jmpt

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by jmpt 8y ago
Yea, "all things to all people" is really hard to type. Also "he decided?" You have no idea if the OP is a he. You are part of the problem that the OP is fighting poorly.
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by jmpt 8y ago
Large headcount of developers. Everybody and their dog does Javascript.
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by jmpt 8y ago
I'm glad for you, but everything you said is completely subjective.
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by jmpt 8y ago
If Swift lets you override dealing with errors (think force unwrapping) then such security is pointless because "someone will perpetrate it sooner or later." In practice, what we get is an overly pedantic language that gets in the
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by jmpt 8y ago
Of course you can borrow it :) It's not very articulated. Just an early morning brain-to-keyboard dump. I would count myself on your added category. Objective-C has been mostly unchanged for decades. I wanted an improvement, even if a
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by jmpt 8y ago
I find it troubling that you equate somebody not being in love with Swift with trolling. Also, you are questioning my skill in Swift because you disagree with me. That makes perfect sense. Instead of an ad hominem, you could actually, you k
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by jmpt 8y ago
Marcel, you rock! :) BTW, love your book.
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by jmpt 8y ago
Good! Have you faced difficulty in the market by stating this to your employer and or in a job interview?
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by jmpt 8y ago
No, and if you do, then I suggest you visit a doctor. Rant: Objective-C is a wonderful language, once you learn it properly. There's a lot of Swift fanboiism (is that a word?) and a lot of Objective-C hate. I have an opinion on why. Th