MetaTalk posts tagged with programming

MetaFilter naming culture and conventions

the man of twists and turns — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:02:44 -0800

This post got me thinking about Metafilter and screen names: why is MeFi unlike other websites? Metafilter, in my experience is almost unique in the screen name variety and profusion. There aren't hordes of people with myname#### or witty_phrase, unlike many other places. Not to cast apersions on people who choose those names, but it seems like many screen name systems do not recognize spaces, punctuation, or many of the other characters MeFites use to name themselves. Which force users to adopt simple names. Also, names here can be long - much longer than at some other sites, another area of complexity. This, I believe, creates a unique naming culture. Not from nowhere did 'eponysterical' become a meme/catchphrase. Was the decision to allow longer and more complex names a deliberate one? How has it affected the community? Related: Users with numbers in their names Related: Similar Usernames Related: Favorite MetaFilter usernames Related: Similar usernames confuse some readers

Would I know if some of my comments had been deleted?

kristi — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:12:40 -0800

Would I know if some of my comments had been deleted? After reading a rather long MeTa about deleted comments, I realized I don't know whether any of my comments have been deleted. Would I know? Is there an automatic message that gets sent, or anything? Just curious.

What's on your infodump wishlist?

cgg — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:49:40 -0800

I'm a geek in need of a spare-time project. I love metafilter, and numbers can make me kinda giddy at times, so the infodump sounds like a great place to start. Plus, this pony reminded me that I've been meaning to do something for a while. I just lack ideas. So, is there anything you think I should do with the infodump (programmatically speaking!) that hasn't already been done? I have mad php and mysql skillz, my css and js are passable, but I'm hoping to use this an an excuse to finally really learn python and maybe even have demonstrable publicly available code to show to future employers (I'll put everything on github). I also have a ton of other skills that might be useful, but you don't need my resume. I'm not promising to get anything done in a timely fashion or even at all, but every good thing starts from an idea...

asking for programming help

signal — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:17:20 -0800

I am finishing work on a short python program for my master's thesis. I am a newbie at python, and would like to ask for help optimizing the program in AskMe, by posting the actual script and having people with more experience give it a look. 2 questions: 1) does this sound too do-my-homework-ish? 2) the program is about 130 lines, would it be kosher to post the whole thing inside the question (not on the front page, obviously)? Or should I just link to the .py file on a server?

What does a programmer/web designer needs to succeed in the current market?

moz — Fri, 25 May 2001 07:42:22 -0800

even before i knew about matt's having been
laid off, i was planning on posting this to metatalk; it now has added applicability, though.

i need a job, but i have no experience in all of this crap i see postings about: websphere, sybase, etc. so here's my question: what do you guys all think that a programmer / web designer needs to succeed in the current market? any good pointers on where to learn or what to read about the junk?

Looking for coding help for my big idea

alansmithee — Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:37:14 -0800

whats the big idea?