cjo

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   by cjo 13y ago

   thing is if you take a modern language and add s-expressions, then you may as well add macros and at that point there's a good chance it just became a lisp If you go here ( http://www.paulgraham.com/icad.html ) and searc
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   by cjo 13y ago

   > I'd actually like someone to name an open source software project that we all know and love that hasn't benefited from immense institutional support. Honest question, what about Debian? I know they had a year of FSF sponsors
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   by cjo 13y ago

   This seems to parallel The Rise of Worse Is Better http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html
4. 34.▲
   by cjo 13y ago

   The loop/recur syntax gives you recursion in constant stack space.[0] It was a bit of a speed bump coming from Scheme but it's just part of being on the JVM. Personally, I'm more than happy to take some ugly TCO syntax if i
5. 35.▲
   by cjo 13y ago

   I've actually started a second json database for the program for different nutrient profiles and various data that needs to be stored. I'll probably push it later today once it's working. I'm planning on asking a lot m
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   by cjo 13y ago

   Thank you! I've been playing around with the soil data map, looks like a huge undertaking. About two minutes in I started to realize just how shallow my geological knowledge really is. It's really cool though, reminded me a litt
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   Show HN: I'm working on a Python front end for the USDA nutritional database(thiscurrentproject.wordpress.com)

   3 points by cjo 13y ago|4 comments