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   by lelele 16y ago

   Why do you complain about IDEs when most popular languages are Java, C, C++, ecc.? (see http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.... ) IDEs can't be better than languages they deal with, because languages shape the way p
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   by lelele 16y ago

   Gasp! :-| However, security officers would block anyone trying to pass past security checks using chopped off fingers or fake ones.
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   by lelele 16y ago

   > Security checks on the pilots are not attempting to prevent pilots from causing harm-- they are attempting to close a loophole which would allow people impersonating pilots to do harm. Wouldn't fingerprints be enough to avoid identity
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   by lelele 16y ago

   Javascript _is_ the bytecode system. Many people have laughed after Joel Spolski for Wasabi. Well, Joel had the right idea: just use whatever in-house language you want, just be careful to translate it in a language/platform your customers
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   by lelele 16y ago

   So, instead of fixing the language, you fix yourself. Linus was right when he basically said that whenever you are dealing with a broken language, you have to develop broken habits too.
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   by lelele 16y ago

   I stand corrected. Thank you for commenting.
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   by lelele 16y ago

   http://items.sjbach.com/211/comparing-loop-and-iterate http://items.sjbach.com/280/extending-the-iterate-macro
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   by lelele 16y ago

   Not very insightful. Nice try, though. Here is the classic: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
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   by lelele 16y ago

   I should have explained further: when I say "that says a lot about the failure of AI", I mean that from a language whose target is AI, you would expect some kick-ass solutions to common issues. Common Lisp is good to solve hard problems, b
10. 310.▲
    by lelele 16y ago

    I read fiction.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    > it always strikes me as just a group of self-righteous bastards who revel in being able to say "I'm smarter than you" I've always thought that really intelligent people solve real-world problems. Real-world problems are way harder th
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    by lelele 16y ago

    Nice work. Kudos! As much as I appreciate Common Lisp, I'm always puzzled at how a language reputedly targeting AI problems still lacks an "intelligent" package manager the kind Perl has always had. To me, that says a lot about the failur
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    by lelele 16y ago

    However, Common Lisp's LOOP really sucks. ITERATE fixes that: http://common-lisp.net/project/iterate/
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    by lelele 16y ago

    Please, let us know what he does. Had he worked as a programmer or is he an hobbyist? Thanks.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    Why does the URL of the archive at the bottom of the page shows "1969", then?
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    by lelele 16y ago

    > We were in the library's book-sale room when I overheard him telling his friend that the two of them were surrounded by assholes—that is, the people scanning. Just a competitor feeling the heat ;-)
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    by lelele 16y ago

    > I always thought HTML emails are for newsletters anyway? They are for hyperlinked text, that is: whenever you want to embed a link in your mail. Many people are not computer literate enough to copy and paste an URL, more so when it g
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    Ask HN: Would you trademark your startup?

    31 points by lelele 16y ago|21 comments
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    by lelele 16y ago

    Uncool when it comes to up-voting, but quite cool when it comes about hiring, it seems.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    12. Dick is the manager, you are the programmer. He earns more than you, meaning he is more prized than you by your company. So, he must be doing something right, and you better understand what it is, if you want to get ahead.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    > Perl 5 exists as it is for the sake of backwards compatibility. This is really says it all: a language, just like any software, develops when issues are fixed without breaking existing code. What's so ugly with having a language ve
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    by lelele 16y ago

    > I program in C++ for a living. I loved doing it in my late 20′s and early 30′s, but over the past few years I’ve gotten fed up with this language and its cryptic aggravating bullshit. I feel your pain, my friend.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    Publishing other people's mail addresses over the Internet for spambots to collect is rude.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    What's all the fuss with electric cars? Isn't methane green and cheap enough?
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    by lelele 16y ago

    Asking your employees to waste time in commuting, and then promoting a nap "to improve productivity"? Looks shortsighted to me.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    You win ;-)
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    by lelele 16y ago

    > It drives me mad, we're full of young without an idea of what it takes to survive in life - they take everything for granted and expect to land a good job without doing nothing. But they only find people that wants to exploit them as
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    by lelele 16y ago

    I think "right out of school" means youngsters without hands-on experience. Of course I think the poster would pay more for experienced teenagers.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    You can eat a lot of veggies - zucchinis included - raw.
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    by lelele 16y ago

    How old are you? Because if you are young, that makes sense. I used to not gain weight no matter what I eated until I hitted my thirties. Now I have to watch what I eat.