Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (April 19, 2024)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for April 19, 2024 :</p>
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3rd Edition of Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ by Stroustrup
Summary: "Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (3rd Edition)" by Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++, is a comprehensive guide for beginners and experienced programmers alike. The book focuses on fundamental concepts, techniques, and contemporary C++ (C++20 and C++23). It covers procedural, object-oriented, and generic programming, as well as built-in and user-defined types. The 3rd edition has been revised and updated, with specialized chapters available online and a focus on foundational chapters for a one-semester course.
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Tips on how to structure your home directory (2023)
Summary: Unixdigest.com shares tips on structuring the $HOME directory for efficiency. The author suggests organizing files by category and dates, using a basic directory structure with bin, data, edata, mnt, and usr/dotfiles. They recommend keeping dotfiles in Git for version control and using symlinks for setup-specific dotfiles. The data and edata directories store personal files, with edata being a ZFS encrypted dataset. The author emphasizes the importance of clear file and directory naming and regular cleanup of outdated files for better organization.