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Re:Why strength training? A programmer's perspective on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @08:16AM (#41707397)

And my (maybe a bit amusing) question is: What is strength training of computer programming?

Ask HN: Practicing Prototyping in a Large Codebase

Posted by selff on Friday March 08, 2024 @10:10AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi, I would like to start practicing prototyping in a large codebase. There are many programming exercises where you start from scratch. However, I'm thinking of exercises where part of the work is getting familiar with an unfamiliar codebase. It should be still an exercise not a long term project. Do you have any tips, resources, or tutorials?

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Re:Pytudes on Thursday August 24, 2023 @09:33AM (#37248575)

Does anyone know similar etudes for system programming?

Re:Clojure Rationale (2008) on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @03:52AM (#35611194)

Is Rich Hickey author of this?

Analysis vs. Algebra predicts eating corn? (2010)

Posted by selff on Sunday February 12, 2023 @01:11PM
from the bentilly.blogspot.com dept.

http://bentilly.blogspot.com/2010/08/analysis-vs-algebra-predicts-eating.html

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SICP – JavaScript Edition

Posted by selff on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:43PM
from the mitpress.mit.edu dept.

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262543231/structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs/

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Why Programmers Should(n't) Learn Theory

Posted by selff on Monday December 20, 2021 @07:27AM
from the pathsensitive.com dept.

https://www.pathsensitive.com/2021/03/why-programmers-shouldnt-learn-theory.html

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Re:In Praise of Idleness (1932) on Thursday November 25, 2021 @05:32AM (#29340063)

That's an interesting point. I hadn't realised Hammock drive development is such a double edged sword. From this point of view, it also doesn't consider programming as a hobby - aimless tinkering and exploring without any particular problem to solve.

Re:In Praise of Idleness (1932) on Thursday November 25, 2021 @04:33AM (#29339741)

In the field of programming, we have many great programmers who praise their workaholic ethics. Do you know some great programmers appreciating idleness? Rich Hickey with his Hammock driven development comes to my mind. Anyone else?

Principles of Abstract Interpretation by Patrick Cousot

Posted by selff on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:46AM
from the mitpress.mit.edu dept.

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/principles-abstract-interpretation

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F# and Type Classes

Posted by selff on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:50AM
from the github.com dept.

https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/243

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The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2021

Posted by selff on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @02:52AM
from the redmonk.com dept.

https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2021/08/05/language-rankings-6-21/

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Her Lesson Plan Was Junk

Posted by selff on Thursday June 17, 2021 @04:19AM
from the theatlantic.com dept.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/malka-haas-kibbutz-kindergarten-junkyard/619204/

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On Impact in Software Engineering Research

Posted by selff on Monday March 22, 2021 @10:50AM
from the slideshare.net dept.

https://www.slideshare.net/andreas.zeller/on-impact-in-software-engineering-research-hu-berlin-2021

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The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2021

Posted by selff on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:01AM
from the redmonk.com dept.

https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2021/03/01/language-rankings-1-21/

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Strange Loop Chat with Gerald Sussman, Julie Sussman, Chris Hanson

Posted by selff on Thursday February 25, 2021 @11:05AM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDQmbT62eZk

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Software Engineers Don't Have Disciplines

Posted by selff on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @12:41PM
from the buttondown.email dept.

https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/software-engineers-dont-have-disciplines/

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Degeneracy, Code and Innovation

Posted by selff on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @10:12AM
from the adl.io dept.

http://www.adl.io/essays/degeneracy-code-and-innovation/

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Boring Benefits of Lisp

Posted by selff on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:29AM
from the justinmeiners.github.io dept.

https://justinmeiners.github.io/boring-benefits-of-lisp/

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Kent Beck on Naming (2012)

Posted by selff on Saturday March 28, 2020 @06:15AM
from the facebook.com dept.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kent-beck/naming-from-the-outside-in/464270190272517/

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On Scaling Mental Models

Posted by selff on Sunday March 22, 2020 @03:55AM
from the buttondown.email dept.

https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/on-scaling-mental-models/

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Interview with Rich Hickey (2011)

Posted by selff on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:26PM
from the gigamonkeys.com dept.

http://www.gigamonkeys.com/code-quarterly/2011/rich-hickey/

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What would Dijkstra do? Proving the associativity of min

Posted by selff on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:32PM
from the byorgey.wordpress.com dept.

https://byorgey.wordpress.com/2020/02/23/what-would-dijkstra-do-proving-the-associativity-of-min/

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The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2020

Posted by selff on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:48AM
from the redmonk.com dept.

http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2020/02/28/language-rankings-1-20/

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On Scaling Mental Models

Posted by selff on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:07AM
from the buttondown.email dept.

https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/on-scaling-mental-models/

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What would Dijkstra do? Proving the associativity of min

Posted by selff on Sunday February 23, 2020 @03:49PM
from the byorgey.wordpress.com dept.

https://byorgey.wordpress.com/2020/02/23/what-would-dijkstra-do-proving-the-associativity-of-min/

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Czech hackathon organized to give government motorway vignette e-shop for free

Posted by selff on Sunday January 26, 2020 @01:47PM
from the radio.cz dept.

https://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/czech-it-specialists-organize-hackathon-to-give-government-online-motorway-vignette-sales-system-for-free

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Four Types of Mathematicians

Posted by selff on Monday October 07, 2019 @08:12AM
from the intellectualmathematics.com dept.

http://intellectualmathematics.com/blog/four-types-of-mathematicians/

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The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2019

Posted by selff on Sunday July 21, 2019 @05:04AM
from the redmonk.com dept.

https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2019/07/18/language-rankings-6-19/

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Think in Math, Write in Code

Posted by selff on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:09AM
from the justinmeiners.github.io dept.

https://justinmeiners.github.io/think-in-math/

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