Just came back from 6 months of leave.

Didn't touch a computer. Honestly I'm getting used to mouse, it feels so weird??

Anyway, I hope you've all been doing great.

All of you, take note of this date: 12/10/2024.

You get upvoted by green dots, be suspicious.
You see the same date on their profiles, be suspicious.
You see their profiles boosting spam messages, well, you better be fucking suspicious.

There's a bit shy of two hundred of them already, and the numbers will continue to grow. We are getting fucked in the ass, I repeat, we are getting fucked in the ass.

This rectal warfare PSA has been brought to you by [EXTREMELY CENSORED]

what do I do with 100% dark chocolate

turns out it's entirely inedible. I can't stomach it

now what

Has anyone moved into A.I. programming from a decently long web dev career. Or maybe you work in AI and you have 2c.

Worried about what comes next. So, I've decided to pivot hard into core math and comp sci like linear, calc, probability, dsa.

Worth it? Naive? I was a calculus tutor way back.

but programming

and first slot is office

EDIT: devRant April Fools joke (2021)
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Hey everyone,

@trogus and I are happy to make an exciting announcement. With the rapidly increasing success of NFTs, we've decided the devRant community shouldn't miss out on this compelling new paradigm for user-generated content. So, we will soon be offering all rants as NFTs at auction.

To kick things off, we're going to first be offering the first ever rant posted to devRant (https://devrant.com/rants/489/...) at auction for a starting price equivelent to $100,000 USD. We think this is a fair starting price for such a significant piece of devRant history, and we anticipate the final sale price to be significantly higher.

We look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts on this new direction for the devRant community, and we can't wait to see the Rant NFT market take off!

Sincerely,
@dfox & @trogus

dfox returned to sell custom avatars for $7/mo. Y’all laughed, then some Chinese spammer with mspaint avatar took over the platform while retoor justified his actions

"Microsoft Visual Studios 2022 Community Edition"
or
"Microsoft Visual Studios 2022 Communist Edition"

Get to work on porting C++ code to C#. It will be a fun change of pace.

I‘ve not seen a single ad spam post today, so far.
Thank you @retoor!

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much work do you get done in the month of December?

The only good thing about VISUAL STUDIO is it's tools (Developer console and Powershell).

Used to think I was a hot shit programmer. Self taught (mostly) and could make all sorts of shit happen. Then I started reading other people's codebases. I got a huge dose of humility. Learned a lot from other codebases in the process. Eventually after a lot of languages and lot of practice I got a programming only job. Started reading through the codebase. Holy shit there are way worse programmers than me. There is some really good code in there too, but 20 year old wtf code too. I assume my perspective comes from seeing what good code can be. I still have a lot to learn though. That is the fun part. You can spend a week on a minute detail of one language or one concept.

So here are a few fun questions:
1. What is the worst code, codebase, or programmer you ever met?
2. What it the best code, codebase, or programmer you ever met?

I have seen a few codebases on github that just told me to walk away. Some of the best code I have found has been in game engines. Probably because I look at a lot of game engine code (sampling bias).

The coolest library I have used has been Construct (Python lib). It is a reversible protocol library. It can deconstruct or construct a data stream.

Leaving the off by 1 or more error in my post.

Y'all ever notice azure spot nodes and autoscale get fucked up with North American power issues? I feel like a crazy person correlating our outages here.

Satisfying my own curiosity #1:
Who here uses Vim/Neovim, and who doesn't?

I'd appreciate straining from discussions, ideally 1 comment per person starting with the name of your IDE (it'd make counting easier).

Really?

I told a guy I work with that I like his costume. He said he liked mine too. People that can take a friendly joke are awesome.

I told my kids that I am "Halloween Ready" all year long.

A SQL Expert walks into a bar, goes up to two tables, and asks:

"Mind if I join you?"

Is WiFi a real danger to our health? If so, what's the evidence?

python's threading is like cake. you eat one piece, then it eats the rest, and if you want the rest, you gotta convince it to vomit it out by doing absurd code. Then once it vomits it out, its still bad. So in the end, you can never win :p

Is it my imagination or are the developers who write user interfaces in 2024 completely retarded?

Fuck, wanted a year long streak on github but failed at 40 days.

I did code but just had no part finished so didn't commit.

I even have an alarm for committing ffs. I just snoozed it and was like I do it when I finished x. Forgot track of time like always with coding and found out four hours later.

Fuck. Back to one. I just start over, it shouldn't be that hard.

I should change my commit behavior to push if compiles instead of push after complete feature. So, I change the definition of achievement easier to achieve

do you think the atomic bomb people jerked to their own greatness as much as these AI people keep doing?

This is why I don’t drink

Seven more years until I retire.

what do you do when you finish a magazine in school?

No matter what you believe or what you don't believe in. Or what you look like, I hope my you all are doing well financially.

Financial stability and financial freedom are the corner stone of all freedoms.

Wish you health, wealth and happiness.

how to computer

edit: I proudly present im mentally stable. proofed!

The disabled option cannot be disabled if the UI element is disabled. 🩼

Each of the 3 words "disabled" has a different meaning.

Had to go to HR today. They heard I was making disabled icons with Gimp. I told them that if I can't use Gimp it will handicap my efficiency and retard my progress.

The battle rages...