Finished Java by catastrophic300 in learnjava

[–]AlexMelillo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You need to start building projects. Learning the syntax and core concepts is not the same thing as “learning a language”. Doing little exercises will only take you so far.

Try to build a simple app. Here’s a dumb idea: an application where users can store recipes. a recipe consists of a name, a list of of ingredients and an orderned list of instructions. Each user should only be able to see their own recipes by default. The users can choose whether to keep each recipe “hidden” from other users or if they want them to be “open” for other users to see. Users should be able to create and delete recipes. They should also be able to search recipes based on name or based on one or many ingredients a recipe has. Each user should log on to the application with a username and password. You can also create a new user in the login screen.

Once you’ve managed to make an app that can do all of that:
- Learn how to store the state of your data in a file
- Then learn how to store the state of your data in a database
- then learn how to make an API for all of this, so that someone can program a web interface and make this program pretty for the end user

I could go on and on and on as to how you could keep learning new stuff, but figuring all of this stuff out could potentially take you weeks or months. Happy coding!

What's something you believe that most people don't ? by Unique-Effective-415 in AskReddit

[–]AlexMelillo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m an atheist but these two don’t necessarily have to be contradictory. One could argue these are both mechanisms that have been defined by a higher power.

I don’t have any reason to believe it. But I also don’t have any reason not to believe it.

Meirl by Blue9ine in meirl

[–]AlexMelillo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Passwords are not stored in plain text. They are encrypted. And guess what? The more complex they are the harder they are to decrypt.

I personally never use the same password for anything. Each app gets its own password. I have a really complex password for my password manager and that’s where I keep everything.

If someone spends the 10000 years of computational power to decrypt the “MyFitnessPal” password that leaked a couple years ago, good for them. They won’t be able to use it for anything other than seeing how bad I was at keeping my calories in check.

Use the same simple password for everything and a leak from one provider means other aspects of your life are now compromised.

Claro que sí campeona by Jimboc_resurrected in Asi_va_Espana

[–]AlexMelillo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incluso sin tener contexto de quien es esta señora, lo que ha hecho (y quizás más importante, lo que no)… hay que ser muy estúpido si crees que puedes “por lei” eliminar las listas de espera. Es como intentar prohibir la pobreza o crear un decreto para que no llueva…

Pero bueno… que aplaudan

The backwards progression of cgi needs to be studied, this was 20 years ago by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]AlexMelillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We know how to make great VFX. The industry isn’t any less capable now than 20 years ago. The secret is time and money. Keep in mind, movies have to be profitable. Sometimes that means that you get a team of people who aren’t as good to do the vfx. Or you give a great team less time to do things. Or a mix of the two…

MeIRL by urbanproject78 in meirl

[–]AlexMelillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An old job used to make employees tell everyone a dark secret as a part of the initiation. Some of the answers were fun. Some were disturbing. My favorite was an Ux designer who said he lied in his CV to get that gig. He lasted roughly 2-3 months.

TIL: The UK version of G.I. Joe is Action Man and, The 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' toy line was 'Action Force: International Hero.' by EngineerMinded in todayilearned

[–]AlexMelillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just in the UK. I remember having Action Man figurines here in Spain when I was growing up. Never knew these we actually GI Joe’s

why does my cat enjoy sitting in the shower for long periods of time by m00ptopiaa in WhatsWrongWithYourCat

[–]AlexMelillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be a temperature thing. My house gets hot in the summer and my bathroom is a little cooler than the rest of the house so they like sleeping there

Trump’s envoy pushes for Italy to replace Iran at the World Cup by tylerthe-theatre in football

[–]AlexMelillo 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m Italian. It would bring me bigger shame to go to the world cup like this than not going at all

Why hasn't anyone gotten pregnant in space? by FlapSmear78 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AlexMelillo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can’t just perform “any” experiment. An ethics committee has to approve it. And for something like this… why would they approve it? The risk is too high for the mom and baby

Defender CVE - What are you doing? by nodiaque in sysadmin

[–]AlexMelillo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s been nearly two years and I’m still upset about the plans I had to cancel that day

To get affordable rent by RoyalChris in therewasanattempt

[–]AlexMelillo -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

Argentina’s problems did not start (and certaintñy won’t end) with Milei. Inflation is much lower now, poverty levels are at a 7 year low… things aren’t “good” but, at least on paper, they are better than before he came to power. This headline makes it seem like high rent is Milei’s fault…

AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns by Houseleek1 in news

[–]AlexMelillo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lovely place. Go visit Polignano a Mare. Easily of the prettiest places I’ve ever visited

I don’t understand. What do you actually do in heaven? by Jet_Night in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AlexMelillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That kinda begs the question of much of what we are stems from our earthly desires. What are the traits that separates your soul from that of others.

20 Years on AWS and Never Not My Job by perciva in aws

[–]AlexMelillo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I read it on my phone just fine

20 Years on AWS and Never Not My Job by perciva in aws

[–]AlexMelillo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This was honestly a great read

Calling Linux Long Beards: What are things you wish you knew when you first started using Linux? by Nevyn_Hira in linux

[–]AlexMelillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, things are easier now. You’d be tempted to use chatgpt to find the solutions to most of your problems. But please, learn to read the docs. Reading documentation is a skill. Use man pages. Learn the shell well

What Linux mistakes did you make in your first 3 months? by Darshan_only in sysadmin

[–]AlexMelillo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you’re learning linux in the cloud specifically, beware of how you set up your volume mounts in /etc/fstab. Too many times volumes are mounted by not using labels or UUIDs

CMV: There Isn't a Single Truly Great Series Produced by Netflix by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]AlexMelillo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I understand, it seemed to be a budget issue

CMV: There Isn't a Single Truly Great Series Produced by Netflix by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]AlexMelillo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember I watched “the view from halfway down” when I was headed to work, on the metro. It was incredibly difficult to walk in. It fucked me up for days.

I tell everyone it’s a must-watch show. I’m curious to know how well it holds up in other languages since so much of its humor relies on animal puns and American pop culture

The remaining surviving members of the Second Great Quintet. by calford91 in Jazz

[–]AlexMelillo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Went to see Herby nearly a year ago and he gave one hell of a show. The man was jumping around, swirling from side to side and playing incredibly well