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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
It's been discussed before, but Python just seemed more straightforward to a lot of people. It had a built-in object oriented model as well when that was the rage instead of the weak default one and dozen modules on CPAN to do object o
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
He himself said he didn't think it was worth it anymore and that he very rarely codes now. I respect him enough to assume he has some other pursuit more worthy of his attention.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Forth is generally all about minimalism as I understand it, but that has nothing to do with what I wrote. I was just saying the man obviously wants to focus on something else at this stage of his life and that is perfectly okay. I think he
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
It is sad to see. I understand where he is coming from though. He is 87 and doesn't think recoding a super niche' software tool is the best use of what very well may be his last few years of life. He still seems super sharp though
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
My kid loves the cheap digital Casios. They're super useful to kids without a smart phone.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Absolutely LOVED the tiles UI and so did everyone I know that gave Windows phone a shot. By far the best mobile experience I've had outside of a few apps I wanted missing. I really miss the OS. I think in general though the other comme
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
My DM42 feels great. I haven't touched a 48g in ages though, so can't compare.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Swiss Micros makes several reproductions of old HP calculators such as the 11c, 12c, 15c ...etc. I know the 15c has keystroke macros, but not sure about the 12c. Edit: it looks like you're right and they're all programmable. My mi
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Also any older folks who grew up with HP calculators and prefer RPN over the newer calculators. There was a time when RPN was waaay better than the TI and other competition, but in my mind that time is now past us. I can use both designs we
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
I have a few Swiss Micros, but rarely use them. Beautiful devices though. Built to last forever.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Me? For this comment or another? I can't imagine anything I've posted is that interesting lol.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Yeah. It's a super stressful job that doesn't pay well normally and now these people are having to drive Uber on the side to pay their mortgages and put food on the table. I'm definitely not flying until this is sorted out.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
F# pretty much assumes you already know C#. I found that it made it hard to get up to speed on it. I really do enjoy the the syntax though.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
I haven't had an iPhone in 15 years, but have been considering going back for my next phone as mine is over 5 years old. I had no idea it had gotten this bad though. What a pile of garbage. Ads in the map app?
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Gotcha. Mine is just some old blog posts and a long talk from the guy that got OCaml started. Nothing like your actual first person experience. Thanks for adding!
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Do those devs actively use OCaml? I thought most of the folks writing OCaml were writing the actual trade algorithms as opposed to infrastructure folks. My post was made off what I recall their lead technologist saying.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
They've spoken about this before and might not have picked OCaml if they had to make the decision again today. I think at the time it made the most sense.They can also make it work in any language as they claim to only recruit the best
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
What spectrum? Language practicality? Popularity? OCaml has some high profile use at Jane Street which is a major fintech firm. Haskell is more research oriented. Both are cool, but wouldn't be my choice for most uses.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Thanks for bringing up the PE distinction. This kind of argument comes up here ad nauseum. People have different views and we argue semantics. There is engineering as a discipline (e.g., mechanical, electrical, industrial, civil, aerospace.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Maybe. Pull up any one of hundreds of threads. Read through hundreds of comments and you'll have one or two people respond rationally and the rest is all folks saying that the aliens are harvesting our souls or something else equally i
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
If you ever want to see how they think, just check out the myriad UFO subreddits. It's pretty wild. Everything is aliens and a government cover up to those folks....even when you prove it's a floating trash bag they think you&#x27
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
I got the impression it's just a new OS with a different kind of alternative to the internet. Their intent is to have their own systems programming language, UI...etc. I think the idea is to start from scratch and not just rebuild on t
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Cool. Look at both View and Draw I think. It's all incorporated as part of the main language I believe. Here is the source for a simple calculator app: https://www.rebol.com/view/demos/calculator.r
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Red has been in development for a LONG time as a modern rebol replacement. It still isn't complete like Rebol though last time I checked. The development team took a weird turn into block chain and trying to do an ICO and I'm not
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Even dumb phones like that Nokia everyone had or the Motorola Razr were banned. You had to have them powered off and in your backpack.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Take a look at what Rebol did in the late 90s. They have a DSL called "View" for making user interfaces with your scripts. Rebol itself shipped with a program that came with a ton of sample applications including Tetris. The creat
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
We're talking about different things than. I agree it's helpful to have an open system that the technical staff can drill into. I'm just saying at the end of the day that the key decision makers don't care. They need som
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
That is really cool! Making me want one even more. I might have fun picking that forth implementation apart.
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Ah, so no quite "R", but "R'" (R Prime).
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by 7thaccount 11mo ago
Haha. This is so true. I'm a bit long-winded myself and once got accused of being AI on here. I just don't communicate like Gen Alpha. I read their site and nothing jumped out as AI although it's possible they used it to stre

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