Hacker News: rspivak

You Don't Know Lefsetz?

rspivak — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:30:51 +0000

Article URL: https://seths.blog/2015/05/you-dont-know-lefsetz/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397274

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

On Being a Senior Engineer (2012)

rspivak — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:42:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kitchensoap.com/2012/10/25/on-being-a-senior-engineer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41282033

Points: 155

# Comments: 110

New comment by rspivak in "Ask HN: Is it still relevant to learn C in 2024?"

rspivak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 17:29:56 +0000

Basically, instead of asking 'why?', this flips it to 'why not?'. Good point.

New comment by rspivak in "Ask HN: Is it still relevant to learn C in 2024?"

rspivak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:11:35 +0000

Agree, C's legacy is enormous.

New comment by rspivak in "Ask HN: Is it still relevant to learn C in 2024?"

rspivak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:00:29 +0000

thanks, that's a great way to put it!

New comment by rspivak in "Ask HN: Is it still relevant to learn C in 2024?"

rspivak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 13:47:29 +0000

I'm curious about the community's thoughts on whether learning C is still valuable in today's world. Here are some of my personal points in favor of learning C:

1. there's a lot of literature on the fundamentals that use C/C++ in examples, and the Linux kernel is still primarily written in C

2. as Dennis Ritchie said, "C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success." I believe that's the Lindy effect at work

3. learning C can open up a deeper understanding of how things work

Ask HN: Is it still relevant to learn C in 2024?

rspivak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 13:45:59 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41274563

Points: 2

# Comments: 9

How to Accomplish Big Things, Even When You Feel Small

rspivak — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:50:45 +0000

Article URL: https://unstoppable.me/accomplish-big-things/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41274212

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Ninety-Ninety Rule

rspivak — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:46:55 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety%E2%80%93ninety_rule

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41271349

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Impostor Syndrome

rspivak — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:48:47 +0000

Article URL: https://seths.blog/2017/10/imposter-syndrome/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41266919

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Programmers Don't Read Books – But You Should (2008)

rspivak — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:33:04 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.codinghorror.com/programmers-dont-read-books-but-you-should/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41259034

Points: 43

# Comments: 46

Key Lessons That Helped Me Grow as a Software Engineer

rspivak — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:13:18 +0000

Article URL: https://ruslanspivak.com/bb04/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41210087

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by rspivak in "Ask HN: What do you think are the fundamental skills for software engineers?"

rspivak — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 19:20:06 +0000

Interesting, never heard it expressed like that. Thanks for the comment. And simplicity is definitely key.

New comment by rspivak in "Ask HN: What do you think are the fundamental skills for software engineers?"

rspivak — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 18:07:26 +0000

Absolutely agree, soft skills are crucial. I didn't mean to imply they're less important by listing them last, but I see your point.

Ask HN: What do you think are the fundamental skills for software engineers?

rspivak — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:37:45 +0000

As the software engineering landscape evolves, what do you think are the non-negotiable, fundamental skills every software engineer should have?

I've compiled my thoughts on this in a recent post (https://ruslanspivak.com/bb02/), but I'm curious to see what others think.

NOTE: The post contains a link to a page with Amazon affiliate book links, which you can ignore if you prefer.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41147982

Points: 4

# Comments: 7

Teach Yourself Computer Science

rspivak — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:51:09 +0000

Article URL: https://teachyourselfcs.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22793666

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Teach Yourself Computer Science

rspivak — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 01:33:22 +0000

Article URL: https://teachyourselfcs.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22790201

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Xv6, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system

rspivak — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 14:04:52 +0000

Article URL: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2019/xv6.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22511569

Points: 125

# Comments: 32

EOF Is Not a Character

rspivak — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:20:56 +0000

Article URL: https://ruslanspivak.com/eofnotchar/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22461647

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by rspivak in "Show HN: A simple Unix cat implementation in various languages"

rspivak — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 13:03:38 +0000

Thank you for the implementations! Do you have any suggestions how to test the postscript code on mac/linux? I tried on macos using ghostscript, but I get the following error:

$ gs cat.ps helloworld.txt

Error: /undefined in ARGUMENTS ...

Thanks!