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New comment by pcestrada in "German Rheinmetall open-sources its Battlesuite connected weapon system protcol"

pcestrada — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:27:07 +0000

"The horror, the horror."

How Russia's Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Works

pcestrada — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:32:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.twz.com/nuclear/here-how-russias-skyfall-nuclear-powered-cruise-missile-actually-works

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48608776

Points: 9

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New comment by pcestrada in "Ask HN: How to approach first days on a new job as a senior engineer?"

pcestrada — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:07:01 +0000

Just joined a new team as a senior dev last fall and went through this. I simply worked my ass off the first couple of months and asked a lot of questions and banged out some very high quality initial commits to make a strong first impression. Have a zen mind/open mind, things will be different and you may not care for some of the approaches taken. Play the long game and gradually make suggestions and changes as you get to know the landscape. My initial feedback from management was very positive, so this approach worked for me.

New comment by pcestrada in "Simple Physics-based Flight Simulation with C++"

pcestrada — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:01:35 +0000

This was a wonderful book, it really helped lift the veil on how more complicated things were written in code for me. Also, I remember I was at the mall with my uncle and he offered to buy me a gift. I went straight to the bookstore and picked out this book. He was surprised that I picked out a book on programming, and rewarded me with some extra cash after purchasing the book.

Only Putin Knows What Happens Next

pcestrada — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 02:40:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/putin-knows-what-happens-next-ukraine/621348/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30081013

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

NASA’s Ten Coding Commandments

pcestrada — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:21:49 +0000

Article URL: https://jaxenter.com/power-ten-nasas-coding-commandments-114124.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28284100

Points: 4

# Comments: 3

New comment by pcestrada in "Game Engine Black Books Update (2019)"

pcestrada — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:59:56 +0000

Fingers crossed that you tackle a Quake Black Book at some point.

New comment by pcestrada in "Ask HN: How to self-learn graphics programming?"

pcestrada — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:04:15 +0000

This is an excellent book, and real breaks down the math into bite-sized chunks that can be easily consumed.

New comment by pcestrada in "The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Nantucket Whaleships"

pcestrada — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:23:16 +0000

Folks might also enjoy the Nantucket PC game on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/621220/Nantucket/

New comment by pcestrada in "Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S."

pcestrada — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:17:22 +0000

he was too inept to start war

I didn’t use Swift for Up Spell

pcestrada — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:34:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ypzDp2yDU

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24829390

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by pcestrada in "James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and Computing History [video]"

pcestrada — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 20:46:08 +0000

I can attest to many mortgage payments successfully made thanks to Java.

New comment by pcestrada in "A guide to learning algorithms through LeetCode"

pcestrada — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 17:58:48 +0000

Can you imagine having to learn all this just to make a connection to a database, process some data, and then persist it somewhere?

Amazon’s robotics leader Brad Porter has left the company

pcestrada — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:06:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/brad-porter-longtime-amazon-robotics-leader-distinguished-engineer-reportedly-resigns/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24161187

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by pcestrada in "An Intro to Compilers (2017)"

pcestrada — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 00:44:08 +0000

"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes"

-Dijkstra

New comment by pcestrada in "CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off"

pcestrada — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:45:39 +0000

Economic hardship does not kill those under 35. You need to focus on the social good.

New comment by pcestrada in "CDC says U.S. gatherings of over 50 people should be put off"

pcestrada — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:43:33 +0000

Younger people die from the flu too. This is several times more dangerous.

New comment by pcestrada in "Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system"

pcestrada — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 15:35:47 +0000

This appears to be a destabilizing first strike weapon.

New comment by pcestrada in "Far Cry"

pcestrada — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:26:45 +0000

Fantastic example of fog of war. Nice write-up!

New comment by pcestrada in "Life as a cancer patient: ‘it feels like dying from the drugs meant to save me’"

pcestrada — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:41:15 +0000

My father was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years ago. He is on his third round of chemo. I recommend reading "The Emperor of all Maladies" for an insightful book on cancer. Even though medicine has made great progress fighting cancer, the scorched earth approach is what most of these treatments come down to.