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I must confess, I'm currently trying to get hard data on how our users are using our product and the thought of logging every request had crossed my mind. As an entry point to to finding the right solution and also because our product is hosted on the client's server and rarely under heavy load (we never have more than a dozen users connected at the same time).
I'm now going to look into instrumentation...
I was pleasantly surprised to find one in my current city of residence: http://repaircafe-lemans.org/
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_rating [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cuisini%C3%A8re_Cordon_Bleu [3]: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056.html
> But if V8 thinks that the code is “too tricky”, it keeps it in slow but dynamic form.
The next paragraph shows what caused V8 to not optimize :
> For example, in the first set of changes I’ve used a global variable defined outside of the class, so it had an external state. In the second one, I’ve changed the class structure on the fly. As a result, V8 did not compile it to effective typed native code.
But you're right, saying "it's probably that" is not the same thing as delving in the code.
By which I mean that the brain chemistry is affected in the same way by ADHD but interaction with sexual hormones changes behaviour in different ways.
I mistook it for a link along with "new" "threads" "comments" as the title, "saved", appeared next to it.
As an aside, I love HN, it's full of good respectful discussions about topics I care about, but sometimes I feel it needs a tutorial about the actual features of the site. Like with this much karma you can upvote, with this much you can downvote...
Does it tie in with the site's hacker audience? Something like "Smart people will figure it out"? Maybe it's to prevent users from gaming the system by targeting a specific level of rights...
We also have a (theoretical) 35 hrs work-week which means around 7,5 weeks of holidays per year.
Usually the work hours for office work is more 9am - 6pm or even 6:30 at the places where I've worked.
Especially the part about fighting against the tobacco industry. It really made me realize that this is a fight that can be won. I honestly thought this was a lost battle.
It will, however, be a more subtle battle as the advertising industry (Big Ads ?) cannot be linked to something as clearly detremental as lung cancer and will be quick to point out that the technology developped can help fight terrorism (a winning buzzword bingo if ther's ever been one) by identifying behavior on the internet, including so-called dangerous ones.
Fair point. :)
> "Interestingness" is what humans get a buzz from and reward each other for all the time, so if I get a dose of interesting too, served just right and not too much, then it's a winner.
I agree with you but, clearly, it's a hard balance to find. Going back to the article, most website owners (and some designers) don't know what that balance is so they take a safe option. It's an understandable choice, they're not experts. I think it's a net win if those non-experts don't experiment but settle on something that's easily readable. It's a step up from the time when everybody was doing their own thing and standards didn't exist.
In short, you're right: a well-designed website is still better than a generic one. But a generic one is better than a mess put together without paying attention to standards.
The idea is that the user is not on your site to get your ideas about web design but to get specific information. If that info is hard to find, they'll get out and try the next site. Concentrate on making your content memorable rather than your UI.
[1] http://seriouspony.com/blog/2013/7/24/your-app-makes-me-fat