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  • 404@lemmy.ziptoUnixporn@lemmy.ml[niri] still scrolling
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    6 days ago

    I’ve only dipped my toes in so far, but a really great thing is you can have multiple full length-half width windows open if you need multiple references to whatever you’re working on.

    Simple example: you’re designing a middleware app. You can set up the windows

    backend code | your code | frontend code

    or

    documentation | your code | reference code

    In a tiler you’d probably have to make them half-length, switch them out, put them on other workspaces… In a scrolling wm you can just scroll back and forth, with your work still on your screen:

    [ documentation | your code ]

    scroll right

    [ your code | reference code ]

    scroll left

    [ documentation | your code ]

    (of course you can set this up with more than two columns)

    I find it’s a really really nice and smooth workflow








  • 404@lemmy.ziptoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 month ago

    I agree. Although I think it’s important to shift what’s good enough and to have empathy for those who struggle. A lot of racism in Europe is focused around immigrants “not trying hard enough”, like refusing to speak to people that have an accent. “Why can’t they just learn? It’s not that hard.” It actually is that hard, Cathrine. Try navigating Swedish bureaucracy with your Duolingo food-ordering skills and you’ll see. Some people won’t ever learn proper grammar and tiny nuances and that’s okay, you can have a full conversation anyway.


  • 404@lemmy.ziptoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 month ago

    “Dump 100 average 10-year-olds in Spain and most will be able to reach near-native fluency without much effort. Dump 100 average 35-year-olds in Spain and most won’t reach near-native fluency without struggling a great deal.”

    is NOT saying

    “Having an accent is bad; only perfect pronunciation is good enough.”

    “You need flawless grammar to be able to communicate.”

    “Hard = impossible”

    “There is no point in learning a language if you struggle.”

    “35-year-olds shouldn’t even try.”

    I got a bunch of downvotes for my comment. I guess you’re not the only one reading “it’s much harder” = “there is no point”. I did not say that. The article I linked did not say that. On the contrary, the article talks about hos the critical period seems to be longer than they previously thought.