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by rednum 16y ago
I am pretty sure there is paredit-like mode for vim, because I actually used it for some time. It seems that it is part of slimv [1] now, however I recall using it without setting up slimv. [1] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_
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by rednum 16y ago
I don't want to start flame war on lisp syntax again, but you may find clojure syntax more usable/readable after installing proper plugins for managing lisp code. Personally (as an emacs user) use highlight-parentheses-mode (each level of n
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by rednum 16y ago
I think adding student would be a good option.
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by rednum 16y ago
I gave it a quick look and I wonder why would I want to use it? I am a fan of both lisp and python and enjoy trying new languages but why would I want to use it instead of one of those languages? What exactly cool features does it offer?
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by rednum 16y ago
Any other HN'ers with Java to Scala experience? A friend of my friend tried doing the same, but eventually his team decided that its not worth the effort (I don't know more details actually, only that they are doing some enterprise software
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by rednum 16y ago
Simming through the comments, it seems that there is noone who actually had bad experiences with meditation or at least decided that it was waste of time/lacked any significant effects. I really would like to read that kind of opinions (to
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by rednum 16y ago
There are some problems with displaying in firefox 3.6.13. The symbols appear for a split-second, then disappear for a few seconds and then reappear again.
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by rednum 16y ago
I don't know what was the programming like in the early days of java, but none of the original featurs of java is unique to java anymore - whereas lisp has some unique features. C is pretty bad language to compare Java to - they are designe
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by rednum 16y ago
As a Vim user who switched to emacs I find emacs bindings inconvenient as hell [1] however I don't think it is possible to fix them now. Most 'prominent' emacs users are simply used to them and won't change their habits, it's really unlikel
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by rednum 16y ago
No; I am no lisp/ocaml god and not sure what do you mean by easy, but it seems they lack feature you are thinking about.
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by rednum 16y ago
Exactly, you could replace APL with lisp or OCaml (well, except that OCaml wasn't around in the 60') and all these points would still be true. I wonder if there are any APL users on HN who could provide more detailed information on merits o
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by rednum 16y ago
It would be useful to filter out Arc-Arc-Arc and Foo-Arc-Arc answers, obviously they are irrelevant
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by rednum 16y ago
Also discussion covering similar topic ('The 3 Programming languages you need to know'): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1893000
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by rednum 16y ago
Actually I don't think you can do everything in those 3 languages, you should try some functional programming and see the difference by yourself. Sure, all languages are turing equivalent, but some of things that are easy to write in e.g. l
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by rednum 16y ago
visual basic - got me to start programming c++ - umm, made me learn gdb, code formatting and good editor c - best thing for low level stuff pascal - easy, painless ocaml - rewired my brain for thinking functional common lisp - rewired my br
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by rednum 16y ago
Well, python is nice, but must algorithm competition (for reasons i dont really know) allow only C/C++/Pascal. Learning C++ seems to be the best choice here (though I don't like it), as usually you are allowed to use standard template libra
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by rednum 16y ago
I have to disagree. I participated in few algorithm competition (however much easier than IOI) and I think that: - OOP - C - functional python are redundant. Creating more advanced objects than graph vertex/edge is usually unnecessary in a
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by rednum 16y ago
I haven't read the whole guide yet but on page 8 it mentions polyphasic sleep (with annotation that majority of people who try it fail). Isn't polyphasic considered a popular hoax? As far as I remember, mentioned in the presentation dr Wozn
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by rednum 16y ago
I remember when I was child in nineties and my father showed me logo. I didn't find it much interesting but it gave me some idea what programming is about [1]. Then in my teens I started learning C++ - and it was a real struggle. Only in th
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by rednum 16y ago
Similar submission for those who want more programing quotes (recently was also posted on HN): http://www.devtopics.com/101-great-computer-programming-quot...
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by rednum 16y ago
I think it is desirable too. European version of Hacker News would be extremely useful for me - sure, there's lots of region-agnostic valuable content, but also many topics considering startups are irrelevant to people in my area (Central E
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by rednum 16y ago
Actually you don't need to do so - at least in Vimperator you can enter 'pass through mode' by pressing ctrl-z. This disables vimperator keys and allows you to interact with sites in 'normal way'.
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by rednum 16y ago
Actually, there are addons for firefox for that - tab kit ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447/ ) and tree style tabs ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5890/ ) Personally I use tab kit. However, for some rea
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So you think software patents are evil? Check out the DNA patents.(esquire.com)
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by rednum 16y ago
As programming have mathematical foundations, I think it makes more sense to ask what alien mathematic would look like. Would their mathetmatic be isomorphic with ours? Would they have just their own versions of caluculs, set theory, topolo
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by rednum 16y ago
Using a tab grouping plugin could help you. Recently I have installed tab kit (which groups tabs and show them in vertical layout) and it made browsing much easier - it automatically puts new opened tabs in correct groups so I know where ea
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by rednum 16y ago
Some notes after doing a few steps of tutorial: - a simple command history feature in the shell would be really nice - I wish the notification that I don't follow tutorial didn't appear there each time I try to play with the shell - well, I
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A touch screen you don't touch (via reddit).(youtube.com)
1 points by rednum 16y ago|0 comments