I am most familiar with Java though TypeScript is certainly another clean option. My overall favorite language would have to be Java. That being said, if you asked me to write a Discord / Web bot, I would definitely go for TypeScript.
There are many excellent xkcd comics. I remember seeing a few great ones but one that I distinctly remember is this one:
I love clicky brown/blue, but for my sanity and family I have Linear.
A large portion of our tech infrastructure is on platforms other than the forums. The only front facing forum that relates to tech is bugs / problems. I personally do not think an additional forum needs to be added. If you have any ideas or come up with any, feel free to make a suggestion at the Suggestions Thread
No. Sonitor as it is will never be implemented in any capacity as an "Official" tool for admins. If any sort of automated system were to exist, it would most likely integrate directly with the server itself, not go based purely off of its logs. MAUL integration would be a whole other level, though would undoubtedly be interesting and convenient for admins.
No. I do not think there is a reason why the public should be seeing things that tech is working on internally. Things that tech wants the public to know they are working on can be responded to in a corresponding Suggestions thread. Some of my issues I make half-heartedly or just as a reminder to myself. I think it would be cool to get more updates from Tech on specific features (Maul 3.0, Discord Features, etc.), however that will come in due time. Showing internal issues would very likely lead to high expectations, deadlines, and pressure from the public. While we do of course work on bringing ideas to realization, not everything is possible and not everything will be a success. Communication is key here.
While it isn't at all important, I think Dedicated Supporter and its tiers should get individual perks. Currently, there is nearly no reason nor incentive to purchase the higher tiers of DS. I think it would be interesting to further flesh out DS and its tiers. When I first joined EGO I was interested in DS and was curious about the different tiers that were offered. "What perks do the higher tiers get?" was my first question that not many people knew (or wanted to admit) the answer to.
Well Microsoft made C# and C# is just bad Java. I just don't read the documentation and look at StackOverflow. For Minecraft stuff thankfully my documentation source is not Microsoft, but Spigot.
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then tell me why ITS IN C#
I like that you snuck that one in there lol.
I didn't make it
I had significant experience with programming previously, so it was mostly just looking at other projects and reading documentation. You can actually see my initial SourcePawn knowledge progress with this GitHub Project. Knowing programming fundamentals and any programming language gives you a major boost; once you've learned one language it's significantly easier to learn additional languages.
I've seen some bizarre bugs in both things I've created and not. My current traumatizing experience is with our Jailbreak Gangs system. There is a fun little event where people's gang kills get reset, and it is at least one of the most annoying and confusing bugs currently.
No idea who they are
I play(ed) Minecraft and was impressed as a kid by it. Got my first actual programming experience with Khan Academy's JS-esque drawing language. Got into BASIC on the 3Ds and coded some programs on that. And finally got into Minecraft/CS plugins.
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Aside from the odd Minecraft/CS localhost servers that I make for testing, no. I do want to look into setting up an old desktop that I no longer use as a webserver/file backup, I imagine that will happen Soonā¢.
I think it would depend on the context. In general I would have to say security. I think it's better to prevent people from doing dumb stuff rather than hide the stuff that they do.
Red team. Finding exploits is always more fun than patching and preventing them.
I would and did a while ago. I tried very very hard to switch to Linux on my Microsoft Surface Tablet. It didn't go well.
A large majority of my learning is through YouTube or the Allied Modder forums. Something that is vital when you're learning how to program is to have a goal in mind and to start small. I for example first wanted to make a CS plugin that spawned a chicken wherever you look when you run a command. It's all about starting small, understanding how to do individual things. Once you learn the basics you can keep on building on top of what you know to combine it all into more complex projects.
My commit message quality significantly varies depending on the project, issue, and language. If it's a big project that I'm near the beginning / middle of development on then I generally have decent commit messages. For smaller things like bugs or obvious features I tend to get lazier and lazier. The word count and variance of commit messages tends to plateau towards the end. You can see one of my Java Projects for an example of some of what I would consider decent commit messages.
Considering how long it can take to apply changes, it is generally better to apply changes in batches. That of course is easier said than done, as some of your changes need to be applied in order to figure out what else you need to change. Regardless, I admittedly tend to rush into projects or issues. Usually this works out well, with me being able to quickly resolve or create features. Sometimes it goes horribly wrong, with me missing a core aspect of the project. But, usually, I'm able to quickly and cleanly write out code. It's always important to make sure you don't horrendously break something or make something that could be abused (cough cough gang sql injection).
My generic package/identifier is
xyz.msws. For java or other languages that support packages I do my best to package like classes together. SourcePawn is a bit of a snowflake in that I have slowly grown to resent it. Directory structure tends to be all in one place with very minimal separation of files.I use an auto-indenter. If I ever do actually have to manually indent I tend to use spaces purely because more often than not if I press tab it tabs to the next field in a web browser. But, if I am specifically in a good IDE I have the settings set so that TABS are replaced with spaces.
TABS can be sus, stuff like YAML in Minecraft can instantly crash and stop something from working
I would prefer to be on the red team, but I don't have any "official" experience with it.
My main concern is not currently on security. Considering my lack of experience with this type of development, I'm sure many other tech members would be more appropriate for this. Chances are there have already been people that figured out exploits (either on Tech or not), and I'm sure that Tech has done a few preventative tests.
I think Log4Shell was bloated and didn't understand why so many applications used it. If I had known about Log4J's potential (in terms of downloading stuff from URLs) then I definitely would be curious. I personally didn't mess around with Log4J much, with the majority of my experience coming from Minecraft. I think Log4Shell was a massive vulnerability, and I am glad that there was such a quick and appropriate reaction from the communities that I personally am in.
Know what you're doing. Sanitize user input. Know what data you're handling. Put cooldowns or timeouts on authentication systems. Configure your firewall, DNS, IPTables, etc. properly. Ask "your" community (StackOverflow, Spigot, etc.) about any potential security vulnerabilities. If you ever install something, know what it does, why you need it, and how it will impact your software.
FAANG is Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google the main tech companiesNo idea who they are
Thank you for that!
these stories tend to be about drivers/warehouse workers, software engineers are cushy
I personally have more experience with GitLab. That being said, I did start out with GitHub and it is a great platform. GitLab is great for groups, GitHub is great for public projects.
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If it's legal then I'm probably fine with it.
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Assuming you mean "Free and Open Source Software", I think having software Open Source is a great idea. It's always delightful to be able to modify and clone projects for personal use. It is unfortunate that bills need to be paid and capitalism is a thing in this area.
I originally used LastPass but ever since they changed their freemium plan I've been using BitWarden.
Whats your favorite poptart flavor?
