The 2nd Monitor

Duga

12:00 AM

RELOAD! There are 1626 unanswered questions (94.6012% answered)

Phrancis

The stupid thing would read the line breaks into the buffer when I pressed Enter to submit input to the program

Jeroen Vannevel

well it makes sense

you can just remove the linebreak afterwards, no?

or when storing the input data, remove the linebreaks already

Phrancis

Well kinda, except that way of reading returns a byte[] so the line break was at its own index, and just more trouble than it's worth (or rather, not the right tool for the job, apparently)

private void acquireSelection() {
    char selection;
    Scanner charReader = new Scanner(System.in);
    try {
        selection = charReader.next().charAt(0);
        //selection = (char) System.in.read();
        routeSelectionToHelpItem(selection);
    }
    catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

That's good enough for me

SirPython

12:16 AM

@Phrancis You should use try-with-resources with that Scanner.

Phrancis

Oh right, good idea. I keep forgetting that exists

Morwenn

@Phrancis How could you forget the best addition from Java 7?

Phrancis

I haven't written a whole lot of Java, that's all ;p

Quill

one of the staff members used the email all address for personal stuff...

I don't think she knows

EBrown

@Quill I'm only 21, chief.

SirPython

12:29 AM

Did Winter Bash end?

Quill

yes

yesterday at utc 0

EBrown

Awesome, now I don't need to wear that silly hat.

Anyone want to help me with Markdown Markup?

Quill

sure

EBrown

(FYI: it's a project, not actual Markdown.)

Quill

oh

what specifically do you need help with?

EBrown

12:33 AM

Just in general. It's a WPF application I'm working on to convert Markdown to HTML or BBCode.

Quill

I think a few users have written MD parsers before

EBrown

Well eventually I want this to become more than just a parser.

I use this library for the actual Markdown transformation.

Quill

oh, I see. writing a desktop application then?

EBrown

Yeah.

The idea being I can write my blog posts in Markdown, then format them to HTML to save me having to use the piss-poor WYSIWYG editor my blog software comes with.

Hosch250

@EBrown That sounds cool.

What blog server do you have?

EBrown

12:42 AM

I'll get it on GitHub just in case anyone wants to use it.

@Hosch250 usingprogramming.com

Hosch250

Also, did you all hear that Windows Live Writer is open source?

EBrown

No, what is Windows Live Writer?

Hosch250

Part of the Windows Live suite (it had a photo/video viewer).

(Make sure to replace "Professor Careless" with the actual professor's name when copying and pasting this text.) — Dan Romik 9 hours ago

Windows Live Writer

Windows Live Writer, developed by Microsoft, is a desktop blog-publishing application that is part of the Windows Live range of products. It features WYSIWYG authoring, photo-publishing and map-publishing functionality, and is currently compatible with Windows Live Spaces, SharePoint blogs, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, WordPress, Telligent Community, PBlogs.gr, JournalHome, the MetaWeblog API, the Movable Type API, Blogengine, Squarespace, and all blogs that support Really Simple Discovery. Windows Live Writer introduces the Provider Customization API that enables both rich customization of Windows...

@MarchHo I'm going to start my own university called [SCHOOL NAME HERE] just to throw everyone off. — corsiKa 2 hours ago

Supper time, see you later.

Quill

1:16 AM

is there a way to access a private field in a different class within the same namespace?

SirPython

Does protected work?

Hosch250

@Quill No.

Quill

okay thanks

Hosch250

Protected, I think yes.

Or Internal.

I don't exactly know what Protected is, but Internal is accessible within the same assembly.

Quill

internal works

Hosch250

1:18 AM

Protected is within the same class/struct, or in a derived class.

EBrown

@Hosch250 Yes.

Hosch250

@EBrown Yeah, I just looked it up on MSDN.

That looks kind of like a detailed hat guess.

EBrown

I'll get Markdown Markup (project) on GitHub and share with everyone here when it's up.

Quill

cool :-)

RubberDuck

Any opinions on .Net logging frameworks?

Hosch250

1:28 AM

My second class is up...

EBrown

@RubberDuck What's that one everyone always uses? NLog, maybe?

RubberDuck

I've heard of it, but never used it.

EBrown

Most people seem to have success with it. (I never use Logging frameworks, so that's the best I can do.)

SirPython

1:44 AM

I think this post doesn't need DVs anymore.

Quill

it's just bad

SirPython

What is, the post or the code?

Quill

the code

it's unclear what the code is supposed to be achieving

SirPython

The OP is asking how to better work with the arguments.

EBrown

@JeroenVannevel Well I had to query a bunch of dynamic tables.

Duga

2:08 AM

You may have more luck posting this at codereview.stackexchange.com, since you're not asking to solve a problem. — ArcaneCraeda 40 secs ago

@ArcaneCraeda yes you are right i am not asking to solve the problem, i will try to post code review forum. But, my request is to know, is their a better approach then using the closures and also want to know some debugging techniques like, how to verify how many instances of particular objects are their at runtime. — user3278897 37 secs ago

No problem in asking that, it's just that CodeReview is there for that specific reason. You might get answers here, but you will have more luck and better ones over there! — ArcaneCraeda 27 secs ago

Phrancis

STAHP

Duga

This would not be good for Code Review as it is not real, implemented code, but rather is hypothetical. This would get closed on CR for that reason. — Phrancis 28 secs ago

Quill

> debugging techniques

Phrancis

What the heck is a singleton anyways

EBrown

@Phrancis It's a class whose only purpose is to carry values to other classes.

Hosch250

2:18 AM

@Phrancis It is sort of like a static class, in that there is only one instance.

EBrown

Singleton pattern

In software engineering, the singleton pattern is a design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object. This is useful when exactly one object is needed to coordinate actions across the system. The concept is sometimes generalized to systems that operate more efficiently when only one object exists, or that restrict the instantiation to a certain number of objects. The term comes from the mathematical concept of a singleton. There are some who are critical of the singleton pattern and consider it to be an anti-pattern in that it is frequently used in scenarios where it is...

Hosch250

It is often used for settings.

Phrancis

Ah ok gotcha

EBrown

It's used a lot in java for some reason.

TTGTB

Mat's Mug

@EBrown mostly in JAVA

'night!

Quill

2:21 AM

Hosch250

We have a couple in RD, particularly the parser.

Mat's Mug

it's different

the object itself isn't a Singleton

Hosch250

No.

Phrancis

@Quill lol

Hosch250

Oh. A 'real' singleton can only ever have one instance?

Mat's Mug

2:21 AM

yup

Hosch250

So, are real singletons just static classes?

Phrancis

Kinda sounds like it

Mat's Mug

not exactly, but functionally, it's pretty much equivalent

a static class is just a type

a singleton is an actual object

Hosch250

OK.

RubberDuck

Oh. Singletons. Fun.

Waits for someone to take the bait

Captain Obvious

2:28 AM

0

Q: Baking homemade pies has made me so many new connections

Sorry, if you were looking for fresh baked pies, I only have a web client to help you sell them. I've recently picked up server-side JavaScript and have added it to my toolbox, and while I've had a great time learning so far, I've got some code which needs another pair of eyes to review it. A ...

Quill

^ lol

Captain Obvious

-1

Q: is this a correct way to write AngularJs service

Here an example of how of how I been writing my Angular service to capture data from my API; it works but I'm not sure if its a right way of doing it! (function () { 'use strict'; angular .module('app') .service('tService', tService); tService.$inject = ['$http', 're...

angular.js

Captain Obvious

3:11 AM

-1

Q: A pirate in walks into a har

A pirate walks into a bar... You must hurry to find Professor Boolean's secret lab. You fear it may be too late. Rumor has it that one of the pirates in this tavern knows where it is. There's a whole row of them seated at the bar. You start by talking to the pirate seated on the left-most bars...

java python

Phrancis

@CaptainObvious Got excited for a minute there

Mat's Mug

yup, me too

Quill

> You must hurry to find Professor Boolean's secret lab. You fear it may be too late.

Feel free to actually solve it and post it as a question

Mat's Mug

You have a great title, but it looks like you didn't take 30 seconds to skim through our help center. Rule #1: We review your working code. No code, no review. You implement, we review. That's how it works. — Mat's Mug ♦ 8 secs ago

Quill

What should I name a class that interacts with a database?

Mat's Mug

3:16 AM

define "interacts"

connects?

queries?

creates tables?

Quill

queries, updates, creates table, the whole lot

Mat's Mug

you could call it SqlServerManagementStudio (jk)

Quill

I had DatabaseGateway for the moment

actually, SqlServer2014ManagementStudio

Mat's Mug

ThingRepository was too simple? ;-)

Quill

my first revision was ThingThatConnectsToTheOtherThingAndItDoesSomethingWithTablesAndChairs

2

Mat's Mug

3:20 AM

you know, if it's hard to give a clear name to a class, chances are the class is doing too many things

Quill

oh probably, I mean, I can split up the class into multiple, but then I still need to define the namespace

Mat's Mug

N2: Choose names at the appropriate level of abstraction. Clean Code, p.311

;-)

Quill

I'm only halfway through it

Mat's Mug

I read it twice :)

Quill

should a class be only accessible by other classes in only its own namespace? or is that bad practice?

Mat's Mug

3:25 AM

shouldn't that class be creatable by a unit test anyway?

BTW congrats for owning Winter Bash 2015!

Quill

thanks :-)

like you can't access Namespace.bar, but Namespace.foo can

Mat's Mug

HI JAMAL!!

Quill

HAI!

How was your new year, @Jamal?

Jamal

@CaptainObvious The spring semester must've started already.

2

Mat's Mug

@Quill sounds like wrong tool for the job. are you trying to make something internal to a namespace?

Quill

3:28 AM

yes

Jamal

@Quill It was okay. I didn't do much,though. I'm still working on a curl program leftover from a previous semester.

@Mat'sMug hi

Mat's Mug

move that namespace into its own assembly then; you'll be able to fully control what API you expose to client code.

Duga

Incidentally, this question is probably more appropriate for Code Review — Joel Cornett 55 secs ago

Quill

I think that's a bit much, I'm trying to abstract out misuse of database access

Mat's Mug

I think documentation could be your friend there

Duga

3:32 AM

@JoelCornett this may be appropriate to Code Review as long as you follow the On-Topic guide, and the following things are sorted: (A) this code works. (B) it's not hypothetical, incomplete or unwritten — Quill 7 secs ago

Mat's Mug

"follow the following rules as follows, you follow?"

Quill

follow me off a cliff

I nearly had a third, but I couldn't (C) anything more

Mat's Mug

> My program starts off with this general flow in main() in pseudocode

@JoelCornett pseudocode is explicitly off-topic on CR. — Mat's Mug 1 min ago

Quill

Is Duga programmed to catch  CR 

Mat's Mug

nope, "CR" is our backdoor for silent references to Code Review on SO :)

Phrancis

3:37 AM

@Quill You're welcome to help yourself to those we already have (and/or add your own)

Edward

Perhaps I'm just jaded and cynical but the questions seem rather ... bad .. lately.

Phrancis

Oh. right on then.

Quill

10 mins ago, by Jamal

@CaptainObvious The spring semester must've started already.

Edward

@Quill I remember what the internet was like before "Perpetual September."

Duga

How about you put up your actual, working code on Code Review with a nice title that succinctly tells us what your code is achieving? You would already have upvotes, and probably answers. — Mat's Mug just now

Quill

3:41 AM

@Mat'sMug makes CR have top users two years in a row

Duga

This might be useful: codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/62100/…. — R Sahu 20 secs ago

Mat's Mug

@Duga I love when CR is used as a reference :)

Phrancis

ikr^

Mat's Mug

post taken down, expecting @Captain to show up anytime soon

Jamal

@Mat'sMug: lol

Oops, I was too late. Already deleted.

Mat's Mug

3:50 AM

:)

I did

under the NCNCD rule

Jamal

Sorry, Jack Sparrow.

Captain Obvious

4:26 AM

1

Q: Run query and insert the result to another table

import csv import logging import itertools from random import choice from string import ascii_lowercase from collections import namedtuple from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile DELIMITER = '\t' ENCODING = 'utf-8' def get_random_cursor_name(length=7): return ''.join(choice(ascii_lowercase)...

python python-3.x

Quill

4:40 AM

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;

namespace DatabaseGateway
{
    public class Parameter
    {
        public SqlDbType Type { get; set; }
        public int Length { get; set; }
    }
    public struct ListingToHitStruct
    {
        public string ListingName;
        public string Url;
        public Dictionary<object, Parameter> Parameters;

        public ListingToHitStruct(string listingName, string url)
        {
            ListingName = listingName;
            Url = url;

I think I messed up

@Mat'sMug I know I'm doing something wrong, but I'm sure not sure what

Captain Obvious

0

Q: Object oriented approach to Dijkstra's algorithm

I'm seeking a code review for the following C++ implementation of Dijkstra's algorithm. I'm trying emphasize code reusability and extensibility but performance is also potentially important. Documentation Heap.h This class implements the priority queue for use in Dijkstra method of Graph class...

c++ oop graph

0

Q: How pythonic are classmethods in a wrapper class?

I have a Flask app that uses SQLAlchemy for data access. Sometimes I'll be doing thing that require multiple types of calls (e.g. file upload requiring database access and upload to file server.) I'm wondering if it's Pythonic to have a class that sort of looks like this to make things simpler ...

python

Quill

@CaptainObvious off-topic psuedocode

@AlexL watch those Tag Edits man, the community rules on 'borrowing' descriptions are changing, and plagiarism is a rejection option. Not saying you are, just watch what you're doing man

Jeroen Vannevel

@Quill that's a mutable struct

Do you wish to see the world burn?

Quill

huh?

Jeroen Vannevel

And where is your Equals/IEquatable implementation?

Quill

4:48 AM

Why would I need an interface? I'm trying to learn these things, so please bare with my absolute noobity

Jeroen Vannevel

Do you wish Kha'zu'l unleashes his flames on our planet?

so irresponsible

The default .Equals() implementation of a struct uses reflection to compare fields

Which is relatively speaking very expensive

overriding it properly helps a lot

Mat's Mug

@Quill rule #1: a struct that's safe to use is an immutable struct. Value types represent values, not objects - they have different semantics than classes. You want them immutable, trust Jeroen ~~on that one~~

Jeroen Vannevel

if you also implement IEquatable<T>, you will create another .Equals() overload that also prevents boxing because its parameter is T already

Quill

This is some real code that I sketched out. If I had used different wording it'd be on-topic, no? — David 34 secs ago

are you kidding me

so the object is the issue. Right, so I can't have a dictionary store parameters because there's different types

Jeroen Vannevel

nono

I'm talking about ListingToHitStruct.Equals(object)

also: what's up with that name

Mat's Mug

4:53 AM

So, you want this peer reviewed as a hello world that prints strings, or as a program that actually performs data access? where's the data access code? Please edit the real code in, we'll happily reopen. — Mat's Mug ♦ 55 secs ago

Quill

thanks

@JeroenVannevel I don't know where I was going with the name

Mat's Mug

hammered

Quill

right, so I should be using classes instead of structs?

Jeroen Vannevel

likely, but not necessarily for the beforementioned reasons

I recommend msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms229031(v=vs.100).aspx msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229031(v=vs.110).aspx and msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229017(v=vs.110).aspx

X AVOID defining a struct unless the type has all of the following characteristics:
It logically represents a single value, similar to primitive types (int, double, etc.).
It has an instance size under 16 bytes.
It is immutable.
It will not have to be boxed frequently.

You are currently violating.. all 4

I see multiple values represented, you're very close to 16 bytes with just your object pointers (12 byte) assuming 4-byte pointers (32-bit) or above it assuming 8-byte (64-bit), it's definitely mutable and you haven't implemented IEquatable meaning every comparison will make it boxed

actually, you're probably above the 16 byte treshold because of the dictionary entries

and that's without calculating the dictionary object itself

Quill

I see. So in the code block above, Parameter would be an acceptable struct?

syb0rg

5:01 AM

@Edward Accuracy has improved, enough where I have been recognized at least a few times

Hosch250

@JeroenVannevel So, would this be an OK struct?

Jeroen Vannevel

only if you make it immutable and implement IEquatable and override Equals

Hosch250

struct Rectangle : IEquatable
{
    int width;
    int height;
    public override Equals();
}

Pretend whatever IEquatable members are implemented.

Alex L

@Quill Oh cheez really? Thanks for letting me know

Jeroen Vannevel

@Hosch250 yes, because int is immutable in itself

Quill

5:04 AM

Yeah, I've seen more than a few on SO get rejected lately

Jeroen Vannevel

Take for example this:

void Main()
{
	var obj1 = new X();
	Console.WriteLine(obj1.GetHashCode());
	obj1.x = 5;
	Console.WriteLine(obj1.GetHashCode());
	obj1.x = 10;
	Console.WriteLine(obj1.GetHashCode());
}

struct X
{
	public int x;
}

What output do you expect?

Mat's Mug

@Quill is there a meta about this?

Hosch250

0, 5, 10.

Jeroen Vannevel

I'm printing hashcodes, not x

Quill

not on CR... yet. I was expecting one soon

but SO and MSE yeah, there should be

Hosch250

5:05 AM

Oh. I'd expect the same hashcode.

Jeroen Vannevel

oh wait, that's probably a bad display

Hosch250

But, it shouldn't have the same hashcode, correct?

Jeroen Vannevel

The HashCode is calculated based on the object's fields

Hosch250

Oh, so it will have a different hashcode.

Quill

SE's kinda on edge with this licensing discussion, plagiarism concerns are a hot topic of sorts

Mat's Mug

5:07 AM

oh, and why did no one mention double is bad juju for money here?

Quill

the other answerer did

he said cents are better because they use ints

Mat's Mug

which?

Quill

3

A: Using a method instead of constructor to initialize

Something I want to add to the other answers. Normally in finance money is saved in cents, etc., i.e. an integer. class Price { int cents; string currency; public Price(int cents, string currency) { this.cents = cents ... } ... } This fits better bec...

Jeroen Vannevel

It will have a different hashcode because of this:

Mat's Mug

just saw /upvoted!

Jeroen Vannevel

5:08 AM

what the hell chat. I can't paste it because it is too long?

> One or more fields of the derived type is used to calculate the return value. If you call the derived type's GetHashCodemethod, the return value is not likely to be suitable for use as a key in a hash table. Additionally, if the value of one or more of those fields changes, the return value might become unsuitable for use as a key in a hash table.

Phrancis

@Mat'sMug "d'une valeur de 24.999999999947 dollars!"

Jeroen Vannevel

> In either case, consider writing your own implementation of the GetHashCode method that more closely represents the concept of a hash code for the type

Alex L

41

Q: Proposed methods for countering plagiarized text in tag wikis

A pet peeve of mine is people who copy and paste text from Wikipedia for tag wikis, don't source their text, and then get approved in the blink of an eye. I'm aware that you can Improve a tag wiki if you have 20,000 rep, but I'm not quite there yet. So my options are: wait for the wiki to g...

feature-request review tag-wiki tag-wiki-excerpt plagiarism

Glad I found it!

Jeroen Vannevel

@Hosch250 I take back my statement that it is a correct struct because I'm not sure anymore. I need to look things up and it's 6am, so it's time for bed

Hosch250

Night.

Mat's Mug

5:10 AM

me too - night!

Hosch250

I'm not sure what a good struct is, so I just use classes.

Night to you too.

Phrancis

    public Prix(double valeur)
    {
        defaultConstr(valeur);
    }

    private void defaultConstr(double valeur)
    {
        this.valeur = valeur;
        this.monnaie = "€";
    }

That makes me cringe

Captain Obvious

0

Q: trigger any .eof() and .bad() in my code

I warp iostream stats flag functions in function and return number to use it switch case. I ran test case and it run fine for .good and .fail() but I tried run case .eof() and .bad() but I couldn't trigger any .eof() and .bad() is my code wrong ? #include<iostream> #include<fstream> using name...

c++ stream

Mat's Mug

public Prix(decimal valeur) : this(valeur, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
{
}

^^ this also does, but a little less ;-)

Quill

public struct Parameter : IEquatable<Parameter>
{
    public SqlDbType Type { get; set; }
    public int Length { get; set; }
    public bool Equals(Parameter other)
    {
        return (Type == other.Type && Length == other.Length);
    }
}

there we go, something a little better

Mat's Mug

5:18 AM

I find it quite funny that the OP was "coming from Java and used to call constructors within other constructors but it is apparently impossible in C#" -- C# constructor chaining is so much cleaner than Java's "I'm just another method" constructors.

Quill

C# is pretty interesting

I can see why you guys like it

Mat's Mug

C# is pure awesomeness

@Quill soon you'll be Convert.ToCSharp(_javaDev); too

;-)

Phrancis

Java's not that bad ;p But I agree, C#is definitely a good language

Quill

Convert.ToCSharp(_jsDev);

I'm not a Java dev :-P

I think I have to learn Java in uni anyway

Hosch250

@Quill Probably. I had to take one class.

Mat's Mug

5:20 AM

JS will follow you throughout your dev life

Hosch250

Most U's use Java.

Mat's Mug

and fits quite well with C# actually

Hosch250

@Mat'sMug So does VBA, and that is why I'm not really learning it :P

Quill

We're doing mainly C in this course

good for CS theory or something

Mat's Mug

VBA?? nah

Phrancis

5:21 AM

C!?

Quill

I think I'll suggest Brainfuck to the lecturer, see what he thinks

2

Hosch250

Quill

or instead of my first assessment, I'll review all his samples

Mat's Mug

@Hosch250 it's a cartoon, not real-life ;-) RL VBA devs don't work in a dev shop

Hosch250

Sometimes cartoons are too true to be funny.

Captain Obvious

5:24 AM

0

Q: Saturated signed addition

So this a exercise from the book COMPUTERS SYSTEMS A PROGRAMMERS PERSPECTIVE I need to add two signed numbers and in case it overflows or underflows return TMAX (011..1b) or TMIN (100..0b) respectively. The book imposes a set of rules that the solution must follow : Forbidden: Conditio...

performance c bitwise

Quill

You don't need a getter and setter in a struct, do you?

just a constructor is fine, right?

Mat's Mug

and public fields?

shrieks

Quill

of course those too

silly mug

Mat's Mug

lol

IDK, I just can't stand public fields. anywhere. wherever they are.

Quill

private const everything for you

Hosch250

5:27 AM

2

@Quill Nah, he likes public properties and private fields.

Sometimes I even use private properties.

Mat's Mug

private readonly fields

private properties are weird imo

Hosch250

LOL, I don't usually use them.

Mat's Mug

properties encapsulate a field. what's the use of encapsulating a value you can already access inside the type you're in? I don't get private properties.

Hosch250

I have an appointment to get ready for bed. See you later.

@Mat'sMug I don't usually use them unless I need to return a calculated value.

Mat's Mug

I have an appointment with my bed, half an hour ago. 'night folks!

Hosch250

5:29 AM

Night.

Captain Obvious

5:52 AM

0

Q: Brief TicTacToe C++ example

Recently, I ventured into the realm of C++ programming. I have extensive knowledge in C and C#, but very basic knowledge of C++. I decided to build a brief TicTacToe example to test my knowledge. It works by typing any comma-separated value (i.e. 2,1) and decides whose turn it is by odds and eve...

c++ tic-tac-toe

Quill

[State] [varchar](10) NOT NULL,
[Country] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,

what country has 50 characters in its title

lol

Phrancis

6:12 AM

"the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)"

itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004109.html

Uh-oh. I know how to use Java's "goto" now.

Phrancis

6:39 AM

The more the reason to use it as little as possible (ideally not at all). It gets hard to follow even with small examples.

chillworld

6:59 AM

happy new year all ;)

and monking ;)

Captain Obvious

0

Q: How can I simplify multiple functions with the same algorithm?

In my program, I have multiple modules, each containing a suite of functions the user can choose from to execute. Each module is defined within its own header-source file pair, and each module has one launcher function which starts up the module and presents a menu for the user to choose function...

c++

Duga

7:22 AM

Is it more clear now why we don't accept hypothetical/example code on Code Review? ;-) But please, once you have this structure/code implemented and working as designed, do bring it over to CR, we can certainly help you make it even better! — Phrancis 39 secs ago

Phrancis

ttgtb

Duga

@Phrancis My headsOff, i accept and i will post it on the code review. It is actually for a open source project which i started. I will definitely require all you experts advice and support. — user3278897 49 secs ago

Captain Obvious

0

Q: Algorithm to categorize episode-file names efficiently

I'm trying to categorize file names of anime episodes (for now) into appropriate title based categories. The algorithm works fine for files with straightforward names but not for others, and sometimes the predicted categories are way off the mark, even though the name is not that difficult. I'm ...

c# beginner file-system

Heslacher

7:37 AM

Monking

Dan Pantry

Monking

@Phrancis I would like C# a lot more if Visual Studio was slightly less bloated.

I actually do like working in C#, although the whole idea of everything-is-a-class irks me after having free-floating functions in JavaScript

And namespaces feel like a giant hack instead of requireing a file

If C# had node's module system it would be bliss.

In fact, more languages need npm, because it is just too cool.

Quill

8:19 AM

vi.campjs.com

;-;

Dan Pantry

If I can afford to go I would consider it

Quill

It's in Australia

Dan Pantry

I know

That's the "if" part.

Oh, it was in 2015.

Quill

Siri tells me that's 30 kms away from me

Dan Pantry

Is it not running in 2016?

Quill

8:20 AM

Don't know, looks cool though

Dan Pantry

Also, I'm learning how html5 dialogs work. They are weird.

Quill

html5 dialogs?

Dan Pantry

And also annoying, becauset hey don't automatically 'disappear' once you click outside the dialog bounds.

Yeah, they're basically html5 modals

example

... wtf onebox?

that's only going to work in Chrome or Opera.

Firefox + IE/Edge don't support them (yet)

Quill

I had to use something like that recently for a project, I used a plugin called Vex

It's about time I learnt node

Dan Pantry

Yeah, but obviously these are nartive, which is pretty cool.

And they give you the pseudoelement ::backdrop which you can style.

Quill

8:23 AM

oh? nice

using div backdrops for dialogs was always a pain in the ass

Dan Pantry

Unfortunately for the usecase I'm thinking of it is a necessity

there's no real way for you to detect a click outside a dialog without a 'backdrop' div

(Because ::backdrop is a CSS pseudo-element it cannot be targetted with javascript)

Quill

kind of like ::after

Dan Pantry

Yep, same breed of thing.

Quill

and there's messy workarounds with .innerHTML IIRC

Dan Pantry

Yeah, I'd rather not. in components it would just mean you have one element for the dialog and then an enclosing element to capture clicks.

Which isn't so bad and kinda makes sense, TBH

Quill

8:26 AM

Yeah, having an external backdrop div is fine

it was just styling it before it was actually a thing was the problem

Dan Pantry

<dialog-click-interceptor><dialog></dialog></dialog-click-interceptor> is perfectly fine for me

Given that the width of the <dialog> element is the width of the screen... usually...

Quill

Apparently on that JavaScript camp they got IoT gear in

Dan Pantry

So many Macs...

Heslacher

@Quill They are really concerned about noise. They mentioned two time the earplugs ;-)

Dan Pantry

~~And cute girls~~

Quill

8:32 AM

probably a good way to get scouted for a job

@DanPantry that's australia for ya

and apparently they're doing it ~~next year~~ this year

Dan Pantry

I'd like to go, but between having to move, get a passport and a laptop and potentially going to gamescon, idk.

(I don't have a laptop, so I'd have to buy one).

Quill

fair enough

how's the move going?

Dan Pantry

I haven't even found a place yet. I don't have to move until April 24th latest, so I'm fine. I'm aiming to move between March 24 and April 24.

Hopefully looking for a 2 bedroom flat in the bay. I can turn one of my bedrooms into a studio, then - for programming and audio recording - by putting audio damp material on the wall and getting a whiteboard and that sort of thing.

Quill

Oh you've got quite a bit of time then

Dan Pantry

With a nice view of the ocean..

Quill

8:39 AM

Do you webcam/camera over your videos?

Dan Pantry

@Quill When I stream, yes. But I don't tend to do it for Youtube videos.

Quill

fair enough

my internet has been so horrible lately, instant 500 ping when joining a comp lobby

It's very saddening to not be able to play games

Dan Pantry

:(

Wow, today I learned you can reveal passwords in javascript just byc hanging an <input type='password'> to <input type='text'> using js. input.type = 'text'. It preserves the text too.

Quill

can you run it through a 3rd party script though, or just on console

Dan Pantry

You can run that via script tag

Obviously, if you have https and a csp to only allow scripts from certain domains, then you don't have to worry about 3rd party scripts doing nasty things, but still, pretty interesting

Duga

8:52 AM

This looks more like a code review than a problem. Since the code has multiple issues, please describe what you want to achieve — Pynchia just now

Dan Pantry

I'm very confused.

Reading through a SPROC now. Has lots of parameters, all of them are NULLable

But right after the parameter declaration of them being nullable, there's validation to make sure they can't be NULL.

wtf?