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Re: C++ is love

honey the codewitch15-Dec-20 1:14

honey the codewitch

15-Dec-20 1:14

The call stack frames can be useful for doing things like method logging frameworks

The vtbl manipulation is useful if your making a library to do hardcore COM interop

Real programmers use butterflies

Re: C++ is love

Rick York14-Dec-20 20:23

14-Dec-20 20:23

John Lennon said, "All you need is love."

"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

Re: C++ is love

Daniel Pfeffer14-Dec-20 20:46

14-Dec-20 20:46

And look what happened to him

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 7:42

14-Dec-20 7:42

I stumbled upon this company while reading an author's bio on dev.to.
The author works for: https://www.gatsbyjs.com/[^]

Have you ever heard of it?
I haven't.
Have you ever used it?

It's a library that helps you build React interfaces.

I'm wondering how do these companies make enough $$$ to stay in business?
I just don't know who is using this stuff?? Unsure | :~

Unsure | :~

I don't understand it.
If someone could explain it, then I would write my JS library and live off the royalties too. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Re: How do these companies do it?

OriginalGriff14-Dec-20 7:55

14-Dec-20 7:55

raddevus wrote:
I would write my JS library and live off the royalties

Obligatory Commit Strip[^]

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Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 9:08

14-Dec-20 9:08

OriginalGriff wrote:
Obligatory Commit Strip[^]

Yep, that's the reality!! Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

Re: How do these companies do it?

Randor 14-Dec-20 8:03

14-Dec-20 8:03

raddevus wrote:
I'm wondering how do these companies make enough $$$ to stay in business?

You borrow 50M in funding from venture capitol groups[^]. You promise them X in return if you are successful. You have Y years to make a return on the investment.

Looks like they are in the third round of funding[^].

Most startups fail. Some of my friends did the same thing, after 3 years they ran out of money and were hired at F---Book as developers. About 22% of startups fail in the first year, 30% in the second year, and about 50% around the fifth year.

Best Wishes,
-David Delaune

Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 9:10

14-Dec-20 9:10

Randor wrote:
Looks like they are in the third round of funding[^].

So crazy!! All that money just laying on the table, ready for grabsy.
Well, I'm off to gen up my JS library. let's see, all I really need is a good name for it. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Re: How do these companies do it?

Randor 14-Dec-20 9:16

14-Dec-20 9:16

raddevus wrote:
All that money just laying on the table

Looks glamorous doesn't it? Trust me, it's not... a friend of mine lived in a one-bedroom apartment eating ramen noodles for a few years while working 12+ hours a day while blasting through the funding. Didn't make any profit and had to enter back into the workplace.

Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 9:19

14-Dec-20 9:19

Randor wrote:
eating ramen noodles for a few years while working 12+ hours a day while blasting through the funding. Didn't make any profit and had to enter back into the workplace.

He really must not have been good with $$$. If I had $50 million I could write you up a framework using the first $25 million and pocket the other $25 million.
Don't believe me. Send me the $50 million and we'll get started. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Re: How do these companies do it?

BillWoodruff15-Dec-20 6:22

15-Dec-20 6:22

raddevus wrote:
Send me the $50 million and we'll get started

Can you take monthly installments ? WTF | :WTF:

WTF | :WTF:

«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali

Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus15-Dec-20 12:04

15-Dec-20 12:04

BillWoodruff wrote:
Can you take monthly installments ?

Absolutely. Any which way you can send the $$$ send them and I'll work out the spending of it. Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

Re: How do these companies do it?

PIEBALDconsult14-Dec-20 8:08

14-Dec-20 8:08

My response is not KSS -- but have a good look at that name... D'Oh! | :doh:

D'Oh! | :doh:

Re: How do these companies do it?

Sander Rossel14-Dec-20 8:51

14-Dec-20 8:51

Step 1: Make a LOTR reference in your slogan*.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit Cool | :cool:

Cool | :cool:

* I don't think they understood the books and/or movie, the master ring to "rule them all" was evil, created by an evil being, to enslave all life on earth. Or maybe they understood all too well and that fills in step 2...

Best,
Sander

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Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 9:12

14-Dec-20 9:12

I thought the same thing about the LOTR quote. It was a weird thing.
When I hear Gatsby I'm thinking it's going to be marketed as The Great Gatsby novel and F. Scott Fitzgerald kind of things. Then they go with that LOTR quote. Totally confusing.

Re: How do these companies do it?

DerekT-P14-Dec-20 8:54

14-Dec-20 8:54

Not heard of it? But, but ... it's the "#1 fastest growing framework*" [sic]

Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 9:13

14-Dec-20 9:13

DerekT-P wrote:
Not heard of it? But, but ... it's the "#1 fastest growing framework*"

Laugh | :laugh:

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Re: How do these companies do it?

W∴ Balboos, GHB14-Dec-20 9:10

W∴ Balboos, GHB

14-Dec-20 9:10

Well - if they're not paying for a storefront, it could easily be someone with a day job who's hoping someone, somewhere, will bite.

As for 'fastest growing', well, if they went from one user to five in a year that's a 400% growth rate. Sounds a bit seedy for a use of statistics?

Well, there are constant TV commercials for a 'new' phone company coming from an ISP - and they say they're the fastest growing. By percentages, the smaller you are the easier it is to have a high growth rate. Lies, Damn Lies, etc.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

Re: How do these companies do it?

Jörgen Andersson14-Dec-20 9:21

Jörgen Andersson

14-Dec-20 9:21

raddevus wrote:
It's a library that helps you build React interfaces.

So it's a javascript library for building interfaces to a javascript library?
Did I get that right?

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger

Re: How do these companies do it?

raddevus14-Dec-20 13:20

14-Dec-20 13:20

Jörgen Andersson wrote:
So it's a javascript library for building interfaces to a javascript library?
Did I get that right?

Hahaha! You've summarized it perfectly.
If you write another library on top of Gatsby maybe you could make $1 billion. Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

Thought of the Day - Christmas Edition

OriginalGriff14-Dec-20 4:30

14-Dec-20 4:30

Do angry mice send cross-mouse cards?

"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Re: Thought of the Day - Christmas Edition

megaadam14-Dec-20 4:42

14-Dec-20 4:42

Are X-mas cards X-rated?

"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"

Re: Thought of the Day - Christmas Edition

PIEBALDconsult14-Dec-20 5:40

14-Dec-20 5:40

The best ones are.

Re: Thought of the Day - Christmas Edition

Jörgen Andersson14-Dec-20 7:24

Jörgen Andersson

14-Dec-20 7:24

That would depend on how you prefer your Santa.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger

Re: Thought of the Day - Christmas Edition

W∴ Balboos, GHB14-Dec-20 7:23

W∴ Balboos, GHB

14-Dec-20 7:23

Well, good cooks send seasoned greetings.
And furniture salesmen, holiday chair.
And an honest lawyer will write a good will.

So, why not?

I refrained from beach-cats having sandy claws.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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