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by simplify 9y ago
Check out node-red[1], a visual language for creating node apps. It's a good demonstration of the potential of visual-based languages (but it's also far from that potential). [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5o
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by simplify 9y ago
You're complaining in ignorance. Type systems – especially TypeScript's – does not weigh you down as one might remember Java's does. It's there to help you prevent mistakes and ease refactoring. You're free to ign
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by simplify 9y ago
By "oldie" function, do you mean functions that expect node-style callbacks? e.g. function myCallback (err, result) {...}
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by simplify 9y ago
Phoenix/Elixir can handle 2 million websocket connections on a single box. I would agree myself :) http://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/the-road-to-2-million-w...
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by simplify 9y ago
Very nice. The levels are well-designed from a game design perspective, too.
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by simplify 9y ago
Did he say "silver bullet language"? It seemed like a good fit for his use case; I don't see him claiming anything more than that.
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by simplify 9y ago
If you squash merge into master, it's much easier to revert it later if something goes horribly wrong.
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by simplify 9y ago
FWIW, my side project[1] takes the opposite approach: start with a bare minimum project structure, and add pieces on top via a cli. So, for example, instead of starting with Flow by default and having to rip it out for TypeScript, you start
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by simplify 9y ago
There isn't. I said it was one of many answers, didn't I?
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by simplify 9y ago
Ah, but it does change. Given that big bang theory tells us the universe has a beginning, it's not unreasonable to think that something greater than the universe must have created it. One might be curious to see the intentions of thi
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by simplify 9y ago
It only covers it so far. A simple "what caused the big bang?" question brings us back to square one.
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by simplify 9y ago
I remember trying to learn continuations during my CS degree, and evidently even today I still don't understand them. The examples don't seem to help either – how exactly does the control flow function?
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by simplify 9y ago
Who could answer? If a being created time and space, we, constrained within that time and space, might not have the capacity to imagine what it's like exist outside of them, only that, as the creator, it is possible.
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by simplify 9y ago
The modern, rational perspective has not answered the question of "how did we get here?". A divine creator is one of many proposed answers to this ancient question.
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by simplify 9y ago
That's incredibly easier said than done, especially from a cozy armchair. Have you not heard of Stockholm syndrome? Situations like this are not so cut and dry.
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by simplify 9y ago
Certainly, I didn't mean to go so far as to say what we can see and touch might not be real. As far as I'm concerned, that's covered in the "common observances" I mentioned in my previous comment. The "truths&q
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by simplify 9y ago
Ah, but then you get into the trouble of what "highly likely" means :) Outside of common observances, the "truths" that we know are only known because they happened to be spread by society – much like how DNS works. Here
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by simplify 9y ago
Follower of Christ here. The short answer is, you can't trust anything. Science is neutral and good because, if true, you can reproduce and see for yourself. The problem is, you can't trust the reporting. I see science-related rep
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by simplify 9y ago
It loads much faster, which matters a great deal to me.
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by simplify 9y ago
I find lisp to be the most beautiful and readable language. Lisp has practically zero syntax; all code can be written equally. You can even create your own "syntax" / language features without waiting years for the approval o
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by simplify 9y ago
The article doesn't mention it, but this architecture is good for functional programming as well. If you model those three inner circles as pure functions operating on input and returning results + effects, your app becomes easy to tes
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by simplify 9y ago
The GraphQL plugin[1] looks great. I was eagerly waiting for Flow's tooling to catch up because of their GraphQL support, but I guess TypeScript is running laps :) [1] https://github.com/Quramy/ts-graphql-plugin
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by simplify 9y ago
I think concatenative languages have great potential when paired with a proper type system and IDE. But you're absolutely right when it comes to plain text programming; point-free style feels clever to write, but makes it more difficul
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by simplify 9y ago
I feel the same way. I'm eager to use Flow, but their tooling is just so far behind. Until it catches up I'm using TypeScript, which is much, much better than nothing :)
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by simplify 10y ago
SSL is based on obscure prime numbers. Another example is user passwords (obscure text). Sessions and API tokens, too. Credit card numbers, garage door openers, and SIM cards all rely on hidden information. Even door locks are a physical fo
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by simplify 10y ago
What about investing stocks and bonds into companies that manufacture fast cars and boats? :)
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by simplify 10y ago
All security is some form of obscurity, is it not?
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by simplify 10y ago
Are you suggesting we take their behavior for granted? Positive behavior needs to be praised – it's part of how society influences its members.
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by simplify 10y ago
What did the other logo look like?
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by simplify 10y ago
What's your opinion of ChainPad's algorithm? Are there any obvious downsides?

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