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  1. Comment on Thoughts on PHP routing strategies in ~comp

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    Parsed and processed the entirety of the data, normalized it, and then wrote the resulting information into a time series database. This meant parsing every single line of data, aggregating...

    Parsed and processed the entirety of the data, normalized it, and then wrote the resulting information into a time series database. This meant parsing every single line of data, aggregating together whatever was needed, grouped by time, source, and destination, and then bulk writing it as quickly as possible into the DB. It was a pretty serious process.

    PHP is honestly very fast nowadays, and it has tons of third party libraries and tools (go browse packagist.org if you want to see a few.) Yes, there are way more specific math orientated libraries for something like Python, but I've yet to find something major I couldn't do in PHP.

    FWIW, this Netflow app I reference was part of a larger SaaS application that currently serves hundreds of large companies that rely on it to run their businesses every day. I'm no longer part of the org, but I built the majority of the app in the early days, and I would do it in PHP again if I had to!

  2. Comment on Thoughts on PHP routing strategies in ~comp

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    I built an app that handled multiple gigs in real time of Netflow processing in PHP. It's faster than many other languages that people commonly use for web development.

    I built an app that handled multiple gigs in real time of Netflow processing in PHP. It's faster than many other languages that people commonly use for web development.

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  3. Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv

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    No, but I keep meaning to.

    No, but I keep meaning to.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Small tech companies are staying remote to attract workers, while Big Tech goes back to the office in ~comp

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    You just need metrics that are constant. You can't wait until it burns down, but 'seeing' somebody doing something in an office isn't really evidence that they're going in the right direction...

    You just need metrics that are constant. You can't wait until it burns down, but 'seeing' somebody doing something in an office isn't really evidence that they're going in the right direction either.

    That being said, if in office works for you, it's what you should do!

  5. Comment on Something wrong with new game reviews (Dave the Diver) in ~games

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    Came here to basically post this, but already said well. If reviews are overwhelmingly positive, and the OP doesn't like it, then the answer is the OP subjectively disagrees. Just part of being a...

    Came here to basically post this, but already said well. If reviews are overwhelmingly positive, and the OP doesn't like it, then the answer is the OP subjectively disagrees. Just part of being a human.

    Also, the post is just filled with needlessly inflammatory statements - "what's going on with the gaming industry" is people made a game for $18 that a lot of people really like, and you don't. I don't know what else there is to say, OP..

    10 votes

  6. Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv

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    I Think You Should Leave.. over, and over, and over..

    I Think You Should Leave.. over, and over, and over..

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I've been messing with WebGL a lot over the last few years (www.tranceport.io) as an example, and I'm starting to play with the latest version of BabylonJS with WebGPU support. It's pretty...

    I've been messing with WebGL a lot over the last few years (www.tranceport.io) as an example, and I'm starting to play with the latest version of BabylonJS with WebGPU support. It's pretty exciting/crazy to think you can build a full, GPU accelerated in browser game nowadays!

  8. Comment on Small tech companies are staying remote to attract workers, while Big Tech goes back to the office in ~comp

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    Yeah, the whole return to office thing is crazy to me, although I somewhat understand the thought process at large orgs. Realistically, the drive is (IMO) real estate + lack of good performance...

    Yeah, the whole return to office thing is crazy to me, although I somewhat understand the thought process at large orgs. Realistically, the drive is (IMO) real estate + lack of good performance monitoring.

    I've been working from home for 8 years, and I'd never go back. The requirement for my job is to get X tasks done by Y date, and it's up to you to manage that. If I get burned out in the afternoon, I can go for a walk, then get back to it, or hang out with my wife for a bit, or do any other number of things.

    The crazy thing is people are sometimes surprised at this when I tell them, yet you can get pretty much anyone to admit with a tiny bit of coaxing that nobody is working for the entire time they're in the office anyway. People get up and talk to their coworkers, browse Reddit (or Tildes..) or whatever else they do to take breaks/fill in empty time. Offices suck, and the world would be a better place if we removed all the travel required to get to them and the energy required to heat/cool/maintain them.

    15 votes