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10 links, first saved May 3, 2011, latest June 11, 2015.
- Why do many software engineers not like Java? - Quora
So let's talk about the political and cultural issues. First, the dominant Java culture is one of mediocrity and bad taste, with MetaModelVibratorVisitorFactory classes…
- What is the engineering interview process like at Stripe? - Quora
- Why is it hard to scale a database, in layman's terms?
Here is an explanation for true laymen, i.e. non-technical people who don't understand databases.
- Oliver Starr's answer to Would a lone adult wolf be able to take down an athletic adult human?
Now for my own experience. Incidentally I weigh about 180 and have had a long career as an athlete. At the time of the attack I was in excellent physical condition and was…
- Michael Wolfe's answer to Engineering Management: Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3?
Let's take a hike on the coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles to visit our friends in Newport Beach. I'll whip out my map and draw our route down the coast:
- Is there a better alternative to the 5-star rating system? - Quora
- What was daily life like before almost everyone had cell phones?
I'm 25, so I remember some of it pretty well, but I was never an adult in the time period before ubiquitous cell phones (so I don't have the same perspective)...
- Adam Cohen's answer to Is the cryptocurrency Bitcoin a good idea?
No. Bitcoin is a ludicrously bad idea. It is a scam. A Scam. It is not a currency. The economic assumptions underpinning the Bitcoin ecosystem are laughable, and ignore hundreds…
- What's the most epic photo ever taken?
- What are some of the most epic photos ever taken?