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#emacs pros be like...
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RT @SteveStuWill
When the excavator becomes an extension of yourself
https://twitter.com/SteveStuWill/status/1555622201466167296

I was recently trolled that #emacs "is only used by 3% of developers, so is completely irrelevant." There are many good responses, but what would yours be?

I have been annoyed at the informal prevalence of proprietary MatLab among some of my colleagues, and didn't realize that R is a direct alternative for most problem-spaces. I much prefer the opensource mode of R. Some useful comparisons:
https://www.educba.com/matlab-vs-r/
https://statanalytica.com/blog/r-vs-matlab/

There are methods of coding that are complete paradigm shifts. Algol-style was my default, such as Java, C, JavaScript, and distantly, Python. Then I learned functional programming, completely changing my approach to problems.

And then there is CSS, which is itself a completely different experience. Different debugging, development, and problem[solving] space.

Two types of simplicity: the monolith (emphasis MONO) and the Linux approach, single-purpose composable. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1555760740652371968.html

Back to a language with state and syntax -- #css "how do I linebreak within flex display?" Answer seems to be `flex-direction "column"`

Comparing visual git tools -- because how could you compare with #emacs #magit?
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5338960/Git-Comparing-Visual-Studio-2022-with-MeGit-EGit-a

Looking into https://gitea.io/en-us/ to see how it compares to GitLab and SourceHut. Anyone have details, particularly for the non-git services offered?

In so many ways tech is catching up with #Clojure: JavaScript getting some immutability, React improving hot-loading and tree comparisons, and other stuff, Python with interactive kernel (REPL). What are ways you see #Clojure maintains its lead?

While we're talking about online pay grievances, on a lighter note, who decided to swap "make and model"? I mean, no one says "I drive a Forester Subaru" or "Ranger Ford"... why would you do this?

So, if I have one account, do I just get do use that anywhere on the Fediverse? Is that the way it works?

#noxp

Got it! SO mislead me. Forget that `class=` business.

label:not(.custom-control-label).required:before {

"not" failing matching #css:

label:not([class=custom-control-label]).required:before

Struggling with some #css here. I need a selector, ":before me, unless I have some class"

As a developer, how do you react to a mistype? What if it's not just a typo, but a shortcut that does something unexpected?