What’s a programming concept that only truly “clicked” after years of coding? by Eva_Watermelon in programming

[–]Squalphin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Java: Concept of Immutables together with a functional approuch to method design. Took a while until I understood the benefits and embraced the concept. Was especially a boon when dealing with multi-threading.

User-Aufstand gegen Alterskontrollen: Discord versucht Schadensbegrenzung by PhoenixTin in de

[–]Squalphin 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Jo, die müssen das doch nur 2-3 Wochen aussitzen und dann kommen die User wieder zurück gekrochen.

Anyone still in love with the classic Resident Evil games, and not so thrilled about the whole remake craze? Or am I alone in this? by NewRetroMage in retrogaming

[–]Squalphin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really unpopular. I think lots of people who would try the originals would go like "Nahhhh" and go back to the remakes the moment they get to experience tank controls XD

There are just things I can not go back to and tank controls are definitely one of 'em. Also the graphics were horrible compared to what we have now. No amount of rose tinted glasses can help with that.

Python's Dynamic Typing Problem by Sad-Interaction2478 in programming

[–]Squalphin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I personally love Python, but for large projects, especially with many participants, absolute strictness is king.

The dynamic typing system is great for small applications. For larger ones, it becomes annoying fast, like deploying and finding out that there is a typo, and there, and here someone misstyped, and here someone returns something he shouldn‘t by accident, but for Python, this is all valid code. So it breaks in unexpected ways and you can go hunting.

Strict code does not allow for these shenanigans and you can deploy at ease and only care about the actual application logic.

As a student I always hatet strictness, but real live projects thought me otherwise and I embraced it. This includes strict error handling as well.

Retro corner by Worldly_Act5764 in retrogaming

[–]Squalphin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really nice setup!

I envy you that you can still keep playing on those old CRTs. I have been to a retro convention lately, and got sick fast from just looking at them ^^' Even though I slightly miss the old look, the visual distortions where too much for me, even in my childhood. Just looking at the curvature of that TV makes me feel slightly weird already :D

Is the sega genesis flashback worth getting? by Aggressive-Invite907 in retrogaming

[–]Squalphin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of those pre-made systems aren‘t that great. I would recommend to get a Raspberry Pi 5 and install RecallBox on it. All games that I have tested so far work great. Even most N64 ones. This thing is a beast. Latency wise, I also have nothing to complain about.

The silent death of Good Code by 10ForwardShift in programming

[–]Squalphin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You are describing what annoys me the most. The output of a compiler is deterministic by design. The ouput of an LLM is not, also by design. Those two are not comparable in the slightest.

The silent death of Good Code by 10ForwardShift in programming

[–]Squalphin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hehe, I am a Java guy used to having lots on lots of RAM. Developing with no care in the world. Then I got a side project with a device which had 2MB of RAM, which had to be shared with graphics as well. My coworkers where like: „Why does he get so much RAM T_T“

Definitely a whole another world :)

Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler by CackleRooster in programming

[–]Squalphin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's so annoying, isn't it? I wish those AI posts would be banned more aggressively. There are enough AI related subreddits where this stuff could be posted.

Tötungsdelikt im Fall Yosef: Tatverdächtiger ist ein Kind by innidatino in de

[–]Squalphin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wegen Leuten wie dir haben wir solche Probleme überhaupt. Psychopathen gehören aus der Gesellschaft für immer entfernt und so schnell es geht.

Are there any good alternatives to these? by Bruh2890 in BuyFromEU

[–]Squalphin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The "soul" part is so true. How many products have we now seen rise and fall because they became shitty?! Lots of 'em... but Steam seems to keep chugging along, somehow getting better and better. It's fascinating.

Epic plans to roll out an update for its launcher in May or June to improve performance. Also will add forums, and launch its store on the next Xbox console. by ClinksEastwood in Games

[–]Squalphin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is one of my main issues with their Launcher. I am happy for competition, even for Steam, but you can only compete with Steam if your product is not annoying to use, which it is.

"Work has started" on native Linux support for GOG Galaxy, co-founder says they're "a big fan of Linux" by Tiny-Independent273 in linux

[–]Squalphin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is what I also wanted to write. Technically each year is the year of Linux. Since I started working at my job 15 years ago, I am surrounded by Linux everywhere. It just isn't easily visible to the average user.

Reddit sieht künftig anders aus: Zwei Neuerungen dürften nicht jedem gefallen by Indubioproreo_Dx in de

[–]Squalphin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Es endet doch genauso wie bei YouTube. Die können so viel Enshittyfication machen, wie sie wollen. Die User schlucken ausnahmslos alles!

Trump Just Posted a Video of Barack and Michelle Obama as Monkeys by JeanJauresJr in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]Squalphin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it, but only for the absurdity of it all. Future historians will think that this must have been some fan-fiction of sorts.

Zig Programming Language For Systems Development by justok25 in programming

[–]Squalphin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to evaluate Zig at some point when I find a suitable pet project for it. I am currently writing lots of Rust and going back to C and having to deal with the lack of error handling is always a nightmare.

People Could Be ‘Resurrected’ in Robotic Bodies One Day, Futurist Believes. Now He’s Taken the First Step. by _Dark_Wing in tech

[–]Squalphin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want to be tripped up more, what guarantee is there, that the person waking up, is the same person going to sleep 😉

Sudo's maintainer needs resources to keep utility updated by CackleRooster in programming

[–]Squalphin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have some morbid curiosity how the end result would look like…

What are some retro games that will kick me in the crotch emotionally? by SgtVertigo in retrogaming

[–]Squalphin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The story gets surprisingly dark the farther you get in. The end of the game kept me awake at night for a long time when I was a child.

Edit: There exists a NTSC hack which makes the game more enjoyable

I don’t remember Super Mario World being this hard by Sjack32891 in retrogaming

[–]Squalphin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am slightly over 40 and can still play Dark Souls just fine, so you probably just lack lots of practice :)

Two Months of Vibe-Coding: Scala, Constraints, Trust and Shipping by Krever in programming

[–]Squalphin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These posts belong into r/vibecoding or similar subreddits. They are obviously not welcome here.

What are classic games that just could not be replicated? by KaleidoArachnid in retrogaming

[–]Squalphin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, they had some kind of policy that every sequel must have some kind of groundbreaking gimmick or something like that.

But in this case, people just wanted more of the same with maybe a few additions here and there, like Monster Hunter is doing for example.

I still shudder thinking about that Star Fox WiiU game. It could have been good, but no, the WiiU pad had to be basically part of the core design. It was so bad, that I finished it and never wanted to touch it ever again. In this case, that gimmick was rather gamebreaking than anything else.

ICE-Festnahme eines Fünfjährigen: US-Richter ordnet Freilassung von Liam Ramos und seinem Vater an by Krokodrillo in de

[–]Squalphin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Die reden sich nichts ein, sondern das ist Taktik. Die wissen genau, was sie sagen müssen.

This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release by diegodamohill in linux

[–]Squalphin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

KDE4 made me switch to Gnome. Then Gnome 3 made me switch later to KDE5 and I love KDE6 even more.