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No. 506Unchecked

Kessler Syndrome

en.wikipedia.org · Learning & ideas

43.1durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.9/20
Persistence18.2/20
14 submissions14 people9 active years
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No. 508Unchecked

JavaScript Is Weird

jsisweird.com · Software engineering

24.0durability59% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Independent discovery9.8/20
6 submissions4 people2 active years
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No. 509Unchecked

Why Programming is Difficult

joearms.github.io · Software engineering

25.8durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.7/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 511Unchecked

World Population Growth

ourworldindata.org · Learning & ideas

25.5durability52% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery10.8/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
5 submissions4 people2 active years
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No. 513Unchecked

How safe is Zig?

scattered-thoughts.net · Learning & ideas

33.9durability68% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Independent discovery14.7/20
6 submissions6 people3 active years
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No. 515Unchecked

Java's Cover (April 2001)

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

37.4durability79% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence16.4/20
Sustained discussion7.5/10
5 submissions5 people5 active years
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No. 516Unchecked

Why I don't like smartphones

devever.net · Learning & ideas

31.8durability55% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence12.3/20
4 submissions4 people3 active years
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No. 518Unchecked

Arguing against using protobuffers

reasonablypolymorphic.com · Learning & ideas

39.5durability86% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence14.8/20
6 submissions6 people5 active years
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No. 519Unchecked

The Role of Luck in Life Success

blogs.scientificamerican.com · Learning & ideas

23.6durability39% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery10.1/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
3 submissions3 people2 active years
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No. 520Unchecked

Why I Don't Like Golang (2016)

teamten.com · Learning & ideas

29.3durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence11.6/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 523Unchecked

ES modules are terrible

gist.github.com · Learning & ideas

28.6durability55% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery12.0/20
Persistence11.6/20
4 submissions4 people3 active years
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No. 525Unchecked

GNU nano is my editor of choice

ariadne.space · Science & mathematics

21.2durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence8.5/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 528Unchecked

The byte order fallacy

commandcenter.blogspot.com · Learning & ideas

28.7durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence13.6/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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