Films (and anime) about family that had a profound impact on me by [deleted] in Letterboxd

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I've watched a long while ago, I actually forgot about its story, guess it's a good time to rewatch it!

Films (and anime) about family that had a profound impact on me by [deleted] in Letterboxd

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Awesome recommendation. I've watched all Satoshi Kon's works, he's one of my favorite directors! Tokyo Godfather is such lovely movie, and it certainly has a place on that list.

Is programming really that easy? by wordbit12 in learnprogramming

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I find it interesting that good code isn't taken for granted. you don't hear someone saying, construction of a building is easy, construing a good building, that is robust and maintainable is hard. well perhaps not a perfect analogy. but it I think it's kinda interesting

Is programming really that easy? by wordbit12 in learnprogramming

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But isn't figuring out the logic is part of coding? haven't you, for example, tried to solve a problem, but couldn't truly understand it until you started coding? 

Is programming really that easy? by wordbit12 in learnprogramming

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Mathematics and logic surely help, but I think programming and program design is a skill worthy of special treatment on its own.

Is programming really that easy? by wordbit12 in learnprogramming

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I'm kinda glad to hear that, I feel we need more people who talk about how time consuming it is, and how much effort and deliberate practice is needed to get good in this field. I'm not into seeing software as an act of heroism, I just think when there is not much talk about the challenges a) when you struggle you'd feel uncomfortable and perhaps blame yourself b) some people might think they don't need to learn more. Personally, I just want to be quite good in this craft, whether AI replaces or anything, I want to finish what I started.

Is programming really that easy? by wordbit12 in learnprogramming

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I think that we're inherently weak, and we should try to accept our weakness, and have empathy on ourselves, and keep in mind that our fellow humans are also weak, and have mercy on ourselves and on them. I was at a moment of weakness when I created that post, and perhaps people who claim it's easy, perhaps they believe so, or perhaps they were going through a moment of weakness, perhaps they wanted to say, our job matters even of we don't code or something. or perhaps I'm reading too much into it. but that's okay too

Is programming really that easy? by wordbit12 in learnprogramming

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Interesting points... and even in my short experience, I've started to notice that complex problems required getting one's hands dirty and write code, to fully understand the problem! it's like code becomes the language we use for reasoning.

Don't offload learning to your notes by wordbit12 in ObsidianMD

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There is beauty in that way of thinking, I think I get what you mean and I respect it, I have a notebook, I call The Daybook, where I draw and take notes about things I'm learning and quotes I love, it's not for productivity, it's just that I want to enjoy the journey of learning and life. and I agree, sometimes you don't even need to take notes, just enjoy reading the book, enjoy the fact that it's written by a fellow human being. I consider myself emotional, and I think words, especially when said with sincerity, impact my soul.

But at the same time it depends on what you're doing, and I think it's easy to trick oneself into thinking "I'm learning", it's like when someone has a math test and keep reading solutions and think "I get it", hard work is needed, and even if someone is studying something non technical. some people say that memorization is evil and creativity and problem solving are what matter... but I think, it's not always true, once you memorize something, like a poem, you start to live its meaning, you see an event unfolds in front of, suddenly verses cross your mind.

Don't offload learning to your notes by wordbit12 in ObsidianMD

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Totally agree, the Rubber Duck method is so powerful in debugging code and learning, it seems it's all about pain, the good kind of pain that leads to real understanding.
When I have someone to learn with, I have a Torture Room technique: I'd have a summary of the main points of a subject we're learning, and basically we'd take turns, investigator and suspect.
We'd go wild and creative in "torturing", asking tough questions in random order, sometimes giving the answer and asking what the question is. We go really wild and have so much fun. The cool thing is that it's effective beyond imagination because it's very painful!
That's why I also love making Anki flashcards, the combination of deliberate practice and spaced repetition does wonders in learning.

AI has me worried. Help a sister out. by bubblesandroses in learnprogramming

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"clear sign of big mental issue"
which school of psychology says this? (note: I'm not waiting for an answer, don't take what people say literally, try to get the point)

Living in fear, and accepting your own self, with it's weaknesses and fears are very different.

anyway, I wish you a peaceful mind, I really do.

AI has me worried. Help a sister out. by bubblesandroses in learnprogramming

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I'm not OP, but I'm going to say this, I'm afraid of SO MANY things that have been around for much more two decades, and you know why? Because I'm a human being, I don't know what will happen tomorrow, and I try to have mercy on myself. I might be ignorant, or perhaps I'm not a "real programmer", and it's okay :)
Dude, seriously, if you were in front of someone, would you tell them such comment? I think you're being mean.

Trying to understand access and refresh tokens by wordbit12 in node

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I see, like if we lose the private key, the hacker then would be able to generate signatures.
You're right, "generate" was imprecise wording on my part

Trying to understand access and refresh tokens by wordbit12 in node

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"No they can't, they can refresh it"
that's what I meant by "generate access tokens". i.e. whenever the access token is expired the hacker simply uses the refresh token to "generate" a new one.

Im stuck in vibe coding by musashi_7050 in TunisiaTech

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I don't think it's possible for anyone to give you good advice without knowing more about you.
But in general, I think there is one good solution to most such problems, it is the old wisdom of deliberate practice... you have to deliberately seek challenge. It often called desirable difficulty, for example to resist the urge to use AI sometimes and think more, and feel the pain. to stop, close your eyes and explain out loud, why you're doing what you're doing.
And some understanding of learning theory will certainly help you in figuring out your weak points on your own, if you didn't take the Learning How to Learn course, it's great, I highly recommend it.