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   by 3b9cd7355317f55 8y ago

   > Advertising is almost always an attempt to emotionally manipulate people by lying to them. And lying is similar to violence in that both can be used to make you do what you otherwise would not do, and in particular can be used to make
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   by 3b9cd7355317f55 8y ago

   > Besides, why is there a lack of exposure? Why, because everything else is different. But why is it different? Isn't the obvious conclusion that Algol syntax family is vastly more prevalent for the simple reason that people prefer
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   by 3b9cd7355317f55 8y ago

   > It's considered OK because the extra syntax carries semantic weight, and the semicolons disambiguate intent for the interpreter (because while semicolons are optional in javascript, leaving them out can lead to errors.) Which is a
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   by 3b9cd7355317f55 8y ago

   You can exec a C compiler and use dlopen on the generated object file, or use libtcc[1]. https://www.bellard.org/tcc/
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   by 3b9cd7355317f55 8y ago

   > For pure programming it's an unnecessary requirement/burden (unless you love maths). HtDP is better in that regard. I disagree strongly on that assertion. The mathematics in SICP was what made it stand out for me, and what go