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New comment by cjj_swe in "U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran"

cjj_swe — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:06:59 +0000

Please don't put words in my mouth. At no point did I say we should attack Israel.

I firmly believe we should ignore them entirely. Engage neither positively or negatively.

Why are you presenting this dichotomy of "Either we are at war with an Islamic state or we are at war with a Jewish state"? Both wars are completely unnecessary and harmful to American interests.

New comment by cjj_swe in "U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran"

cjj_swe — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:30:21 +0000

I don't think it's "over-simplistic". I consider it "morally clear".

New comment by cjj_swe in "U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran"

cjj_swe — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:28:41 +0000

A model for global terrorism and control.

New comment by cjj_swe in "U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran"

cjj_swe — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:27:46 +0000

So we agree that in both cases we should not be allies with such a nation. Glad we came to consensus on this.

New comment by cjj_swe in "U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran"

cjj_swe — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:49:27 +0000

I don't think an ethnostate is capable of providing value to the world.

New comment by cjj_swe in "Open Source Handheld Linux Device [video]"

cjj_swe — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:12:04 +0000

I'm old enough to have purchased an Open Pandora and seriously considered """"pre-ordering"""" a Dragonbox Pyra. I'm so glad I decided to hold off until launch because well would you look at the time! It's been twelve years.

New comment by cjj_swe in "C++ says “We have try... finally at home”"

cjj_swe — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:53:23 +0000

I was hoping absl::Cleanup would get a shoutout. I worked hard to make it ergonomic and performant. For those looking for something (imo) better than the standard types, check it out!

New comment by cjj_swe in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025)"

cjj_swe — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:13:24 +0000

    Location: United States (Eastern Timezone)
    Citizenship: United States
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to relocate: No
    Technologies: (C/C++, Abseil), (Javascript/Typescript, React, Next.js, Node.js), (AWS)
    Résumé/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/~cj
    Email: Please add me on LinkedIn and send a message. I try my best to be responsive.

I'm looking at getting into software consulting/contracting. I've tried my hand at it before a bit (was a contractor for Google) but have not had the opportunity to explore independent gigs. As a result, I'm pretty flexible on pay and structure as I'm essentially just starting out in the space.

My background is a mix of C++ library development and full stack JS/TS. I'm quite fond of React and as of late I've gotten into AWS CLI via Claude Code. Please refer to my Linkedin for my work history (Google/Alphabet, Hudson River Trading/HRT, Facebook/Meta, Snapchat/Snap and others).

If you're looking for someone to do low level C++ work or high level Javascript/Typescript work, I'd love to chat and see if we can find a short or medium term contract that satisfies both parties.

Alternatively, I'm open to full time positions, but remote is a must. Thank you!

New comment by cjj_swe in "Privately-Owned Rail Cars"

cjj_swe — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:29:29 +0000

Puts a smile on my face!

New comment by cjj_swe in "HRT's Python fork: Leveraging PEP 690 for faster imports"

cjj_swe — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:11:58 +0000

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New comment by cjj_swe in "Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++"

cjj_swe — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:39:50 +0000

Well for one, in addition to templates it has definition checked generics. That alone justifies it to me, but it's far from the only improvement.

New comment by cjj_swe in "Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++"

cjj_swe — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:47:27 +0000

How is it inconsistent? The square brackets always mean "this was deduced" and the parens always indicate "this was passed in explicitly"

New comment by cjj_swe in "Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++"

cjj_swe — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:46:16 +0000

Square brackets do not indicate "this is a type". Instead they indicate "these things were deduced from their context"

New comment by cjj_swe in "Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++"

cjj_swe — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:45:15 +0000

Splendid reply! I'm a big fan of Carbon and so I really appreciate when people make solid arguments for its tradeoff space.

New comment by cjj_swe in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

cjj_swe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:50:47 +0000

And the Queen!

New comment by cjj_swe in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

cjj_swe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:49:56 +0000

My apologies. I wish I could edit

New comment by cjj_swe in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

cjj_swe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:49:32 +0000

Yikes! I wish I could edit

New comment by cjj_swe in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

cjj_swe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:49:14 +0000

Yikes! I wish I could edit haha

New comment by cjj_swe in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

cjj_swe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:12:33 +0000

It seems the music note emoji were stripped out. The first line is a quote from one of her songs.

New comment by cjj_swe in "Dolly Parton's Dollywood Express"

cjj_swe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:11:44 +0000

In my Tennessee mountain home, life is as peaceful as a baby's side

As an East Tennessee native, I love everything Dolly Parton!