qu4z-2

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811.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I like the idea of automatically generating a set of test cases, but requiring you to fill out the tests. Even better if I can run my-lang --gen-test-cases input.lang and it outputs stub tests for the edge cases.
812.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Null is great. Null as a valid value for every reference type by default is brain-dead. It is one of my major gripes with modern C#.
813.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
As I said, very little that can improve test quality . :) Good to brainstorm though. But in my experience, anything that breaks flow (like those languages that refuse to compile if there's unused code, even if you've just commented somethi
814.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Type systems are a little more than just syntax. Static analysis can identify unreachable sections of code, for instance, which will often indicate a bug. Unit tests cannot prove correctness, only provide a finite set of ways in which the p
815.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
My only complaint with that version is that foo() is repeated now. It's not clear at a glance that you're definitely calling foo, and only deciding which argument to pass. (Well, in this simple case it's quite obvious, but...)
816.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
And then y'all started talking to each other in plural all the time. (OK, so 'you' was used as a formal singular for a long time too, but I like my version better)
817.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
So just donate a few bucks to charity...
818.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Fair enough. I prefer it to be just me and two or three of my friends, so I haven't hit that issue. I find it just becomes less personal after that (although your experience may vary, of course)
819.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
The main point is that when you realise you forgot to set reindeerCount = 0. If closing the workshop is the only situation in which you fire all the reindeer, it's probably fine. If you need to fire the reindeer in other situations, you now
820.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I don't thing the GP was worried about the amount of sunlight needed to grow food, but rather pointing out that Icarus's downfall was flying too close to the sun.
821.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Even moderation.
822.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I guess the trick is to be careful about what you compute. Helping your friend compute that infinite loop doesn't help anyone.
823.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Honestly, I'm sure good friends can spare three minutes for a phone call.
824.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Do you have some sort of basis for claiming it's less distracting? I mean, I get that it has a certain visual appeal, and I readily accept your font claim, knowing little about font rendering. But I'm not at all convinced that an Apple lapt
825.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I feel like you and your source misunderstand the phrase. It is worded confusingly, so it's not all that surprising. Perhaps a better wording would be "Information tends to spread". It's really about the arrow of time. It's much easier to g
826.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
> There are many commentators online trying to split hairs and say that pirating is not the same as stealing. As such, it isn’t a crime. Just to nitpick a little here (and I apologise if I misunderstood your post) but I don't think I've
827.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
It has to be infinite for the analogy to work. The restaurants have to pay to replace food the homeless would pick up during the day (or even put in work to prepare it for a restaurant). Food that's leftover at the end of the day and can't
828.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
In some cases you're actually helping the owner's chances of selling it to you in the future. Sometimes I pirate something and it's so good that I just have to buy it. Of course, in a lot of cases demos would work well for that, but they se
829.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
Hey, it takes a lot of effort and sweat-of-the-brow to be born as the kid of some rich dude! I've been trying for years and I still haven't managed it!
830.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I'm gonna chime in and say that I would certainly propose sharing as a permanent state of affairs. Just not sharing the works of authors who'd prefer we didn't. I propose we move toward listening to/watching/playing more stuff that's Creati
831.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I don't really expect OP to succeed, but I'm sure it'll be educational. And really, the more enthusiasm for a project the better.
832.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I'd like to think the "everything is a file" mentality would've been taken a touch farther, and the command line tools would deal with networked resources better (eg cp ssh://example.com/~/somefile ~/localcopy)
833.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
History is littered with societies in general.
834.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I'm at all convinced that this would be any truer had it actually happened.
835.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I don't know what to say to you except "I'm glad this kind of story is on HN."
836.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
While I'm aware that works, I generally prefer footnotes with a link back to the source of the footnote. Just my 5 cents.
837.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
"[...] the reason that users have trouble with KDE Plasma on “lightweight” systems is not because the hardware is “lightweight” but just old." It sounds like he's dismissing older hardware out of hand. I'm not pleased with this.
838.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
It seems plausible that with the steadily increasing population density the overall loudness or chances of being near a source of loudness is actually increasing. Also, "more immoral" is a claim going back thousands of years, which is in la
839.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
I'm not sure that stating an observation that a certain tendency "seems to be" more common among a particular subgroup really counts as discrimination.
840.
by qu4z-2 14y ago
You mean to give you a scheme REPL? Because I'm skeptical of the use of transforming SICP into a "tutorial" style. It's the kind of book that you need to read and think about. Having said that, finding a REPL that's compatible with it can t

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