|
What would humanity, or even life on Earth, possibly gain from the revival of the dinosaurs?
(And I'm with you on the 'could' issue)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
|
|
|
|
|
I'm not a biologist, but my daughter is. Introducing more 'energy' into an ecosystem that gives every appearance of beginning to oscillate isn't going to end well.
Software Zen: delete this;
|
|
|
|
|
The experts agree this Supreme Court decision was a victory for developers and open-source software. The "man on the street" edition
|
|
|
|
|
For some of us—isolates, happy in the dark—code is therapy, an escape and a path to hope in a troubled world. "Come on get down with the sickness"
|
|
|
|
|
Quote: The Healing Power of JavaScript
If you're a sadomasochist. 
|
|
|
|
|
Marc Clifton wrote: Quote: The Healing Power of JavaScript
If you're a sadomasochist.
🎶 🎶 Oh I ache for the touch of your lips my dear. 🎶 🎶
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
|
|
|
|
|
Kent Sharkey wrote: "Come on get down with the sickness"
Best. Music. Reference. Ever!
Software Zen: delete this;
|
|
|
|
|
Microsoft has released an open-source cyberattack simulator that allows security researchers and data scientists to create simulated network environments and see how they fare against AI-controlled cyber agents. "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?"
|
|
|
|
|
Across many experiments, participants tried to fix problems by adding stuff. "All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection"
Technically the article isn't about dev work, but really - you know you do it. {waggles finger}
|
|
|
|
|
Huh. Perhaps this is a problem for the newbies, but we *cough* more mature(*) *cough* developers often find a solution in refactoring that reduces the amount of code.
An example from earlier in the week:
I had several spots in my product that needed a common feature added. These spots were all explicitly coded, rather than being a single function with arguments, because they weren't complex enough to be worth the indirection. Adding the common feature changed that calculation. I replace around 200 lines of explicit code with calls to a 30 line function. This had the advantage that once I had the function working, it worked everywhere. I didn't have to test the common feature in several locations.
(*) aka old farts
Software Zen: delete this;
|
|
|
|
|
I've recently completed my first foray into writing a C# source generator for Schema.NET. There is a lot to like about source generators however there are a few things I wish I understood more before diving into it. A new .NET feature with pain points? Go on...
|
|
|
|
|
A new study finds your brain changes size from season to season. "It's not a tumor! It's not a tumor...at all."
Big brains help you look good in your bikini.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I wanted to learn about new C++20 language features and to have a brief summary for all of them on a single page. So, I decided to read all proposals and create this “cheat sheet” that explains and demonstrates each feature. Because you might want a sample before you run away screaming
Or jump in with both feet, of course.
|
|
|
|
|
IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 brings IBM's COBOL compilation technologies and capabilities to the Linux on x86 environment Because some people really miss their mainframes?
OK, or minis
|
|
|
|
|
I've been meaning to learn Cobol...
|
|
|
|
|
|
But that wouldn't be news, would it? 
TTFN - Kent
|
|
|
|
|
you got me there. 
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
|
|
|
|
|
Google's promotion of Rust over C and C++ should lead to fewer memory security bugs. Android has memory bugs?
Still, good to see another big vote for Rust vs. C* (at least for low-level stuff)
|
|
|
|
|
From sticking a magnet on a fridge door to throwing a ball into a basketball hoop, the forces of physics are at play in every moment of our lives. Are midi-chlorians involved?
Beware of wobbling muons
|
|
|
|
|
The fifth force of nature is my youngest granddaughter.
|
|
|
|
|
In this article, we’ll cover new features for pattern matching. Looks like plaid
|
|
|
|
|
Can someone explain what critical problem they are trying to solve by adding this complication?
Although: if (variable is not null) is great in that I can now also confuse my C# with SQL while also being mind bent as I switch between Typescript and C#
cheers
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
