ithron

@ithron@toot.sh

Software developer and Computer Scientist from Kiel, Germany. Currently pursuing a PhD in engineering in medical image analysis.
Formerly @ithron.

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nixCraft, to random
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Your sibling wants to start coding. What programming language would you recommend?
0. C

  1. JavaScript
  2. Java
  3. Python
  4. Something else
ithron,

@nixCraft I think the lang that fits the application best. If they want to do eg. game programming with unity C# would probably the best. For embedded probably some kind of C. Maybe lua and get into some modding? Definitely depends on the motivation. I think learning any lang works best if you have a direct application in mind.
Probably also depends on the background. If they like math, functional langs maybe great.

codinghorror, to random

The Programmers' Credo, via the ineffable pinboard, Maciej Ceglowsi. Yes I had this bronzed myself. Twice, one for me, one for him. And we deserve every bit of it! 😉

ithron,

@codinghorror Hell, yeah!
Just like the method that I came up with in my PhD thesis. After my first paper I thought "yeah, easy, this can be implemented in 3 months at the most"... 3 years later it's finally working... somewhat…

nixCraft, to random
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User: I accidentally opened vim. How do you even quit this thing?

me: that's their adoption strategy. it's Hotel California of text editors

ithron,

@nixCraft Why does everyone want to quit vim?

nixCraft, to random
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According to iPhone users, once you switch to the iPhone, there's no going back to Android.

Is it true? 🤔

ithron,

@nixCraft tried Android two times. However, both were crappy devices. A 80€ tablet, actually unusable slow despite its 12 core CPU, unable to install anything despite external SD card.
The other was some low priced refurbed smart phone. Also not usable.
But I don’t blame Android for it, but for me as a iPhone user it’s hard to know I’m advance which Android devices are legit and which are crap.

nixCraft, (edited ) to linux
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Alright and nerds, what shell do you (primarily) use ?

ithron,

@nixCraft primary zsh for years now. Before tcsh, probably because it was the default shell…

nixCraft, (edited ) to linux
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Poll: Favourite C compiler for and :

ithron,

@nixCraft I actually use clang on all platforms — Linux, Unix, macOS and even Windows. At least in FreeBSD and macOS/Darwin it’s the default compiler. VisualStudio also ships with a clang onboard. But using clang on Linux can sometimes be a bit frustrating…

nixCraft, to random
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Hello Mastodon, could you suggest a computer game suitable for kids aged 10 to 14 that can run on older hardware? Thank you.

ithron,

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