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  1. ShakyJake

    Coding for 8th Graders

    I see where you're coming from, but Javascript as a programming language does not require it to be tied to HTML and CSS. Sure, the browser environment where it's most used, but Javascript functions just fine as a language on it's own that can teach a person programming concepts. They...
  2. ShakyJake

    Coding for 8th Graders

    Javascript may not be a bad choice. You know, since it's the "language of the web" and all, it's practical to learn (unlike LOGO or something). Plus there are tons of online interpreters so no need to fight with an IDE.
  3. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Oh my god, the older code in our project is rife with this. Every opening and closing brace has a comment attached. I don't know who thought this was a good idea since it makes the code extremely difficult to read. Something that has become a great annoyance of mine lately are void methods...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I assume that this being Groovy you weren't able to submit this as a solution? If so, and even if this works, I suspect that it will fail under their metrics due to the copying of the array to Lists. Their test cases can get HUGE. So often when was copying an array to a list or re-ordering...
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    Wayward Pines

    I thought this was supposed to be a one shot? No second season. Considering that, it fell flat. Given the name of the episode, "Cycle", I suspected that there have been many, many Wayward Pines over the generations. And so far, each one destroyed itself in the end. I thought that would've...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    That's interesting. We had a guy come back to us after working at Amazon for a couple years. I always wondered, "Why on Earth would you leave Amazon to come back to this crap hole?"
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    The Jim Gaffigan Show

    I love Gaffigan. I appreciate his clean stand-ups. First couple of episodes were decently funny, although nothing amazing.
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    Mr. Robot

    Well, they did show Slater interacting with the other team members and random people at the coffee shop. Still, could be Elliott in "Slater mode".
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    Windows 10

    RTM images are out.
  10. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Contains Duplicate II This was a fun one. But I cannot think of how to make this any quicker. Performance wasn't too bad, though.
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Oh, man, i feel like an idiot. I've been looking atLeetCode Online Judgeand attempting some of the algorithm problems. I've been able to craft solutions but often not within the time frame they allow. And this is for the "easy" ones.
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Do you know the destination URL after the Captcha is completed? The code could fire off of that.
  13. ShakyJake

    Naked and Afraid

    Well, shedoeshave a nice ass. So there's that.
  14. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Why hasn't Java implemented auto properties yet?
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    He'd love our project then. Namespacing is accomplished by using inner classes. Our class files exceed 5000 files in some instances. I shit you not.
  16. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Ugh, I'd probably fail at these type of interviews. Up to this point, my interviews have just been chit chats to get to know you. "Oh, you seem cool. You're hired!".
  17. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Yeah, but honestly, a Java developer could easily transition to a .NET developer.
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    What about abstract base classes? Are those "-able" too?
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I agree. Microsoft style guidelines recommend using "this." instead of prefixes, but honestly it just looks noisy. I've seen the "m_" prefix elsewhere, but I prefer the even simpler underscore and that's it. Speaking of variable prefixes, one of the developers here has a habit of prefixing...
  20. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    We have the "NIH" (not invented here) syndrome where I work. In fact, one of the other developers claimed that we cannot use open source libraries because we would, in turn, have to give away our software for free. Not sure where the hell he got that from. The point is, though, is there is...
  21. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I've been working on a personal project that uses a multi-dimensional array. Actually, I've been struggling to try and think of a better way to represent the data. And, hey, maybe you guys might have some ideas. In fact, I think someone here mentioned they work with or might pursue a job that...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    I regular use Arrays, HashSets, Dictionaries, and Queues. Of course, these classes are built into .NET so I'm not literally writing the insert, delete, and search algorithms.
  23. ShakyJake

    Humans

    Wonder if it's more popular outside the U.S.? Reception
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    Naked and Afraid

    Shit, seeing how people get ATE UP from the mosquitoes, I'd almost pick the net above all other survival tools. Anyway, Naked and Afraid XL is fucking great. That shit with Honora had me rolling. And damn she was quick. BAM knife snatched, in the water.
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Does anyone else get absolutely sick of working on the same project? I'm sure we all do, of course. But for me it's the disgust of having to fight with a 10+ year old application built on terrible code and poorly implemented, obsolete technologies. There's zero hope of ever working with any...
  26. ShakyJake

    Humans

    Really love this series. That was a very powerful scene when Max was praying to God. I fear this show is too cerebral for the average American viewer, though.
  27. ShakyJake

    FireTV Stick

    Okay, found this post on Reddit: This fixed my issue. Video now looks great. HOWEVER, now I have no audio for some files. I'm noticing some media's audio is listed as "Unknown (AC3 5.1)" and these are the ones I'm getting zilch. I do not have a receiver, just using the TV's stereo speakers...
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    FireTV Stick

    Yeah that's not the problem. The Firestick is literally 5 feet away from the wireless router. I have zero problems with Plex streaming to the Chromecast and a WDTV Live which is on the other side of the house. Not sure how others aren't experiences quality issues unless they're either blind...
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    FireTV Stick

    Yeah, I can tell the bit-rate is being set way too low. For example, you know the HBO snowy-TV screen intro? It's super blocky during that sequence. I can't find any setting that controls the bit-rate other than the Plex setting. The Firestick network settings claim that the network quality...
  30. ShakyJake

    FireTV Stick

    I picked up a Firestick during PrimeDay. I already own a Chromecast and that pretty much worked right out of the box. I use Plex as my mediaserver. However, the Firestick video quality looks like absolute shit - close to a VHS tape. I've tried setting the Plex App video quality option to...
  31. ShakyJake

    The Strain

    Premiere was awesome, in my humble opinion. Blind kids buried in dirt was creepy as hell. I still don't understand why they are having Corey Stoll wear that wig...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Actually, I read (most) of that book a couple years ago. I distinctly remember the "only one return statement" edict. I use Resharper and it often suggests using return statements to reduce nesting. It does make code look cleaner, but I can see where it could get confusing. Although I...
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Our application? Entire methods are wrapped in try/catch blocks (oh, and these methods are often dozens of lines).
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    Amazon Prime Day - July 15th

    Heh, I just happened to look at Slickdeals and saw the post on $25 Firesticks. "Hey, that's a good deal". Clicked buy and purchased. Didn't mentally register the "94% claimed" when I had hit add to cart.
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    When does all this shit start?!

    You sure about this? I'm reading elsewhere that X-Files isn't until early 2016.
  36. ShakyJake

    Group tour recommendations?

    That's fine. I misspoke when saying "guide". Trip organizer is more than adequate for my needs. Thanks for the comments!
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    Group tour recommendations?

    I have my eye onUtah Parks Circuit, Wild Western USA, America's Cowboy Country. I really want to see Monument Valley.
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    Group tour recommendations?

    Does anyone here have experience with group tours? Specifically, I'd like recommendations for any good tour services that offer these. I've run across "TrekAmerica" and "IntrepidTravel" in my Google searches which appear to have mostly good reviews. Currently I'm mostly interested in tours of...
  39. ShakyJake

    Suits

    Rachel has chicken legs. Pretty face but that's about it. Personally, I like Scottie the most.
  40. ShakyJake

    Trove: Scott's Trion on voxels

    It must be awesome because I'm here sitting in a 1 hour queue..