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by ighost 17y ago
This function doesn't implement the same functionality. It doesn't even take the same arguments.
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How many lines of Java would this take?(gist.github.com)
8 points by ighost 17y ago|23 comments
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by ighost 17y ago
About MacRuby -- I think it will start infringing on Objective-C turf soon. There's also Rubinius. I think an exhaustive test suite for the language spec is a good thing.
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by ighost 17y ago
I wish memcache changed my IO bound app to CPU bound.
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by ighost 17y ago
Also Lua: http://code.google.com/p/llvm-lua/
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Efficient collaborative resource allocation in software engineering(iter8or.wordpress.com)
1 points by ighost 17y ago|0 comments
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by ighost 17y ago
I guess by pick up Python you mean learn enough Python to translate translate a Java program to Python? If you can write idiomatic code in a dynamic language a week after switching from C++ or Java, teach me your skills.
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by ighost 17y ago
Preach it, brother!
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by ighost 17y ago
Downvote me if you like, but it will still be Grammys.
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by ighost 17y ago
Yes, what is this snort of which you speak?
41.
by ighost 17y ago
There's great value in online communication, but sometimes you have to talk IRL. Pretend like you're a noob learning netiquette.
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by ighost 17y ago
Case in point: we need a sarcasm tag.
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Limitations of Hash Functions(iter8or.wordpress.com)
1 points by ighost 17y ago|0 comments
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Python boolean coercion gotchas(iter8or.wordpress.com)
1 points by ighost 17y ago|0 comments
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by ighost 17y ago
I agree, CSS preprocessor is a more fitting term. It does trivial macro expansion and arithmetic. No control or data structures.
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by ighost 17y ago
I'd like to congratulate you on your C function pointer hello world. Not how he avoided using & or deref in the first snippet.
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Open wireless networks: More dangerous than you think(iter8or.wordpress.com)
3 points by ighost 17y ago|0 comments
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by ighost 17y ago
Yeah, if the validity of your visa hinges on passing all of your classes, you will do what it takes to pass those classes, language barrier or no.
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Mistakes Smart People Make(iter8or.wordpress.com)
2 points by ighost 17y ago|0 comments
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by ighost 17y ago
Practice doing things that take long periods of concentration, like reading difficult novels or playing chess or doing math proofs or...
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by ighost 17y ago
Good idea, but it's been done. jQuerify bookmarklet: http://www.learningjquery.com/2009/04/better-stronger-safer-...
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by ighost 17y ago
No one cares what you say until you start flaming something you know nothing about. Then some people develop a need to set the record straight.
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by ighost 17y ago
C# isn't modern? Do you know C#?
54.
by ighost 17y ago
These are the exact sort of comments up with which I shall not put.
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by ighost 17y ago
Is this supposed to run on Unladen Swallow? Or does the GIL not come into play here?
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by ighost 17y ago
or they just play for fun
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Classic Paper: Scientific Computation and Functional Programming(citeseerx.ist.psu.edu)
7 points by ighost 17y ago|0 comments
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by ighost 17y ago
So python guys are still looking for the One True Way to do this? How unpythonic.
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by ighost 17y ago
I agree, but this "rudimentary" version is easier to understand for someone new to functional programming. It trades generality for pedagogical clarity.
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Rudimentary Currying and Partial Application in Python(gist.github.com)
13 points by ighost 17y ago|4 comments

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