That's not true, stack overflow will give you a copy-paste for any problem, be that some crazy C++ lambda or a phythonic way of converting to network byte order.

Asking your colleagues just means you're less exposed to GPL litigation later when scanning tools spot your code block in everyone else's projects as well ;)

True. Just because you can speak a language doesn't mean you'll be a good author. Same applies to programming. It needs structure and good design, and no language will make that happen automatically.

Personally I love micropython on the ESP8266. Network layer with no hassle, roll your own UDP packets to fire off to a docker running grafana/telegraf with ease. Much more painful to do the same in C.

Quite. C/C++ is my bread and butter but if I want to smash out a proof of concept or do something DevOps level then python is my go-to. But it's only production ready with LOTS of unit testing to exercise the logic paths, without which there is plenty of risk of it going bang in the field.

Mind you, C and C++ go bang in the field, but it takes so long to implement the exact same thing that it just appears to happen less frequently ;)

Fortunately there already exists massive underground cave systems on the moon.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...

Presumably these are adequately deep to block the majority of radiation.

The tree grow/burn cycle is short and shouldn't (averaged over the course of a few decades) contribute to the amount of atmospheric CO2. But the tree/coal lifecycle is long - releasing CO2 that can't immediately be returned to coal. Unless averaged over thousands of years - which is bit of a problem given our more immediate climate concerns.

I hope all car manufacturers realise that while touch screens are fine for driverless cars, when you have humans in charge of not killing those around them, controls that can be operated without taking eyes off the road are the way forward.

I'm a C coder by trade but I love Python because I can bang out what would be time consuming to code in C in a matter of minutes. Sometimes it's about doing what needs to be done - not how you get there.

I regularly remote work. This is less about the right software (all you need is live chat and video conf, for which there are many solutions) and more about people that buy into working with these resources as a matter of course - as well as their consideration for remote workers (IE, talking loudly enough in on-site meetings to be picked up by a mic).

The best way to get people into this mindset is to get them to experience it first hand for themselves.

And trust. Managers must allow autonomous workers and trust them to do the right thing.

Moving house to relocate to a new job should be a thing of the past.

Hiring the best, without prejudice, automatically provides a mixture of genders, races and backgrounds.

I am happy to work for a company that embraces diversity, we have survived major change in no small part thanks to this.

You can either wear your glasses inside the headset (assuming they meet size limits) or buy prescription adapters from one of several companies that have sprung up to cater to exactly this market.

There's a really minimal, very secure alternative.

It's an inert lump of metal hinged at the top that impacts the door, causing an acoustic wave to propagate through the house. No credentials are stored or required.

"The S in IoT stands for security" - Tim Kadlec

Sounds like they fell into the "this language is good therefore everything built with it will be good too" trap.

Any mentally engaging activity is likely to change brain structure given enough time, but whether that change is beneficial or detrimental seems to remain a mystery.

If your child was obsessed with making stuff with Lego no doubt there would be a discernible change there too. An inclination towards engineering, who knows?

But, we perceive screen time as bad and therefore interpret any brain adaptation as bad too, but perhaps there is some later life benefit?

(Personally I doubt it, I think screen time is a thin do-this-for-minor-reward activity - easy endorphins. Not uncommon with certain other male activities that we'd best not talk about here - also perceived negatively).

"The company said the new brand would appear on FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK and its other offerings."

Now, where's my consultancy fee?