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Yup, there's small, but then there's too small.jgakenhe wrote: Opt for starvation over working for a family firm
And then there's small-minded, true.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Quote: Opt for starvation over working for a family firm
It was the most miserable time in my career!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Take it one step further. The happiest people don't exist.
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I agree, I think they mistranslated Descartes' quote, it turned out to be "I'm not happiest, therefore I am". 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I always say "I think I think; therefore, I think I am."
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We’re not just implementing the C++ Standard, we’re helping to develop it. Not just the standard, it's standarder
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StatCounter is out today with its data for February 2017 and highlights that Android is inching closer to passing Windows as the most popular operating system for internet usage worldwide. So, we should be expecting even more Android hacks soon?
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OH WOW!
SO WINDOWS HAS TO BECOME MORE LIKE ANDROID, WITH FULL-SCREEN APPS!
Oh.
Sorry.
I'm a bit behind the times.
Besides, doesn't "Internet access" for android include "every app that you use that accesses databases on the Internet in the background" -- i.e. All of 'em!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The documents, many of them incomplete or redacted, appear to be pulled in part from an internal Wiki, while others appear to have been part of a user file directory. Just in case you've always wanted to be a secret agent man
"They've given you a number and taken away your name"
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The complexity of the scrambled cube had to meet the standards of the World Cube Association.
 I need to buy more tinfoil.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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My solution was just as quick -- I picked one up, looked at it, twisted it once, lost interest, and tossed it to someone who gives a damn.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Is that how you code as well?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Nah.
Code achieves something.
... So it's well outside my remit.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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With the first release candidate of Linux 4.11 now available, Torvalds took some time to vent some frustration at the quality of some code he received as part of the merge process. In related news, it's a day of the week ending in 'y'
I think he needs to look into decaf.
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Actually, I'm rather glad he's like that. Weeds out the clowns.
Jeremy Falcon
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I agree.
There are people who :
1. type code
and those who
2. craft software
The two are completely different breeds.
If you've ever crafted software you'll know the difference.
So, if you don't know the difference. You've only typed code. 
I'm serious.
My work here is done. 
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So, since it is not clear from your post ... do you know the difference or did you just read this assertion somewhere? 
modified 19-Nov-18 21:01pm.
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Tine Svete wrote: ...just read this assertion...
What!?!
I wrote it. I coined it. You may use it as you like though as long as you provide this little copyleft agreement* every time you say it.
*GNU GPL[^]
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+500 
Jeremy Falcon
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In this case, he was quite restrained and I support it. When it becomes abusive he crosses a line - it is as likely to put off skilled developers who haven't got thick skin as anyone.
In most professional environments this would be regarded as unprofessional and in many places be grounds for dismissal. We shouldn't cut him too much slack, or it promotes a culture that is really undesirable.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Fair enough. I don't really follow anything related to him, so I'd agree abusive conduct wouldn't be acceptable having heard that. I'd still rather choose that over someone who doesn't care about the code though, just set him straight on what's ok. I just suppose nobody will do that since he's Torvalds though. But placing myself in his shoes, there are a lot of people who don't care about their work. They're just lazy. It can be tough to deal with for those that do care.
Anyway, you're right... abusive is bad juju.
Jeremy Falcon
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Actually, people do call him out on it pretty regularly. While evidently a talented developer, his personal skills are such that if my teenage son behaved like him, he'd get into a hell of a lot of trouble at school.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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