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Taming the Nested Beast

Unlearning • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Coding Software Development
  1. Flattening overly nested code isn't always the best solution, as nested code can accurately reflect the problem's logic.
  2. Strategies to flatten nested code include embracing early returns to reduce nesting, breaking down code into smaller functions for modularity, and rethinking logic using list comprehensions.
  3. Improving code readability and maintainability involves reducing nesting, promoting modularity, and simplifying logic.

An Interview with Matthew Bischoff

Syntopikon • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Design Development Apps Software Quality
  1. Matthew Bischoff started and runs Lickability, a software design & development studio, creating apps for known companies.
  2. Resources to learn software development include online courses, tutorials, and hands-on practice, emphasizing the importance of learning by doing.
  3. Well-designed apps are fast, easy to use, accessible, and solve real problems visibly crafted by a caring team.

Institutional economics through the lens of scale-free regulative development, morphogenesis, and cognitive science

Engineering Ideas • 0 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🔬 Science Biology Economics Development Policy AI
  1. Socioeconomies are non-ergodic systems with hysteresis, and history matters in understanding their structures.
  2. The complexity of socioeconomic structures goes beyond individual behavior and requires a non-reductionist approach.
  3. Policies and regulations in economies are more effective when supported by networks of checks and balances among various organizations.

What's Next for Malloy in 2024

Making Things • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Development Data Software
  1. The Malloy community is expanding globally and working on enhancing language capabilities like SQL features.
  2. Efforts are being made to improve analytical completeness by implementing partition clauses and percentile functions.
  3. The team aims to enable users to call arbitrary aggregate or window functions in the underlying database.

robotfindskitten, part 3

Dan’s MEGA65 Digest • 0 implied HN points • 14 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Programming Gaming Development Hardware Data Management
  1. The MEGA65 project is making progress on the R5 main board and new games like Unicone and The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor are being released.
  2. Developers like Gurce are creating games in BASIC 65 like Way of the Imploding Foot, showcasing low resolution graphics and animated characters.
  3. When programming in assembly language for MEGA65, techniques like accepting keyboard input, generating random numbers, and avoiding duplicates are crucial for game development.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

ML Under the Hood • 0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Development Models Backend Hardware
  1. Developing a prototype ML product for niche languages and cultures has unique challenges that are not present in more common languages.
  2. Focusing on core objectives is crucial for efficient development and achieving sprint goals.
  3. Prioritizing functionality over speed in ML inference pipelines can lead to tangible progress and real product advancements.

Beijing's 31-point action plan

Philoinvestor • 0 implied HN points • 21 Jul 23
🌍 World Politics China Economy Development Policy Leadership
  1. The 31-point action plan from Beijing aims to promote the private economy's high-quality development.
  2. Continued efforts are needed to optimize the development environment and increase policy support for the private economy.
  3. Emphasis is placed on strengthening legal guarantees, focusing on high-quality development, and creating a positive social atmosphere for the private economy.

Example-Driven Development

m3 | music, medicine, machine learning • 0 implied HN points • 17 Aug 23
🕹 Technology AI/ML Programming Tools Development Machine Learning
  1. Providing a wider range of examples to ChatGPT helps in generating more natural-sounding outputs.
  2. Using a local plugin for ChatGPT allows for accessing and providing context from local files for better collaboration.
  3. Example-driven development with LLMs is useful for identifying relevant context, mimicking input characteristics, and making connections between different types of files.

Tradeoffs in development: The True Cost of Javascript

Iceberg • 0 implied HN points • 03 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Development JavaScript
  1. Choosing JavaScript for backend development can come with a high maintenance cost due to its npm ecosystem having a lot of dependencies.
  2. JavaScript projects in npm tend to have 10x more dependencies compared to projects in other ecosystems, leading to frequent updates, breaking changes, and security patches.
  3. Despite the benefits of a vibrant ecosystem, it's important to consider the trade-offs and evaluate tech choices based on factors like maintenance costs when comparing to alternatives like Python and Golang.

HN blogs - 11/2/24

HackerNews blogs newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Web Security Development Interviews Databases
  1. There are new technologies and strategies being discussed on HN blogs like Tiny NAS setups and using the Web Crypto API for message verification.
  2. Interesting discussions are happening in the tech world, like the return of skeuomorphism and the importance of backpressure in systems.
  3. Creative and unique concepts are being explored, such as the 'Listen to Yourself' pattern and building and showcasing unconventional ideas.

Strongly typed Id in f#

Reflective Software Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 13 Sep 22
🕹 Technology Programming Development
  1. Defining strongly typed Ids in F# can prevent issues like passing the wrong type of Id in a given context.
  2. Striving for type-strong Ids can enhance code readability by clearly indicating the type of Id a method requires.
  3. In F#, using a private struct with helper methods like New and Parse for defining Id types can ensure encapsulation and validation.

The Best Add-ons I use on Heroku

Implementing • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Development Databases Caching Scheduling
  1. Heroku add-ons can make server setup smoother by providing services like databases and caches, allowing for flexibility as the application grows.
  2. Choosing cost-effective and reliable database add-ons like Heroku Postgres can be crucial for project success, offering scalability without losing data.
  3. Utilizing cache add-ons like Redis Cloud and search engine add-ons like Bonsai Elasticsearch can enhance app performance, with options for free plans to start.

Peak Performance Newsletter #16 | On Culture: From Solo to Team and Beyond

The Leadership Lab • 0 implied HN points • 13 Dec 21
🎭️ Culture Understanding Leadership Development Issues Resources
  1. Culture is unique to each company, emerging from interactions among employees, partners, and the market.
  2. Good culture isn't a one-size-fits-all solution; it must be continually discovered and developed.
  3. Founder DNA plays a significant role in shaping a company's culture, influencing the organization's strengths and blindspots.

Use more version control

The Daily Developer • 0 implied HN points • 30 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Development
  1. Using version control system like Git can help improve code quality and productivity.
  2. Making small and frequent commits can reduce cognitive load and increase code clarity.
  3. Observing and adapting the behavior of experienced developers can lead to beneficial outcomes in coding practices.

The World Bank prepares for the polycrisis

An Africanist Perspective • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jan 23
🌍 World Politics Development Climate change
  1. The World Bank identifies a 'crisis of development' impacting global prosperity and sustainability.
  2. The World Bank aims to expand its mandate to address interconnected crises like climate change, pandemics, and migration.
  3. The Bank plans to increase work in middle income countries and revamp its country engagement model to align with its proposed changes.

Mechanomy's Fifth Birthday!

Mechanomy’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Engineering Software Development Community Public Engagement
  1. Mechanomy is celebrating its fifth birthday today, focusing on developing prototype tools and navigating market challenges
  2. Market needs are challenging to pinpoint, making product development decisions risky
  3. An outside-in iterative approach will be taken, involving readers in critiquing proposed solutions for better understanding and possible Mechanomy offerings

OPENXORG Completes Nearly 100 Million Yuan in Series A Financing

CyberSecurityMew • 0 implied HN points • 01 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Financing AI Development Investment
  1. OPENXORG completed nearly 100 million yuan in Series A financing led by Qi An Security Capital, Suzhou Xiangcheng Financial Control, and Haibang Investment.
  2. OPENXORG Technology focuses on security operations, offering products like the RedWhale RedOps Security Collaboration Response Platform and has a strong market presence.
  3. Qi An Security Capital highlighted OPENXORG's contribution to intelligent and automated security operations, aligning with the increasing demand for cybersecurity capabilities in China.

The Easy Way to Get the ARM Deployment Template for a Microsoft Sentinel Solution

Rod’s Blog • 0 implied HN points • 06 Jan 23
🕹 Technology Software Templates Development
  1. You can easily obtain the ARM deployment template for a Microsoft Sentinel Solution through the UI.
  2. During the normal installation process of the Solution, choose 'Download template for automation' at the end of the installation wizard.
  3. The generated template allows you to download it, add it to your ARM template library, adjust parameters, variables, and resources, and deploy it as needed.

What does Snyk do?

Technically • 0 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Security Development Software
  1. Snyk helps developers ensure their code is secure and free of vulnerabilities by finding and fixing code weaknesses that hackers can exploit.
  2. Code vulnerabilities are weaknesses in code that hackers could potentially exploit, which Snyk helps to identify and resolve.
  3. Snyk can be used to secure app code, containers, infrastructure code, and more.

TwinBee Time Attack stands alone

Rings of Saturn • 0 implied HN points • 09 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Gaming Development
  1. In the game Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You, you can access sub-games like Psyth and TwinBee Time Attack by playing in a particular way.
  2. TwinBee Time Attack is a vertical shooter game with the goal of finishing each stage as quickly as possible.
  3. To make TwinBee Time Attack launch independently, technical changes were made to the game's code to trick it into loading the mini-game from the start.

Making decisions - When should you listen to the tech community in adopting a new technology?

Joseph Gefroh • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Tech community Development Open Source
  1. Be cautious when listening to the tech community for advice on adopting new technologies, as not all ideas are suitable for every situation.
  2. Context is critical in decision-making - what works for one team or company might not work for another, so be careful with blindly following community consensus.
  3. Most developers, including many who produce content, may not be experts, so it's important to thoroughly evaluate advice before implementation and consider the source's background.

Who are low-code app developers? An intro to five types of builder 

Developer GTM – by Calyx Consulting • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jul 21
🕹 Technology Development Tools Creatives Founders Software Engineers
  1. Over half of all app development will be low-code by 2023.
  2. Low-code builders can be segmented into five categories based on their shared 'jobs to be done.'
  3. Understanding the diverse roles, motivations, and needs of low-code builders is crucial for developing effective messaging and strategies to grow a user base.