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by jnbiche 10y ago
Agreed. I'm primarily a 3rd-party voter, and as such am highly attuned to the hypocrisy I see coming from supporters of both major parties. And in my mind, Greenwald has been extremely good at attacking corruption and authoritarianism
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Node.js isn't a framework. It's a JS runtime, and for most purposes can be considered a variation of JavaScript. However, like Go, Node.js has such a rich networking support in its standard library, that some people go "fra
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It's an n of 1, but when I went back and reviewed calculus and linear algebra last year, using symbolab.com to talk through the steps of various problems was a huge help in refreshing my knowledge. In some cases, it even helped me rea
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> I wish rust could have taken a similar approach. Then use Swift. Other than the approach to memory, Swift is extremely similar to Rust. > I wish swift scene on linux becomes viable in the next version. Swift 3.0 is totally viable o
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> But the best architectures I've seen have been demolished, destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up for their purpose. This can also be a destructive siren call: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06&
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> If I wanna to implement a dialect of ML, I haven't' find a simple explanation in how implement product/sum types, modules & pattern matching. Exactly. I mean, how in the world to implement pattern matching in ML-lik
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Those are very good notes that have come up frequently in my Google searches.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
I meant "advanced static-typing" (e.g, like System F, which is advanced to someone learning PL). Not that it was more advanced, although I think in fact it is from a learner's point of view. It's incredibly simple to t
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Yeah, I suspect you're correct at the moment. In fact, TaPL looks pretty approachable for an academic book. But it seems to be there's a place for a more popular book on type systems and making a statically-typed language, in the
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Another great-looking book on making dynamic languages. There's been some good ones recently, and this one looks like another good one covering how to make a basic, interpreted language. Some of us have written 1 or 2 dynamic, inter
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by jnbiche 10y ago
No, getting names right is incredibly simple. It's a single unicode `name` field, stored however your language/db stores unicode. E.g.: name: [person's name] No minimum lengths (other than != 0) and a reasonably lar
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Yes, Python 3 does have Unicode-aware functions, as demonstrated in the post (via slices). Go and Rust also have very good Unicode support, in addition to Swift and (apparently) Perl 6 as mentioned above.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Well, he got his start passing of Woz's circuit board designs as his own at Atari. Even he conceded that. I do think his technical knowledge was probably higher than most give him credit for, however.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> Funny how nobody expects inline pop culture references in HN discussions, so they're often just taken at face value. Or the average age of the site is too young to remember Pulp Fiction.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Yeah, but a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
It's the same. If you imagine an async signal (notification), for example for reading from a file handle, as an electronic signal, the two are exactly the same.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> while you can deadlock Ada tasks if the monitors aren't properly implemented. It's not clear to me if you're suggesting otherwise, but you can definitely deadlock Rust as well (although it's true that Rust staticall
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by jnbiche 10y ago
I agree with this, although I know that many engineers scoff at any attempt to point out inappropriate technical names/acronyms. And unless the dev is not a native English speaker, then I strongly suspect this was done as a little atte
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> And every single time I was just fixing someone's lazy programming. Often, the kinds of mistakes you mention are not due to laziness, but instead to ignorance. Many web developers come from a graphic design or old school "we
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by jnbiche 10y ago
The fact that Apple would ship a version of Safari that so deeply affected the battery of their newest MBP is concerning, and perhaps illustrative of why many MBP afficionados are so upset about the situation.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
I actually use ZimWiki as well, but more as a personal blog for technical stuff to refer back to, not as a day-to-day notes app.
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by jnbiche 10y ago
I use Google Keep. It's simple and has an acceptable Android app and web interface. It also accomodates image notes. I don't think you'll find a notes application that has code highlighting, but perhaps I'm wrong...
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> * Use what works, dont focus on the hot new trends (redis, mysql, django, ror vs express, mongodb, etc.). You consider mysql, django, and ror as "hot new trends"? What databases systems and web frameworks do you consider not
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Yes, it's at: https://oldgeekjobs.com/
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> If someone is just sitting on a lot of cash then they're not hurting anyone, but if they're outspending everyone else then they are (in a sense) hurting them. I disagree strongly. That 200 million would be far, far better i
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Does the first amendment apply to Internet speech? When it was written, there was no Internet.
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> I get the sense that Obama actually wants to improve things for the middle class, but is realistic about what he can accomplish with Republican houses shutting him down at every turn For the record, Democrats had total control of Congr
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by jnbiche 10y ago
Yes, I've always thought it's odd how people tend to focus their ire on high-earning professionals like doctors, lawyers, consultants, etc. while ignoring the trust fund kid worth 200 million dollars. I'm guessing it's
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It's protected by our constitution in the same Bill of Rights that assures US citizens' other freedoms, such as religion. Liberals and conservatives both need to learn that they can't pick and choose, and on one hand hold in
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by jnbiche 10y ago
> I'm more concerned about the 'populist anti-muslim sentiment' that might arise, "...that might arise"? What have we been seeing the last year, when the winning presidential candidate proposed banning Muslims f

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