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Is the committee the one who is committed?
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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In the interests of pure typeface anatomy I'm posting this message beneath the timely extent of mean line "median" interior wandering (of OG's "I") in hopes of returning the symmetrical x-height ascender to the vertical in order for the final post to bring a baseline back to the imaginary foot serif to which the OP is referring.
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I am reminded of a T-Shirt I saw long ago.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I am schizophrenic
And so am I.
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Low turnout, because most of you are locked down / off until the new year.
So ... Tomorrow's CCC will be the last for the year, and whoever wins will have to remember to post on Tuesday January 5th 2021.
(Assuming New Variant Covid doesn't get them in the meantime)
"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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modified 24-Dec-20 4:06am.
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I'm sure someone will be there to remind. 
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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Do chefs whisk you a Merry Christmas?
"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
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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They can certainly get fork-faced if they drink too much; they're basteds at heart and I've had e-knife of their arrogance. One might say I de-spice them enough that I would consider a salt.
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Any preferences?
Keep it running?
Stop for a couple of days and restart next Tuesday?
Stop for a several days and restart next Month?
I leave it entirely in your hands: the option with the most votes (that isn't physically impossible or against any laws, natural or legal) will probably get it, but I'm easy any way.
"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
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I would say a good Christmas/New Year break.
A week off. [No CCC from 25th Dec 20 to 3rd Jan 21]
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I haven't been putting much effort into solving them for the past few weeks, so my opinion probably shouldn't factor in to it too much, but I will cast my vote onto the "After tomorrow, put a break on them until the new year" pile.
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Now that the days are short, it's usually all over before I even get up!
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I recently posted an article on efficient JSON processing and I have over 600 views and no downloads.
Writing this article took more effort than most of the articles I've posted here. I think it's too long though. 
I guess maybe if it takes that much to explain something it's too difficult to use. 
I may write a code generator to generate the C++ code from JSONPath queries that will use it for you.
Real programmers use butterflies
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A given article is as long as it's gotta be. Don't shorten it, but maybe create a section at the top that gives an abbreviate explanation of what the code does, and then a (much) more detailed explanation for people that don't have ADD and want to know the innermost workings. That will appease both camps.
As far as downloads, i wouldn't worry about it. You did your job and put the code out there. When people need it, they'll download it. At just 600 views, i think it's a little early to be concerned. I posted an article last week and didn't get a download until it got over 900 views.
I've found that highly technical or extremely detailed articles are not appreciated for their content, and this is reflected by the dearth of articles that are submitted that are only a couple hundred words over the last have dozen years. I've actually had artcles down-voted because someone thinks they're too long.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Hi you've written a couple on JSON which one do you mean ?
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Thanks for that
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Let me know what you think if/when you get a chance to read it. It's an entirely different way of processing JSON and I'm not sure how understandable it is so I'd love feedback!
If it's effective enough I may port it back to C# (my original came from a port of a C# one I wrote and then evolved it several times in C++) but you'll lose the RAM efficiency. It's still good for selectively bulk uploading in that case though. The thing chews through JSON like nobody's business.
The main downside is at the moment it's ASCII only but I'm working on utf8 encoded unicode support right now.
Real programmers use butterflies
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I look forward to reading it - it will give something to focus on as I'm in the UK south of London and we're locked down big time - thanks for replying
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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We're locked down here too. That's part of why I wrote it. Be well. 
Real programmers use butterflies
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honey the codewitch wrote: I have over 600 views and no downloads.
I am going to guess that the majority of us in the industry do not have a pressing need for a new json processor/parser.
give it time and you may have a few downloads from people who need an efficient json processor.
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I thought people wouldn't have a pressing need for my IoT stuff either but they snapped it up.
This is actually a library targeting IoT devices like Arduinos (even 8 bit) but it scales to at least 32 bit on PC and server where it can be used to do bulk uploading, which it does very well - better than most engines.
So it's niche, but it's quite useful, even if there are existing ones out there. Particularly for IoT where mostly there's just ArduinoJson and other in-memory models - which aren't so great when you have 8kB of RAM like on a lil ATmega2560
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Arduino? popular. I do Arduino as a hobby. a lot of people do.
json processor - not popular. doesn't mean that it is not important, just not popular as IoT at the moment.
Edit: since you said it is "niche", then I double down on "give it time".
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Fair enough, although my previous offering was similar but less efficient, forcing me to rethink how queries worked, redesign, and rewrite to make something better. That's the main difference between now and a few days ago with my last article. Oh well, maybe I've just approached article saturation point WRT to JSON, but what I've been doing lately is heavy research into better ways to do it which leads me to produce a lot of CP content.
Real programmers use butterflies
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honey the codewitch wrote: maybe I've just approached article saturation point
Take a break. Relax. Enjoy the Holidays!!
Your work has merit, purpose, and place. Just give it time, and don't fret about it so much.
Just my opinion.
Cheers.
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I especially like to occupy myself during the holidays because at least to me it mainly feels like mass retail therapy and I find that depressing. I'm visiting my sister after the holidays (due to the 'rona) so I can dump toys on the nephew - I'm guilty of falling into the retail trap too but i do it for the kids. Anyway I'll enjoy it then.
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