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Programming@programming.dev•7 Programming Myths that waste your time | Fireship
0·1 year ago- You need to use the latest tech to stay relevant
- Aim for maximum theoretical purity or pattern adherence
- You must adhere to Uncle Bob’s clean code rules at all times
- 100% code coverage is something that matters
- You should always optimize for performance
- You should always optimize for web scale
- AI is about to replace all programmers
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Linux@programming.dev•Linux or Landfill? End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities with Tough Choice
0·2 years agoWindows 10 was released ten years ago. How long do you think they should provide support? For comparison, Redhat gives 10 years for LTS releases, and Ubuntu and Linux Mint give 5 years. Extended support beyond the LTS period requires a paid subscription, similar to Windows.
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Programming@programming.dev•Falsehoods programmers believe about languages
0·2 years agoMany examples are listed on Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_order#Language-specific_conventions
For French, the last accent in a given word determines the order.[14] For example, in French, the following four words would be sorted this way: cote < côte < coté < côté. The letter e is ordered as e é è ê ë (œ considered as oe), same thing for o as ô ö.
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Linux@programming.dev•The OBS Studio versus Fedora drama seems to have calmed down - no more legal threats
0·2 years agoLooks like a positive outcome overall.
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Linux@programming.dev•I asked the Linux Community to RANK 34 DISTROS, here are the results!
0·2 years agoAdditionally, PopOS and Garuda were polled, but didn’t appear in the final list.
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Linux@programming.dev•My ~$2700 ThinkPad is worth $650 re Lenovo
0·2 years agoHow did you calculate $1200 from this?


I had a similar error with a different application. Clicking “Get help with this” just opened the Documents folder in Explorer.