. The first time I played "Robo Recall" on the Oculus Rift I couldn't believe how responsive and immersive it was.
Re:Graphics for JVM on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:03AM (#25125308)
For sure. In the case of IntelliJ resource usage, you get what you pay for.
Re:Graphics for JVM on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @10:05AM (#25124500)
I use IntelliJ for work every day and I agree, so many of its features make work so much better.

Ask HN: How do crowdsourcing apps protect against bad data?

Posted by maynman on Saturday November 07, 2020 @10:37AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've never worked on an application that uses crowdsourcing to manage common user data, and lately I've been curious about how one would go about implementing it.It seems like a "too simple" approach would be vulnerable to trolls and user error.With an example like Waze, I imagine there might be some threshold of reports that must be reached before a change is made, but that might not work as...

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Re:Type in the exact number of machines to proceed on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:46PM (#24914924)
I do the same thing. I also keep auto commit off and make sure the rows updated looks correct before committing the change.
Re:The Problem of Legacy IT Systems on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:32PM (#24771938)
One definition I've heard before (and like) is "code without tests". I don't think that's the only factor, but it's a pretty common indicator.
Re:Ask HN: What books do you recommend? on Saturday September 26, 2020 @10:01PM (#24603620)
Code Complete https://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Cons...
Re:Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper (1807) on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:22PM (#24367041)
Agreed. It's hard to consider a newspaper "centrist" that basically forces Bari Weiss out of a job.
Re:Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper (1807) on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:07PM (#24366839)
Reminds me of Ecclesiastes. "There is nothing new under the sun".
Re:Building a Crossword Puzzle Generator with JavaScript on Friday May 08, 2020 @11:58AM (#23116228)
That sounds pretty cool. I also found it difficult to optimize for both performance and word density with the approach I took. Maxing out on one seemed to negatively affect the other. I'm sure there have to be some better algorithms out there to do this sort of thing.
Re:Building a Crossword Puzzle Generator with JavaScript on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:24AM (#23114001)
I had fun making it. I'm glad you've found it valuable :)
Re:Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it? on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @09:47AM (#22803146)
https://mitchum.blog/

I make JavaScript game tutorials to help people learn programming and have fun doing it. I also write about programming in general and random other stuff I find interesting.

You can find the game tutorials here: https://mitchum.blog/game-tutorials/

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