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legends2k
·6 days ago·discuss
It's promising and I'm glad to hear such a depth-oriented study of making things, taking time is still a thing in a fast world. People are paying to study this, nice
legends2k
·11 days ago·discuss
I'm surprised no one posted Eric S Raymond's treatise on the whole thing in a lot more detail!

https://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

It reads a bit harsh in some places but well warranted IMHO.
legends2k
·12 days ago·discuss
Here's my created list I maintain: https://legends2k.github.io/note/cg_resources/ Do learn if it piques your curiosity and have the time. You're in for a blast and a lot of learning, that'll make you a better engineer, in many other fields of computer science too (you understand hardware, system programming, programmer's machine model, etc.).

Don't learn if you do it with a monetary end goal as it's fleeting, ephemeral and not guaranteed in this day and age.
legends2k
·12 days ago·discuss
Two if you're lucky, and work full time on it. More like 5+ plus if you are inexperienced/part time.
legends2k
·2 months ago·discuss
Yes, every user just gets a handle with no personal or bank info revealed and off you go. User keys in a UPI ID in any merchant site/app, get a push notification for approval in mobile app. Can associate multiple bank accounts to a UPI ID underneath. Approval will ask which account to debit from too. Can't get simpler than this.
legends2k
·2 months ago·discuss
This is exactly what India's UPI (Unified Payments Interface) works. No PII, just a UPI ID is given and the user gets a push notification in Android/iOS app for approval (with PIN or security enclave like fingerprint).
legends2k
·8 months ago·discuss
By the same token, AI came along and we all still have intelligence, needless, eh? I mean people reading and writing stuff has nothing to do with AI. I don't see how some people see everything as a zero-sum game.
legends2k
·8 months ago·discuss
I'm not sure I understand this. Most puzzles are number-crunching but very little to do with graphics (maybe one or two), so no usually OpenGL isn't used AFAIK.

Of course, folks may use it to visualise the puzzles but not to solve them.
legends2k
·8 months ago·discuss
Not sure about FreeCAD but got a lot done with Gimp, Inkscape and LibreOffice in my personal projects. Totally worth my time!
legends2k
·8 months ago·discuss
Sorry, hard disagree. Try to understand what `this` means in JS in its entirety and you'll agree it's by no stretch of the imagination a simple language. It's more mind-bending and hence _The Good Parts_.
legends2k
·11 months ago·discuss
My comment didn't convey it, but I'm with you on using the right tool for the right job. Just that I always don't have the luxury to do so. And yes like the other comment I'd use it for throw away scripts and glue code, instead of installing a new toolchain. Longevity and importance should warrant doing it. Cheers!
legends2k
·11 months ago·discuss
While there are other parameters I would consider like maintainability, ergonomics, mind share, ease of deployment, etc. The ubiquitous availability point triumphs most others though. Installation of new toolchain is usually a hassle when the same task can be done with existing tools. Also when I present it in a company setting installing new software and broadening the security attack surface is the first pushback I get.
legends2k
·12 months ago·discuss
I haven't signed in to my Google account since browser install but I still see it in StackOveflow.
legends2k
·12 months ago·discuss
Even games, epitome of performance, have 5 levels of abstraction (including your 4, 5, 6 + an engine layer + game code). This isn't new in GPU/Graphics programming IMHO.
legends2k
·last year·discuss
Huge +1, same for me, but with GNU Emacs instead of neovim but can completely appreciate the philosophy.
legends2k
·last year·discuss
I don't think a sentence in a big report page is counted as touting.
legends2k
·last year·discuss
Sure, there are always exceptions but they're only that, exceptions.
legends2k
·last year·discuss
I discovered notes from the man pages around 2020 but didn't use them as it was primarily a local repo feature. By default they don't get pushed or fetched. If course, one can configure it such that it's pushed and fetched, but that's a team decision and mine didn't vote for it.
legends2k
·last year·discuss
Why not Python? I primarily program in C++ but I see it as a decent choice as Python is available in almost all recent machines. Of course Windows is a notable exception but given it's a tool for developers I guess Python should be present.
legends2k
·last year·discuss
This! Also my guess would be Kernighan or Pike aren't (weren't?) deployed into some random codebase every now and then, while most grugs are. When you build something from scratch then you can get by without debuggers, sure, but foreign codebase, a stupid grug like I can do much better with tools.