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Naur argues that this view is contrary to the mainstream approach to software development, is that true? Does Google, Facebook, etc... view software development as: "similar to industrial production, the programmer being regarded as a component of that production, a component that has to be controlled by rules of procedure and which can be replaced easily"?

Why would they choose RPC style endpoints over REST?

I've heard the same thing from Philosophy majors though...

I don't think it matters that the Apple watch stands the test of time, the thing about tech is that you can't create "timeless" tech because it will become outdated in a couple of years. The watch will be replaced the the watch 2 so I don't think people are really thinking about this purchase being a long-term investment.

Are you guys interested in hiring new grads?

why should I care what this one author says? The academic consensus it that there is a gender pay gap.

No, the idea is that there are reasons for trends that have to do with people, culture and society. The fact that trends are a product of our very complex society means that the explanations for these trends can be studied from an academic perspective. Aesthetic trends aren't created by programmers, that's for sure.

I would disagree. I think it can be rationalized, trends reflect the changing tastes of society - and the changing tastes of society reflect how society itself is changing. I think for a lot of art and fashion, the trends can be rationalized from anthropological, sociological, or psychological perspectives. For those ignorant about certain industries however, i'm sure trends can appear arbitrary. (and a lot of people try to follow what's fashionable without understanding why it's fashionable)

iOS 7 for example could have represented how our society has become sufficiently technologically savvy enough to not need the visual clues that comes with skeumorphism, e.g. people don't need the notes app to look like it's real-world counterpart for them to know that you take notes with the notes app. We as a society are so used to touch screens these days that we don't need skeumorphism anymore to remind us how things work.

Of course, there will never be a final design aesthetic as society and technology are constantly evolving. Yes, flat is just a trend, but it wasn't arbitrary.

I don't understand hacker news' dislike of politics... do most programmers not find it exciting?

"It threatens the very basis of academic freedom and net neutrality"

So pretentious, did a teenager write this?

Thanks! I'm taking an information retrieval course right now and I'm interested in applying what I've learned to a cool pet project. I don't think we ever touched on n-gram models for some reason

How is something like this made? What's the math going on behind the scenes?

so brave