15:[[44928888,{"by":"wewewedxfgdf","descendants":6,"id":44928888,"kids":[44935405,44929720,44937638,44935318,44937410,44931270],"score":5,"time":1755405307,"title":"Ask HN: What recent technology made you reach for your wallet real fast?","type":"story"}],[44223879,{"by":"akktor","descendants":273,"id":44223879,"kids":[44240192,44249145,44240228,44244930,44247114,44240311,44243104,44240354,44223885,44265652,44243853,44240443,44248162,44240418,44240376,44224446,44265112,44249464,44240300,44240513,44240556,44327757,44256915,44240253,44243170,44252294,44251937,44316094,44240408,44287751,44240385,44240604,44276484,44245019,44243452,44257166,44257884,44242618,44248240,44281352,44318907,44250230,44240372,44243767,44249779,44248402,44252704,44243758,44287103,44240310,44251679,44243222,44249371,44248967,44269318,44252117,44244984,44242854,44254267,44244336,44244710,44245509,44280469,44244367,44240421,44242920,44311758,44245006,44245135,44240396,44292877,44249471,44240232,44246719,44250961,44245498,44224331,44240314,44244163,44241925,44259908,44240230,44246888,44244012,44259362,44259876,44244195,44243595,44243754,44243138,44240535,44240972,44240501,44243827,44246047,44243907,44244558,44247170,44254243,44240716,44240375,44245805,44223989,44246046],"score":125,"text":"This question's for all those cool projects or skills you're secretly fascinated by, but haven't quite jumped into. Maybe you feel like you just don't have the right "brain" for it, or you're not smart enough to figure it out, or even worse, you simply have no clue how or where to even start.

The idea here is to shine a light on these hidden interests and the little (or big!) mental blocks that come with them. If you're already rocking in those specific areas – or you've been there and figured out how to get past similar hurdles – please chime in! Share some helpful resources, dish out general advice, or just give a nudge of encouragement on how to take that intimidating first step.

Let's help each other get unstuck!","time":1749472892,"title":"Ask HN: What cool skill or project interests you, but feels out of reach?","type":"story"}],[38753045,{"by":"Encyclopediadev","descendants":33,"id":38753045,"kids":[38753141,38770900,38754594,38761138,38753925,38753115,38754302,38753886,38756244,38754219,38753103,38753083],"score":9,"text":"An example of a language that does not fit the bill: rust","time":1703420924,"title":"Ask HN: What's the fastest programming language with a large standard library?","type":"story"}],[38087426,{"by":"AlwaysNewb23","descendants":24,"id":38087426,"kids":[38089751,38095397,38092153,38095507,38092945,38088865,38114072,38087691,38094740,38089269,38101552,38094453,38094346],"score":14,"time":1698769844,"title":"Ask HN: What are your hacks to learn faster?","type":"story"}],[37582882,{"by":"johnpython","descendants":25,"id":37582882,"kids":[37583416,37583034,37583721,37584195,37583056,37582900,37583809,37583163,37584453,37583293,37584651,37584617,37584671,37583033],"score":5,"text":"I've observed a concerning trend on LinkedIn lately that warrants a discussion within our profession. It appears that individuals with relatively minimal experience, typically in the range of 2 to 4 years, are increasingly adopting the title of "Senior Software Engineer." This practice is concering, as it may dilute the significance and respect associated with the senior designation within our field and it's inappropriate for this title to be used so callously. By prematurely adopting such titles, individuals may inadvertently undermine the true value and recognition of seniority in our profession. It's essential for the software engineering community to maintain a standard that accurately reflects the level of expertise and experience that comes with the senior role. This will not only ensure that employers can make informed decisions when hiring but also help in maintaining the integrity of our field as a whole.","time":1695209405,"title":"Ask HN: Is this behavior disrespecting our profession?","type":"story"}],[37236831,{"by":"merinid","descendants":18,"id":37236831,"kids":[37243036,37249923,37245967,37245839],"score":39,"time":1692801922,"title":"Dev / Stage / Prod is the wrong pattern for data pipelines","type":"story","url":"https://enigma.com/blog/post/dev-stage-prod-is-the-wrong-pattern-for-data-pipelines"}],[37010380,{"by":"dmaa","descendants":12,"id":37010380,"kids":[37012410,37011331,37010489,37021259,37023385,37012519,37013174,37010607,37044484],"score":8,"text":"Don't get me wrong, I love iTerm2, but the feature overload is too high for me. The only reason why I use it over the standard terminal are the remapping possibilities (I use emacs in terminal a lot and need to remove many conflicting shortcuts).","time":1691227411,"title":"Ask HN: Any New iTerm2 Alternative?","type":"story"}],[35717164,{"by":"hcabral","descendants":6,"id":35717164,"kids":[35719052,35740717,35726655,35723351,35719975,35734490,35718691],"score":11,"text":"I know, big salad - any ideas on books (or single book) that synthesize theories, theorems, laws, paradoxes into an easy to read/digest book?","time":1682529830,"title":"Ask HN: Book Ideas for Math, Physics, AI, Economics","type":"story"}],[35602983,{"by":"bluestreak","descendants":27,"id":35602983,"kids":[35606763,35610588,35608891,35607092,35613451,35609325,35606329],"score":175,"time":1681748583,"title":"The Inner Workings of Distributed Databases","type":"story","url":"https://questdb.io/blog/inner-workings-distributed-databases/"}],[35407883,{"by":"shivajikobardan","descendants":21,"id":35407883,"kids":[35409317,35409068,35409150,35418118,35438114,35422324,35419415,35409552,35409945,35412352,35408856,35407899,35431457,35424215],"score":36,"text":"This is not for professional career or something. This is just to practice OOP as I'm learning C++ atm. I found there are not many course for sfml, sdl, allegro, graphics.h,raylib etc unlike unreal engine. So, if you know something which has a good tutorial, please recommend.\nIn OOP way. I want to make games like tic tac toe etc. Well, I could make them in console as well.

I want a course that teaches game development concepts like collision detection etc. I don't need to be taught library as it's easy to learn small libraries.","time":1680418454,"title":"Best courses to learn 2d game development in C++?","type":"story"}],[35108337,{"by":"przybytniewski","descendants":23,"id":35108337,"kids":[35108963,35108465,35108903,35135225,35140358,35111287,35117679,35121068,35137079,35110402,35113001,35111368,35117215,35109466,35119887,35109421,35111801,35115475],"score":13,"text":"How do you take notes?

I cannot decide which way is the best one and what to choose: a Kanban board, sticky notes, pen & paper, or simple To-Do Lists?

Notion / Todoist / Trello / what to use...!

I save some content in Kanban Board, then I'm missing quick notes I can save with a simple to-do list app. Later I switch to Notion, but finally find it too advanced.

How do you take notes to make it simple and efficient?","time":1678543349,"title":"How do you take efficient notes?","type":"story"}],[34925006,{"by":"Decabytes","descendants":23,"id":34925006,"kids":[34936402,34926036,34926202,34925272,34925611,34925201,34925895,34926331,34928786,34929328,34925224,34932731,34925543,34932111,34929678,34925950,34929372,34927471,34927544,34928198,34926750],"score":12,"time":1677250205,"title":"Ask HN: What decade or older games surprise you with how well they have held up?","type":"story"}],[34689710,{"by":"OulaX","descendants":29,"id":34689710,"kids":[34690109,34689894,34694268,34689833,34690585,34691283,34721400,34691778,34690426,34690091,34690120,34689839,34711950,34693073,34693945,34689779,34689762,34693052,34691492],"score":22,"text":"I'm working remotely for a US-based company, and lately, I've been unproductive. I am not slacking off it's just the number of tasks I am being given is not that high. I am finishing off my tasks and spending my whole day either on Reddit or Slacking off around the house. When I was at college I used to find interesting projects and work on them, I seem to like to write code.

I got recommended to work on a side project that's far away from my work, however, I didn't have the motivation/discipline/interest in that as well.

I ruled out depression by visiting my doctor.

Is anyone else passing through similar times? Is it okay? Should I be worried?","time":1675754094,"title":"Ask HN: Is It Age, or Am I Losing Interest in Programming?","type":"story"}],[33741206,{"by":"eimrine","descendants":7,"id":33741206,"kids":[33743547,33742000,33742179,33741618],"score":12,"text":"I am fond of the thinkers of antiquity and I have the opinion that they were much better people than we are. Pythagoras discovered Mathematics and Music. The ancient Stoics developed a protocol for the life of a pious person, which is absolutely relevant to this day. Euclid collected knowledge in one book, which for a very long time was the main book on mathematical sciences. Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth with an accuracy that was surpassed only in the space age.

What do you personally remember about Aristotle, one of the most quoted ancient Greeks?","time":1669373784,"title":"Ask HN: Why is Aristotle so respected?","type":"story"}],[32187745,{"by":"nb_key","descendants":76,"id":32187745,"kids":[32188095,32188049,32188266,32188620,32188432,32188183,32188010,32187883,32187988,32188288,32188375,32188213,32188228,32188220,32188119,32188067,32189187,32193026,32188544,32188171,32188480,32193669,32189450,32188385,32188031,32193453,32189399,32189086,32198706,32188054,32188445,32188207,32194640,32188352,32189426,32189842,32193422,32188125,32194541,32188257,32188041,32188115,32190448,32200447,32188160,32188400,32190195,32190049,32192577,32187823,32188649,32188825,32188043,32188306],"score":51,"text":"This question pops up on HN occasionally, but I am posting it here again. These days, besides working as a data scientist, I am learning game theory and curious to know what you are learning besides your job.","time":1658456653,"title":"Ask HN: What Are You Learning?","type":"story"}],[31728760,{"by":"newsoul","descendants":49,"id":31728760,"kids":[31731533,31732446,31732362,31733425,31729397,31729113,31733632,31734291,31729279,31732257,31734064,31738522,31732192,31732535,31736667,31763528,31734010,31735784,31733486,31733322,31729808,31732114,31732935,31730414,31741435,31732794,31759484,31732222,31732201,31733113,31732683,31734118,31776629,31778637],"score":42,"text":"The book may be on any topic. Relating to your profession or not. A book that had a significant impact on you or your life in any manner possible.

You can name multiple books though if that is the case with you.","time":1655141902,"title":"Ask HN: What is the best book you have read with the greatest impact on you?","type":"story"}],[31581535,{"by":"mohaneds","descendants":79,"id":31581535,"kids":[31584205,31586982,31583926,31583521,31582839,31584563,31584282,31589457,31584262,31584604,31583872,31583721,31582502,31583738,31584803,31584243,31584115,31584385,31581916,31584416],"score":46,"text":"For those of you who have experience developing in C#, what are your thoughts on modern C# and .NET? If you have experience with ASP.NET Core, can you please provide some random thoughts about it? Did you or do you enjoy developing with C# or ASP.NET Core?","time":1654090193,"title":"Thoughts on C# and .NET","type":"story"}],[29371246,{"by":"akudha","descendants":4,"id":29371246,"kids":[29371342,29374170,29378546],"score":2,"text":"I find human languages fascinating and frustrating. There is a cottage industry of lots of people claiming to teach systems of learning languages as adults. Tried a few apps, meh at best.

How many do you speak? Learned any as an adult? If yes, any tips and tricks to accelerate learning (other than moving countries)?","time":1638123097,"title":"Ask HN: How many human languages do you know? Learned any as an adult?","type":"story"}],[28610803,{"by":"legerdemain","descendants":15,"id":28610803,"kids":[28613768,28611337,28612215,28613121,28611504,28614238,28613705,28612415,28610927,28611810],"score":11,"text":"I have had a number of professional acquaintances and former coworkers leave product/full-stack/back end roles and move into roles more concerned with data pipelines, data infra, dashboard development, and so on. I have trouble seeing good reasons to.

- Data roles heavily focus on particular enterprise products (Kafka, Redshift, Snowflake) at the expense of engineering fundamentals.

- Data roles are typically support roles, not the value center of an org (which would be the analysts and decision-makers who consume the dashboards).

- I personally find these roles more rote, less engaging, and less creative than SWE roles.

What are some good reasons to move into a data-focused role, other than incidental details like better pay or promotion opportunities?","time":1632263234,"title":"Ask HN: Why do product devs switch into data eng/data ops roles?","type":"story"}]]

user:	Raminj95
created:	January 27, 2021
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