Programming

Code I wrote 20 years ago is center of a software patent lawsuit against Facebook https://casetext.com/case/zak-v-facebook-inc-7/ https://redd.it/10jj8fo @programmingreddit

Improving Firefox stability with this one weird trick https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/11/improving-firefox-stability-with-this-one-weird-trick https://redd.it/10j17um @programmingreddit

JEP draft: No longer require super() and this() to appear first in a constructor https://openjdk.org/jeps/8300786 https://redd.it/10ivc8j @programmingreddit

Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies — Or Their Employees https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-copycat-layoffs-wont-help-tech-companies-or-their-employees https://redd.it/10ipvle @programmingreddit

I (may) need a new job because my boss is a jerk https://medium.com/illumination/i-may-need-a-new-job-because-my-boss-is-a-jerk-3cf177254473 https://redd.it/10ijm7k @programmingreddit

Obscure C++ Knowledge: It is possible to print with a totally empty main() https://www.cedricmartens.com/articles/empty_main https://redd.it/10h4bv2 @programmingreddit

Git-Sim: Visually simulate Git operations in your own repos with a single terminal command https://initialcommit.com/blog/git-sim https://redd.it/10il5gt @programmingreddit

Finally, a Fast Algorithm for Shortest Paths on Negative Graphs https://www.quantamagazine.org/finally-a-fast-algorithm-for-shortest-paths-on-negative-graphs-20230118 https://redd.it/10hca4u @programmingreddit

PSA: Don't use Firestore offsets https://www.reddit.com/r/Firebase/comments/10hq9vk/psa_dont_use_firestore_offsets/ https://redd.it/10hqaoz @programmingreddit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on GPT-4: “people are begging to be disappointed and they will be” https://www.theverge.com/23560328/openai-gpt-4-rumor-release-date-sam-altman-interview https://redd.it/10i0qpq @programmingreddit

Stress makes programmers dumber https://medium.com/@Mo.aboelez/stress-makes-programmers-dumber-f87af9d47aba https://redd.it/10hw24x @programmingreddit

Certifications can be costly, so I prepared a list of free ones you can take and enhance your credibility. https://markodenic.com/posts/free-certifications-for-developers/ https://redd.it/10hu5l5 @programmingreddit

Finally understood cron https://tool.crontap.com https://redd.it/10hnl5z @programmingreddit

Visual Studio Spell Checker Preview Now Available https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-spell-checker-preview-now-available/ https://redd.it/10g7wsa @programmingreddit

Simple, open-source, lightweight stress tool https://github.com/ddosify/ddosify https://redd.it/10gbjc1 @programmingreddit

"IMO, the best way to learn as a new dev or new to a team is to spend a month fixing bugs." Solid lesson from Marqeta's CTO in a broader discussions about learning code over a lifetime. Actually going to use bug-fix thing at work starting tomorrow. https://devinterrupted.substack.com/p/the-journey-to-code-mastery-w-marqetas https://redd.it/10g6ehq @programmingreddit

Apple Lisa source code release https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-lisa-apples-most-influential-failure/ https://redd.it/10ghgzm @programmingreddit

Google to reduce workforce by 12k https://blog.google/inside-google/message-ceo/january-update/ https://redd.it/10gz17j @programmingreddit

8-Bit Minecraft Computer V2. New and improved 0.17 hz CPU with conditional branching with overflow and a shift register. Can someone please point me to a resource or explain the multiplication algorithm that uses shifts as I am finding it hard to write a asm program. Thanks so much https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0--xt6fRqE https://redd.it/10fygr9 @programmingreddit

20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer https://www.simplethread.com/20-things-ive-learned-in-my-20-years-as-a-software-engineer/ https://redd.it/10ftl9v @programmingreddit