Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Monday, 29 July 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Best Lisp for software development?

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Best Lisp for software development?

on 7/29/2019 06:24:00 am 0 Comment
Ask HN: Best Lisp for software development?
22 by foobar123321 | 10 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HNers, I've built a lot of software in Python and Ruby over the years and recently, I've become interested in Lisp but am unsure which Lisp/Scheme variant to learn for building production grade software. Ideally, I would like to learn the most modern one i.e. robust package management, tooling, ecosystem, etc. Really the main requirement is that I would like to be able to build production ready software with a Lisp that I can use at and for my company. I've looked into Clojure and like a lot about it, but don't want to have to dig into the Java world. Is there any alternative out there? Any suggestions are appreciated :)

Sunday, 28 July 2019

Saturday, 27 July 2019

Friday, 26 July 2019

Thursday, 25 July 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Recommendations for AI generated music software?

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Recommendations for AI generated music software?

on 7/25/2019 09:25:00 am 0 Comment
Ask HN: Recommendations for AI generated music software?
7 by andrewstuart | 6 comments on Hacker News.
It's surprisingly hard to find a solution for these simple requirements: I want to create AI generated to use as soundtracks on videos - so there must be no question about royalties or copyright I want to be able to specify how long the music should go for. I want to be able to save the music. It would be great if I could have some control over the pace/style of the music but I'm not a musician so lots of options would be detrimental. I don't want to compose music - I want it made for me. I'm happy to pay, but the prices must be clear and up front and not require me to email the company to "make an enquiry". I've done a fair bit of searching but not found anything to make AI music that meets these needs. It's strange given there is so much interest in AI I would have thought there would be plenty of good products available to buy. Ideally I'd like to make music such as ambient music, similar to Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre, Phillip Glass, but it would be great just be able to explore a range of types of music to find what I want. Can anyone recommend any good AI music generators?

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What did you do when you suddenly got rich?

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What did you do when you suddenly got rich?

on 7/25/2019 07:50:00 am 0 Comment
Ask HN: What did you do when you suddenly got rich?
18 by ThrowHitJackpot | 2 comments on Hacker News.
My company just went through a transaction that increased my net worth by >$5M. When this happened to you - what did you do? How did you handle it? What did you buy and what kind of financial planning/investments did you make?

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

New top story on Hacker News: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?

New top story on Hacker News: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?

on 7/23/2019 08:10:00 am 0 Comment
What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?
5 by mparkola | 2 comments on Hacker News.
For the past several years I've been putting in a lot of time into learning and sharing people skills (without the bullshit). I'm interested in skills from dealing with your own emotions, through communication with close co-workers to high-stakes negotiating. I'm curious: what are some people skills that you wish you had learned earlier in your career or that you wish your co-workers had easier access to? Also: what are your favorite books and/or other resources that helped you?

Monday, 22 July 2019

Sunday, 21 July 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Why is Google search different on mobile Firefox compared to Chrome?

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Why is Google search different on mobile Firefox compared to Chrome?

on 7/21/2019 05:44:00 am 0 Comment
Ask HN: Why is Google search different on mobile Firefox compared to Chrome?
3 by 1drr | 0 comments on Hacker News.
For instance the Images tab is quite degraded and different in Firefox (Can't swipe picture), I also noticed that some widget apps like soccer matches are degraded. try typing "Barcelona matches" in both browsers and notice how degraded the matches widget is in Firefox compared to chrome (For instance the matches are clickable in Chrome but not in Firefox). There are other examples that I can't remember right now, I am sure of it. I also noticed that AMP isn't available in Firefox, though I am not a fan of AMP, I still find it weird that it's not available, considering Google's motives behind AMP, which is to improve user experience, allegedly. Isn't this a bit anti competitive and alarming?

Saturday, 20 July 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you manage event tracking at your workplace

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you manage event tracking at your workplace

on 7/20/2019 01:29:00 pm 0 Comment
Ask HN: How do you manage event tracking at your workplace
2 by onebyzero2506 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I was wondering how different workplaces track user actions/events from a backend perspective. Popular options include segment, mparticle but they seem to be quite expensive for small/medium level enterprises

Friday, 19 July 2019

Thursday, 18 July 2019

Wednesday, 17 July 2019

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Is it too much to work AND play with tech?

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Is it too much to work AND play with tech?

on 7/17/2019 11:33:00 am 0 Comment
Ask HN: Is it too much to work AND play with tech?
2 by dannyism | 0 comments on Hacker News.
After years of coding on and off as a hobby, I'm starting to gain enough skill that it's tempting to apply for a job in tech. However, one major fear is that burnout from work will kill my motivation to follow my true passions. I have some very specific projects in mind (related to music production / sound synthesis, if anyone cares to know), and they mean a lot more to me than money ever will. I already suffer from some RSI symptoms due to the amount of time I spend working with my desktop workstation at home, which makes me doubly cautious. Has anyone else faced similar challenges? Is it feasible or advisable to simultaneously balance work and hobbies in software engineering?

Tuesday, 16 July 2019