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- Comment on Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse 3 weeks ago:
The argument I agree with is that Python is the best language to learn if it’s your only language, and Java is the best first language if you’re going to learn others. The syntax from Java is shared across so many other languages and it forces you to learn about things like objects and types. You could make an argument for C or C++ but Java’s handholding is more beginner friendly imo
- Comment on Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse 3 weeks ago:
It can help with standardization and some security benefits to run things in the JVM, part of the reason it’s so popular in enterprise
- Comment on Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year. 2 months ago:
Well, sounds like I have six weeks to spin up Jellyfin side-by-side with Plex to see if I can get away with not paying the $120 ransom…
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
I guess you would need a lot of proxies. And they probably need to be on Googles good side to keep their VPN extension in Chrome
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
I wonder if they’re using the (paid) Google and Brave APIs, and are running Leta as a loss leader, or if they have some way to get around it
- Comment on Pluralistic: We bullied HP into a minor act of disenshittification 3 months ago:
Cory Doctorow is an actual legend
- Comment on Scheduled Maintenance Thursday 20th Feb 18:00 UTC 4 months ago:
Appreciate everything you do!
- Comment on Proton 2024 Lifetime account fundraiser for online freedom | Ends on January 5th 5 months ago:
I bought a ticket, thanks for the post. I don’t expect to win, but it’d be cool if I did and it’s a good excuse to send $10 to some cool projects
- Comment on Proton 2024 Lifetime account fundraiser for online freedom | Ends on January 5th 5 months ago:
Is this similar to how Mozilla is set up?
- Comment on The Most Loved Digital Audio Streaming Platforms. 8 months ago:
I thought Amazon Music was a small up-charge on top of prime?