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That's exactly why I posted my comment! You just elaborated on the idea much better than I did. :)

I am guilty of making decisions like this as well.

I've been using Outline.com when possible to get around this, but I agree. Posts behind paywalls should be removed, or tagged and filterable.

I think it is more appropriate to call them a software company. They both make software that facilitates real-world interactions.

I consider software companies to be "tech" companies, but alas.

This made me laugh out loud. "We just shipped the new tab bar item!"

This was a great read made even better by the simple yet high-quality visualizations. OpenAI does a great job of using UX to make their research more accessible, and I'd love to see more researchers follow suit.

I agree with you, but if they are going to pick one paradigm to build new features for, it is certainly going to be OOP (for better or worse).

That is a very important clarification and I imagine TypeScript will leverage this new feature.

That said, I still don't like the #. I think that will be the biggest issue with adoption (at least based on feedback on this post). Would the spec have to come up with another symbol if they wanted to implement `protected` behavior?

Alternatively: `this.private.value`, `definitelyNotThis.value`

This is true, but the whole point of this article is to introduce a new way of handling private class members.

I think the idea is to distinguish them from class getter functions? I don't really understand it either.

I was in the process of writing a reply that argued against this (mainly because it is not as readable as a class implementation), but I sort of agree with you as well.

That said, considering how widespread JavaScript is at this point, I think it is in their best interest to cater to more than one programming style.

This syntax is...odd. It is not expressive and comes off as a "language hack." The only people who would understand it are those who happen to stumble on this article.

Frankly, if this is an issue that you are concerned about, you should really invest the time to learn (and possibly migrate to) TypeScript. Specifically, see their class documentation which already has support for `public`, `private`, and `protected` [1]. (Edit: read @denisw's reply regarding TS. I make this suggestion specifically for TS's compile-time assistance regarding private field access.)

It actually kind of boggles my mind that V8 engineers sat down and agreed that this would be a good design decision. Granted, the article says that they are proposals—is there any way to provide feedback on this? (Edit: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-class-fields/blob/master/PR...)

[1] https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/classes.html

I don't think Google would ever be able to acquire DDG. Their brand identities couldn't be further apart.

This is cool and I hope it leads to a rebranding. While I like DDG a lot, the name has always felt off-putting to me. I'd much rather say "I'll just search Google" than "I'll just search DuckDuckGo."

Does an extra syllable really cause that much additional friction?

My specific issue was the EU representative; as the sole "employee" of my company, I will not pay a lawyer based in the EU to represent European users with privacy / data concerns. They could just contact me directly.

Policies like this make it glaringly obvious how little our government representatives around the world understand technology.

It almost seems malicious, or at the very least anticompetitive. Who has access to such filtering systems already, or the resources to create one?

GRPR regulations, while I absolutely realize their necessity, have made it difficult for me to expand my side business into the EU. This would just be another road block for innovation.

This is how I have felt recently, specifically when it came to purchasing a new phone. I would think that these super-sized drives will cater more toward creatives who have to work with large amounts of audio and video content.

As someone who works as a programmer but wasn’t super interested in mathematics, I’ve found this blog to be a fantastic read time and time again. I’d highly recommend going through Jeremy’s previous posts if this is your first time seeing his site on here.

If this topic piques your interest I would also recommend Mathematics for Computer Science: https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring17/mcs.pdf

Interesting. Thank you for sharing.

Out of curiosity, what do you mean when you say you need 4K for programming?

Are there any Chinese companies that don’t operate under the influence (if not direct ownership) of their government?

I am very happy to see this. It is a well-polished product that I would use any day over alternatives like Discord, which lots of OSS projects seem to be shifting to. Congratulations to the team.

This is cool! What I would really like to see from Apple, however, is for them to leverage their retail facilities to make this kind of training more accessible around the world.

With Today at Apple (https://www.apple.com/today/), they already have the technical infrastructure in place as well.

Would definitely be interested. Email should be in my profile.

Obligatory "^ this." Perpetuating the idea that everyone who comes out of school with a CS degree will end up with such a comfy gig is a disservice to software engineers everywhere, particularly for those outside the United States.

As a mid-level engineer currently job hunting in NYC, the salary range for most non-FAANG companies (including most start-ups) seems to be $90-150k.

From my experience, the idea of "mid-level" and "senior-level" employees in our industry seems to be skewed to the left. Mid-level employees are generally 2-5 years into their careers, and senior-level can be anywhere beyond that. When you think of senior-level employees in other industries, you generally assume they have 10-20+ years of experience under their belt.

One that has always stood out to me as being a great idea with a (AFAIK) functional product is Filecoin.

https://filecoin.io

Been looking for something like this. Thank you very much for sharing!

That’s the answer I expected but didn’t want to see.

The article states that there is roughly $15 billion in damages from this fire. PG&E’s assets and wildfire insurance are worth ~$5B.

That said, if it were proven that PG&E were directly liable for this fire, how would that play out?

> it's more important to understand how and why and what the path to profitability is.

I think that is a much better way of looking at it. Thanks.