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by uticus 3y ago
Guile always surprised me not because of anything LISPy, but because of its relationship with TCL https://vanderburg.org/old_pages/Tcl/war/
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by uticus 3y ago
As someone who files with the IRS, I would prefer an easy tax code over an easy way to file. Messy tax code = +time/money required, +scared will be prosecuted for messing up something unintentionally, +loopholes available, +hire some m
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by uticus 3y ago
Time to again link to "The Rise and Fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab" (2002) https://flownet.com/gat/jpl-lisp.html
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Please, enlighten us
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Didn’t have time to go through it all, but quickly scrubbing I didn’t see any mention of a UI. doesn’t SmallTalk by definition include a UI component?
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Ah okay, this is obvious now, ty
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These tools are unlocking all sorts of things. For a darker side of the toolbox, ref https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36906214
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> You cannot assume that the security of a composite crypotsystem is max(system1, ..., systemN), i.e. that bolting a secure system to an insecure one is at least as secure as the most secure system. But, the scenario described - that you
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by uticus 3y ago
> if your implementation.. is used as the first layer... Don't you have this backward? The inner-most (first) layer would be the unverified roll-your-own, the outer layer would be standard. Outer layers are the first to be penetrate
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I always wonder who's watching the watchers with encryption. I know there are standard, recommended libraries available. But how are those vetted if mere mortals like myself don't even know what known vulnerabilities to look for?
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> My new computer has no hardware. Funny, that's the opposite of my dream computer, which is running low amounts of software (or at least low amounts of dependencies for userspace) on lots of trusted and open hardware.
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> Is this universal? You tell me, we live in the same world. Humans universally have serious issues with greed, selfishness, and all manner of other ugly things. We are not basically good, we are basically evil. A twisted man has a sort
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by uticus 3y ago
I agree with a lot of this. The software industry has so few lasting projects, and almost no lasting projects that pay the bills. It just doesn't provide value to the paying consumers in a way that encourages long term building. Which,
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I mean, great point, but the internet is more than entertainment, in the way that electricity and light is more than movies. Many people may use a significant portion of their electricity and lights on watching... whatever. But the statisti
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Great work! Two questions on this related to extended trips that I can't find obvious answers to, even after using: [answered] does it calculate exposure for points on trip moving, or is exposure for all points calculated for same time
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by uticus 3y ago
Why are there a multitude of human languages? Well, Tower of Babel. Or at least human isolation, if you like. The point being: for human interaction, a multitude of languages is not the best solution, but for a long time it was the only sol
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I'd say the impact on computer programming languages over the next 10 years will be a useful predictor for the larger impact on human languages. The decisions about using Python vs JavaScript vs Go vs .NET vs Rust vs Java etc etc are g
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> Granted, ARMv8 AArch64 is not the ideal Assembly Language to learn as someone's first. However, if a true Beginner can learn ARMv8 AArch64, then all other Assembly Languages will be easy work. That's funny, I thought x86 had
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When can I ask ChatGPT to just code up everything in assembly, and forget about all languages?
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Recommended reading: "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann ( https://www.amazon.com/Lost-City-Deadly-Obsession-Amazon/dp/... ) Ref also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_City_of_Z for
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i mean that's cool, but from my background i would say since the input is "variable", assign it to a named variable and run the function with the variable assigned to 2, then again with it assigned to 4. that's doable in
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> you can modify prior inputs to experiment with new ideas having trouble understanding what is meant. like, changing things like in excel?
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BBaaS
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Actually I found it makes a great point. > peak HN arrogance Take peak HN arrogance, balance it against peak bureaucratic promises plus peak actual cost, and let me know what you come out with.
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Ah, that makes sense. Okay, you've convinced me my original idea doesn't make much sense after all!
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The only reason stack-based languages don't seem like alien tech to me was because of the HP48G+ graphing calculator I had in high school. > Uiua can be embedded in Rust programs as a library. Cool! I was wondering if there was any
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> abstruse and obscurantist syntax/glyphs/typing I've often wondered what are the real blocks to having it both ways? Have the source saved as some lowest common denominator - IL, tagged AST, or somesuch - and then read an
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> Goals > "These are my principles, and if you don't like them I have others." - Groucho Marx Love it. Great combination of hard work (emulator available!) and lightheartedness.
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Very closely related, this comes up on HN from time to time: "Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3170766
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> Our org structure is less-hierarchical than traditional studios: we don’t have Engineering Managers, and instead, we rely on team members to be self-directed and to reinforce a high-performing culture of accountability. We’re building

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