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Re:JDK 10: General Availability on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @06:36AM (#16636850)
Please enable it for Poland! We usually speak English pretty well :)
Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:19PM (#12817634)
Linux/Mac/Vim/Emacs user here. Every ui/hardware update yields wave of discontent. People will always complain if they have to change their habits. Alexey don't tell me that you cannot live without these keys :) Re. unchanged performance - 95% of us don't need more.
Re:Why you should never use Upwork on Sunday October 23, 2016 @09:58AM (#12773576)
I had similar feelings about Upwork. I am closing my account very soon as well.
Re:OpenBSC: 3G Voice Works on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @05:37AM (#12634313)
It seems that this https://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-RB951G-2HND-5-Port-Gigabit-W... has all you need for much less $$ and time.
Re:The Inner Json Effect on Friday July 29, 2016 @10:55AM (#12187221)
What's the name of the company? Their customers deserve to know that story.
Re:Emacs 25.1 RC1 on Monday July 25, 2016 @06:19AM (#12157658)
It's suitable for vim users who want better vim experience. For all other I'd suggest vanilla emacs or Prelude.
Re:Getting paid for thinking not coding on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:14AM (#11752699)
What do you think about this job offer? "[...] we strongly encourage you to bill for time spent NOT writing code, and thinking deeply about the problem you are trying to solve."
Re:Polish codebreakers 'cracked Enigma before Alan Turing' on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @03:00PM (#11120795)
też mi nowość

Why IT companies don't hire remote programmers?

From company's point of view I can't think of any advantages of forcing programmers come to office every day. Why is this style of working so unpopular between employers?Here is a short list of advantages:Meetings, brainstorms can be done remotely - and very often are. Many companie already work remotely.There are less distractions when you work from home.Your boss knows _exactly_ what you...

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