christophilus

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   by christophilus 9y ago

   Discovering this and [Clojerl]( https://github.com/jfacorro/clojerl ) within a week of each other is like Christmas come early.
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   Hm. I guess it depends on your definition of mainstream. In the front end space, functional programming is taking off, I think. Could be wrong, but React + Redux + immutablejs is a popular and very functional approach to UI. Elixir appears
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   I don't know Java (I've avoided Java work as intentionally as I've avoided SharePoint work). Clojure was not hard at all for me to pick up.
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   I love static typing. I really dislike almost every dynamic language I've ever worked with. But Clojure is currently my favorite language. I've done C#, F#, Go, JS, Ruby, Dart, C, C++, dabbled in Haskell, OCaml, purescript, D, Nim
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   I almost never use "this" in my JS code. I find that when you use a functional style of development, you largely avoid the "this" pitfall.
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   That's what the OP was saying.
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   I'm not a Ruby/Rails fan at all, but I work at a Rails shop. It would be interesting to know why the decline is happening, and what alternatives are replacing it. I suspect Elixir and Go.
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   If you become a remote company, this problem is solved. There's a HUGE pool of talent working remotely. Don't isolate your options to one narrow locale.
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   by christophilus 9y ago

   If everyone thought like this, there would never be a successful new language or platform. So, while we're bandying about subjective statements, I'll give mine: It's not about community strength and modernity. It's about
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    This has also been my experience with Phillips bulbs.
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    I'm using Nim for a tiny personal project. I'm really liking the language so far. The compiler is still rough around the edges, but it is fast and I prefer the syntax to just about anything else I've ever used (except Clojure
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    You might want to look into F#, if you're a .NET fan and want algebraic data-types.
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Er, only if you can prove the accuser was being malicious, rather than mistaken, or off their meds or whatever. I think you'd need to prove criminal intent.
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    It's what I did a long time ago. Well-- before the web, it was Windows system/application development. But yeah. In university, I enjoyed compiler design, embedded work and video-game development much more than anything else. Turn
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Right. I'm looking at it not from an economics perspective, but from a humanitarian perspective. As much as possible, we should be trying to eliminate drudgery and misery from the human condition. I remember watching a documentary abou
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    That was one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a good long while. Thanks for posting.
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Yeah. This is pretty much the same problem I had with the book "The 4 Hour Work Week". The ultimate solution in my opinion is to automate crappy jobs out of existence and to set up social safety-nets for the displaced workers so t
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    What are those nozzles on the launch-gear that are shooting out sparks? Is that what ignites the entire thing?
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Thanks for posting. This gave me a good laugh: – What do we want? – Now! – When do we want it? – Fewer race conditions! @wellendonner
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Well, market-rate pay would be a good starter. TIY was really close. It was almost a horizontal move for me. But there are a few other things that these kinds of institutions need to solve: - How to keep your staff from burning out - How
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Thanks for that perspective. I wonder if there's a better way to go about teaching? It sounds like the current model for both code-schools and universities is pretty crappy for the teachers. What can be done to improve this, do you thi
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    http://www.apollo.edu/
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    That sums it up pretty well. I took a pay-cut to work at TIY. I did it for reasons other than money, obviously. But it's hard to find senior engineers who: 1. Are willing to put their career on hold to teach 2. Are capable of communica
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    I was an instructor there for 2 cohorts. It was probably the hardest I ever worked. The same was true for my fellow instructors. We were/are senior engineers who took the job for reasons other than money (it was a pay cut for me). We w
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    What would it take for a scheme/lisp to meet your criteria for embeddability?
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    I agree. Do you have a platform/framework that does this for you?
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Yeah. Red continually impresses me. Its documentation is what has kept me from really diving in. But over all, it's an impressive language.
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    For those of you software engineers who-- like me-- work from home in a non-tech hub, how do you network/socialize/meetup with other tech people?
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    I've worked on-site in my own private office, in cubicle farms, in open office plans, and (most recently) 100% from home... I vastly prefer my current situation. Subjectively, I feel more productive, though that's almost impossibl
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    by christophilus 9y ago

    Yep. This is sage advice, I think even for in-office workers. Visibility and clear communication to your managers is critical to success.