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by aldanor 6y ago
> Presumably you think "most noobs" are data scientists, which just isn't the case in my experience It is the case in my personal experience though. I don't think I'm disconnected from what 'noobs' ar
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by aldanor 6y ago
I'm not a huge fan of conda either but your comment is not very constructive without either providing concrete examples of what you mean, or explaining your 'complete insanity' claim. I don't personally see how helping n
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by aldanor 6y ago
One of the things most noobs will install first is pandas. Pandas needs numpy. Numpy needs lapack, blas etc, even if they're not aware it. Yes, there's wheels, but that's limited to python-only stuff. Then they're readin
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by aldanor 6y ago
I would strongly recommend to use conda because: - It would work the same way on Windows, Linux and macOS - Most importantly (!), it is not a Python package manager. That is, if a package needs BLAS or MKL or HDF5 or whatever else, you wo
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by aldanor 6y ago
It all boils down to... Rust compiler itself is written in Rust, and Python is made for humans.
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by aldanor 6y ago
Ditto, as a Python dev I find Rust a lot prettier. I've started using mypy in all Python projects, but it's a joke of course compared to proper strong typing.
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by aldanor 6y ago
Disagreed, at least on Mac, while there are (free) apps like Fork.
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by aldanor 6y ago
Interesting - could you share a link to the video?
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by aldanor 6y ago
So, if I install numpy via conda on a Mac now, it's backed by Intel MKL and is thus amazingly fast. What will it be replaced with? Has anyone at Apple thought about use cases like this?..
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by aldanor 6y ago
OCaml is used, for instance, as a main language in Jane Street which is a top prop trading firm. They also are the main sponsors of the language and contribute a lot to the compiler, but that doesn't invalidate the point.
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by aldanor 6y ago
When people compare C++ with Rust, quite often the only thing measured is performance where depending in your cxx compiler Rust (or rather, llvm) may lose sometimes. What is often forgotten is the ecosystem. To build a cxx project you'
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by aldanor 6y ago
It's pretty big on some narrow areas - see, for instance, Max/MSP for audio design ( https://cycling74.com/products/max )
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by aldanor 6y ago
The opposite here. Rust is the only language for me that sparks joy (I write numerical Python/C++ at work, well familiar with half a dozen other languages). Like, I find it extremely pleasing to write any kind of prototype in Rust and
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by aldanor 6y ago
What's so surprising? The initial pluck is dominated by the short percussive sound of actually plucking the string, which quickly fades away so what's left is the fundamental sine-like wave. As noted below, spectral envelopes.
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by aldanor 6y ago
Since people are talking about speed and JIT here, it's worth mentioning Numba ( http://numba.pydata.org ). Being in the quant field myself, it's often been a lifesaver - you can implement a c-like algorithm in a noteboo
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by aldanor 6y ago
Happy to see Rust crawl in into top languages list :)
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by aldanor 6y ago
I've started a Rust framework for writing Max/MSP externals (plug-ins, compiled object). Still a long way to go before I get to the actual DSP part, but has been pretty fun so far. Really hoping it would lower the bar for writing
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by aldanor 6y ago
FCP X?
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by aldanor 6y ago
Who's us? :) as in, HN? I will sure post something once it works (I have a test extension done manually in Rust already working, now need to get serious with it, there's all kinds of thread safety issues etc, challenging but fun)
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by aldanor 6y ago
... or Magit. Needs Emacs, but installable in 1 minute from Spacemacs installation, requires zero emacs knowledge and has vim-like shortcuts if required. I haven't seen any git client more convenient and powerful at the same time than
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by aldanor 6y ago
Funny to see this on the front page as I've just started implementing a Rust framework for writing Max/MSP externals :)
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by aldanor 6y ago
This seems to be heavily influenced by Max? Sort of like a slimmed down esoteric text version of Max with a few extra quirks.
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by aldanor 6y ago
If you install Spacemacs from develop branch, don't change the defaults and enable just the git plugin, it's pretty much always going to work just fine unless elpa is down or something. I install Spacemacs in every machine for the
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by aldanor 6y ago
What's the target audience for 14'' 6-core? Perhaps not as wide as a 13'' 4-core that's significantly cheaper. Those looking for a highest spec mbp would probably look into 16'' anyway
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by aldanor 6y ago
And add the Esc to iPad keyboards while they're at it
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by aldanor 6y ago
My first thought exactly
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by aldanor 7y ago
I always wondered about Rust packages - why GitHub? Were any alternatives ever discussed or proposed?
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by aldanor 7y ago
In Python, it's even worse, since there's no braces and not returning anything implicitly returns None.
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by aldanor 7y ago
I'm using C++ daily at work and know Rust since it's alpha versions. C++ is miles harder to learn and write in than Rust, partially because of layers of legacy cruft in the standard, some bad decisions made that they can't un
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by aldanor 7y ago
Thanks, these are all good points (and I did a bit of research/googling on the family plans that they had, too). In a very simple example though: I'm currently considering getting a FM account, but I would only get it for the whol

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