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by dottrap 13y ago
Python: PyObjC Lua: LuaCocoa, LuaWax, TLC JavaScript: JSCocoa Perl: CamelBones More: http://cocoadev.com/wiki/CocoaBridges
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by dottrap 13y ago
This has already been done by JSCocoa. http://inexdo.com/JSCocoa It's only interesting because Apple is officially doing it themselves.
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by dottrap 13y ago
Also, people at Apple like Objective-C and its Smalltalk influences. For those of us who've been in the NeXT/Apple ecosystem a long time, it's clear that employees at Apple see Ruby as more interesting than say Javascript because of the Sma
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by dottrap 13y ago
Hmmm, this went up at about 7pm on Sat. Should have waited a couple of hours and maybe until the next day ;)
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by dottrap 13y ago
Yeah, Herb Sutter can GFHS. We use C for good reasons. C++ is not an upgrade, it is a completely different language. I just remembered Microsoft wrote this scathing document: C++ for Kernel Mode Drivers: Pros and Cons http://msdn.microsoft
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by dottrap 13y ago
We just can't be fucked to implement C11 support I thought Microsoft refusing to update their decades behind, ancient C compiler was just to piss me off and make life difficult cross-platform developers that need to work in C. Interesting
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by dottrap 13y ago
It sucks when hard drives fail, but it isn't that "uncommon" for drives to fail in under two years. A lot of disk manufactures only offer a 1 year warranty for a lot of their models nowadays. Google did a study on failure rates: http://sto
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by dottrap 13y ago
Pretty awesome. But maybe not a surprise to those who've been battered by Dalvik (it sucks) and those who know LuaJIT (known to rival and beat optimized C code).
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by dottrap 13y ago
I think this would work great for finding elite soldiers that you need to follow orders without question. However, for a business, demanding they drink on their knees or like dogs is insulting and I rather have somebody stand up and object.
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by dottrap 13y ago
There was nothing like that when I went to school. Looks like a fluff course to me. (Maybe that book might be worth reading on your personal time.) Engineering at all big schools I know about required more courses than other majors so it wa
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by dottrap 13y ago
For all the historical blather in the article, the one simple thing that is ignored is why there only super powerful investors and weak entrepreneurs. There is more wealth available via the non-super rich than anytime in human history. Aver
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by dottrap 13y ago
Because Java set itself up for failure. Java _can_ theoretically be faster than optimized C code, but the problem is that people over-promised and/or believe this would be the common case. Sun/Oracle failed to deliver a JIT that outperforme
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by dottrap 13y ago
I'm not sure what this article is talking about. And what engineering is this talking about? Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer? My Electrical Engineering intro course was a weeder course, designed to be so hard, undetermined people
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by dottrap 13y ago
Appcelerator Titanium is not a cross-compiler. In fact, you missed this entire category of "native" apps. They embed actual Javascript interpreters in your app to run your Javascript. They provide bindings in Javascript to native APIs so yo
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by dottrap 13y ago
Remember what they’re fighting for: Recall that an Internet company’s currency is its number of active users. This fundamental assertion is wrong. The "company's currency" is not simply about the number of users. What it is really about i
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New Twinkie Maker Shuns Union Labor; Relaunch This Summer(online.wsj.com)
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by dottrap 13y ago
Submitter here: Just thought it was interesting that some emphasize the earnings target miss ( http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-04-24-nintendo-mi... ) while others look for a rosy side (original link).
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Nintendo misses profits forecasts by 50%, but some hunt for a bright side(bloomberg.com)
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I don't think the perceived problem actually exists. I have never heard anybody claim coding will solve the world's problems. Nor does there seem to be a statistical change in the number of Americans entering science and engineering. The nu
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by dottrap 13y ago
I've seen this research reported before in past years. Interesting and jives with my personal experience. It is my strongly held view, based upon the evidence, that the efforts of dedicated teachers and the money spent on school facilities
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by dottrap 13y ago
So obviously, the answer is yes if said programmer can do better after expenses/overhead/time with an agent than without. So I'll bite. Where does one find such an agent, how much do they typically charge, and are there any statistics on ho
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by dottrap 13y ago
Again, be careful here. There is an easy risk that you will over-estimate how much of a commitment your VC actually has in you. Guy Kawasaki lists this in his 10 Mistakes too, Item 11: Assuming that your VC will truly add value.
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by dottrap 13y ago
Careful. This borders on Guy Kawasaki's Top 10 Mistakes by Entrepreneurs, Item 10: Befriending your VC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHjgK6p4nrw
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by dottrap 13y ago
Love reading about Data Oriented Design.
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by dottrap 13y ago
Don't forget The Humble Bundle :)
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Typical, but sad myopic thinking that one language should do every possible thing well. For example, Unix tools were designed to be good for one single task and then strung together using pipes. Each tool is left to decide how to be impleme
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by dottrap 13y ago
No, you were just "testing" your stuff. :)
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I agree. And what's worse is often it is hard to find a way to contact the author to ask about the license, or they flat out ignore you.
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by dottrap 13y ago
If the article is from Forbes, why link to huffingtonpost.com?
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by dottrap 13y ago
I LOL'd.

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