In-reply-to » This document is the result of a series of discussions between Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin and John Ousterhout, held between September 2024 and February 2025. The text addresses three main topics: method length, comments, and Test Driven Development (TDD). https://github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code/blob/main/README.md This is something to read and reflect on for days.

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Just before the pandemic, we watched Uncle Bob videos once a week in the lunch break. While almost all of my old teammates agreed with his views, I partially found them to be very odd and even counterproductive.

I didn’t come across John Ousterhout or any of his work before, at least not deliberately. So, this document is my first contact.

I only finished the chapter on comments and I totally agree with John so far. This document just manifests to me how weird Bob’s view is on certain subjects.

I always disagreed with the concept of a maximum method length. Sure, generally, shorter functions are probably better, but it always depends. And I’ve certainly seen super short methods that just made the code flow even worse to follow. While “one function should only do one thing” is a nice general rule, I’m 100% in team John with the shown examples. There are cases, where this doesn’t help readability at all. Not even close.

To me, a function always has to justify its existence. Either by reusing it at least at another place or by coming up with dedicated tests for it. But if it is just called once and there are no tests, I almost always decide against it. Personally, I don’t mind longer methods. We just recently had a discussion about that and I lost against two other workmates who are more in Uncle Bob’s camp, they refactored one medium sized method into three very short ones. Luckily, we agree on most other topics.

Lol, what!? The shorter the method, the longer the variables inside? I first thought I misread or the writeup mixed it up. I’ll always do it the other way around.

I’ve been also bitten badly by outdated comments in the past, but Bob must have worked on really terrible projects to end up with such an attitude to dislike comments. Oh well. No doubt, I’ve come across by several orders of magnitude more useless comments, in my experience (autogenerated) JavaDocs fall in the category more frequently than not. So, I know that there are different types of comments. A comment doesn’t automatically mean that it is good and justified.

But I also partially agree with Bob and John and think that a good name has a proper chance to save a comment. Though, when in doubt, I go John’s route and use a shorter name with a comment rather than use a kilometer long identifier. Writing good comments typically takes some time, sometimes much longer than writing the code. It regularly takes me several minutes. It’s a hard art.

I perhaps should read up on John’s work. He seems to be more reasonable and likeminded. :-) Let me continue to complete this document.

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“Today” is too late.

I know, the great is enemy of the good, we all have Things To Do ℱ, and that’s not your core business.

I’ve heard it all, and I know: there is a million reasons not to do something, specially if it doesn’t affect you particularly. That’s why we (still?) have buildings with stairs but no ramps, digital systems without backups
 or infrastructure running on proprietary third-parties.

I know, I’ve heard it all. You’d love to, but you really don’t have an alternative to google docs yet, zoom can’t be that bad anyway since everyone seems to use it, and here’s our form you have to fill in - hosted by Qualtrics. Between the “you don’t care because it isn’t a problem to you” and the “I get you, I really do, but I don’t have the means to switch”, we both know that your parents group will either remain on WhatsApp or move away from it “soon”.

The problem is, it is already too late. What if there’s someone needing their union, but the conversation happens over slack?

I know, change is hard. But it is also needed.

@dangoodin@dangoodin https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin/114034183325328927

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US Intelligence Chief Opposes UK Order for Apple Encryption Backdoor
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has condemned a British order requiring Apple to break its encrypted storage worldwide as an “egregious” violation of American rights that could breach the CLOUD Act facilitating cross-border investigations. In a letter

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A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led To a Hack That Ruined His Life.
A Disney employee’s download of an AI image generation tool from GitHub led to a massive data breach in July 2024, exposing over 44 million internal Slack messages. The software contained infostealer malware that compromised Matthew Van Andel’s computer

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I read a lot about Clean Code, SOLID, TDD, DDD
 now I’m discovering «A Philosophy of Software Design»  but nobody talks about the importance of the project architecture. Do we depend on the framework to do the work for us?
You know I’m a big fan of Clean Architecture, but I feel alone when I share my thoughts on social media or at work.
You have to think outside the framework.

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Haasoscope Pro Open Source USB Oscilloscope with 2 GHz Bandwidth and 3.2 GS/s Sampling
Crowd Supply recently launched Haasoscope Pro, an upgraded version of the original open-source USB oscilloscope introduced in 2018. It features a 2 GHz bandwidth, 12-bit resolution, and a 3.2 GS/s sampling rate, providing an open-hardware solution for high-speed signal analysis. According to the product page, oscilloscopes with bandwidths above 1 GHz are typically designe 
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ameriDroid Opens Preorders for VPN Server with WireGuard and DietPi
The VPN Server by ameriDroid is a pre-configured device for secure remote access to home and small office networks. Built on the ODROID-C4, it runs a lightweight Linux-based system with WireGuard for encrypted VPN connections and minimal setup. The device is based on the ODROID-C4, a single-board computer released in early 2020 by Hardkernel, featuring

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DietPi Late February 2025 Update (Version 9.11)
The late February update of DietPi v9.11 introduces support for Pi-hole v6 while improving system stability, first-boot automation, and network reliability during initial setup, along with resolving kernel selection issues on Raspberry Pi.       DietPi: DietPi is a lightweight, optimized Linux-based operating system designed for single-board computers and embedded systems. It provides an

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I like gopher so far. Probably gonna increment the amount of gopher servers by 1 soon. Could also make custom client and server software for it, since it’s so simple.

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Fiz uma pesquisa sobre o SNS, dei com uma coisa escrita pela DGS
 no Facebook. Li, mas tambĂ©m vi as dezenas de comentĂĄrios. Todos(!) eles eram comentĂĄrios de desinformação (antivax), ainda que hovessem dois ou trĂȘs “comentĂĄrios de comentĂĄrios” a tentar por algum juĂ­zo naquilo.

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In-reply-to » I spent this Monday afternoon back from work, drawing myself as the "you made it to Friday sailors" dog. Totally unrelated to the 3 hours wasted on meetings, pretending to discuss great suggestions from high management, nobody else wants to implement. Link to OG meme: https://youtu.be/z8x3JS7pP14

@thecanine@twtxt.net That’s one of my favorite dogs. Very cute. I like its headband and bandana with the bones.

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In-reply-to » (#hyox7da) Du brauchst schon fast keine AfD mehr, wenn du Medien (ÖR!) hast, die so die Interviews fĂŒhren: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/interview-mit-bodo-ramelow-linke-ex-ministerpraesident-thueringen-zur-wahl-100.html

@movq@www.uninformativ.de @arne@uplegger.eu Ach Herrjeh, was fĂŒr ein Interview! O_o Unfassbar. Da kannste den Sender auch gleich dichtmachen, sowas braucht ja echt niemand. Der Moderator hört sich in der Tat arg versprengt an. :-(

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In-reply-to » (#hyox7da) Du brauchst schon fast keine AfD mehr, wenn du Medien (ÖR!) hast, die so die Interviews fĂŒhren: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/interview-mit-bodo-ramelow-linke-ex-ministerpraesident-thueringen-zur-wahl-100.html

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Dem Ramelow platzt da ja fast die Hutschnur - verstÀndlicher Weise.
uebermedien schreibt:

Den Linken-Politiker Bodo Ramelow traktierte Moderator Dirk MĂŒller mit plumpen Provokationen. Der AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch rollte er einen VerstĂ€ndnis-Flokati aus.
Es war eine verstörende Demonstration politischer Schieflage.

Der Interviewer (Dirk MĂŒller) scheint mir auch nicht ganz koscher. Meine Filterblase wirft zu Ihm Lobhudeleien aus dem versprengten Sektor.

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TLDR: Enel wanted to use Android Auto in a way there was no API for, today EU’s Justice Court said Google is using an abusive dominant position on Android Auto. Enel’s issue was solved in the meantime (Google created an API), but the court’s decision is still useful: it said “A refusal by an undertaking in a dominant position to ensure that its platform is interoperable with an app of another undertaking, which thereby becomes more attractive, can be abusive”. Now, it is time for someone (hint!) to try to use a 3rd party Operating System with their Android Auto car, and sue if there are no APIs to make it happen. I can see the interest of folks like @e_mydata or @ubports in being able to connect their OS and devices to cars


https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-court-backs-italian-antitrust-ruling-against-google-curbs-android-auto-2025-02-25/

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In-reply-to » (#cwfxolq) Na, you're spot on, @movq! The result is an expected, terrible disaster. It just seems the absolute catastrophy is delayed for another four years.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org

The big established parties are all bad traitors. I blame them and their actions to help raise AfD. They just [don’t?] give a fuck about the ordinary people, they’re only concerned about their private gain and power.

To a large degree, yes. But I think the media is also equally at fault. There was absolutely no reason to invite AfD people to every event and let them talk. This has been going on for over 10 years. When we give them a stage to spread their hate, are we really surprised that hate spreads 
 ?

I don’t know the answers to this desaster. I’m beginning to think that people literally just want an outlet for their frustration, nothing more. It’s not about what particular parties actually plan to do. At least I think this applies to people in their 30ies and 40ies.

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In-reply-to » I am going to start using this one more, or exclusively, from now on. I need to get used to it, as "quark" will be gone, and "bender", well, he is kind of tired of getting bent. :-D

Should i follow david feed instead of bender and quark?

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My brain shuts off as soon as and every time it smells the shitGPT in somebody’s response and drops the whole conversation.

Alert | BRAIN CELLS OOM with error message: “Ain’t nobody got time for that!”

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I am going to start using this one more, or exclusively, from now on. I need to get used to it, as “quark” will be gone, and “bender”, well, he is kind of tired of getting bent. :-D

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In-reply-to » I'm in an article in Quanta Magazine! It's about the bizarre world of algorithms that re-use memory that's already full. https://www.quantamagazine.org/catalytic-computing-taps-the-full-power-of-a-full-hard-drive-20250218/ I'm the one with all the snow in the background.

@falsifian@www.falsifian.org Neat, I got the principle, so mission accomplished. :-)

I have configured my vim to use a tab width of four. So, I noticed that especially https://www.falsifian.org/blog/2021/06/04/catalytic/reachability_with_stack.cc (but also partially the other C++ file) mixes tabs and spaces for indentation. :-)

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In-reply-to » I heard that congratulations to Germany are in order, is that right? If so, congratulations!

Na, you’re spot on, @movq@www.uninformativ.de! The result is an expected, terrible disaster. It just seems the absolute catastrophy is delayed for another four years.

Even though I’m the last one who wouldn’t be glad about banning the nazis, I’m not a fan of banning parties in general. I believe that a healthy democracy has to withstand extremists. Whether it’s still healthy is debatable. To me it appeared that the failed attempts to ban NPD in the past actually helped them gain more supporters.

The big established parties are all bad traitors. I blame them and their actions to help raise AfD. They just give a fuck about the ordinary people, they’re only concerned about their private gain and power. I bet nothing will change, to the contrary, it will only get worse. The winners do have the chance to turn it for the better, but they just will not. No way, unfortunately.

But then, we must not forget that people are just dumb and stupid, too. Also, that won’t change. AfD won’t help these idiots either, but they still vote for them. I also don’t understand how there is still so much support for the other big parties left. Education is important. Very important. But I have the impression that we’re lacking it.

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In-reply-to » I heard that congratulations to Germany are in order, is that right? If so, congratulations!

@bender@twtxt.net @prologic@twtxt.net The outcome was to be expected but it’s still pretty catastrophic. Here’s an overview:

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East Germany is dominated by AfD. Bavaria is dominated by CSU (it’s always been that way, but this is still a conservative/right party). Black is CDU, the other conservative/right party.

The guy who’s probably going to be chancellor recently insulted the millions of people who did demonstrations for peace/anti-right. “Idiots”, “they’re nuts”, stuff like that. This was before the election. He already earned the nickname “Mini Trump”.

Both the right and the left got more votes this time, but the left only gained 3.87 percentage points while the right (CDU/CSU + AfD) gained 14.72:

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The Green party lost, SPD (“mid-left”) lost massively (worst result in their history). FDP also lost. These three were the previous government.

This isn’t looking good at all, especially when you think about what’s going to happen in the next 4 years. What will CDU (the winner) do? Will they be able to “turn the ship around”? Highly unlikely. They are responsible for the current situation (in large parts). They will continue to do business as usual. They will do anything but help poor/ordinary people. This means that AfD will only get stronger over the next 4 years.

Our only hope would be to ban AfD altogether. So far, nobody but non-profit organizations is willing to do that (for unknown reasons).

I don’t even know if banning the AfD would help (but it’s probably our best/only option). AfD politicians are nothing but spiteful, hateful, angry, similar to Trump/MAGA. If you’ve seen these people talk and still vote for them, then you must be absolutely filled with rage and hatred. Very concerning.

Correct me if I’m wrong, @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org, @arne@uplegger.eu, @johanbove@johanbove.info.

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Show HN: I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass
i wanted to change the habit of reaching for my phone in the morning and doomscrolling away an hour so i built an app to help me. now i have to literally touch grass before accessing my most distracting apps

the app is built in swiftui, uses the screen time apis provided by apple and google vision to recognise grass or not

i’d love to get your thoughts on the concept.

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Gestern war Bundestagswahl. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern haben die Ewiggestrigen die meisten Stimmen erhalten. Das betrĂŒbt mich und macht mich nachdenklich.

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I got to watch “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017) for the Nth time earlier today. it is still a fun thing to watch, the only problem is, now I am stuck with Samuel L. Jackson singing his “Bevilo Tutto, Bevilo Tutto, Bevilo Bevilo Bevilo Tutto
” song with the nuns, again and again in my head đŸ€Ł 
 But hey, I’ve learned two Italian words today.

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In-reply-to » (#jzdbrkq) What do you think? Where is the problem?

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev I believe you have just reproduced the bug
 it looks like you’ve replayed to a twt but the hash is wrong. I can see the hash here from Jenny, but it doesn’t look like it corresponds to any{twt,thing}. if you check it out on any yarn instance it won’t look like a replay.

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My hypothesis about that thing breaking my twts is that it might have something to do with the parenthesis surrounding the root twt hash in the replay twt-A when I replay to it with fork-twt-B; I imagine elisp interpreting those as a s-expression thus breaking the generation precess of hash (#twt-A) before prepending it to for-twt-B 
 but then I’m too ignorant to figure out how to test my theory (heck I couldn’t even recalculate the hashes myself correctly in bash xD). I’ll keep trying tho.

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In-reply-to » (#56wivca) I suspect the problem is that the content is updated. It looks like a design problem.

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev yes, that usually happens when twts get edited and we just made a gentlemen agreement to avoid edits as much as possible (at least for the time being). But the thing is, That is not what’s happening with my broken twts’ hashes. Since I’ve bee mostly replaying to my own twts as a test and I know for sure that I haven’t edited any. (I usually fork-replay instead of edit a twt when needed)

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Raspberry Pi-Like Board Incorporates RK3568 CPU, GbE Port, and M.2 2242 Slot
Graperain’s RK3568 single board computer is a compact platform for embedded applications, powered by a quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU at 2.0GHz. It supports Android 11, Linux, Ubuntu, and Debian, features an ARM G52 2EE GPU for 4K video decoding, and offers versatile connectivity for industrial, consumer, and commercial use.   The Rockchip RK3568 processor is built

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In-reply-to » @aelaraji Can you give me examples of hashes that you have detected wrong between Emacs client and twtxt.net? Perhaps there is some character, some space, that is creating the discrepancy.

@andros@twtxt.andros.dev yeah, sorry I couldn’t get back to you sooner. I’ve already made an account on codeberg in order to file in an issue but, I just can’t get myself to concentrate with everything going on with the family lately. I’ll do my best and get things done properly and soon

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In-reply-to » Spring must be here. I just saw the first bee of the year. She paid me a visit when I was baking waffles outside as today's hiking tucker.

It was mostly cloudy, but every now and then the sun peaked through. With very little wind, the 12°C felt quite nice. Especially for a hike. With the sun completely hidden and more wind, the lunch break at the summit was a bit chilly, though.

There’s a bad looking crack in the climbing rock in 10. When you have eagle eyes, you might be able to see the hooks in the cliff for the climbing ropes. I haven’t seen this one before. Also, it looked like several cubic meters of earth, grass and rock fell off the top.

On the way home, it got much more sunny. I found yet another skyrocket stick. That was pretty neat. And we saw the first field of snowdrops. With some bees checking them out. In total we walked a bit over 15km.

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More pics: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2025-02-23/

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b6c21 : If it goes as quickly as in Ukraine, we have time to see it coming. At the same time, I live in a region where we are used to seeing the Nazis disappear. here, the pigs are always hungry.

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