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Top line revenue at IBM is down to 79B from 105B over the last five years.

iOS developer

So far today: 13 lines of code. 5 issues closed.

The real trick here is lower pay. I don't find meaning in my work life. It exists just to fund my art life.

A close friend left his job to start his own tech consulting company. He loves working for himself. Even if it's the same pay, he gets immense satisfaction knowing all his work is for his company.

What would you consider changing people's lives? Teaching? Solving problems in your community? Inventing a life-saving medical device?

Just checked transactions on my credit card. Most of my Starbucks purchases are five dollars and some odd cents. Seems like he nailed it. I'm in Atlanta.

The creators of Sesame Street used a lot of science and metrics to optimize engagement. They didn't just say, oh kids like talking puppets, let's do that.

People have theories about what makes kids creative, but without metrics, it's just speculation.

As a developer, I use a lot of open source. But I haven't paid for a desktop application in years. The web, with it's promise of a free browser and free web applications, has done as much to destroy the perceived value of software.

I really love Forth. It's been a top 100 programming language [1] since before C existed[2]. Retro computing can be fun, but for some reason, Forth really clicked with me in a way that most other languages don't.

[1] This isn't saying much [2] Only by a few months

When Apple was struggling, Wired ran a piece[1] called 101 Ways to Save Apple. None of them were actually the right way, or the way that Apple ended up saving itself.

Twitter speculation falls into the same camp. Apple has enough money to buy Twitter, write it off as a total loss, and it would have no lasting effect on their balance sheet. Apple doesn't need Twitter. Twitter needs good management, and I'm not sure Apple can help with that. They can't even ship an iTunes that isn't trash.

[1] https://www.wired.com/1997/06/apple-3/

This is unrealistic. A 100% import tax on Chinese electronics would result in a 100% import tax on American pork, for example, going into China.

It would take years for Apple to get the supply chain necessary to make their products in America. A better strategy for Apple would just be to wait for a more friendly administration, or use political leverage and lobbying money to get the law repealed.

There is no scenario where tariffs would result in iPhones being built in America.

I'm not sure IBM is the corporation best able to tell us what the future will need.

For the typical office worker, much of the day is spent pretending to work.

I made a list of capital cities in the world and work through those backwards alphabetically.

Washington Post and The Economist. Can't think of any other examples right now.

Kind of buried near the end of the article, but as ESPN moves away from sports reporting in favor of opinion there might be some great opportunity for alternative reporting. Deadspin comes to mind.

The answer to this question depends quite a lot on what is being developed. It's not like an engineer at Google could have their own local copy of google.com.

Most of my career I've been in mobile development, so the code basis are typically smaller. I've always had the full code on my local development machine. But you have to connect to web services and back end databases, so there's usually development, test, and production environments.

Thanks for the warning. I was serious about joining, so I'm still going to give it a try. I'll use a disposable credit card.

I'm going to join ACM just to see what happens. Who even is in this thing?

HN headline hurts my brain. Original is a stupid pun, but at least it makes sense.

Juno Drivers ‘Gett’ Only Pennies Following $200M Acquisition

In addition to having a sound understanding of software engineering practices, a good developer will be able to learn new tools, languages, and libraries.

Being adaptable is a must. There's no reason to place a lot of value on a person who has already learned a particular library when you know they will eventually have to learn something else. Value the engineer underneath the layer of buzzwords.

For those wondering why a five year old article is on HN today, you can thank Taylor Swift:

https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/85669833453010944...

You might find this relevant: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/5/4061684/inside-ted-the-smar...

I was a contractor at a Fortune 500 company in 1999. We had a six month code freeze. We couldn't even make changes to development. So I was very bored. Taught myself PalmOS development while I waited.

No one ever wrote a book called "Java: The Good Parts"

(glad I don't write Java (or JavaScript) on a regular basis anymore)

Selling data to the highest bidder doesn't surprise me. Users should expect this, but since it's all buried in TOS, only more savvy users are going to know or notice.

Maybe it's time for some ethical standards among developers. Dumping email to an insecure server should be something that every developer would refuse. Somebody was just following order.

I wanted to be a novelist. I still do. But I spent a lot of time on goals that weren't related to this. I wish I had put this goal higher on the list.

Solarized Dark

But I switch frequently

If that's the case, then say it. We don't believe in diverse work environments. We don't care if every employee is a white male. They asked for diversity, this is how you get it.

Not trying to be sarcastic, but your argument assumes a meritocracy.

Companies hire the best college graduates. Colleges take the best high schoolers. The best high schools are in rich, mostly white areas. Who's to blame?

Most CEO's, founders, and senators are white men. Either it's not a meritocracy or white supremacy is real.

I believe it's not a meritocracy. More opportunity for minorities is one step in fixing this.

Or... recruit and hire minorities. Measure the the results.

I'm reluctant to use new Google services because I'm afraid they will be abandoned (Buzz, Wave, Reader) or pivot into a new direction different than what I originally signed on for (Picasa).

But I think social networks have a life cycle. I still use Twitter, though it's changed a lot. I still use Instagram and Facebook, but new users just coming online in their teens or earlier, will likely choose something else. Existing social networks could support these new groups, but they want a new identity.

That said G+ was trash from the start. Shoving it down our throats didn't help.

Buffett would take the other side of that bet.

http://longbets.org/362/