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For anyone interested in the details: -Reads in real .class files -Uses the JS run-time to implement the Java run-time (e.g. there isn't a garbage collector written in JS, the JS collector is used) -Only implemented part of java.lang a
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ATS
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Synecdoche
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Breaking alert: news organizations love puns
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13y ago
Quit = didn't log on for a week ::gasp:: Risible!
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13y ago
This is an excellent line of reasoning. PL research just hasn't had much affect at all on mainstream programming. It's too bad. The PL world has a lot of good ideas. It's unfortunate they try to make them totally inaccessible
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13y ago
By the way, what's with all the hate on Ben Pierce? Take his Software Foundations book. It opened up Coq in a very practical way. No crazy typing rules or category theory. Just straight programming and simple proofs. That's a worl
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I actually find a lot of arguments he presents compelling. However the general thrust seems to be that programming language should be accessible. Hoon seems to fail that test. I've yet to see how this is better than vanilla ML. I don&#
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13y ago
Find an actual person to teach you. People teach much better than a book can. I know the feeling with having trouble working through books. Quit trying to pound a square peg into a round hole. Find what works for you (your current approach
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There is a Radiolab that discusses Toxoplasmosis: http://www.radiolab.org/story/91689-parasites/
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=f92ODOjfukM A.O. Scott reviews The Conversation for the NY Times.
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It looks like you can't buy an ad-free version anymore :(
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13y ago
Buzz market somewhere else please.
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13y ago
Me != I
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13y ago
I'm not a coder; i'm an engineer.
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13y ago
The ending is a bit hyperbolic.
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13y ago
Yes.
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I thought I had been taking math my whole life until I finally took a math class.
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13y ago
This is useful for me. I don't really care about the social features etc but the core product seems good. What is the business plan? I don't want it to be advertising or selling information about me. The documentation could be bet
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13y ago
Oleg is a beast.
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13y ago
Coq
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People seeing the value of correctness. Proofs >> Tests.
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13y ago
For decoding types, particularly with function pointers, I recommend learning the right left rule. http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~cs30x/rt_lt.rule.html