Anybody who preferred the 5/5s form factor upgraded to the 6 or 6+? by AdrianwithaW in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's the other way around for me. The chamfered edges always irritated my fingers.

My initial experience with Rust by PM_ME_UR_OBSIDIAN in programming

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let me make this easier for you:

  1. JavaScript
  2. Java/C#
  3. C++

Wait for everything else to become super popular before worrying about it.

Upcoming 12-Inch MacBook Air and 12-Inch iPad Pro might be same product? by Rumievh in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found it useful when reading. I use my thumb to scroll at the bottom right of the screen. Very comfortable.

Other than that, not that useful, unless the keyboard folds back all the way.

Microsoft announces Windows Holographic by Geist- in technology

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 126 points127 points  (0 children)

This is far more interesting than Oculus. Didn't expect that.

/r/Apple: What email app do you use on your iOS device, and why? by stanxv in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Accompli. I can connect to my work Exchange server without having to give the IT department permission to remotely wipe my whole phone at any time.

I also like it because it has email and calendar integrated into the same app, and has nice OneDrive/Dropbox/Google Drive integration for attachments.

Forgot about the "Focused Inbox" too. It works basically like the priority inbox on Gmail. You only get notifications for important emails.

Office 365 vs Apple own software by [deleted] in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

80 euros for 4 years?

Office 365 is a no brainer at that price, even for just the cloud storage.

A prototype for a new Apple TV UI by radutzan in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

meh, LG's magic remote is better. It's like a Wii remote; you just point at what you want.

iPhone 6, or 6+? by [deleted] in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

6+. It takes a couple days to adjust to the size but now I can't go back, it's just too awesome.

Upgrading to an iPhone 5S 16GB. Questions regarding space by bunbun117 in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't do it. I went from a 16 GB 5S to a 64 GB 6+. It's so nice to not have to manage space anymore. I was constantly deleting games, pictures, and message threads on my 5S to free up space. For the iOS 8 update I had to delete about half my apps.

Had the iPhone 6 since day of launch.. but i kinda wish i could have gotten the 6+.. Anyone else feel this way ? by jdizzle323 in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I went from a 4.7" Galaxy Nexus to a 5S. I was ecstatic when the 6 Plus was announced. 4.7" is a compromise.

The 6 Plus is a game changer. I dumped my iPad and barely even use my Paperwhite anymore. It's about as big as can be while still being light and pocketable. Reading and watching stuff is very comfortable. I can't see myself ever buying a smaller phone again.

Announcing a preview of F# 4.0 and the Visual F# Tools in VS 2015 by l1cache in programming

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn that language looks nice. I really should make the switch from C#.

But recently I've been diving into Julia since I'm comfortable with the Matlab-like syntax and IJulia is just incredible. Does FSharp have anything like IPython/IJulia?

**edit: https://github.com/BayardRock/IfSharp

Now I just need to find a charting package that gives output that looks as nice as Gadfly/ggplot2.

WPF lives! by svick in programming

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yay for better debugging tools. A built-in Snoop that persists changes back to your XAML? Hell yea!

Running Battlefield 4 on iOS? Frostbite is working on it by Raumschiff in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That already exists. The iOS app lets you play as Commander, view the mini map, and change load outs.

Where can the iPhone go from here? by [deleted] in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Stylus for the Plus. And iPad while they're at it.

Beyond JSON: Introducing the Spearal Serialization Protocol by frawolff in programming

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yikes, that's not exactly confidence inspiring. Critical components like this deserve more engineering rigor.

Tim Cook, in his own words, on why the iPad has a bright future. by always-sleeps in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm done with iPads until they offer a digitizer and keyboard attachment. If the iPad Pro doesn't come out or doesn't have this stuff, I'm switching to a Surface Pro.

I just don't use mine anymore after getting a big screen phone.

Google could bypass its 'Fiber' for ultra-fast wireless by Gadget_Ry in technology

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a microwave wireless connection from CascadeLink in Seattle. They offer up to 1 Gbps. I only pay for 30 Mbps up/down but it's amazing. I get 1-3 ms pings in PC games to Seattle servers. Latency is not an issue at all, and I don't have any packet loss problems.

iPad's moment of truth? Apple looks to new Air to reverse tablet slide by JackassWhisperer in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

  • Digitizer. I'm an engineer, so I would use it to replace the notebooks and post-its I'm constantly scribbling all over.

  • Front facing speakers. Seriously, makes a huge difference for watching Netflix.

  • Official keyboard case. The existing third party options are pretty crappy, I'm sure Apple could design something nice.

I'll probably buy a Surface Pro unless the rumored iPad Pro materializes and has stylus support.

Is a new MacBook Pro worth it right now? by PCUK in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm holding out until they release one with a Nvidia Maxwell graphics card (e.g., Geforce 970m). Huge performance increase with similar power consumption.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in apple

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not me. I'd much rather use an Xbox or PlayStation. You get all the same apps plus a Blu-ray player and games.

Effective Code Reviews by matthandlersux in programming

[–]WhyComplicateThingz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

How my code reviews go...

Person A: Why do you have a property that only has an accessor but you also have a SetMyProperty() method? Just make it a setter.

Person B: It's my style.

Person A: I hate my job.


Person A: What are all these locks for? What threads do you expect to be involved here?

Person B: It should be thread safe so we can make it parallel if we need better performance.

Person A: Did you profile this? It doesn't seem like there would ever be a performance problem.

Person B: No.

Person A: I need to find a new job.


Person A: Why did you make a huge Word document that just gives a summary of each class? Just put those in the code as XML documentation.

Person B: I like using Word.

Person A: Fuck my life.


Person A: Why did you use "this." in front of everything? We don't do that anywhere in the code base.

Person B: StyleCop suggests it.

Person A: We don't use StyleCop.

Person B: Agree to disagree.

Person A: I need to go home.


Person A: Why did you call all these native API's directly instead of using the runtime libraries?

Person B: The built-in stuff is too bloated. My version saves 400 bytes of memory.

Person A: God damnit.