I tend to open multiple windows instead. Though, to be fair, I usually do that on a per project basis. I try to close tabs once I realize I'm not going to be using them in the near future.
Basically the exact opposite of my browser habits, where I easily have 100 tabs open at any time, lol.
I wonder what it would take to get us to the point where we can oxygenate sufficiently without needing to use our lungs at all. Tons of applications there.
I think this is only partially true. There are aspects of coding which can be abstracted away, either because they're essentially boilerplate or because a simpler description of the solution is sufficient. Ideally if a more complex description is required, one can drill down into the simplified low-code description and add sufficient complexity to solve the problem.
I mean, couldn't many of the existing frameworks be described as low-code wrappers around more complex work flows and concepts?
> That's where the volume is. There's a big demand for programmers to do web stuff. That demand may or may not continue. It's so stylized that it should have been automated by now. Have an exit strategy.
This is highly variable. The more rote aspects of web development are indeed automatable: the parts that feel like repeating boilerplate because that's what they are. Creating duplicative controller actions, state updates, etc.
But then there are the parts that would be extremely difficult to automate. Creating rich, unique UI elements with lots of custom logic. Anticipating the user's needs before they realize they even have them. These take a lot of skill and experience, and are truly fun to work on – assuming they're your jam. Lucky for me, they are.
I actually decided to try vaping nicotine to test whether it indeed was a cognition enhancer, and here I am months later addicted like it's nobody's business. Turns out trying this with an addictive personality isn't the greatest idea – appreciate the suggestion though!
Also, the balaclava is interesting: I can imagine the benefit is almost similar to that people get from using a gravity blanket. The weight and "hugging" effect might be very comforting.
Really sorry to hear about the sleep apnea; that's an awful problem to deal with. Hope you're able to find a treatment which works for you.
Only tangentially related, but: has anyone found a drug/supplement/etc which aids them in memory retention, cognition, alertness etc?
The only thing I've found effective is modafinil for alertness and some general mental sharpness. Especially after a night of poor sleep, the mental alertness it provides is a god-send.
> until there is confirming evidence that assertion is just mental self-gratification.
I'd say this is a bit overly negative. There's value in developing theories and frameworks which aren't yet provable but should be as soon as technology or other theoretical frameworks catch up.
Gonna disagree there: green circuits (and their descendents) are needed often enough and in high enough volumes that it absolutely makes sense to bus them. I've got four full lanes being almost completely consumed, much by red circuit production.
Certainly if you need a very small volume in one specific location and already have copper and iron present you can slap down an assembler making copper wire and another making the circuits, but that's generally far less space efficient than just pulling them in from the bus.
> Don't leave valuables in your car, don't lock your doors - they'll just open, rifle through, and leave. I've had my car rifled through tens of times and the most they ever got was some quarters I left in there.
Not sure how much of an issue this still is, but thieves used to steal airbags. That's a lot more expensive and a PITA to replace.
When I started as a developer, my team was fully remote (I was the only developer in NYC, most of the rest were in Portugal or elsewhere in the US.) I found it very difficult to ask questions remotely for several reasons: I never knew if I was intruding on somebody else's time, and explaining things over Slack isn't as effective (in retrospect, I should have made more use of video and voice chat). YMMV: some people are probably more bold in asking questions remotely. For newer developers, this is important.
You really can't overstate how useful it is to just plunk your laptop down in front of another developer and ask questions while staring at the same screen.
At my current company, I'm usually co-located with our other developer, which made the process of clarifying things for both of us a lot easier. As I've gained experience, I've found it a lot easier to ask questions remotely: we've made great use of various voice/video/screensharing functionality for this purpose.
I've heard that mosquitoes are believed to be completely replaceable in the food chain of the various species which prey upon them. Considering how mosquitoes are a vector for _numerous_ diseases, malaria being the most deadly but still one of many, what's stopping research into eradicating mosquitoes entirely? A lack of research and surety on the overall effect on the ecosystem?
Honestly, fuck mosquitoes. If the mosquito laser system were ever actually viable/purchasable, I'd happily drop thousands of dollars to keep those bastards out of my bedroom at night.
Not something I'm likely to be looking at in the nearish future, but the next time I need to do some refactoring/rolling out a new Stripe feature, I'll definitely drop you a line with my thoughts. Thanks for the heads up!
> - There seemed to be 3 or so quickstarts/tutorials for the same developer flow, at varying levels of detail (good), but they all had similar names and were difficult to distinguish from each other. My impression was that they were built on top of each other (i.e. one was X years old, another one X-2, etc.), but the old ones weren't removed? Unsure.
Second this. Stripe's documentation is generally great, but when looking for recipes/tutorials you run into a lot of seemingly duplicative content which makes it confusing to figure out which is right for you. I had this issue trying to create Connected Payments, specifically.
Basically the exact opposite of my browser habits, where I easily have 100 tabs open at any time, lol.