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by nickmain 5y ago
Can anyone explain what the uses are for this ? The limitations appear to be: * Cannot be published as a channel. Public channels are still Brightscript-only so there is no code re-use. * Requires a Linux workstation to build * Cannot deplo
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Roku Launching Independent Developer Kit(blog.roku.com)
2 points by nickmain 5y ago|1 comments
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Thoughts on Racket and Chez Scheme(beautifulracket.com)
16 points by nickmain 5y ago|0 comments
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by nickmain 5y ago
Haxe does. Not that Haxe is mainstream, but it does target mainstream languages.
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by nickmain 5y ago
If you want to use OCaml-like GADTs and pattern matching in Python then there is the Haxe -> Python route. The Haxe compiler is actually written in OCaml and its type system is influenced by it.
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by nickmain 6y ago
Metacognition may be a better term to differentiate from the lazy use of consciousness.
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Playstation Store to discontinue movie and TV purchases and rentals(blog.playstation.com)
2 points by nickmain 6y ago|0 comments
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by nickmain 6y ago
"Chuckie Egg" was my introduction to hacking. I wrote an assembler program to load the game from tape, disassemble the code and overwrite the instruction that decremented the life count. The inline assembler in BBC Basic was an in
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by nickmain 6y ago
Jeff has a whole section on machine intelligence in his upcoming book and discusses this in part 2 of the teaser podcast [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTRZL8dqHoo
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by nickmain 6y ago
Totally agree on the macro front ! I use them to do compile-time code gen from Omnigraffle and iThoughts files. Definitely a super power but probably one that only works if you're the sole developer. Macro magic in a team environment i
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by nickmain 6y ago
OK - apparently iOS 14.2 does allow JIT for side-loaded apps (not App Store) via the CS_EXECSEG_ALLOW_UNSIGNED flag. Maybe this will be allowed for store apps in some future version. Fingers crossed! All previous versions of iOS do not perm
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by nickmain 6y ago
Does this allow AOT compiling of Racket code to native ARM or is everything interpreted ? Assuming that JIT is still not possible on iOS.
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by nickmain 6y ago
Only if code is downloaded/side-loaded after the app is installed. Racket code bundled with the app will be fine. The gray area is if the app allows the user to create new Racket code.
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by nickmain 6y ago
Does not support Safari.
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by nickmain 6y ago
Sign-in-with-Apple might be acceptable here, allowing the user to opt for an app-specific anonymous email. But the lack of explanation is baffling.
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by nickmain 6y ago
This [0] is an equivalent/tracking project. I would be very interested if it gains iOS support. [0] https://github.com/pvieito/PythonKit
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by nickmain 6y ago
As long as there is no downloading, side-loading or user editing of python code in the app then Apple doesn't care. There are limited exceptions for apps that teach programming, such as Pythonista.
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by nickmain 6y ago
I've used Racket for many prototype languages and tools and love its facilities and philosophy. The thing that always gives me pause when considering it for a new project is that it has no robust mobile or client-side web story. If the
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by nickmain 7y ago
JavaScriptCore and JS running in a web page using WKWebView are both running in the same app process and do not support WASM since they cannot generate code (cannot write to executable memory pages). SFSafariViewController does support WASM
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Haxe 4 Released(gamefromscratch.com)
2 points by nickmain 7y ago|0 comments
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by nickmain 7y ago
Python runs on iOS, Racket does not. The need for a JIT to make Racket performant also makes it unlikely that it ever will.
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by nickmain 7y ago
Unfortunately WASM on iOS could only be interpreted, not JITed, due to protected memory. Also WASM works in Mobile Safari and SFSafariViewController, but not in WKWebView - which limits its interaction with an app.
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by nickmain 8y ago
Gluten is also inflammatory for Hashimoto's
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by nickmain 8y ago
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3225718
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by nickmain 8y ago
Codea [0] provides a nice Lua development sandbox and will export projects that can be turned into standalone apps via Xcode. It is geared towards game development and is currently somewhat locked down with respect to importing/exporti
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by nickmain 8y ago
Is anyone else worried about about the future of Blender on macOS with the deprecation of OpenGL in favor of Metal ? This thread offers some hope, but there is still no definitive roadmap: https://lists.blender.org/pipermail
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by nickmain 8y ago
Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17017975
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Haxe-in-Haxe notes(github.com)
21 points by nickmain 9y ago|0 comments
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Wi-Fi startup Eero lays off 30 employees(techcrunch.com)
99 points by nickmain 9y ago|125 comments
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Racket v6.11(blog.racket-lang.org)
154 points by nickmain 9y ago|34 comments

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