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Novice coders see every problem through a tunnel. You have what you know and you shoehorn those skills into every solution. It’s helpful in your skill development to bang away at a problem using only your wits and whatever help docs you can find but you’ll definitely be spending a lot of time on each problem. The wheel doesn't need to be reinvented, thank you
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Kent Sharkey wrote: The wheel doesn't need to be reinvented, thank you
Of course it does. Would you want to still be using the wheels from a thousand or even a hundred years ago?
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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But they're still a wheel. Everything since then is a refinement, but the core notion didn't need reinvention.
TTFN - Kent
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Maybe, but what colour should they be?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Nice article. Thx for sharing..
A good mentor is difficult to find. Usually (once again... usually) the people that are very good at programming aren't at teaching.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
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Thank you very much!
Great to get feedback like this between all the cranky monkeys
TTFN - Kent
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Apple is offering to recycle some third-party products for free as well. I wonder if they'll recycle fanboys as well?
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Recently, we announced the release of TypeScript 1.0. In addition, we’re excited to say that TypeScript is now taking code contributions from the community. This is a significant milestone for the TypeScript project and team! The "better JavaScript" is now official
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Emscripten C/C++-to-JavaScript project uses a back end derived from LLVM for greater speed and a more dedicated compiler Ugh. People. Stop. Just, stop. Please.
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I know hardware has become cheap and powerful - but not that cheap and powerful!
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I don't think this belongs in the Industry News section...
Possibly the lounge or maybe the Web Dev forum.
Why don't you write an article about it.
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Essentially, you want to promote yourself in terms of what specific attributes you will bring to the company and how those attributes will create value. Use stories from past experiences to highlight those attributes. "He said, 'You look like a fine upstandin' young man, I think you'll do'"
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A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has already used the system to power equipment at a nuclear power plant. Why is everyone glowing?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Why is everyone glowing?
They are glowing with pride in their accomplishment.
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Vivic wrote: They are glowing with pride in their accomplishment.
Or may be the effects of radiation.
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In the wake of Heartbleed, a well-known open source development group is creating a simpler, cleaner version of the dominant OpenSSL. Thanks, now if you could just make a time machine and send it back a few months?
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Wait until it's own backdoor is exposed after few years.
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Quote: we are trying to make the code more comprehensible. 99.99% of the community does not care for VMS support,
Both remaining VMS fanboi's raged when seeing this.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Non-coders often associate programming with math, but researchers have used fMRI readings to discover a possible link to the language processing centers of our brains. "Any questions?"
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Kent Sharkey wrote: a possible link to the language processing centers of our brains
Why would this surprise anyone?
Even my Made For TV Survey[^] says it all.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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/shrug
Not everyone can find the Higgs. Some just get to fill in the paperwork.
I still think that musical aptitude and programming ability are closely related though.
TTFN - Kent
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Quote: musical aptitude and programming ability
It's not just limited to musical aptitude. It's all about creativity that makes a difference. An artist who does an amazing painting can become "The Best Coder" if you teach him the basics
Thanks,
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