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Red Programming Language 0.6.6: Memory Management Improvements(red-lang.org)
2 points by bw86 2y ago|0 comments
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by bw86 2y ago
> While the language development seems to be ceased Red 0.6.6 was just released: https://www.red-lang.org/2025/03/066-memory-management-impro...
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Zig comptime: does anything come close?(renato.athaydes.com)
3 points by bw86 2y ago|2 comments
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Racket v8.14(blog.racket-lang.org)
6 points by bw86 2y ago|0 comments
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Perl v5.40.0 is now available(perldoc.perl.org)
65 points by bw86 2y ago|16 comments
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by bw86 2y ago
If anyone wants to read the linked article without dealing with mediums paywall, here it is: https://pastebin.com/Jyw04xJV
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by bw86 3y ago
Okay, downvotes but no replies. In my eyes, what I am saying here is mostly in line with what some others said. My unique points were mostly my anecdote and my note about abstraction. Well, I was new here, but it seems that contributing is
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by bw86 3y ago
I once had a team discussion about something style related. I told them "I don't care either way. To me, it is like Tabs vs. Spaces: Both are fine, let's just pick any and all is well." A more senior developer added: &qu
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by bw86 3y ago
You have a point here and I appreciate it. But I still have to disagree: Standardization is a good idea for topics that are "done". But I strongly believe that we still do not know the best syntax, the best way of programming in t
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by bw86 3y ago
Why should we take that much care regarding the least important part of a language? Every syntax that was invented for actual use (not Brainfuck et al.) can be learnt in short time. Language semantics and libraries are more important.
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by bw86 3y ago
That would be unfitting. OTP started as "Open Telecom Platform", but today the long form is not in use anymore. To quote Wikipedia (with emphasis from me): "The name OTP WAS originally an acronym for Open Telecom Platform, wh
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by bw86 3y ago
Are you ever wondering what would have been if you had not written a C++ compiler?
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by bw86 3y ago
And even the 1000 lines only work if there never is another developer touching the code. I can easily hold my own invariants in my head at that size, but if anyone else also contributes, there will be unknown invariants that I will miss. Sm
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by bw86 3y ago
As of this update, softupdates will be a NO-OP (and has been for a while in -CURRENT). This won't help you in the near future.
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by bw86 3y ago
Thank you - this was insightful. I adore the language (with all its good and bad parts) and I always admire people who work with it professionally and try to learn from them since my professional career will not allow me to get any real wor
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by bw86 3y ago
Do you have any hints how to use Prolog in a way to avoid making a mess? Which Prolog implementation(s) did/do you use?
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by bw86 3y ago
What about Nim? That seems to be very close.