Java is boilerplate though. It’s finally getting almost tolerable with static imports, arrow functions/lambdas (whatever Java calls it), etc.

If I had to write Java, I’d push for Kotlin instead, after failing to convince management that there are much better options for the problem they need to solve.

That sounds really nice, I’ll have to check it out.

Yup, they seem to be conflating permanent residency with visas.

Lol. It’s one of the better ones.

That’s pretty awesome of Tony Hawk.

So good.

That said, who is he trying to impress?

You should meet my brother then. He has an MBA and CPA and runs an accounting firm. He’s pretty chill and treats his workers extremely well, while taking most of the lame work for himself.

20 GOTO 10

If we can at least plug in an SD card or something w/ music files, I think the Gripen 2 could be workable.

The ACA blows. Here are my issues with it:

• doesn’t go far enough - I would’ve been better off w/ ACA if my employer didn’t offer coverage (small company of <50 people), but switching would’ve eliminated my employer contribution and the credit
• goes too far - too opinionated about what care counts

The proper solution IMO would’ve been to:

• separate health insurance from employment - employers can offer cash incentives, but you should be able to choose if you want their group coverage or to apply the cash to your own plan
• simplify healthcare coverage terms - most people don’t understand their health coverage, though ACA plans are a bit easier to understand; they should have required all health insurance plans to simplify their coverage
• expand Medicare/Medicaid instead of creating a new healthcare marketplace

But no, they didn’t do any of that. Screw everyone involved. Republicans for neutering the bill, and Democrats for only fighting for the stuff that doesn’t matter as much.

Wow, the only one I agree with here is MongoDB (and probably Lombok, I don’t write Java), and that has more to do with their licensing issues than anything technical.

That’s pretty impressive.

Here’s my list:

• no-go list of languages - Java, PHP, Ruby, C++ (unless you absolutely need C++ for some domain)
• OOP - OOP should be isolated, not forced on every problem; many OOP advocates are dogmatic about injecting it everywhere
• waterfall - screw that noise, faster to market + faster feedback is generally better

That’s really it, and I’m totally willing to mentor someone who likes the above if they’re otherwise a good developer.

Yeah, copying can totally screw you over. Mutability is fine, just make sure it’s safe (e.g. what Rust does).

Please don’t. I self-host actual budget, and they compile SQLite to WASM to use it in the FE. That just feels… wrong.

Sounds like you were hurt by an ORM.

One huge benefit of an ORM is that it does type checking. it makes sure your tables exist, relationships are valid, etc, and it makes easy things easy. If you add a column, it’ll make sure it gets populated, give you decent error messages, etc.

As long as you use a proper repository pattern setup and isolate DB interactions from the rest of the code, how you construct the queries is completely up to you. I try to use DTOs to communicate w/ the repo layer, so whether an ORM is used or direct SQL queries is largely an implementation detail.

Ew…

Are you implying other countries don’t have these rules? I would be very surprised if EU countries didn’t have similar allowances for border control, for example.

The US border control isn’t forcing anyone to do anything, people can choose to not enter the country if they don’t like the rules. And honestly, I wouldn’t blame them.

I personally wish US constitutional protections extended to everyone interacting w/ US law enforcement, regardless of where that happens, but that’s not the case.

AI exists.

Ok, that’s an easy block tho.

But Carl, that kills people!

Yeah, I don’t recommend Lemmy for largely that reason. But I’ll use it while decent instances exist.