I've decided on Windows -- Please help justify my choice
- I can't teach myself data science on my crappy old Windows machine.
- I've decided to get a new Windows machine. Here are the specs.
Higher-Order Functions. A really cool idea. Javascript isn't my favorite language. https://medium.freecodecamp.org/higher-order-functions-in-javascript-d9101f9cf528 This, on the other hand, is huge: trunk-based development. https://codeburst.io/trunk-based-development-vs-git-flow-a0212a6cae64 I'm really tired of having a dev branch with periodic commits to master so we can deploy from master. It's so …
more ...In a way, this is about an epic fail attempting copy-and-paste coding. But really, this is about thinking outside the box. The issue -- to me -- comes from failing to see the box. Here's the body of the email, edited slightly.
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I'm not impressed. I have been not impressed for 40 years and many previous incarnations of this idea of replacing code with UX.
Of course, I'm biased. I create code. Tools that remove the need to create …
more ...I suspect some people sweat so hard over each line of code that it becomes precious. Valuable. An investment wrung from their very soul. Or something. When they ask for comments, it becomes difficult. The Pull Request context can be challenging. There the code is, beaten into submission after Herculean …
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Blaming people for using ancient software is really weird. There’s no other context where we demand constant replacement of things that work
—Pinboard (@Pinboard) May 12, 2017
I'm not sold about this argument at all.
The "constant replacement" issue has two sides to it. If you follow the …
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Data Science Renee(@BecomingDataSci)
Thread. Coding is inherently frustrating. Expect that. But with puzzle-solving healthy attitude, keep going. Don't give up on yourself!
This thread includes some interesting topics. What hit me was the idea of "inspiration-driven coding."
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For Python Programmers: SOLID Programming Principles https://www.lynda.com/trial/StevenLott should get your a discount on all Lynda.com courses. Feel free to share the links.
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