virtualmic

Can't say for GCP and Azure. But I run two small projects on AWS, with monthly billings of $8k and $150 respectively. I have always received very good support to any requests that I have made on both projects.

> Anyone want to share why you currently choose KDE over Gnome?

Just to give you an opposite perspective...I was a long time Kubuntu / KDE Neon user (almost 10 years) and shifted to Gnome couple of years back (Ubuntu 22.04), now running 24.04. It's been very stable and out of the way. I am not sure why people are complaining about UI, for me it's barely visible on my two screens. All open-source and proprietary apps I use run well and without glitch. It took me an hour to get used to the "Gnome" way when I shifted.

Yup, I have had similar experience too. Not only for coding, but just yesterday, I was asking Gemini to compose an email with a list of attachments, which I had specified as a list of file paths in the prompt, and it wasn't able to count correctly and report in the email text (the text went something like, there are <number_of_attachments> charts attached). Claude 3.7 was able to do that correctly in one go.

Not OP, but Notepad++ does restore open tabs. :-)

> The article makes some great points about how iOS software is regressing, but it still feels so much better than almost any other software I use on a daily basis.

I face none of the issues on my Samsung S23 phone, which the parent commentator describes - no issues in phones calls (I make 4-5 calls daily, mix of WhatsApp & regular calls), no major issues in Google Keep (which I use 2-3 times daily, specially never of a note becoming "blank"), and again no major issues in the Google App Store or updates (which I use on an average once a week).

So maybe, the software quality varies by user experience rather than one platform being universally better.

> This question doesn't even make sense

I think the question makes total sense, as does your reply. :-)

My recurring payment for ChatGPT (USD 20 + GST) is working fine with SBI credit card.

Spotify and similar which have Indian presence work good of course (with SBI as well as ICICI cards).

I do have a Jetbrains subscription, but I can't verify if the subscription still works, because I got a 3Y one during one of their promos and it's still active.

Others in the thread have already provided explanations of the features, but I would like to highlight how I personally utilize KDE Activities as a use case. I rely on it to create dedicated spaces for different projects or clients, complete with their own distinct virtual desktops and settings. This functionality has been invaluable to me, particularly when sharing screens with individuals involved in specific projects. This separation of tasks and switching between them is pretty seamless.

> can you point to an example of what a true RESTful service looks like.

Not OP, but there was an interesting article & discussion recently here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32141027

pickle?

I couldn't read the story, as it has been deleted from reddit and maybe I am missing something here, but why don't these companies offer reliable one-time human support for a suitable fee?

This is a great list!

> - System Thinking (Understand Everyone is Playing a Game)

Any pointers on how to develop this in a kid?

> FastAPI uses SQLAlchemy under it

This is somewhat inaccurate. They use SQLAlchemy in the tutorial, but FastAPI is in no way tied to SQLAlchemy.

Thanks, I will try Digikam too.

Sorry for somewhat unrelated query: is Digikam a replacement for Darktable? If not what's a good workflow between the two? I am a hobbyist photo taker and have only recently started using Darktable and really enjoy using it. However, it isn't a very efficient photo manager in my opinion (I may very well be missing something).

From the description on homepage:

> Wait until the countdown hits zero and your movie night starts

So it does sync across viewers (I haven't actually tried it yet).

ranger [1] is not mentioned yet. I had never used a console based file manager prior to starting using this 3 months back and I have stopped using Dolphin (I am on KDE) now.

[1] https://ranger.github.io/

Yes, I use this one regularly: https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk

(Binwalk is a fast, easy to use tool for analyzing, reverse engineering, and extracting firmware images)

I just tried 3 latest features for Webstorm listed here: https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/whatsnew/

All are working on my latest version of PyCharm Pro.

> Now you better use WebStorm for the frontend part, right ?

All functionality of Webstorm is included in RubyMine and PyCharm (I use PyCharm daily). Ref: https://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/features/

Both unit and integration tests have their place. This talk was excellent in explaining it to me (with functional cores, imperative shells). Unit test functional cores, use integration tests for imperative shells: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries

I am fan of Gary Bernhardt ever since viewing this talk.

Yes, I am looking at it in Chrome on Ubuntu.

Just tried it in Firefox 62 on Ubuntu. Works good there too.

This doesn't happen for me, it is pretty quick. I am in India and on a 40 Mbps connection.

I recently discovered it and started using it. It is pretty awesome and feature-rich. Thanks for this!

Almost true for Chandigarh in India, as well.

Spacemacs has a pretty great keyboard driven interface too and somehow it clicked with me more than both vim and emacs.

Thanks for the suggestion and this is definitely one option. However, I was hoping to gain more insight into improving my unit and integration tests (which have high coverage), to cover most scenarios and break, if the integration breaks.

That's the good part. I don't have one.

Getting an actual hourglass sounds really tempting. :-)

Thanks. Yes, you are right; it's a tool for concentration. But tools assist a craftsman, right? :-)

Wanted an opinion if it is effective or not for experienced developers. Do the frequent breaks assist or hinder concentration and creativity?