@bwDraco to be used with !!import later, in case we have to move the bot to a new browser that doesn't support PhantomJS's HTML5 storage format, or in case I lose or accidentally corrupt the existing HTML5 storage
if we ever move the bot back to Xvfb-backed Firefox or Chromium again, or to jBrowserDriver or a whole new version of PhantomJS, we will do an !!export before we take the existing bot down
the data is fairly safe on ZFS for the moment (RAID-1) as long as I keep paying the server bill :P
I think I had the idea for export/import, then Bob and I were hacking on an initial design, then after many months of the original (bad) export/import, Bob got the motivation all by himself to make it not suck
it has to be innate, it has to come from a place you can't control, to make you want to learn because you're curious/interested without having to find an external motivation
So should I give up and sell my HTML and JS books?
I'm on the fence here.
I kinda feel I threw almost $150 into books that have proven to be useless.
@bwDraco I should clarify - basically no one will want to learn HTML/JS/whatever just for its own sake; people usually have to "scratch an itch" -- they'll find something practical they want to actually accomplish using the tools/languages, then they'll learn it to reach that goal
that's not really innate, so much as, having a goal -- but it shouldn't be a goal like "I want a good job" or "I want to make lots of money" or "I want to be well-known / well-liked" -- a good goal is something like "I really need to develop X (because I want to)"
when I first started hacking on random shit when I was a teenager, my motivation came from wanting to help others :) Specifically, I went on IRC to get help with a problem, and ended up instead helping others with their problems and learning a lot more that way
@allquicatic lol. I think you were doing export to and import from chat then I got tired of the thing not working most of the time, mentioned pastebin a few times, and ended up using gist cause pastebin is shit now
I originally bought these books because I intended to pursue a career in web development, but I also want to learn because I wanted to make interesting web apps, given that JS is ubiquitous...
@bwDraco that's a start, and those aren't bad motivations, but to really make yourself dig in, you'll benefit greatly from having some more tangible immediate goal, like wanting to work on a specific thing -- either for your own benefit or for someone else's or just because you find it interesting
@Bob indeed... the hallmark of a good engineer is a website which is the default nginx/apache/lighttpd page :D
@Bob It's an interesting learning experience though. And the skill come in useful later when you need to understand/debug some other canned solution that is buggy/needs tweaking or whatever.
> To adequately describe a set of procedures, a flowchart must be thorough and include every possible detail by testing for every conceivable contingency. Programmers and users who account for every possible condition will not be plagued later by numerous erroneous results.
I've had my share of projects where I wound up writing almost all of the code because my teammates had trouble understanding the functions to be written, features to be implemented, overall architecture, etc
haven't seen it, and depends if you're counting doc-comments in there (which can be very long), but that sounds a bit much. Anyway, find your own comfort zone.
I wouldn't necessarily say you must have 0 -- sometimes there'll be a weird bit that makes you go "what?!"
I have a colleague who insists that his code doesn't need comments, it's "self documenting."
I've reviewed his code, and while it's clearer than code which I've seen others produce, I still disagree that self-documenting code is as complete and useful as well commented and documented code.
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Earlier this month this post was made:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/why-youre-a-bad-php-programmer/
Basically to sum it up, you're a bad programmer if you don't...
I've seen my share of bad code in class. It's too bad we're not taught to maintain a consistent style, use meaningful identifiers, intention and space appropriately, etc.
Where doc-comments are a slightly wordier summary/description of the method, and some usage hints. For larger systems, they might also include examples and other general remarks.
@DavidPostill Oh, just to clarify - I'd consider that good for, e.g., an API reference. But if one designs an API for others to consume, there really needs to be a more general usage guide, with examples. At the very least, a starting point.
I still remember the first program I wrote at work ~1980. A basic program to calculate heat loss from a pipe. No comments and crap variable names. When I was asked to modify it only a few weeks later I had to rewrite it. <red face>. I haven't made that mistake again.
I've come across quite a few that thought just javadocs were enough. Uhm... ok? Do I really have to skim past dozens of utility classes I'll never touch to find the main entry point?
This does what you think it does.
ingroup: sorting_algorithms
Parameter: __a A thing of arbitrary type.
Parameter: __b Another thing of arbitrary type.
Parameter: __comp A link: comparison_functors comparison functorendlink: .
Returns: The greater of the parameters.
This will work on temporary expressions, since they are only evaluated once, unlike a preprocessor macro.
I may not feel it as someone who just codes as a hobby for the time being, but code consumes minds as evidenced by the existence of esolangs, code golf, obfuscated code contests, ...
@bwDraco I'm not that obsessed with code - some are - for me it's just a tool and I get my brain swimming in code when I have to dev something, but otherwise I can go days without touching code or reading it either
@bwDraco are you asking if you should opt-in to BYOD? I saw some very convincing arguments against that, for example getting them wiped when you leave your job, or having to keep their tracking software even when you are using it on your personal times for personal reasons.
Another anti-trust suit "Dear Class Member: Our records indicate that you have purchased a new computer or laptop with an internal Optical Disk Drive (ODD) or a stand-alone ODD designed for internal or external use between April 1, 2003 and December 31, 2008. You are eligible for up to $10/drive from settlements reached in antitrust litigation currently pending in Federal court
"•The Panasonic Settlement provides for a $16.5 million to a settlement fund. •The NEC Settlement provides for a $6.5 million settlement fund. •The Sony Settlement provides for a $28.5 million settlement fund. •The HLDS Settlement provides for a $73 million settlement fund."
100million dollers and my share is $10? Lol certannly not worth signing up for.
and the bigger problem isnt how much i paid for it, which was strange pricing at the time. but the totaly loss of quality in any of them anymore.
used to be . . . they had the laser diode properly cooled. now from what i can tell the thing will generally DIE over time, as if it was designed to die. Couldnt do better if they had china death chips in them (thats from a movie)
@Psycogeek You might be eligible for more, but often times the majority of that money goes to lawyers. One time my dad just put his name on some class-action suit for unsolicited faxes and he got something ridiculous like $800.
It just depends on how much of that money is actually getting used for claims.
If not many people sign up to claim damages, then those claimants could receive max compensation.
I had a search but didn't find what I was looking for, please feel free to link me if this question has already being asked.
Earlier this month this post was made:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/why-youre-a-bad-php-programmer/
Basically to sum it up, you're a bad programmer if you don't...
