koder2016

141 karma · joined January 11, 2016

koder2016··on Ask HN: Who is most likely to develop true AI?

> Apple close behind

Do you know something I don't or it's based on their well-known Siri the hardcoded automaton?

koder2016··on Ontario announces that it will begin a basic income trial in 2016

Basically productive people bribe unproductive to avoid crime. Even better idea is creating part-time paid charity work. This way egos are not harmed.

koder2016··on Brendan Eich: WebAssembly is a game-changer

Spreading the worst part of web to other platforms?

koder2016··on Brendan Eich: WebAssembly is a game-changer

Democracy for content, tyranny for developers (one legacy language or transpilation).

koder2016··on Brendan Eich: WebAssembly is a game-changer

Bill Gates' quote fits perfectly: "Develop for it? I’ll piss on it."

http://www.quoteswise.com/bill-gates-quotes-5.html

koder2016··on What Makes Software Good?

Best software is software not written.

koder2016··on Pixel C is 25% off for developers

Every company that missed an opportunity goes through the "let's give devices to developers for free/cheaply" phase.

koder2016··on Ask HN: Should engineering jobs have a nap time?

The funny part is that your expectation is probably "I get the legitimate 1 hour of work instead of them taking a nap" but the reality is "I get 4-5 hours of poor quality work after lunch due to lack of nap".

koder2016··on Responsive Pixel Art

So, necromancy.

koder2016··on AlphaGo beats the world champion Lee Sedol in first of five matches

...or like worrying about being on board of a heavier than air aircraft (surely that's impossible).

koder2016··on Yelp Fired a Single Mother Today: Me

There is a lifetime of bad choices there, why be surprised at that one?

koder2016··on On Marrying the Wrong Person

Not just that, the divorce rate increases with the number of previous sexual partners (especially for women): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/21/more-sexual-partner...

koder2016··on JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked

The ancestor is called WebAssembly. It would be simply crazy to bet one's career on JS now. Pick a solid non-fringe functional language which compiles to LLVM. It will run in browser in 2-3 years.

koder2016··on JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked

Then most JS devs made a terrible mistake, because every blog post about it's "merits" was praising it's ever growing popularity.

koder2016··on Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

> girl (29 yrs old)

> I'm 27

Besides you can afford to keep dating for another 5-10 years, she has to settle soon due to fertility window. Pickiness is the bane of latest generations...

koder2016··on Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

The sad bit is that guys are more interested in their youth (or lack of thereof at 30) and looks rather than education... Hence CEOs marrying young secretaries. Cruel joke.

koder2016··on LLVM Patches Confirm Google Has Its Own In-House Processor

If you are serious about your software...

koder2016··on What It's Really Like Working with Steve Jobs (2011)

60% of the article is bragging. Justified but not amusing.

koder2016··on Bill Gates: My parents took me to a child psychologist

> I had to be a little careful not to try and apply my standards to how hard [others at the company] worked.

That's completely OK as long as bonuses are paid and >1% stock is given.

koder2016··on Marvin Minsky dies at 88

How about a cybernetic creature that is 30% Minsky? Is it much worse then current approach - passing down DNA and spending 18 years on training?

koder2016··on Ask HN: How do prolific programmers go about their daily lives?

Usually people get banned for mentioning this, but google for Reddit RedPill.

koder2016··on Ask HN: How do prolific programmers go about their daily lives?

Substitute "coding" with "painting" or "philosophy" and suddenly it becomes OK to be remembered solely for your masterpieces.

koder2016··on What is WebAssembly? (2015)

What happens when a monopoly is broken? A healthy competition ensues. The "misunderstood" language will still be used by devoted fans, the rest of developers will be able to have their pick as it should have been to begin with.

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