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never, this is a jihad
trust me ive been a "baker" at Tim Hortons there is no baking what so ever being done there
Only the verses I remember though
My neighbours must be delighted
Learn the basics of a variety of languages, especially those that aren't related to each other. Languages tend to encourage different styles of programming and ways of solving problems, and having those in your toolkit will help even if you don't use the languages afterward.
Try to write good comments, which is kind of a big topic on its own. Short story, try to make individual lines of code as readable as reasonably possibly (to someone who knows the language naturally) so the code's mostly self-documenting, and most comments should be about why you do things certain ways rather than what you're doing (exception: 1 comment per function saying what it does if it's not obvious).
Don't forget about security: write your functions as if they're being called by an attacker trying to crash or otherwise hack the computer, because that just might end up being the case someday. That means making no assumptions whatsoever about the input that aren't checked by either you or the compiler.
Check for edge cases: Some code will run fine most of the time but fail for specific values like 0 or INT_MAX-1.
Understand Big-O notation: Know what it means and how to calculate what the Order of a given function is. Try to minimize it in general.
Don't optimize prematurely: Unless speed is an absolutely paramount concern don't bother optimizing individual lines of code (in the sense of getting rid of a couple additions, for example). Minimizing the Order of a function will do far more for its speed in most cases than micro-optimizations. If speed is paramount check all your assumptions; it's silly to worry about optimizing a scripting language if you can use a C variant instead.
Seek out information: Try to find articles online about programming. Not all of them will be good, but with experience and practice you shouldn't have too hard a time figuring out what to follow and what to ignore. Also sites like stackoverflow can help you find new ideas/techniques.
I thought Canadians bashing on Timmy's was against the rules? We get the worst Canadians around these parts. Not even hearing the typical, eh, eh?
I'm sorry we can't all be stereotypes, MadCaddy.
Actual Play: Mage: the Awakening - At the Edge of All Things
internet you have failed me
we have tim hortons in new england
it's a small step up from dunkies
and dunkies is complete shit
That's nothing. You should see me get picky about beer.
seriously, go buy starbucks coffee in a bag. Compare it to anything else that costs the same amount. Basically everything else is better.
The stores do have competent help. But, so do lots and lots of non-chain places. Plenty of them use actually good coffee, but you never know what you are going to get. Starbucks is safe, which is nice when you are stumbling about in the morning, but never actually great.
Click here for a horrible H/A thread with details.
You must fit into my narrowly defined stereotypes of the Canadians I've met, or be one of them weird Asian ones that're hot and like electronic music, or Frenchy. These are the rules, I didn't make them, and if there's one thing we all know you all are all very polite, and love to follow the rules... Or were those Kids in the Hall documentaries i sat through been all for not? I was trying to learn the culture of the promised land!
you just don't get good coffee from dunkies
you get dunkies coffee
it has its place
My parents actually had some ground Duncan brand coffee, I refused to drink it. No.
note to self:
do not order the sliders
duncan =/= dunkies
I stand by my statement anyway!
no it means you need to be baked to even consider eating there
He said politely
I used to grab a bagel from them
yknow whatever midwest bagels ain't good anywhere
you could have to go to honeydew donuts
the only acceptable time to drink honeydew donuts coffee is when you have a 6am hockey practice and you don't care about anything and would that you could will the world to end
Actual Play: Mage: the Awakening - At the Edge of All Things
Always apologizing, us Canadians.
fuuuu
System Shock 2 is in my Steam library?
I... um... ok then.
Sad talk
I don't think I've ever had a good bagel.
Gonna have some tea and answer some Important Emails
then start my Japanese practice
and then think about formatting the Montsegur logs into an AP thread or some such
we now know you need to stop in NYC on your vacation.
the capital of bagels.
FACT
Go get a bagel and some lox and cream cheese and capers or something.
Come on. Dave Foley back on TV isn't magic. Nope, that can only be a demonic pact.
Actual Play: Mage: the Awakening - At the Edge of All Things
Everything bagel, with a little lox... Mmmmmm
When I was in NYC it was like I found religion when I had a real bagel.
I have two Important Emails I started writing four hours ago.
Since then I've dicked around on the internet. No progress.
You are better at this than me.