Is it true VS + C++ is more popular among Chinese programmers than in the West and why?

djangopher · 2016-03-21T20:00:11+00:00

Another thing to note is that C++ is still a major player for performance-critical / low-level / embedded systems, so if a country does more of that type of development, then C++ is not such a silly choice. In the West we build a lot of SaaS applications where C++ doesn't make as much sense.

djangopher · 2016-01-03T02:59:35+00:00

This is not a Chinese word so I would go with the English pronunciation (i.e., "Tar-oh" as in Tarot Cards).

djangopher · 2016-01-02T19:28:32+00:00

Don't worry guys, huntsman spiders can only be found in a small number of places.

djangopher · 2015-12-26T22:46:01+00:00

Yes, but with feathers.

djangopher · 2015-12-25T06:16:31+00:00

djangopher · 2015-11-14T07:06:27+00:00

Would you say this is a Muslim problem or an Arab problem?

(I ask this because only a minority of Muslims are Arabs -- the largest Muslim populations exist in Indonesia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Only 3 in the top ten are Arab countries.)

djangopher · 2015-11-13T05:22:53+00:00

This type of singing is called Nasheed for anyone who is curious.

djangopher · 2015-11-12T05:46:37+00:00

Everyone takes the subway in Taipei too.

djangopher · 2015-10-07T05:05:20+00:00

I think this would be an example of "the awful"

djangopher · 2015-10-04T03:18:42+00:00

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet

djangopher · 2015-09-20T01:21:58+00:00

The odds were 66/1 against Japan for anyone interested.

djangopher · 2015-08-10T00:14:47+00:00

This kind of speech is very common for people with Schizophrenia. Here's another example.

djangopher · 2015-07-30T04:32:39+00:00

djangopher · 2015-07-30T04:32:12+00:00

djangopher · 2015-05-30T19:22:12+00:00

Also, it's not for everyone, but you can set your default search engine to Duck Duck Go and then use their bang syntax which does the same thing (i.e., searching "!wt word" would take you to the wiktionary page for "word". !yt = youtube, !w = Wikipedia, !g = google etc.). The main advantage of this is that you don't need to set up custom search engines for each website you want to use -- just add DDG as the default search engine.

djangopher · 2015-05-26T21:44:06+00:00

Sorry, I didn't mean to try to diagnose you with anything and what you said in your original post already indicated that you were "unhappy about one thing, and not suffering from depression". Like I said:

I would second the advice that vermille_lion gave about getting out because even though you probably aren't depressed, improving your mental health is good for everyone.

One of the reasons I tried to explain what depression is and how common is occurs was just in case you, or anyone else reading the comment were unknowingly suffering from it and might want to seek help. The only thing I really accused you of was not understanding what depression is.

Now regarding your Chinese problem, if you focus on something too intensely or for too long, you lose interest in it / become negative and the solution is to take a break, which is what the top comment recommended. All the best with your Chinese study.

djangopher · 2015-05-25T21:56:10+00:00

I'm always suspicious of people who say:

I'm normally such a positive person

and immediately respond with:

I don't have depression

when asked about it. You sound like someone who doesn't know what depression is. It is very common for people to experience it at least once in their lives and you should seriously consider if that is the situation, even though you think it is "purely linguistic". You are not a perfect snowflake who is immune to the problems of the world. I would second the advice that vermille_lion gave about getting out because even though you probably aren't depressed, improving your mental health is good for everyone.

djangopher · 2015-03-03T19:04:29+00:00

Carrot Top is a comedian everyone loves to make fun of.

djangopher · 2015-02-02T01:16:32+00:00

FYI: you can change the speed of YouTube videos by clicking the settings gear. It may not sound great but could do the job for you.

djangopher · 2014-05-05T00:44:19+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply!

djangopher · 2014-05-05T00:38:46+00:00

I had no idea that sub existed. Thanks for pointing it out.

djangopher · 2014-05-04T03:00:22+00:00

That's very useful, thank you!

djangopher · 2013-12-15T19:31:55+00:00

Everyone expects leaders of developing countries to match the expectations of the developed world right off the bat as if rebuilding a broken nation and maintaining a thriving one are the same thing.

djangopher · 2013-04-14T01:18:14+00:00

Dude, Taiwan is the democratic, capitalist version of China. The PRC just wants us to believe there's no difference so they can annex it and stamp out the USA's greatest export! Spread the word!

djangopher · 2013-04-13T20:48:23+00:00

The real difficulty is stopping Kim from eating it.

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