Joky

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   by Joky 12y ago

   Thanks for the link, that was very interesting to read! I didn't know Algol (I knew the name and how "historical" it is but not the details).
2. 392.▲
   by Joky 12y ago

   Note that modern does not mean perfect. I'm not sure you answer could not fall into the "this-language-lacks-my-favorite-cool-fancy-feature-so-it-is-necessarily-an-old-fashioned-crappy-piece-of-s*" syndrome?
3. 393.▲
   by Joky 12y ago

   please, enlighten me :)
4. 394.▲
   by Joky 12y ago

   Yes! Two modern languages that are 1) statically typed and 2) statically compiled. At least some people still get it that "modern" and "nice to use" does not implies scripting-like dynamically-fancy typed language "
5. 395.▲
   by Joky 12y ago

   Yes.
6. 396.▲
   by Joky 12y ago

   The distinction is murky, that's my point. I wonder who invented this term and when? A look at Google Trends shows how it is very recent: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=transpiler
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   by Joky 12y ago

   Does anyone know the origin of the term "transpiler"? While I found some ~10y old reference, it seems to have become popular only recently. I don't like it as it is very blurry and to me it means the same as compiler. From W
8. 398.▲
   by Joky 12y ago

   I really don't see how the second option change anything for your neck, on the opposite it is pretty clear on the picture that it won't change. However the second setup will allow you to be perpendicular to the screen on a wider a