jordandanford

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by jordandanford 14y ago
Many interpreted programming languages are implemented in C: Python, Ruby, Lua, Io...
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by jordandanford 15y ago
Lift is a powerful web framework which makes use of many of Scala's functional and object-oriented features, so it'd be worth looking at the Getting Started guide: http://simply.liftweb.net/index-Chapter-2.html#toc-Chapter-2
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by jordandanford 15y ago
Mac OS X is generally seen as the most visually appealing OS, so I figure that's likely to be the reasoning
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by jordandanford 15y ago
Wow, you're pretty sheltered if F# is the weirdest language you've ever seen
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by jordandanford 15y ago
As an alternative, try Sublime Text 2, which is much more modern and can actually use TextMate resources (themes, language support, etc.) – http://www.sublimetext.com/2
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by jordandanford 15y ago
Here's a neat example of Flash integration, and it's cool in its own right: http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata
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by jordandanford 15y ago
I've always gotten the impression that Lua has a somewhat anemic standard library and a somewhat limited set of abstractions, in contrast to the things that draw me to Python – is this still accurate? Python, Ruby, etc. have a wide range of
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by jordandanford 15y ago
Verizon has a lot of choices, but something from the Droid line is probably your best bet. If you want a physical keyboard, then I'd recommend the Droid 3 ( http://engt.co/k9nRy4 ), but if you're fine with an onscreen one, then I'd go with
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by jordandanford 15y ago
DotCloud is pretty flexible and has open registration: www.dotcloud.com
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by jordandanford 15y ago
The only legitimate way to install apps is through the App Store, so you should check out the process – http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/
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by jordandanford 15y ago
It doesn't need to make a bold statement, it's about being small and well-designed. Performance wise, C++ is still far ahead, but Go is substantially easier to use.
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by jordandanford 15y ago
I've been experimenting with Go, and I feel like you're expecting something different than what it's supposed to be. In my opinion, one of its strengths is its simplicity – it may not always be elegant, but it's consistent and readable, and
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by jordandanford 16y ago
I understand the idea behind it, but I don't feel like it's any clearer than "foo = [1, 2, 3]; foo[0] = 1" (in Ruby, Python, or something similar). This was even changed in Perl 6 because the different sigils just increased obfuscation: ht
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by jordandanford 16y ago
I guess my problem with something like that is that conceptually it doesn't make much sense. There's no obvious reason why assigning an array to a scalar variable would give its length – it doesn't really feel clear or elegant, just unexpec
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by jordandanford 16y ago
I tried both for a while when I was getting into programming, and one huge thing that has always bothered me about Perl is the strange behavior with changing sigils. Here's what I mean: $foo is a scalar @foo is an array $foo[0] is the first