Notices by riga (riga@refactorcamp.org), page 6

@BruceJia all the better!

people stink. i’m getting a cat!

oNly wEsTeRN sOCiEtY rEspEcTs wOmEN
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/23/wolf-pack-case-spain-feminism-far-right-vox

In other words, what's the advantage of tagging the positive case with 'Some'?

Hardcore FP people: can someone please point me towards an explanation of why one would prefer a Maybe type (Some T | None) over a Nullable type (T | null)? Can't you just use all the abstractions you would have done on Maybe on a Nullable instead?

Seriously, labour consciousness among software devs when?

So many of y'all create incredible foundations for companies to take and use in proprietary work, make bank, and leave you strapped for time, money, and/or peace of mind, while screwing over their users for a couple extra bucks. We can do better.

@riga I mean, if we have pretty good FOSS today, just imagine how good it could be if developers could afford to practice their craft without worrying about whether the returns on it would accrue directly to them.

The perennial blindspot of FOSS as an ethic is the fact that people need to be paid for their work in order to get by. The optimistic corollary of this observation is that under communism we would have incredible FOSS in great abundance.

@Elmkast it has that doubly offensive quality of being both ultra racist and a huge distraction from the million legitimate issues that face the province.

@Elmkast preach

TFW yarn succeeds where NPM gives you the ol

It's weird how U.S. dems don't get how wishing 45 was found out for colluding with the russians is such a bad look for them. It basically confirms the beliefs many people have about 'the liberal elite' operating in bad faith.