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arrc

-4 karma · joined June 6, 2013

self-taught web developer, passionate coder, search geek, coffee addict.

follow me @ http://twitter.com/arrcoder

Website @ http://arrc.in

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arrc··on Maze Generator and Solver
great work.
arrc··on How to Write Unmaintainable Code – Naming
I prefer mapping <ESC> to <CAPSLOCK>. Hitting single keystroke. I quickly got tired of hitting 'jj' every time I need to escape.
arrc··on Microsoft ends support for Windows XP and Office 2003
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP to prevent noobs from using IE6.
arrc··on Roundcube Webmail 1.0.0 released
they've also introduced an official plugin repo at http://plugins.roundcube.net/explore/ which depends on composer
arrc··on Oculus Says They Didn't Expect Such Negative Reactions to Selling to Facebook
Guys Facebook is no Microsoft or Google who only buy to soft kill the competitor.

FB is different just look at their past acquisitions like Instagram and others, they all survived and are still in active development and rolling out new features.

If it were MS/Google acquiring Oculus, negative reactions would have been justified.

arrc··on Why all the fuzz about MS Paint – Just use Paint Dot NET
Well coz its readily available unlike Paint(.)Net and its simple and quick like notepad. Actually the lack of features is what most people love the most about ms paint.
arrc··on Can A 250-Year-Old Mathematical Theorem Find A Missing Plane?
In applicability lies the possibility. Any theorem / formula on its own cannot solve such complex problem.
arrc··on Microsoft launches Office for iPad
They've also started using open-source technologies like Node.js and javascript (must be typescript).

Microsoft is finally adopting open source with open arms.

source: http://inessential.com/2014/02/04/azure_takes_over

arrc··on Google and Facebook Team Up to Modernize Old-School Databases
Well not just Google / Facebook but Linkedin and Twitter are also in the team.
arrc··on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) Final Beta released
For me Gnome (2 especially) always felt more natural and productive to use than Unity. Besides, you could easily customize your Gnome to look and behave exactly like Unity but you can't replicate the same with Unity.