dmh2000

Do you want mainstream (rust) or relatively obscure (ada). Yes I know it's been around since 1980 when it was a cash grab for defense contractors.

I'm 72, a dev for 40 years. I've lost a step or two. It's harder to buckle down and focus, but using AI tools have enabled me to keep building stuff. I can spec a project, have an agent build it then make sure it works. I just code for fun anyway.

I'm a 72 year old dev. Ai and Claude specifically are great because I can't focus on code like I used to. Ai has extended my viability for a few years.

isn't it typical for data engineers to be paid less (way less?) than the modelers?

"The trick was to use a Cholesky factor of the covariance matrix as the dependent variable in an equivalent Riccati equation. "

I'm going to use that as my next pickup line

I took my first university course in Ada in 1981. I also worked for a company that provided an Ada runtime in the mid 80's.

Ada was sabotaged early on because it was 'mandated' by the DOD for new programs. That meant that all the usual suspects, like Lockheed, GD , TI (I don't remember exactly which ones) came up with Ada compilers and runtimes that cost on the order of $10K per seat. The typical military contractor ripoff. So it was impossible for individuals or small companies to use Ada on their own dime. It was only feasible if the cost was rolled into a larger (bloated) defense contract. So it couldn't get a following. Of course much later on free versions became available but it was too late.

That said, Ada was absolutely no fun to program with. It was awkward and verbose. I hated it from the get go, compared to the alternatives. If it is so super why is rarely used.

since I can't get past the paywall, I'm guessing its the government and military. They have lots of legacy systems running on ancient hardware and the cost to upgrade is too high.

I use and like Google Voice, but I do find that some sites won't accept a google voice number for text messages. usually for 2factor. I would like to know what the difference is?

I can't believe #18, developers should be able to write code and the summary saying that he got some/many? candidates who couldn't. Its not that developers can't code, its that recruiters paid on commission will send any warm body to an interview.

'The most common way to force an SQLite database to exist purely in memory is to open the database using the special filename ":memory:".'

I smell the irony

I saw a headline about this on google news "Google to allow work from home until July". I thought, wow July is almost over. ...oh

apparently the difference is between temporary and permanent blindness.

So anyone who wants the federal government to take over direct action on the coronavirus situation should think twice about having a federal police force running things.

that wouldn't explain why Gov Cuomo is also a fan