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canpolat

@ canpolat @programming.dev

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  • I keep getting logged out today. Is it just me?

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  • This problem is now solved for me. I didn't do anything. Either a Firefox (current version 137.0.2 on mobile) or a Lemmy update (current version BE: 0.19.11) seems to have solved it.

  • YAML, SQL, or something else? Looking for recommendations for making a database of stories.

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  • I would stay away from YAML (almost at all costs).

  • Branching strategy for a text based project

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  • For us to be able to help you, I think you need to give us some more details about the organization of your work. If each chapter is a separate text file, then you don't really need to do any branching at all (assuming people will only make changes on their own files and not touch others' work). If it is a single text file, branching (or anything else, to be honest) will not help much.

    I assume chapters will have their separate files. As long as you can control who touches which file, everybody can work on the same branch (also referred to as "trunk based"). But if you fear that people may interfere with each other's work (willingly or by accident), then it makes sense to create a branch per chapter to keep contributors at a distance from each other. But working on a single repository requires some sort of an agreement on the workflow.

  • I keep getting logged out today. Is it just me?

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  • I have the same problem on mobile Firefox on Android. I'm using the default frontend as well. This was not happening a week ago (or maybe 10 days). Started recently.

  • A second edition of clean code is being written

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  • This is an acknowledgement from Uncle Bob that the book didn't stand the test of time. We won't know before the new edition is out, but I suspect those pointless refactorings will not be in it any longer.

  • What are some good name suggestions for the rebranding of OpenSuse?

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  • Don't they already have the names Leap and Tumbleweed? Changing the name to Leap would make sense since it's the name of the "official LTS" version. At this point it sounds like "openSUSE" is the name of the project and not the distro. But I haven't been following them closely, so perhaps I'm wrong.

  • Git isn't working when i clone, fetch, or push

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  • Not sure but that sounds like you have a problem with your Git installation (or a dependency of Git). Maybe a reinstallation can solve that.

  • How Git Works (zine by Julia Evans)

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  • I understand the "why would I pay for this" reaction. I think crowdsourcing is a better approach for these kinds of content. Once you reach certain level of financial commitment from the crowd, you can give away the PDF and sell the print copy.

  • What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started?

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  • git branches are just homeomorphic endofunctors mapping submanifolds of a Hilbert space

    Yeah, once you realize that everything falls into place.

  • Refreshing Human-Cola.

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  • The shape of that bottle is creepier than the text.

  • Git alias idea: "git browse" to open repo in browser

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  • I believe you can replace start with the command that is suitable for your system (e.g., xdg-open for linux).

  • What details/tools have you found help people transition to similar, open software from closed software, or think could help?

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  • The only such transition I was involved in was switching from TFS to Git, and there was no discussion. It was the obvious thing to do and for a while we needed to support some developers who are new to Git.

    So, it all depends on the type of change you want to implement. Most people don't think much about a piece of software being open is significant. That's why the main selling point should be the product itself. Especially in organizations openness alone is not a strong enough argument.

    But with individuals, it may help to inform people about FOSS instead of just suggesting alternatives ("Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Stallman/Torvalds?"). If the individual doesn't understand or subscribe to the values, the switch may be temporary. My 2 cents. Hopefully others will come up with better tactics.

  • What details/tools have you found help people transition to similar, open software from closed software, or think could help?

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  • If you are thinking about transitioning an organization to open source, pricing and vendor lock-in are generally good arguments.

    If you are thinking about helping individuals transition, that's a bit more difficult. Pricing could still work, but is not always that effective. It boils down to the willingness to try something new.

    In both cases projects with good documentation and a healthy community also helps, but if the open alternative lacks features, it's a though sell.

  • How do I not stop feeling like I am doing nothing outside work?

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  • I am not concerned about not having anything to show for my free time. I am just not finding interest doing stuff which could indicate something worse.

    You are not alone. It's not easy to find an engaging free time activity. And even if you do, you may get bored of it after some time. The only thing I can say is: even if something doesn't seem very interesting at first, give it a try anyway (as long as it doesn't require a huge upfront investment). You may end up liking the activity or you may end up with like-minded people. And the worst case scenario is, you have wasted some time.

    I think majority of people suffer from not having a meaningful free time activity (amplified by the possibilities of internet). And I'm saying this without any data to back it up, so don't quote me on that.

  • How do I not stop feeling like I am doing nothing outside work?

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  • Not having any personal projects is perfectly fine. Don't worry about it. Not everyone has to have their job as their hobby. Try other things (music, hiking, cooking, etc.). Try to find a hobby that makes you happy (if you don't already have one). That's way more important than having a public GitHub profile. And if a company decided not to hire you because of that, you basically dodged a bullet.

  • Why single vendor is the new proprietary

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  • That's an unnecessarily strong reaction. Money clearly matters for some things. But that's not all that matters. There are many people releasing FOSS without any financial expectations. Clearly, money doesn't matter to those people on that context. Trying to argue that "money should matter also for those people on that context" doesn't make too much sense to me. Nobody is forcing anybody to release FOSS.

  • Why single vendor is the new proprietary

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  • Sorry, I don't follow your reasoning. Why would a company not making money be a relevant problem for the advocates of FOSS? FOSS is about freedom. It never had an opinion about money. Money has always been irrelevant. Some people may not like it, and they are free to not use non-free licenses. And FOSS advocates will warn users about that (as they did in the past). FOSS doesn't have an obligation to offer a solution to every problem in the software industry.

  • Why single vendor is the new proprietary

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  • I don't think that is relevant from author's (and OSI's) point of view.

  • Why single vendor is the new proprietary

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  • Here is my understanding of author's position: Stay away from companies like Redis and ElasticSearch. They are building software with a proprietary mindset (the fact that they have tight control over product strategy and development demonstrates this) only to realize that they are being devoured by bigger fish. It's a business model problem, not an open source problem.