No, of course not. The complaint is having to work with outdated materials.

Yes sure, but not forwards compatible. That means if you need to fix a bug or add a feature in a project that is build on java 8, you cannot use language features from later versions. They are pretty important features at that, like a workable Http client, modules, container compatibility, records and enhanced switch statements. It is not fun to work like that, it’s what makes good programmers want to become chicken farmers.

Not beehaw, but I hope I’m welcome to share my weekly worries anyways…

I’ve been taking on a little more tasks at work this past half year, but it’s slowly starting to pour out of my agenda. This week is the start of another big task to add to my agenda in exchange for some other, “less important” tasks. It might be time to say “no” more, but I’m not very good at that. I wasn’t very good at asking for help either, but I’ve learned to do that more because I had to. So I hope I can also learn to say “no” more in these coming weeks. Specifically to those people who depended on me for those “less important” tasks.

Java is also a lot of fun in this regard. They’ve actually dropped support for java 8 about 2.5 years ago. But Oracle has added a “premium subscription” that gives companies another decade or so of extra support to delay updating their code even further. https://endoflife.date/oracle-jdk

This is a lot of fun. I work for a small university that has a software development course and a cyber security course. Every once in a while we pair some of the brighter students so the cs guys and girls can try to hack the sd projects. They always succeed, but it’s always a very fun lesson for both parties.

No that sucks too. Just use flameshot instead

Having a job is fine. Having something that gives you purpose is actually healthy for you. But I guess it depends what you do and you need to work for someone nice. It is the mandatory part and the “squeezing every penny out of you” part that sucks most.

Also, switching jobs when it gets tedious might be a good plan. Make sure to stick around for a couple years though, or else they’ll see on your CV that you won’t stick around long enough to be worth the effort.

I have a new phone since a week or two. I really miss my previous autocorrect. It was perfectly honed to my liking. Now it’s just generic bullshit that completely misses the point of my artistic freedom. However, I’m full on re-educating that mf right now. It is on the recieving end of my wrath. Christian gay conversion camp therapists could learn a thing or two from my resolve.

Don’t change. It’s much more fun this way

Nice! 43 is a massive achievement! I am going to finish my third book of the year this week. One of those three was the lotr omnibus though, now finished the last chapter of Giod Omens, but nevertheles, I wish I could read as much as you do.

I’m sorry, I did not put this in the right words. I thought I already deleted the comment. But no yes yes.

A LOT of people pay for that. I was flabbergasted as well. Why would you pay for a free service? This feels like buying premium bottled tap water and they don’t even bother to filter out the chlorine and the heavy metals.

I live it when a plan… falls apart

The difference with linked in is that I don’t use linked in personally. I only use it in my role as an employee or as a job searcher or as a member of some community. I don’t have any personal info on there, except for the basics that are already out there.

What a coincidence, I worked there too. I still remember Jimmy quite fondly. Best CEO I ever worked for. He even attended my birth a decade later.

Yesterday I half read a Dutch (paywalled) article about the German tech enterpeneur Peter Thiel (paypal). Who was boasting about not caring about politics much, but that it was very convenient to have your own man at the top (jd vance). He claims to not believe in democracy or death (that’s the title)

I was thinking… dafuq are people like this even doing in politics and who let’s them have a say in politics? This is such a clear cut case of moneyoracy instead of democracy, it’s almost comedic.

The article, for those who care: https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1531173/techinvesteerder-achter-jd-vance-gelooft-niet-in-democratie-of-de-dood

Your comment has 127 points. Would be funny if mine has 0, the comment below mine too, but than someone has 1 point.

Anyways. How are you doing today?

It’s killing his plan for a fifth mega yacht

I will

Edge is comparable to chrome