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I feel like a lot of his takes -- like c89 being the best -- may be true in the context of the kind of complex desktop applications he seems to develop, but not universally applicable.

Still, he gives a lot of good advice and fundamental engineering rules.

I found even these simple USB Switchers to be quite expensive, and sometimes they require drivers that don't work on Linux. I quickly sketched a simple circuit board with USB hubs and a switch and ordered them assembled (!) from one of those DIY-fabs (JLCPCB or PCBWay). They cost 25€ for 5 pcs, each with one 2-to-1 switch. I don't have any experience in circuit design and didn't have to solder anything, and they work perfectly.

These would go pretty well with this software, maybe I'll give it a try.

UX is probably a matter of habit, I for one find the chesscom UI unintuitive and I can never find what I'm looking for, but Lichess certainly also has its problems.

The free and (to me) intuitive analysis tools on Lichess are the killer feature for me.

The demo feels like a dream. You try to move towards things, but they transform and you can not reach them. You can also not go back, the place you came from totally changed. Suddenly, you're somewhere else completely.

Awesome idea and solid article!

His "straight line missions" on YouTube are really entertaining. The concept (crossing some piece of land in a completely straight line) is simple, but leads to quite some interesting challenges in practice. His brillant story-telling makes the videos very compelling.

This is not what the author means by "Space out your study sessions".

Also, SRS is no panacea, e.g. you can use it to learn a mathematical formula, but not to learn how to apply it. For this, you need actual practice.

Wasmer 1.0 6 years ago

WebAssembly's MVP release was primarily targeted at the ... web. It is production ready in all (vital) aspects concerning execution in a browser.

Is Rust web yet? 6 years ago

It's purpose is not to replace JS, but to extend it. For example for the performamce critical parts of applications. It is already used in big JS libraries (such as Hyphenopoly, Google's Draco or Long.js) and in lots of custom applications like the Twitch.tv media player and many 3D visualizations.

Cat Gap 6 years ago

maybe I don't get your point (in which case, ignore me), but couldn't you just count the number of deaths by each predator? i.e. count the number of human skeletons with cat teeth stuck in their bones?