Well, it's possible he was in the habit of typing: svn --username user --password pass commit…
P. On Aug 28, 2013, at 14:02, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting tidbit in the story is a bit fishy: > > "And then he did what he had always done since he first started programming > computers: he deleted his bash history. To access the computer he was > required to type his password. If he didn’t delete his bash history, his > password would be there to see, for anyone who had access to the system." > > Hmmm..... > > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > On 28 August 2013 13:39, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: > No additional thoughts, here is a related piece on the matter. Long but > interesting as a window into a world that certain programmers inevitably find > themselves a part of: > > http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2013/09/michael-lewis-goldman-sachs-programmer > > > P. > > On Aug 28, 2013, at 12:38, Reinier Battenberg > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Interesting your commercial programming is on a private git server. (well, >> we have one too). >> >> We are really trying to move as much of our code off of that server though, >> into the open. So, all the modules & libraries we use are maintained >> whereever they have a public repo (and we collaborate there on fixes and >> enhancements), and only the final configuration of how they all blend >> together (if working for a private party that cares) is private. >> >> If it were only for the reduction in stress maintaining a big git server, >> its totally worth it. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday 28 August 2013 10:52:48 Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote: >> Like Benjamin, I have a private git server since most of my programming work >> is commercial. >> >> The open source stuff I contribute to (though I'm not as active as I used to >> be) is mainly SUSE and KDE stuff, and both of those have their own git >> servers. So basically, I wouldn't get a job from my (dormant) github >> profile. >> >> Oh well. Poor me. >> >> >> >> P. >> >> >> >> -- >> Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events >> occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given >> credit. >> >> >> On 28 August 2013 08:24, Reinier Battenberg >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Let's quote what he says about github & git >> >> >> >> What do you think of github? >> It started as a place for mothballing unmaintained and unnecessary projects, >> and that is still most of what is hosted there. But it’s turned into a kind >> of World of Warcraft universe for programmers, where they are ranked by >> their commits and which projects they have trunk privileges on. I read about >> a recruiting company built around the idea that github reputation means >> something, so I guess if you aren’t committing to github you won’t be >> getting a job at the coolest startups. The good old days of writing FizzBuzz >> and moving Mt. Fuji during your interview are over. >> >> It sounds like you’ve soured a little on Git. >> >> >> >> The first Git For Dummies and Git Visual Quickstart books are going to be >> out in a couple of months, and that is the beginning of the end as far as >> I’m concerned. Those books mean the end of git expertise and github >> reputation as reliable indicators of geek status. Once a technology is >> adopted by the masses the extreme geeks find something more esoteric. Look >> at what happened to Ruby on Rails. The people stumbling their way through >> Rails to-do list tutorials have never even heard of DHH. >> >> >> So, apparently, you are ranked by commits, and which projects you have trunk >> privelidges on. >> >> Would that rank mean anything? And if so, what would it mean? >> >> >> >> >> (@benjamin, yes, for programmers & sysops that publish their shell scripts >> :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday 28 August 2013 01:33:48 William Kibira wrote: >> >> >> In my opinion here is your answer from Linux Torvalds himself. >> >> >> >> http://typicalprogrammer.com/?p=143 >> >> >> >> This is really sad, and hey, i wonder what guys will think after reading >> this. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> It depends on what kind of job you are looking for. Obviously, a >> GitHub account would be irrelevant if you aspire to be a professional >> >> >> cook or a pilot, but disregarding those obvious exceptions, I could >> very well imagine network administrators who have never read, written, >> or otherwise shown any interest in code. But yeah, it's definitely a >> >> >> negative character trait not to have shown interest in programming. >> >> Why specifically GitHub, though? While I do have an account, I don't >> really use it that much. I favour git over cvs/svn/mercurial, but I've >> >> >> my own server to push against. There's a certain social aspect with >> GitHub, I suppose, but you could (and I do) get that via mailing lists >> and forums. >> >> My guess is that "GitHub" was short and tweet-friendly, and that "Not >> >> >> having shown any interest in programming whatsoever is like not >> showing any typographical interest whatsoever when crafting your >> résumé" was a bit too long to put in a tweet. >> >> On 27 August 2013 21:55, Reinier Battenberg >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> > Someone I have in extremely high esteem tweeted this. >> > >> > Of the developers on this list that do or do not have a github account: do >> > you >> > agree with this? Are there other ways you can prove you are a serious >> >> >> > developer? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > rgds, >> > >> > Reinier Battenberg >> > Director >> > Mountbatten Ltd. >> > www.mountbatten.net >> >> >> > tel: +256 758 801749 >> > twitter: @batje >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> > [email protected] >> >> >> > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > attachments if any). 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