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by nindalf 3y ago
Sure, let me define "shouldn't". For those authors who hope to see their language become mainstream and achieve widespread adoption, they may want to cut their losses. If they're working on it for intrinsic reward they
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by nindalf 3y ago
Not historically true. Python didn't take off for years after the initial release in 1991. Even in the mid 2000s people were evangelising Python like it was a new thing ( https://xkcd.com/353/ ) Or take Rust, which
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by nindalf 3y ago
Only dang can update titles here.
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by nindalf 4y ago
> The gas stovetop range is replaced with electric, so it takes 20 minutes to boil water. Unable to reproduce. I can reliably boil water within 2 minutes.
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by nindalf 4y ago
dang could you modify the title to include "2050"? The title feels a bit clickbait right now, like the price increase is imminent.
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by nindalf 4y ago
Is it just me or are a lot of software related questions going to these 9 people who “are not like the nine greatest experts on the internet”, according to Justice Kagan? Although to be fair, they did really well on Oracle v Google ( https:
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by nindalf 4y ago
> WASI stands for WebAssembly System Interface. It's an API designed by the Wasmtime project that provides access to several operating-system-like features, including files and filesystems, Berkeley sockets, clocks, and random numbe
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by nindalf 4y ago
Wouldn’t the GPL require them to publish SteamOS 3? At least the source code, if not the ISO.
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by nindalf 4y ago
> I have not seen any necessary gambling in my years in manufacturing. You need to manufacture a widget and it must cost no more than $5. You have a few inputs to your widget, some made with steel and some with plastic. If steel and plas
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by nindalf 4y ago
Rust had a small standard library and that’s ok ( https://blog.nindalf.com/posts/rust-stdlib/ ) Your concerns are valid, but Rust has chosen a different set of trade offs. The link outlines the pros and cons.
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by nindalf 4y ago
lol
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by nindalf 4y ago
What's your ranking for "next things to make memory safe"? I'm going to guess the TLS stack would be #1, considering fly.io's sponsorship of rustls. Eager to hear the rest of the list.
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by nindalf 4y ago
I don't think the claim is that Rust is faster than C++ in general. Rather, they mention this to address the worry that there is always a performance penalty for safety. This example (and many others) show that Rust doesn't comp
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by nindalf 4y ago
Same with Hindi. Needs a ridiculous English accent to understand Hindi. I call it the British Colonial Administrator accent. Like this guy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6_896OhnaQ
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by nindalf 4y ago
> Ring is mostly C/Assembly Crypto needs to be written in Assembly to ensure that operations take a constant time, regardless of input. Writing it in a high level language like C or Rust opens you up to the compiler "optimising
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by nindalf 4y ago
I downvote anyone complaining about downvotes.
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by nindalf 4y ago
This is FUD. Microsoft doesn't "get a hold of" Rust by using Rust, any more than you get a hold of it by writing Rust programs. With C++ they had their own compiler implementation, which obviously diverged. This is common for
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by nindalf 4y ago
Link to the talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2611&v=8T6ClX-y2AE (timestamped to the part about Rust) The speaker covers a bunch of areas and the final part of the talk (around 10 minutes) is about Microsoft introd
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by nindalf 4y ago
When it fails you in German, do you switch to English? I don’t even attempt to talk to assistants in my native language because I know they’ll fuck it up. I just go straight to English.
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by nindalf 4y ago
It's a negotiation, like any other. That's based on how much value the buyer is getting and how much money they have. According to the article, value is high and Citi has gobs of money. Therefore, the seller needs to negotiate har
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by nindalf 4y ago
Each release being small is a feature, not a shortcoming. Rust encourages developers to stick to the latest Rust compiler. Almost all application developers update their compilers every six weeks. This is easier if the changes introduced by
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by nindalf 4y ago
Can’t comment on HN with my LVMH handbag. - Sent from my iPhone.
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by nindalf 4y ago
Burning wood? Luxury! Growing up we had to inscribe our cuneiform on clay tablets. And it really was the best way, because our tablets would last thousands of years. - Ea-Nasir
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by nindalf 4y ago
The 9 comment thread looks pretty bare, unlike this one. What made it significant?
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by nindalf 4y ago
In theory, law enforcement.
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by nindalf 4y ago
The answer is obvious - most people don’t want to do this. They want to text or call a friend, look up the weather or sports, stream some entertainment or read the news. They’re experts in their own domains and don’t have the time or inclin
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by nindalf 4y ago
This is just a low effort “kids these days are X, unlike when I was a kid” or “back in my day, men were men”. Your specific claim isn’t worth responding to, but maybe you’d enjoy a short history of “kids these days are spoiled” - https:&#x
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by nindalf 4y ago
Account created 10 minutes before posting this. Friend, you clearly care more about these points than you let on.
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by nindalf 4y ago
Then it behooves him to say “yes I was wrong”. GP was saying they trust him less because he doesn’t feel the need to publicly admit he was wrong, meaning he could find out he’s wrong about other things but not admit it. This feels straightf
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by nindalf 4y ago
Yeah, not pasting in my personal access token into a random website.

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