User: mrprogrammerman

Re:Coding is a skill, not a profession

On: The Case For the Blue Collar Coder

I agree too many coders have the urge to reinvent the wheel every time. The best way to do programming is to use best known methods (BKM). The BKM determine what sorting algorithms you should use and other requirements. Most programming is about how to choose and integrate the best pieces.

Re:But that's not the real problem.

On: To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets

Something similar happened to me but I focused my efforts on controlling my flip so I landed in a controlled manner. There's actually an even better technique to avoid that type of accident and that is to slip of the back of the bike. It takes a little practice but can be very useful. Your bike might get destroyed but at least you will be safe.

Possible in mammals

On: First Mammals Observed Regenerating Tissue

I remember reading that turning on regeneration in mammals required applying an electric current to the limb. Here's something similar: http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070226/full/news070226-8.html

Firefox OS memory management

On: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS Explained

I hope they didn't use the same implementation of malloc/free as the browser:

void free(void *p)
{
}

Trick in the naming

On: Advertisers Never Intended To Honor DNT

You have to use reverse psychology on the advertisers. It should have been named "Do Track."

Car analogy

On: Can Microsoft Really Convince People To Subscribe To Software?

This is like leasing or buying a car.