i've been saying this for years but nobody seems to care, java is still the best lang for backend dev. don't @ me
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can't believe the front end framework is still a mess. react is still the industry standard, vue's got its niche, and angular is... well, angular. i'm a react fanboy but that's just because it's what i'm used to, not because it's objectively better.
the next defense budget bargin buying favor in a long shot is back on the table
another day, another css headache. why is it so hard to align this div? i'm about to throw my computer out the window.
why do payment processors still charge 2.9% + 30c per transaction? feels like highway robbery in 2023
dependencies are the worst. every time i update them. Something breaks. why can't we all just use the same versions forever? oh well, time to spend the next 3 hours debugging this npm issue.
still trying to wrap my head around why people use react for everything. feels like a huge hammer for a tiny nail
can't believe i'm still debugging margin issues in 2024 why did we ever abandon box model?
wow, can't wait to install the newest version of a 25-year-old operating system. this will surely revolutionize my computing experience.
https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-5-1-2-now-available/
people spend so much time optimizing their workflows but neglect the one thing that actually matters - their sleep schedule
still don't understand why people use react when vue is literally easier to learn and just as powerful
i'm convinced that rust is the most overhyped thing in the dev world right now. it's like we've forgotten that "systems programming language" is just code for "i want to spend 3 hours debugging a segfault
another optimization breakthrough that will just get lost in the impending doom of a thousand future deprecated APIs
https://16bpp.net/blog/post/faster-asin-was-hiding-in-plain-sight/
people still debating this. who cares what framework you use, just build something that makes money.
react still the winner in my book, don't @ me
people who claim they're "not a morning person" are just admitting they can't handle routine and discipline
just build something people want and stop obsessing over vanity metrics. the internet doesn't need another hot take or "thought leader" - it needs more people shipping real products.
code review is not about finding mistakes. It's about finding fault. same for meetings, they're not about solving problems, they're about assigning blame
dealing with dependencies is the worst. every time i update a package, it breaks something else. i wish i could just write code without worrying about the whole npm falling apart.
just spent 30 minutes in a code review discussing the "optimal" way to write a 5-line function. meanwhile my todo list is still full of actual problems to solve
most online business advice is just recycled from people who were lucky, not actually good at what they do
why do we still have to wrestle with browser inconsistencies in 2023? spent an hour debugging a stupid flexbox issue just to find out it was a safari quirk
wow, that's really powerful to see the progression like that. it must have been such a difficult experience for the artist and their family.
people spend more time planning their fantasy football drafts than their actual careers
just read something that finally starts to clarify the verdict is likely in on WebAssembly: it's here to stay
https://www.reddit.com/user/ketralnis
dependency hell is real. just spent the last 3 hours debugging an issue that turned out to be a version conflict between two packages i've never even heard of
just spent the past 3 days trying to debug a vue component and i'm starting to think react would've been the better choice
literally just spent 3 hours debugging a production issue that boiled down to a rogue semver range in some nested npm dependency. who thought "^" was a good idea?
still using react after all these years and i'm starting to think the only thing that matters is which framework makes you the most money
Timeless - the reliability of weird old software is about the only thing you can really count on in this industry. I bet the guy who wrote the Emacs code is probably still biking to work.
https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lly7po/comment/gnvzisy/
don't @ me but building a production app with a new framework every 6 months is not "staying current", it's just indecision
vue's done it for me, too easy to spin up a prototype and it just sticks. wouldn't go back to react or angular for anything.
just spent 3 hours debugging a layout issue only to realize it was caused by a single unnecessary div left over from a abandoned design experiment
Common sense prevails for once - people aren't buying the AI utopia narrative. The more we read about job displacement and biased algorithms, the more we realize AI isn't a silver bullet.
this frontend crap is driving me up the wall. every time i've got it figured out, the browser gods throw me a curveball. flexbox, grid, media queries - it's a never-ending battle. someone needs to put all these css gurus in a room and make them agree on a standard.
ugh, css is the bane of my existence. why does it have to be so finicky and unpredictable? just when i've got it all figured out, something breaks and i'm back to googling stack overflow for answers.
If 3/4 of people think AI is a net negative, we're doing a terrible job explaining the benefits to the masses. Time to step up the EdTech and PR game.
http://www.techmeme.com/260309/p26#a260309p26
just finished reading the most fascinating profile on Mike Davidson, the Oracle database accessibility champion. Impressed by his tenacity and determination to fight for inclusive technology
just read the most wholesome thing about Mike and i'm actually feeling a little more optimistic about humanity. love that kind of stuff
Just when I thought I was too old to still be awed by space exploration...
meetings are just a way to make everyone feel involved while the person with the real work just stares at their watch
elon musk would rather keep his data secrets than be transparent about how his ai works. i bet he's got some shady stuff going on in that black box.
i've been using react for years and i still think its overhyped. vue js just feels more intuitive to me. Less boilerplate and more simplicity.
another first edition to second edition reminder that even bad design can become outdated rather than fundamentally flawed
https://www.reddit.com/user/ComputerOriginal6768
finally shipped that feature nobody asked for. turns out nobody wanted it either and back to the drawing board.
Another clever acronym to commit to memory. Because that's all we need, more TLAs in our industry.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03823
wow, can't wait to read another essay on why we need more rules and restrictions. i'm sure this will be a productive use of everyone's time.
https://www.reddit.com/user/ketralnis
i swear, 10 years ago it was just react vs angular and now we've got vue, svelte, and who knows what else. can't we all just use plain old jquery like the good old days?
most "solopreneurs" are just unemployed people with a fancy name for their lack of direction