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by sbensu 11y ago
Here[1] are the countries sorted by stories per capita which shows which countries are over represented. If you want to play with the script that fetches the population numbers, go to Tools > Script Editor and add your Wolfram Alpha API
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by sbensu 11y ago
Yes, a few. Look for David's talk on Om Next he usually lists were he departed from GraphQL/Relay and Falcor. A big one is that both GraphQL and Falcor are string based, while Om Next uses data structures which are easier to progr
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by sbensu 11y ago
As a contributor to some of David's projects, I gotta say, he does a great job of helping you contribute. He walked me through every issue I had until I could make a meaningful contribution. The one thing which makes it hard to contrib
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by sbensu 11y ago
I agree completely with your last point and think that all Programmer vs Engineer[1] discussions should at least take it into account. [1] https://bensu.github.io/abstracting-engineering-away/
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by sbensu 11y ago
Some of the projects (e.g., jepsen) are quite impressive. I bet that displays like this one beat any office perk when it comes to hiring.
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by sbensu 11y ago
I agree that mangling isn't ideal but the naming resolution rules are already defined in every browser and they use a global namespace! From a distance, I don't see a better approach to providing namespace-like-things.
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by sbensu 11y ago
Yeah, and without Signals to make things like mouse position transparent. I started using CSP in Cljs + React applications, but I find signals to be a better abstraction for UIs.
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by sbensu 11y ago
Author here, feedback welcome.
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by sbensu 11y ago
To the author: on the compound data structures example, it would be much better to return an anonymous function with `fn` than to use `defn`. `defn` is meant to add global definitions to the namespace, not to be used as a value.
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by sbensu 11y ago
Using the same code for the backend is not realistic since Clojure leverages JVM libraries. A new ClojureScript backend ecosystem would need to start wrapping Node libraris to reach Clojure parity
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by sbensu 11y ago
... said no Lisper ever.
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by sbensu 11y ago
I feel the same way. The ClojureScript compiler routinely makes the conceptually sound choices even in the face of breakage. This leads to unstable tooling but the quality of the underlying code allows for bigger and better conceptual impro
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by sbensu 12y ago
Elixir is not homoiconic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7623991
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by sbensu 12y ago
Programming is about understanding with precision. Not trying until it works Unless you are working with Regex of course.
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by sbensu 12y ago
Spoiler: Emacs is not on the list and he says the following about Vi For users not comfortable with command lines, and deep levels of customization this tool will feel esoteric and convoluted. Cracked me up.
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by sbensu 12y ago
Don't forget Figwheel, it has been around since April 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZjFVdU8VLI https://github.com/bhauman/lein-figwheel
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by sbensu 12y ago
I agree that good fiction book can be an eye opener. I'll give the ones from you list I haven't read a try. By non-fiction I didn't only mean science but also historic novels and biographies. I find they come with connections
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by sbensu 12y ago
that is a great story! I saw the book at my friends house and thought it looked interesting. After borrowing and reading 50 pages I realized I had it in my shelf.
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by sbensu 12y ago
The Conquest of Happiness - the greatest men had the same problems we all do and managed to be great in spite of it El Aleph - how small we are in this universe, and much much more Steve Jobs bio - how to focus
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by sbensu 12y ago
The problems is figuring out which books provide those useful mental models. I found that fiction usually doesn't but a list with recommendations in the comments would be great.
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by sbensu 12y ago
I experienced this phenomenon starkly when I started a book, and felt it was filled with obvious remarks and little novelty. It took me 50 pages to realize I had already read it.
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by sbensu 12y ago
It reminds me core.async's presentation, where Rich Hickey said something like "we thought Go's take on CSP was great, so we just added it to Clojure as a library ". Blew my mind away, like Zelkova.
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by sbensu 12y ago
I don't mind the syntax. The difference is that while Elm is a niche language with a small community, Cljs has a very diverse ecosystem on its way to becoming a complete web development platform (or already there!).
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by sbensu 12y ago
Are you the author? It looks amazing. I'm going to spend the weekend trying it out. Great Work!!!
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by sbensu 12y ago
If you are interested in Ops you should consider the Docker meetups. I hear they are very good.
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by sbensu 12y ago
The ultimate feature for hackers is how hackable something is. That means it is easier to develop the version for hackers first, and then package a specific version for end-users. Therefore, if they do develop a hackable browser and allow e
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by sbensu 12y ago
A filter for those who are only interested in one aspect of the graph (i.e. language influence) would be very nice. With the current balancing, Haskell is closer to Java than to ML.
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by sbensu 12y ago
Very interesting! I find that what geniuses are secretly proud of is seldom what others perceive as their top achievements, so it would be hard to parallel the external "you are a genius" with the internal "I'm a genius&
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by sbensu 12y ago
> Everything operates in patterns very meta of you :)
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by sbensu 12y ago
I'm also based in Sweden. I would recommend you attend to any meetup.com you are interested in. The organizers are usually scouting. If you talk to people and discuss the presentation (many don't) you'll get fika invites inst

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