saywahat
Re:Ask HN: What's so special about HN? Why do you hang out here?
on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @11:44PM (#10708946)
Simple ui. No crap to cut through.
Re:Ask HN: How to deal with people that do not follow language style s...
on Friday December 04, 2015 @09:55AM (#10676617)
Depends on the scope. "apple[i]" is more readable than "apple[apple_index]".
Long names are for globals or longer lived scopes.
Java programmers are notorious for using long names in small local scopes. Don't miss the forest for the trees.
Re:Ask HN: If Donald Knuth woke up 10,000 years ago, how would he buil...
on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:46PM (#10619160)
Most readily available material is sticks. Make em into gears powered by water flow in a river. Your very own prehistoric calculator. After ciliization starts mining and improving it's ability to shape raw materials your computers can advance with it.
Re:What's your favorite distro, and why? Nov-2015
on Saturday November 21, 2015 @07:26AM (#10606621)
Debian sid. Rolling release like arch but doesn't break when you upgrade.
Re:Ask HN: Fair evaluation of equity for buyback?
on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @01:05AM (#10008105)
No matter you perspective, it belongs to you. Value it just as much as other forms of compensation you labored for.
Re:Ask HN: Am I excessive in wanting to fire a dev?
on Monday July 27, 2015 @11:34PM (#9959367)
You caused extra downtime for the customer so you could make an example of someone and relish in your victory.
You're winning an argument while you lose the war.