André Becker

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Building the future of game server hosting at Nitrado. I post about #SoftwareEngineering, #Leadership, and spending too much time playing Satisfactory.

You can find useful Software Engineering tips under #SoftwareEngineering101!

I'm going to put this on my CV.
This post is brought to you by me researching 2D lighting algorithms for JavaScript because I dislike every virtual table top solution out there.

Most people will encounter situations in which they realise that all available software for a given purpose is bad. These people will be frustrated, but there's nothing they can do about it. So in the end, the only option is acceptance, and with that, peace.

But as a Software Engineer...

Programming languages should not be made by people who want to make them.
@aeva a few examples on the hellsite but also a random vid on YouTube of a guy painting the pine straw he's using as mulch so that it looks fresh for another summer. Most examplesI see are from dry areas so I was aiming HOA shenanigans.

Why do I keep seeing videos of Americans PAINTING THEIR LAWN?!

Please tell me that's not actually a real thing.

@AndresFreundTec Thank you so much, we all dodged a bullet because of you.

I accidentally found a security issue while benchmarking postgres changes.

If you run debian testing, unstable or some other more "bleeding edge" distribution, I strongly recommend upgrading ASAP.

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4

oss-security - backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise

@maxim just occurred to me: "Ausweichen" (i.e. dodge) would be a very good choice if the primary reason to use the dash is to avoid enemy attacks