livingcoder

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[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

There are some people who both start and end every gun debate with the "good guy with a gun" argument. Nothing gets through the impenetrable logic of "it makes sense to me".

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

This comment would make sense if he hadn't stated that the PR was politically biased but had instead said that it was unnecessary or that it would be inconsistent with the vast majority of the documentation. I'm just reading what he said. He claimed it was a PR based on politics, not language norms or historical norms. Only certain kinds of conservatives view gender-inclusive language as a political issue.

I appreciate that you don't want to see this person as a hateful bigot and I don't think he is either. Most people I've encountered that share the same reaction as him have basically been tainted by conservative influences, like media or parents, but they don't have any real hate for trans people in their hearts. They've associated the idea of gender-inclusivity as being political and moved on with their lives, accepting the framing and narratives around the topic.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 6 points 4 weeks ago

So long as they're not trying to put solar panels literally in the road but instead as coverage above the road (blocking rain, snow, sun, etc.) then that sounds great.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everyone wore black.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

It's a reference to this: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/6814#issuecomment-830793992

They have a phobia of making changes that are valid if they perceive the change to be motivated by politics. In the example above, the PR is denied because they have been convinced that the PR is about accommodating trans people. The existence of trans people and accommodating them via grammar is political for certain kinds of conservatives. The irony is that their own political beliefs are affecting their ability to distinguish a valid change from a politically-motivated one.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago

The bit of Clean Code that I read was unimpressive, but Clean Architecture was amazing. I view that book as required reading for anyone who wants to write code professionally. If Uncle Bob hasn't realized that his coding style is worse than alternatives, I do not see how a second version of the same bad ideas is going to do well.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

If she says "You didn't 'lock her up' like you promised" he'll just turn it around on her and claim that she should be locked up. Chats of "lock her up!" will begin as they completely ignore anything negative said about him.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

This video was surprisingly in-depth and fun to watch.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Oh, yeah, vim motions are wonderful. I started using them when I installed Linux on my Chromebook due to the lack of a good keyboard setup (I still don't know where the Delete key is on that thing).

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

vim (or better yet vim bindings) is great. I'll never go back.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 21 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Neovim. I tried to use it a year ago, but I felt like I was fighting it every time I just wanted to make progress on my project. VSCode doesn't get in my way. I'm going to give it another shot in a few years.

[–] livingcoder@programming.dev 22 points 1 month ago (10 children)

I don't know how to get everyone I know to really understand this. Every time I bring it up in conversation, the other person just puts their hands up and explains that they're powerless to address it, so it's not even worth talking about. I don't know how to respond to the apathy.

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