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Aaron A.
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Feb 12

Pastejacking: the risk of copy-pasting.

Ever copy-pasted from the internet? All the time? Me too. Let’s stop. Problem We have all been there. You search for a restaurant’s address, stumble upon a highly shareable quote, find one line of code that replaces two of yours. It’s just what you needed. …

Software Engineering

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Pastejacking: the risk of copy-pasting.
Pastejacking: the risk of copy-pasting.
Software Engineering

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Jun 11, 2022

Getting my mac to automatically open specific apps and websites after I log in

The “problem” Unsure if this qualifies as OCD, laziness, or medically-dangerous impatience; but I have a very low tolerance for wasting time on things that can somewhat-easily be automated or done faster. Especially if the tasks are repetitive. For example, after I log into my laptop, having to use my hands to…

Automation

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Getting my mac to automatically open specific apps and websites after I log in
Getting my mac to automatically open specific apps and websites after I log in
Automation

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Mar 18, 2022

LinkedIn Shows Companies’ Median Tenure: And It is Insightful.

Some people may spin things up using numbers, but in general, numbers don’t lie.

Jobs

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LinkedIn Shows Companies’ Median Tenure: And It is Insightful.
LinkedIn Shows Companies’ Median Tenure: And It is Insightful.
Jobs

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Feb 19, 2022

Do Not Go To a Coding Bootcamp, and Why I went to a Coding Bootcamp

At least one person is asking me if they should go to a coding bootcamp once per month. That’s not a whole lot, but it gives me an excuse to write this up. Going To Bootcamp I went to a coding bootcamp ~two years ago mainly because (1) I had already started to…

Software Engineering

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Do Not Go To a Coding Bootcamp, and Why I went to a Coding Bootcamp
Do Not Go To a Coding Bootcamp, and Why I went to a Coding Bootcamp
Software Engineering

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Feb 5, 2022

I’ve Failed Most Coding Interviews, and Still Agree with How They’re Set Up

Have you ever heard versions of the following statements? “Software Engineering interviews are broken”, “Why does it matter if I know how to implement a Binary Search Tree, everyone looks at StackOverflow on the job”, “Who cares about Big O notation, I can create a React.js app in my sleep” …

Software Engineering

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I’ve Failed Most Coding Interviews, and Still Agree with How They’re Set Up
I’ve Failed Most Coding Interviews, and Still Agree with How They’re Set Up
Software Engineering

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Dec 4, 2021

Software Engineering Is Not For Me

Had a strong hunch, though now I’m 100% sure: coding isn’t for me. After — together with 40%+ of Groupon — being laid-off during Covid19, I was able to pivot into software development. Something I wanted to do for a really long time. ~2 years later (160+ repos, 3k+ commits…

Software Engineering

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Software Engineering Is Not For Me
Software Engineering Is Not For Me
Software Engineering

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Nov 5, 2021

🐧How many Linux shells are there?

… I found 15: +-----+------------------------------------------------------------+ | # | name…

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🐧 How many Linux shells are there?
🐧 How many Linux shells are there?

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May 8, 2021

How many characters are there?

Here’s what I found. Count 143,859.¹ Full table: https://unicode-table.com/en/#basic-latin Methodology This short article assumes that by now, every useful/usable/commonly-used character has been encoded and added to the unicode standard. This is not necessarily the case. In fact, “Unicode standard doesn’t freeze, it continues to evolve.”² Definitions Character (computing): In computer and machine-based telecommunications terminology, a character is a unit of information that roughly corresponds to a grapheme, grapheme-like unit, or symbol, such as in an alphabet or syllabary in the written form of a natural language.³

Software Development

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How many characters are there?
How many characters are there?
Software Development

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May 2, 2021

How many HTTP Status Codes are there?

Here’s what I found. Count 97. Entire lit: https://github.com/aa-ag/counting_stuff/blob/main/http_status.txt Definitions HTTP: The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is an application layer protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.¹ (HTTP) Status Codes: are issued by a server in response to a client’s request made to the server. It includes codes from IETF Request for Comments (RFCs), other specifications, and some additional codes used in some common applications of the HTTP. The first digit of the status code specifies one of five standard classes of responses. The message phrases shown are typical, but any human-readable alternative may be provided. Unless otherwise stated, the status code is part of the HTTP/1.1 standard (RFC 7231).²

Https

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How many HTTP Status Codes are there?
How many HTTP Status Codes are there?
Https

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Apr 30, 2021

How many file formats are there?

Here’s what I found. Count 1635. Entire list: https://github.com/aa-ag/counting_stuff/blob/main/formats.txt from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_formats Definitions A file format: A format for encoding information in a file. Each different type of file has a different file format. The file format specifies first whether the file is a binary or ASCII file, and second, how the information is organized.¹

Computer Science

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How many file formats are there?
How many file formats are there?
Computer Science

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