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bljon Ask HN: Rewrite outsourced code or refactor it?

Rewrite it, I have been in situations like this before and I wonder why I did not rewrite it.

oh right, that makes sense. I suppose PHP won't complain about the missing "?>". Thanks.

I am not a PHP programmer, but I noticed that most of the files does not have a php closing "?>". Or am I missing something?

bljon Ask HN: How do non-English speakers learn programming?

It does not matter. I do not think English has anything to do with the ability of programming. Not all native English speaker can code, similarly there are many non-english speakers who are great programmers.

bljon Ask HN: Have you ever had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? How did you deal with it?

I stopped using mouse totally and use the trackpad. For some reason it feels better. Also I use the Anti-RSI software to remind me to take break regularly.