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n0uson Show HN: Generate React components by replicating your own

I used to copy and paste then I invested time and effort into writing some sublime snippets for components, tests, and such. It was probably the best time saving investment I have ever made in basically anything.

n0uson Branching Layouts With Ease

"Flexbox — Getting warmer, but would result in a bunch of extra div elements that act only as containers for the actual content"

I feel like I'm the only person who thinks most of CSS grid can be accomplished easily using `flex-grow` and `flex-basis` and it doesn't add that many extra divs. Grid certainly looks more semantic though.

n0uson Keurig to Acquire Dr Pepper Snapple in Largest Soft-Drink Deal Ever

nothing better than a nice hot cup of doctor pepper to get me going in the morning

n0uson Deep-copying in JavaScript

Another way to think about it is that you just get a new reference to the same object, inside foo you are changing what 'a' refers to instead of what 'b' refers to. Using 'let' to declare 'b' is not necessary and using 'const' works just as well.

$ node

> const b = { bar: 'baz' }

> function foo(a){ a = {beep: 'boop'}; }

> foo(b)

> console.log(b)

{ bar: 'baz' }

n0uson Today is the fifth anniversary of Aaron Swartz's death

Stack Overflow does not welcome much of anything these days

n0uson How to Build a City That Doesn’t Flood? Turn It into a Sponge

anyone who hasn't watched a clip on Tokyo's massive drainage system should check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o85teh1vU_0

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I think you could charge more for this or have a lower threshold for the free tier.

n0uson React, Inline Functions, and Performance

Almost all of our functions are inlined and furthermore we use the () => syntax on class methods instead of manually binding them in the constructor. I've only run into performance issues because of this once and it was fixed by using componentShouldUpdate. This whole debate seems like one of those memes that hits a nerve one way or the other with a lot of people but has little bearing on real life.

n0uson DuckDuckGo vs Google

if you like this, /r/theydidthemath is a great subreddit to check out in your spare time

n0uson CSS in JavaScript is like replacing a broken screwdriver with your favorite hammer

https://github.com/styled-components/styled-components

strikes a really nice balance here imo. I use Radium every day and in general it has been easier to maintain and use in comparison to all css but if I could do it again I would go with styled-components.

n0uson How the Web Became Unreadable (2016)

> Text that was once crisp and dark was suddenly lightened to a pallid gray.

Then the author puts quoted highlights in a pallid gray through the article. I guess this could be intentionally ironic but I sorta doubt it.

n0uson Lovefield, a relational database for web apps, works cross-browser

I used this for a while and while it's a neat idea it was slow and had HORRENDOUS error reporting. It was impossible to tell what had gone wrong and basically there are like 10 numeric error codes that pop up associated with a link to a page that gives you scant information about the error that cannot easily be used for debugging.

n0uson Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?

Awesome! thanks, looking forward to it!

n0uson Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?

I quit using Ubuntu as a Desktop OS because this was so obnoxious. I would gladly return if they fix this.

n0uson Why your startup should be a Delaware C-Corp, not an LLC

Why no mention of S-Corp?

n0uson What Is the Highest Salary Can a Programmer Make?

Yeah but this is about highest pay, which by definition most people will not make.

n0uson Ask HN: What is 1 thing that can take a Junior's career to the next level?

Not spending all day on HN.

n0uson Ask HN: Are people lying about their salaries?

Yes.

n0uson Docker in Production: An Update

Our experience is that it has made running servers locally a hassle because Docker for mac sucks beyond belief but it has been awesome in production. For us the real positive is Kubernetes and tbh docker would be useless without it. I really could care less about docker other than that the Dockerfile format is easy enough to use.

We went through the gammut of swarm etc. and were never able to get any of them to work in a meaningful way.

n0uson GPUs Are Now Available for Google Compute Engine and Cloud Machine Learning

I'm confused, the google cost is $0.70/minute not $0.70/hour correct? Aka it is $42.00/hour?

n0uson Why Nerds Are Unpopular (2003)

I don't remember nerds or unpopular kids being any smarter than the popular kids and for the most part it was the other way around.

n0uson Moving beyond localStorage

Thanks that actually makes a lot of sense.

n0uson Moving beyond localStorage

Assuming you are storing only encrypted data on the server and cannot read it without the user's password, what happens if the user loses their password? Are they just left with a bunch of unreadable data that came from the server?

Doesn't this approach also make it difficult to share information between other users?

Having offline-first, client side encrypted apps seem to have a lot more problems than just "you know who" spying on you.

n0uson Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)

https://muster.workable.com/jobs/386185

Sandesp, thanks for asking. We use workable for applications, this is the opening we currently would prefer to hire for. If this does not work, please email me: pendleton@muster.com

n0uson Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)

Muster | Richmond, Virginia | Full Time | Onsite

https://muster.workable.com/

http://www.muster.com/home

About Muster: Muster is an advocacy platform that enables professional associations and nonprofits to engage their membership in the legislative process. By providing simple and intelligent solutions to communicate with lawmakers, client organizations are able to easily influence public policy and advance their cause.

Job Description:

* Experience with ES6 / 7, React

* Experience with AWS, Heroku or other cloud-based infrastructure providers

* Experience with git and Github

* Experience with Webpack / Browserify or other bundling tools

* Experience with Redux / Flux

* Experience working with REST APIs

Junior - Senior Level

Competitive salary based on experience

Work with an exciting and energetic team in an attractive downtown RVA office space [with free parking!]

Stock options for employees

n0uson ThinkPad X1 Carbon