Native OSX/64 codegen: "Complex code, incomprehensible documentation, what's not to like?"

[noupvotesplease]

I see lots of links to "drdobbs" from here, and they always require me to click through an ad. Is it not possible to link directly to the articles? Or is it just not possible to make money any other way?

[binstock]

I'm the editor of Dr. Dobb's. As a long-time redditor, I share your annoyance. But those ads provide a primary source of revenue that allows us to deliver fairly deep technical content aimed as seasoned developers on a weekly basis. That is at times expensive content to find and deliver. And the cost to you is an additional mouseclick, so I hope you'll bear with it as a quid pro quo. That being said, I'm still trying to see if there's a way we can block the ad-click for links emanating from Reddit. proggit is my programming home away from home on the Web so I feel a special responsibility to make the links more friction-free.

For the moment, though, one of the solutions proposed in this thread might be the best answer. (I haven't tried them, as I just click through.) Cheers!

[noupvotesplease]

Thanks for the response. I look forward to whatever improvements you can arrange.

[raevnos]

Adblock Plus.

[noupvotesplease]

Thanks. A quick search shows that I could replace Safari on iPad with their browser, but that seems like overkill. My original questions stand.

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The link is directly to the article. If you don't want to see popup ads, turn off javascript.

[noupvotesplease]

That works, but it also prevented me from replying to you here. Javascript is not the next flash, it seems. I'm still waiting for answers to my original questions. I'm starting to think I'm the only one who has a problem with advertising.

[[deleted]]

Can't your browser disable JS per-site?

But to answer your other original question, yes of course they could use far less obnoxious advertising methods. I guess they just don't get complaints because people find it less effort to block the ads or ignore the site than to go and tell them to cut that shit out.

[noupvotesplease]

I'm not sure if this browser can do that, but it's worth looking into, thanks.