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by aplusbi 16y ago
JavaScript isn't really important for non-web development. I used to program video games for hand held consoles and JavaScript was the last thing on my mind. Okay, maybe I was working for the unmentioned 1% (and for what it's worth, the co
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I don't know about this challenge, but during the Tron AI challenge, execution speed was very important. There was a time limit for how long your AI could take to make a move so the faster your execution the deeper your min-max tree.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Part of the article's popularity probably has to do with the popularity of Steve Yegge.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Haskell is listed under Steve's "Favorite Languages", along with OCaml, Clojure, Common Lisp ans Scheme. I don't think Steve is trying to make fun of Haskell so much as the idea of Haskell.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
That depends on your definition of "satisfactory" - F# uses strong type inference on literals and there is no ambiguity. Of course this means that distinguishing between types requires metadata, for example 42uy is an unsigned byte, 42L is
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Tomatoes ARE vegetables. They are also fruits. The noun "vegetable" doesn't have a strict definition and tomatoes fall into that classification. Botanically speaking they are berries.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
>If you are drinking something that did not come from this plant (chamomile, mint, tulsi, rooibos, etc) it is not tea). I hear this every once in awhile and at best it's pedantic and at worst it's just wrong. What do you call chamomile
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by aplusbi 16y ago
That sounds terrible. If I saw something like that, I'd probably do the problem, then look up more information on it. I'd probably start with wikipedia but move onto google (well, ddg these days) if I didn't find anything. The sort of pol
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by aplusbi 16y ago
The problem is that some grocery stores (or products, it could be either) use different quantities. For example, one product might be price per quart and another is price per gallon. I've even seen volume and weight being used for similar
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I think hackers are attracted to outdoorsy sports, and non-team sports. Plus there is a lot of climbing gear to geek out about.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
A fair point. I think it's safe to say that's not the case - they really think it's just water, but let's just say they do treat them as bomb ingredients. Even though binary explosives are inert when separate that still doesn't mean you can
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Exactly - if they don't really think they are explosives, then why are they confiscating them in the first place? Either dispose of them properly or just let people on the plane with bottled water.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I suppose that depends on what you mean by "overqualified". I'm a computer programmer, and let's say I lost my job and started looking for a job in construction. I've never worked in construction before and while I'm not out-of-shape I'm
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by aplusbi 16y ago
OpenTable is 24/7 and from the customer's perspective, instantaneous. A phone-based backend would not be able to compete.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I decided to download the new F# release on Linux. It comes with a script to install it on mono, but the DLL needs to be resigned with a key that has to be downloaded from github . So I care. But of course, my situation is the exception,
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I think it would be similar to the phenomenon of Chinese people forgetting how to write characters that they can read and type. Perhaps not disgusting, but something is lost in the process.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
The biggest issue is probably just trying to find a return fair. Late at night most people are going from Manhattan to one of the outer boroughs - not the other way around. The usually end up driving an empty cab back to Manhattan, so the
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Atlassian isn't hiring people solely on the strength of their screener. They just want to be able to more objectively screen out people who have no business applying. Most companies do this by reviewing resumes and getting rid of everyone
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I think we'll see greater use of type-inference in statically typed languages. I hope that we get rid of the "kinda strong" type systems (like C++). While I appreciate the convenience of such type systems, I think greater type safety is a
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Alright, I know you said you are not responding further, but you are misinterpreting what I am saying. At no point have I been unwilling to acknowledge that Martin committed an intentional act that was wrong. I am not saying that Zed is a
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I think the problem is that we are arguing two different things here. You are arguing that Martin committed a crime and acted like a douchebag. I agree 100% with this. I am in no way trying to defend Martin's copyright infringement. Wha
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by aplusbi 16y ago
No, but the "Hey I write stuff using your software, I never meant to mistreat you." is.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
No, he bumped into Shaw. Nothing points towards malice at all. In most parts of modern society, the honest response would be along the lines of, "Dude, what were you thinking?"
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Absorb this fact - at no point have I suggested that martin was right. The ONLY thing I am trying to assert is that Martin copied the book out of ignorance not malice and that Zed could (and in my opinion should) have been more polite. Mar
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by aplusbi 16y ago
Yes, he committed copyright infringement - I'm not going to argue that. I'm talking about intent - did Martin have malicious intent? I don't think so. I don't think he ignored the license - I think he assumed it was under a permissive lic
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by aplusbi 16y ago
This wasn't plagiarism. At no point did Martin attempt to pass this off as his own work. This was an homage, very much in the spirit of open source - the only problem was that the book is not open source.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I don't think Martin was trying to ask for permission. It seems to me that he assumed it would be okay to do this, and wanted to let Zed know that his work was appreciated.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
The Engine Yard comment was meant to be taken as "I use your stuff (mongrel) and respect you. I had no intention of wronging you." As for "being caught red-handed" it's a matter of intent. Martin didn't mean to wrong Zed, he was inspired
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by aplusbi 16y ago
I'm pretty sure Martin meant that respects and appreciates Zed's work as he uses mongrel, and that he was not in any way trying to be disrespectful to Zed in copying the book.
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by aplusbi 16y ago
And he could have politely asked Martin to take it down. Zed was being "not nice" no matter how you look at it. He could have been worse, but that's like saying you shouldn't be mad because I punched you in the stomach instead of the face

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