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One of the fundamental truths of software development is that you have to write code, but one of the biggest fallacies is the idea that writing code is your job. When I first started out as a software developer, I fell into that trap - writing code is a powerful thing, its empowering, you feel like you are productive and you are accomplishing things. However, what I have learned over the years is the real truth of the matter. The truth that the job of a software developer is to write as little code as possible. Other things being equal, a simpler program is better than a more complex one.
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Terrence Dorsey wrote: The truth that the job of a software developer is to write as little code as possible
Is sounds like you need to get a Gov't grant to investigate this most obvious of statements. Where is the  icon.
Next they will be telling us that we need to create solution!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Terrence Dorsey wrote: Other things being equal, a simpler program is better than a more complex one.
That depends on the situation otherwise bubblesort would be the ultimate sorting algorithm. Of course software should be as simple as possible but also as complex as needed. If you need a faster, but more complex algorithm than you should follow the needs and implement it. If it isn't needed use the simplier one.
But before implementing the simplier one better ask: is the simplier one needed or can we use another tool we already have. 
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Author of Primary ROleplaying SysTem
How do I take my coffee? Black as midnight on a moonless night.
War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
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Ah, another opportunity to quote this, slide 25[^]:
Can code metrics predict the post release fault rates?
We thought so but...
- Most metrics increase with code size
- code size is repsonsible for all the signal
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JavaScript has gone a long way since its birth in 1995. A hard way for sure, full of misunderstanding, misuse and ignorance. But times have changed, since the last five years JavaScript has been gaining more and more attention. With more attention, more developers are actually using JavaScript, using it for many different purposes and enjoying its beauty. Classical "Ugly Duckling" story, if you ask me. 10 uses for JavaScript that are different from the common "in browser" ones.
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Now that you understand the basic idea behind arithmetic, let's take a look at a simple easy-to-understand example that puts into practice what we just learned... If the authors of computer programming books wrote arithmetic textbooks...
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What would you say if I told you that I could put you in charge of the biggest LEGO set you have ever seen, giving you access to more than 8 trillion blocks. Oh, and you wouldn’t even have to move from your seat? Well, that’s exactly what Google has done. Play with LEGO online, then place your creation on a real Aussie landmark.
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Google scientists created one of the largest neural networks for machine learning by connecting 16,000 computer processors, which they turned loose on the Internet to learn on its own. Presented with 10 million digital images found in YouTube videos, what did Google’s brain do? What millions of humans do with YouTube: looked for cats. The neural network taught itself to recognize cats, which is actually no frivolous activity. In a Big Network of Computers, Evidence of Machine Learning
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*cough*
Some people just never learn.
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We present the first large-scale analysis of hardware failure rates on a million consumer PCs. We find that many failures are neither transient nor independent. Instead, a large portion of hardware induced failures are recurrent... Among our many results, we find that CPU fault rates are correlated with the number of cycles executed, underclocked machines are significantly more reliable than machines running at their rated speed, and laptops are more reliable than desktops. Blue survey of death.
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I love scripting and am quite frustrated by what apps don’t support scripting (or support it poorly). But when I go through my script folder I find that I really don’t have that many scripts. If a big scripting proponent like me doesn’t use scripting nearly as much as he thought what does that say about 90% of people? AppleScript is (almost) dead. Will anyone (except uberdorks) care?
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Are you part of a software development team that's recently moved to GitHub? Where some team members are excited to use git for source control but you're more comfortable with Subversion? The good news is that you can all use the tools you already enjoy - GitHub repositories can be accessed from both Git and Subversion (SVN) clients. Now you can commit without making a commitment.
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Google's simulated human brain trains itself find cats on YouTube[^]
As intelligent as computers continue to get, it's still a lot of work for them to perform tasks many humans do on a regular basis--like, say, enjoying cat videos on YouTube. In an attempt to bridge that gap, scientists from Google's X laboratory created a simulated human brain by putting 16,000 computer processors together and having them browse around the Internet, learning facts about the world as they went. And the simulated human brain successfully found YouTube's cats. ...
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The term Modern Perl can mean a couple of things to different people. Sometimes it means those two different different things to the same people. It depends on context. That’s a joke for the Perl programmers. The definitive Perl book is now up to date with the way that the best Perl programmers now program Perl.
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Bazinga?
Leonardo Paneque
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It's a technical term.
Director of Content Development, The Code Project
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Terrence Dorsey wrote: the best Perl programmers
What is a "best" programmer? 
Anyhow, cool read.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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Terrence Dorsey wrote: What is Modern Perl?
Unreadable?
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I kind of enjoyed it back in the day .. Just me and PERL on my EditPlus app and HTML/JavaScript. Life was simple !
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Greg and Svein decided to make Mighty Moose free. This is not a decision that is being take lightly and much thought has gone into it. This post is to explain why they went free and the future of their continuous integration tool. Making sure business goals are aligned with personal goals: changing the way people code.
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So you want to know more about development for Window 8. Great! There are lots of reasons you should be excited about this. Since I don’t know why YOU are interested in this, I’ll make a list of reasons people can choose from. So… Why would you care about making an app for Windows 8? 5 good reasons for going Metro.
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Great reasons? That article looked like
1. Cause I'm a fanboi
2. Cause I'm a fanboi
3. Cause I'm a fanboi
4. Cause I'm a fanboi
5. Cause I'm a fanboi
It didn't contain any info about the platform or why it would be good business at all :/
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All the Metro UI arguments I've heard so far from Microsoft and all of the fanbois remind me of the line from National Lampoon's Vacation where the slimey car salesman sticks Clark Griswald with the Family Truckster. To quote him, Quote: You think you hate it now, but just wait until you drive it.
QRZ? de WAØTTN
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The core problem for OEMs is this: they want to offer a unique OEM-specific experience as a way to differentiate from their competitors and allow them to squeeze a little extra margin out of otherwise undifferentiated systems. Most of the time what you see out of OEMs just seems like a hack. This isn’t just about PCs. Wonder why Android Tablets haven’t made a dent in the iPad? It is the same factors that are causing PCs to lose ground to Apple products. Surface follows the modern consumer computing device playbook, OEMs don’t.
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Now that person gets it.
Enjoyed the article. 
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