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yogthos OP , 3 months ago to programmerhumor in Asking the important questions

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yogthos OP , 3 months ago to programmerhumor in Asking the important questions

Nobody is arguing for overcomplicating things, and it’s true that a lot of projects out there are in fact overdesigned. However, there are also non-trivial applications out there, and front-end can in fact be complex in such apps. For example, I worked at a hospital at one point, and my team built an application that allowed multiple users to work collaboratively on shared documents seeing each other’s changes in real time. That’s a kind of app that is non-trivial, and where there’s plenty of legitimate complexity to be found both on the frontedn and the backend.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to programmerhumor in Asking the important questions

I mean… the database does all the shit itself, just give it some SQL queries. It’s incredibly important to realize that nearly all this complexity is optional - it may make sense for Facebook to invest this much in their backend infrastructure but most companies could get away with plain ol’ script that on top of Postgres.

As a backend developer you should know when things like load balancing and and complex db schemas add little value, a single table is good enough. Maintaining complex systems costs money and developers should always advocate for the simplest most sustainable solution to a problem. I think we have a real issue with pursuing shiny new technologies.

yogthos , 3 months ago to worldnews in Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous

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yogthos , 3 months ago to worldnews in Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous

I wonder what that might’ve been in response to? wilsoncenter.org/…/jupiter-missiles-and-endgame-c…

yogthos , 3 months ago to worldnews in Shafik authorizes NYPD to sweep ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ officers in riot gear arrest over 100

USA is a fascist state.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to programmerhumor in Asking the important questions

The complexity of dealing with different states a UI can be in. The user can navigate the interface of an app in many different ways. The US has to be able to handle all the different combinations of actions the users takes. This means maintaining a consistent state, loading data that’s needed, keeping track of navigation, etc. The logic in an interface of an app like an email client is far more complex than most backend workflows.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to programmerhumor in Asking the important questions

Then you haven’t developed a non-trivial user interface before.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to programmerhumor in Asking the important questions

These are completely different types of skills. Front end is complex because there’s an explosion of different states driven by how the user interacts with the UI. On the other hand, backend workflows tend to be a lot more structured. You get a request, do some processing, fetch some data, and return a response.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to worldnews in Ukraine-Russia war live: 'Europe could die', warns Macron as he warns against relying on self-interested US

The regime the west installed in Ukraine is literally grabbing people off the streets to fight in this proxy war nytimes.com/…/ukraine-military-recruitment.html

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to worldnews in Ukraine-Russia war live: 'Europe could die', warns Macron as he warns against relying on self-interested US

I love how blueAnon keep peddling their discredited Russiagate conspiracy theory.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to worldnews in ‘We must say no’: Seoul defense chief on Korean, USFK involvement in hypothetical Taiwan crisis

occupied Korea will have little say about being used as cannon fodder

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to worldnews in Biden admin isn’t fully convinced Ukraine can win, even with new aid

But gotta keep the charade going until the election is over.

yogthos OP , 3 months ago to technology in ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in U.S. if legal options fail, Reuters sources say

I think there’s a zero chance China would allow the sale. Imagine the precedent giving into such mob tactics would set. US could just go after any successful Chinese company doing business in US and demand that it’s sold off to American oligarchs.

yogthos , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to programmerhumor in "I want to live forever in AI"

I think that really depends on the implementation details. For example, consider a thought experiment where artificial neurons can be created that behave just the same as biological ones. Then each of your neurons is replaced by an artificial version while you are still conscious. You wouldn’t notice losing a single neuron at a time, in fact this regularly happens already. Yet, over time, all your biological neurons could be replaced by artificial ones at which point your consciousness will have migrated to a new substrate.

Alternatively, what if one of your hemispheres was replaced by an artificial one. What if an artificial hemisphere was added into the mix in addition to the two you have. What if a dozen artificial hemispheres were added, or a thousand, would the two original biological ones still be the most relevant parts of you?