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New comment by madprgmr in "Using XPath in 2023"

madprgmr — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:34:54 +0000

I did the same thing but used Java as the initial code generation target back around 2010 (for a personal project). Since the network protocol wasn't controlled by me, this approach made keeping up with changes trivial.

New comment by madprgmr in "Fast"

madprgmr — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 05:41:45 +0000

IIRC, a lot of that was enabled (at least in the US) by the wider-scale rollout of 3g and smartphones. Before that, not only did few people have smartphones (uber initially had both a website and phone number you could contact to get a ride for at least a few years), but even metropolitan service areas were too spotty for near-realtime apps to work effectively.

New comment by madprgmr in "Ask HN: Recommend employers with positive social impact"

madprgmr — Thu, 26 May 2022 20:18:20 +0000

I attempted to visit y'all's website, but I get a DNS error? WHOIS shows it as registered though?

New comment by madprgmr in "What is triald and why is it taking so much disk space?"

madprgmr — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:19:05 +0000

It sounds somewhat like testing/trialing experimental ML models

New comment by madprgmr in "Ask HN: How close together are your bus stops?"

madprgmr — Tue, 28 May 2019 16:57:15 +0000

I believe that while there are various guidelines and studies, it is typically up to the transit agency itself to determine stop density and locations.

There are many companies that provide transit planning solutions which use GIS (with census data) to aid the process.