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True | cogman10 | null | I stand corrected (on the duck typing). Yes, I understand that the compiler can figure out a lot even with dynamically typed languages. However, it still has to include several checks to ensure that the world is sane. With a purely dynamic language, it can't just make a function call and assume that everything will be... | null | 0 | 1318263035 | False | 0 | c2qbhm6 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbhm6 | t1_c2qbc0t | null | 1427711567 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > There is a standard Ecma Script with class a strong typing, why do Google needs its onw way?
We don't look at it as "Google's own", we want it to be as open as JS is.
> And by the way Ecma/Pascal declaration
>
> var varName : Type
I like that syntax too. If you're interested, put in a feature reques... | null | 0 | 1318263136 | False | 0 | c2qbi32 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbi32 | t1_c2qb61p | null | 1427711573 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | twermund | null | Is there an IDE or interpreter I can start using to convert Dart to Javascript today? | null | 0 | 1318263141 | False | 0 | c2qbi3y | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbi3y | t1_c2q9lpp | null | 1427711573 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | crusoe | null | Yes, lets go back and add in all the things that makes writing large scale JS projects DIFFICULT. | null | 0 | 1318263161 | False | 0 | c2qbi7v | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbi7v | t1_c2qa7zm | null | 1427711574 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | RichardWarburton | null | Good theorising, and he did re-spam his rss feed the other week, but actually I posted the link because someone I know what talking about grep's performance on IRC and I thought it might be interesting for people at large to read this article. | null | 0 | 1318263163 | False | 0 | c2qbi8h | t3_l6xnp | null | t1_c2qbi8h | t1_c2qaudt | null | 1427711575 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > Are there any plans/discussions on adding roles to the object system?
I'm only loosely familiar with that term from Perl. Is it different from traits or mixins? Some kind of code reuse mechanism beyond simple single inheritance has come up for discussion, but we haven't had time to work on it yet. | null | 0 | 1318263213 | False | 0 | c2qbigl | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbigl | t1_c2qbc4e | null | 1427711578 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | Most other mainstream languages do: JavaScript, Java, C#. That said, I'd like to change this too. If you care about this, please let us know on the mailing list or put in a feature request in the bug tracker. | null | 0 | 1318263295 | False | 0 | c2qbiub | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbiub | t1_c2qbdwn | null | 1427711583 | 25 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > 'I know it's cool to hate on classes these days'?
A lot of the JavaScript community is very strongly anti-class. | null | 0 | 1318263326 | False | 0 | c2qbj08 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbj08 | t1_c2qbfaq | null | 1427711585 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318263466 | True | 0 | c2qbjop | t3_l4l3n | null | t1_c2qbjop | t1_c2qbdjc | null | 1427711592 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > Well maybe, but don't you think there's a huge risk because they don't look like they're comments. I'd naturally assume that they aren't comments, especially given the similarity of the syntax to C++/Java.
Yes, you're right, this is absolutely a concern. Every new language has a certain amount of "people are goin... | null | 0 | 1318263502 | False | 0 | c2qbjv7 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbjv7 | t1_c2qbhbl | null | 1427711595 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 5a1 | null |
My opinion though is that the solution is in defining your system at a higher level in terms of a model, or composition. At that level your more in the realm of linguistics and psychology (ie. how to represent this structure / composition of structures as concept).
The mathematical perspective as discussed here deal... | null | 0 | 1318263513 | False | 0 | c2qbjy4 | t3_l6dcp | null | t1_c2qbjy4 | t1_c2qbe71 | null | 1427711596 | -3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mushishi | null | manuranga probably means a compiler for transforming google-closure type hinted javascript to Dart. | null | 0 | 1318263555 | False | 0 | c2qbk4c | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbk4c | t1_c2qbf4m | null | 1427711598 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vcarl | null | I used to think I could program C because I knew C++. Then I read some C code and realized I don't know shit about it. Anyone who thinks C++ is too hard because it's strongly typed, uses pointers, and doesn't garbage collect should learn some C, just enough to realize how much easier C++ is. | null | 0 | 1318263599 | False | 0 | c2qbked | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qbked | t1_c2qbd7e | null | 1427711602 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > However, it still has to include several checks to ensure that the world is sane. With a purely dynamic language, it can't just make a function call and assume that everything will be alright
Yup, but most static languages have to do that in some cases too since very few type systems are actually sound. It's just... | null | 0 | 1318263608 | False | 0 | c2qbkg6 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbkg6 | t1_c2qbhm6 | null | 1427711602 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | typon | null | What a pretentious bitch | null | 0 | 1318263689 | False | 0 | c2qbkur | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qbkur | t3_l6yn1 | null | 1427711608 | 75 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Just because it *can* be done, doesn't mean it *should* be done. | null | 0 | 1318263736 | False | 0 | c2qbl3l | t3_l73uk | null | t1_c2qbl3l | t3_l73uk | null | 1427711611 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mushishi | null | It would be nice anyway if there was a way to bind a value to a freshly declared variable = (i.e. let), and another for mutating existing variable :=
So maybe add third one ::= for allowing change of type :P | null | 0 | 1318263762 | False | 0 | c2qbl8x | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbl8x | t1_c2qbezw | null | 1427711614 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | Those two aren't incompatible. You could have a language whose dynamic semantics are class-based but whose type system is structurally typed. | null | 0 | 1318263813 | False | 0 | c2qblhc | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qblhc | t1_c2qaocj | null | 1427711617 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cbrandolino | null | Same: take a random web application, and imagine how the javascript will look if we switched the c-style blocks with *end* | null | 0 | 1318263836 | False | 0 | c2qbll7 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbll7 | t1_c2qb4qc | null | 1427711618 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | corevette | null | [dart subreddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/dartlang/) | null | 0 | 1318263840 | False | 0 | c2qbllu | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbllu | t1_c2q9d7k | null | 1427711618 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apineda | null | Amazing presentation style. Wow! Amazing material as well! Double wow! | null | 0 | 1318263905 | False | 0 | c2qbly9 | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qbly9 | t3_l6yn1 | null | 1427711622 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | indiecore | null | CLASS WARFARE | null | 0 | 1318263920 | False | 0 | c2qbm0o | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbm0o | t1_c2qbj08 | null | 1427711624 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > Translation - you let it crash and burn at runtime?
The problem with type systems is that they are pessimistic. There are a number of programs that will not exhibit bad behavior at runtime, but aren't type safe. So sometimes you spend extra effort pleasing the type system without gaining any actual improvement in... | null | 0 | 1318263939 | False | 0 | c2qbm4y | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbm4y | t1_c2q9xkg | null | 1427711624 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | adaptable | null | That took the awkward use of gendered pronouns to a new level. | null | 0 | 1318263980 | False | 0 | c2qbmch | t3_l74f0 | null | t1_c2qbmch | t3_l74f0 | null | 1427711628 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SquareWheel | null | I'll be joining Google+ once it's enabled for Google Apps users, I imagine it will be like Facebook but with less morons. | null | 0 | 1318264046 | False | 0 | c2qbmo7 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbmo7 | t1_c2qaojp | null | 1427711632 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | I'm not sure, that's not my corner of the team. Can you ask on the mailing list and see what they say? | null | 0 | 1318264054 | False | 0 | c2qbmpg | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbmpg | t1_c2qbi3y | null | 1427711633 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ascii | null | Really? I _love_ implicit typing. To me, it's clearly the best of both worlds w.r.t. static vs. dynamic typing. You get 90 % of the compile time safety at 10 % of the manual overhead.
Are you one of those crazy «nothing useful has ever been written in a dynamically typed language» guys? | null | 0 | 1318264060 | False | 0 | c2qbmqd | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbmqd | t1_c2qbcp3 | null | 1427711633 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 33a | null | My biggest question is why make a new programming language instead of just trying to push for making a more efficient, uniform browser byte code and VM?
If the ultimate goal is to replace javascript, wouldn't it asymptotically be better to just nuke all browser scripting languages from orbit and replace with with so... | null | 0 | 1318264079 | False | 0 | c2qbmth | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbmth | t1_c2q9lpp | null | 1427711635 | 34 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | troynt | null | False. I create classes in js all the time. | null | 0 | 1318264089 | False | 0 | c2qbmvc | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbmvc | t1_c2qbj08 | null | 1427711636 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | comex | null | Unfortunately, this post is completely wrong. :) | null | 0 | 1318264106 | False | 0 | c2qbmyo | t3_l5n8e | null | t1_c2qbmyo | t1_c2q9ufx | null | 1427711636 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > I thought factories are for when you want to inject a test-double version of a class into an object for unit testing. Do Dart factories cater for this use case?
Those are a bit different. For that use case, Dart supports implicit interfaces for classes. Each class automatically defines an interface with the same ... | null | 0 | 1318264133 | False | 0 | c2qbn3n | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbn3n | t1_c2q9snk | null | 1427711639 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kyz | null | While I've read most of fish's articles before, I don't mind reading them again.
Here again is [the full list of tricks GNU grep uses to be fast](http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2010-August/019310.html), as written by the GNU grep author. It's not just the unrolled Boyer-Moore, there's more! | null | 0 | 1318264145 | False | 0 | c2qbn5s | t3_l6xnp | null | t1_c2qbn5s | t3_l6xnp | null | 1427711639 | 71 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | fionbio | null | Just to make it clear: redefinitions I mentioned above happen only while I'm working on the code. And I can rerun tests to make sure nothing broke after reloading the page. I don't see how this is making large scale projects difficult. Of course one can shoot oneself in the foot by writing truly self-modifying code, bu... | null | 0 | 1318264154 | False | 0 | c2qbn7k | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbn7k | t1_c2qbi7v | null | 1427711639 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apiBACKSLASH | null | three ways actually.
named, anonymous, and short. | null | 0 | 1318264196 | False | 0 | c2qbnfc | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbnfc | t1_c2q9txp | null | 1427711643 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | runedk | null | Just because your favorite language provides poor support for procedure abstraction does not make it evil. In fact many things worth doing in software are procedural in nature.
Most people have abandoned the silver-bullet view of object-orientation and do not call their colleagues idiots or incompetents for using the ... | null | 0 | 1318264228 | False | 0 | c2qbnls | t3_l74f0 | null | t1_c2qbnls | t3_l74f0 | null | 1427711647 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TheMoonMaster | null | Agreed, the lack of any "new" keyword in there makes it look like fred is the result of a function rather than a new instance of the Greeter class. | null | 0 | 1318264271 | False | 0 | c2qbntj | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbntj | t1_c2qbc99 | null | 1427711648 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jonknee | null | Perhaps you aren't in their active circles... | null | 0 | 1318264278 | False | 0 | c2qbnuw | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbnuw | t1_c2qaulp | null | 1427711649 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | apiBACKSLASH | null | Why implement a JVM natively in the browser if the plugin version never caught on? | null | 0 | 1318264281 | False | 0 | c2qbnvg | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbnvg | t1_c2qb883 | null | 1427711649 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | LaurieCheers | null | That's just because Javascript's semicolon insertion rules are broken. It would be possible to do a lot better. | null | 0 | 1318264281 | False | 0 | c2qbnvh | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbnvh | t1_c2qa12k | null | 1427711649 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > if we have an opportunity to reboot Javascript, why not do it properly?
The question is whose definition of "properly"? | null | 0 | 1318264328 | False | 0 | c2qbo2v | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbo2v | t1_c2qa17v | null | 1427711651 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | alabipep | null | I like the names of Google's CPLs: Go, Dart... (Rocket, for the next lauguage, maybe?) I wish them to keep going, improving, and eventually flying. | null | 0 | 1318264339 | False | 0 | c2qbo5o | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbo5o | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711651 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | manuranga | null | JavaScript-code-annotated-for-Google-Closure-Compiler to Dart | null | 0 | 1318264387 | False | 0 | c2qboeo | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qboeo | t1_c2qbf4m | null | 1427711656 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | LaurieCheers | null | The dart homepage says it's for the client and the server. | null | 0 | 1318264392 | False | 0 | c2qbofn | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbofn | t1_c2qalgt | null | 1427711656 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | k3n | null | I crashed Chrome (and the server apparently never responded) by changing the Fibonacci snippet to:
int fib(int n) {
if (n <= 1) return n;
return fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2);
}
main() {
print('fib(20) = ${fib(200)}');
}
lol... | null | 0 | 1318264404 | False | 0 | c2qboie | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qboie | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711657 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TheSmoke | null | dude, we are definitely in the wrong topic here. where are the fuck are rubyists and pythonistas? | null | 0 | 1318264408 | False | 0 | c2qboja | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qboja | t1_c2qab86 | null | 1427711657 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cogman10 | null | Next Question, what about a "Dart bytecode"? I've heard rumors that at one time everything was supposed to support the Java bytecode. However, because Java didn't have the browser hooks like Javascript did, it never came into fruition. Would it be possible to do this now with dart? If so, that would be awesome, I coul... | null | 0 | 1318264413 | False | 0 | c2qbojy | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbojy | t1_c2q9lpp | null | 1427711658 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jac50 | null | Wow, that presentations pretty good. Can anyone recommend a book on C like this? As in, this focuses more on actually whats happening, rather than syntax etc? At uni we learnt C, but nothing on this level, and I think it would be useful. | null | 0 | 1318264415 | False | 0 | c2qbokc | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qbokc | t3_l6yn1 | null | 1427711658 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Purple_Haze | null | Be nice if he referenced his source for the code of "**grep**".
Ken Thompson created **grep** with code he lifted from **ed** (also his work). The original was written in **ed**, **vi** was a long way in the future (written by Bill Joy). It certainly did not contain the trick mentioned.
This might come from **egrep**... | null | 0 | 1318264418 | False | 0 | c2qbokl | t3_l6xnp | null | t1_c2qbokl | t3_l6xnp | null | 1427711658 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > Are Isolates the same as Actors?
They're similar but I believe heavier-weight and more isolated (hence the name) from each other than actors, but I'm not an expert on either (and isolates are still being fleshed out). | null | 0 | 1318264457 | False | 0 | c2qborp | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qborp | t1_c2qa31o | null | 1427711660 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vcarl | null | Not sure about C, but for C++ [this book](http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-3rd-Bjarne-Stroustrup/dp/0201889544) is pretty awesome. It's written by the guy who designed C++, so yeah. | null | 0 | 1318264494 | False | 0 | c2qboyw | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qboyw | t1_c2qbokc | null | 1427711662 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > Are there going to be application frameworks built on top of Dart to ease writing webapps?
That's the plan. | null | 0 | 1318264511 | False | 0 | c2qbp1o | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbp1o | t1_c2qarmu | null | 1427711664 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | There is a difference in the motivation behind creating them: Client side vs. Server side. Go hopes to replace C++ (and Java I supposed) in Google data centers. Dart hopes to replace Javascript in the browser (Chrome initially with a compiler to Javascript for other browsers).
From a technical standpoint - quite a bit... | null | 0 | 1318264521 | False | 0 | c2qbp3w | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbp3w | t1_c2qb4q8 | null | 1427711665 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Why be on reddit then? | null | 0 | 1318264526 | False | 0 | c2qbp4s | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbp4s | t1_c2qbe6j | null | 1427711665 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | How does that differ from reddit? | null | 0 | 1318264538 | False | 0 | c2qbp6j | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbp6j | t1_c2qbd7o | null | 1427711666 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TheSmoke | null | first, i am not a junior, i'm a senior.
second, fuck semicolons and fuck you. | null | 0 | 1318264563 | False | 0 | c2qbpaz | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbpaz | t1_c2qaaks | null | 1427711667 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > One year ago, Google did "Go"
Two years. | null | 0 | 1318264566 | False | 0 | c2qbpbi | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbpbi | t1_c2qalgt | null | 1427711667 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | The Dartboard at dartlang.org is a bit like that for writing, running and sharing snippets. We don't have anything larger-scale than that, though we'd certainly like to. | null | 0 | 1318264607 | False | 0 | c2qbpi3 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbpi3 | t1_c2q9yv9 | null | 1427711669 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | It does: [r/dartlang](http://www.reddit.com/r/dartlang). | null | 0 | 1318264634 | True | 0 | c2qbpmf | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbpmf | t1_c2qa7oe | null | 1427711670 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jng | null | OP here. After my previous two "solo" projects (ViEmu and Codekana), I started Mouin some time ago, now with a co-founder and with a great team of hackers. We hope to provide a great alternative to building native mobile apps without losing your sanity.
I'll be happy to hear your thoughts, we're trying to understand h... | null | 0 | 1318264681 | False | 0 | c2qbpvh | t3_l7769 | null | t1_c2qbpvh | t3_l7769 | null | 1427711674 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | They're reluctant to adopt new languages, period. Most new languages don't get off the ground. That being said, I think big companies have a better track record (C#, Java) in recent history than independent language designers. (Whether that makes for better *languages* is of course an open question.) | null | 0 | 1318264714 | False | 0 | c2qbq1g | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbq1g | t1_c2qa8y8 | null | 1427711676 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | klotz | null | language features aren't necessarily syntax. | null | 0 | 1318264720 | False | 0 | c2qbq2s | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbq2s | t1_c2qbf4l | null | 1427711676 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | AlyoshaV | null | >If you try really hard, you may even be able to turn it into Fortran
\*fistpump\* | null | 0 | 1318264736 | False | 0 | c2qbq5k | t3_l76zl | null | t1_c2qbq5k | t3_l76zl | null | 1427711677 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | furbiesandbeans | null | I'm not on reddit to find out what relatives/people i personally know are up to. | null | 0 | 1318264785 | False | 0 | c2qbqee | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqee | t1_c2qbp6j | null | 1427711680 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | belorion | null | Similarly: https://github.com/marcuswestin/store.js | null | 0 | 1318264797 | False | 0 | c2qbqgd | t3_l6inh | null | t1_c2qbqgd | t3_l6inh | null | 1427711681 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | Dart has array and map literals, so this is valid syntax already:
{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Smith",
"age": 25,
"address":
{
"streetAddress": "21 2nd Street",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postalCode": "10021"
... | null | 0 | 1318264808 | False | 0 | c2qbqi8 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqi8 | t1_c2qafpl | null | 1427711682 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | DullBoyJack | null | I'm not sure what's going on in here, there are a lot of good comments getting downvoted. I thought it was pretty interesting. | null | 0 | 1318264822 | False | 0 | c2qbqkt | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqkt | t1_c2qawef | null | 1427711683 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nickdangler | null | Yes, we're going off topic, but I agree the anonymity/pseudonymity issue is a big reason for some of my friends. The bigger issue with me is the license that allows Google to retract all of their services that I use for an infraction in Google Plus. (I know, it probably already existed in their other services, but Goog... | null | 0 | 1318264836 | False | 0 | c2qbqn7 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqn7 | t1_c2qazo1 | null | 1427711684 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | We've got some work to do there, but some of us on the team definitely like the idea of going in that direction. | null | 0 | 1318264839 | False | 0 | c2qbqnx | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqnx | t1_c2qb39p | null | 1427711684 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Smallpaul | null | > Sleep! I meant sleep! :)
So...did you give up on that plan?
:) | null | 0 | 1318264868 | False | 0 | c2qbqt8 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqt8 | t1_c2qbha5 | null | 1427711686 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | gypsyface | null | recursion limit; boo! | null | 0 | 1318264882 | False | 0 | c2qbqvo | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbqvo | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711688 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pbewig | null | [Programming Praxis](http://programmingpraxis.com) provides a collection of etudes, updated weekly, for the education and enjoyment of the savvy programmer. One of the [exercises](http://programmingpraxis.com/2009/02/20/rot13/) is a variant of the Caesar cipher called ROT13. | null | 0 | 1318264896 | False | 0 | c2qbqyk | t3_l6ao7 | null | t1_c2qbqyk | t3_l6ao7 | null | 1427711688 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | IndependentHat | null | Unfortunately even after demonstrating deep knowledge of the C standard and the behavior of their compiler of choice (gcc in this case), they could still write horrible unreadable and unsafe code. | null | 0 | 1318264910 | False | 0 | c2qbr11 | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qbr11 | t3_l6yn1 | null | 1427711689 | 19 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318264918 | False | 0 | c2qbr2i | t3_l63wl | null | t1_c2qbr2i | t3_l63wl | null | 1427711689 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MothersRapeHorn | null | I don't know how you run your website, but somehow the ’ needs to become a ' :P. | null | 0 | 1318264926 | False | 0 | c2qbr41 | t3_l6ao7 | null | t1_c2qbr41 | t1_c2qbcbw | null | 1427711691 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nickdangler | null | You have a good imagination. | null | 0 | 1318264946 | False | 0 | c2qbr7r | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbr7r | t1_c2qbmo7 | null | 1427711691 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | tactics | null | The problem isn't having "a mathematical perspective" on your programming. The problem is entirely a packaging issue.
While type systems have been around longer than computers, they've grown out of a field of academia. Just look at Haskell. The tutorials for the language come in two forms: academic papers and blogs on... | null | 0 | 1318264980 | False | 0 | c2qbrbz | t3_l6dcp | null | t1_c2qbrbz | t1_c2qb29o | null | 1427711693 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | DullBoyJack | null | What is going on with this syntax:
greet(name) {
print('$prefix $name');
}
Interpolated single quoted strings? Wat? | null | 0 | 1318264987 | False | 0 | c2qbrdw | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbrdw | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711693 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318264989 | False | 0 | c2qbrf6 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbrf6 | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711694 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318265009 | 1369080185 | 0 | c2qbrj9 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbrj9 | t1_c2q9quw | null | 1427711695 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | reddit_clone | null | Indeed I have used Unison in the days past and remember being impressed.
It was a poster child for Ocaml language. | null | 0 | 1318265009 | False | 0 | c2qbrjb | t3_l6dcp | null | t1_c2qbrjb | t1_c2q7yt4 | null | 1427711695 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | goalieca | null | A lot of programmers have a god-complex. I think it fits here just nice. | null | 0 | 1318265009 | False | 0 | c2qbrjd | t3_l6m5r | null | t1_c2qbrjd | t1_c2q9uku | null | 1427711695 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | > But expressions have a return value (and ideally no side effects), statements have side effects but no return value.
That's one perspective, and a pretty good one. However I can't think of any language off hand that works that way.
//if((x=f(x)) == y) { ... }
This is entirely legal in C++, C, and probably plen... | null | 0 | 1318265023 | False | 0 | c2qbrmf | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbrmf | t1_c2qahnl | null | 1427711696 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nickrak | null | public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
This crashes it if you use spaces instead of tabs.
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True | quantumhobbit | null | They used this in the sample code section for fibonacci:
int fib(int n) {
if (n <= 1) return n;
return fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2);
}
ಠ_ಠ
I know it's easy to implement and all but come on. That's the worst algorithm ever. And why am I seeing it everywhere recently. | null | 0 | 1318265123 | False | 0 | c2qbs6d | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbs6d | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711704 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SquareWheel | null | Oh. :( But surely I won't be asked to join anybody's farms? | null | 0 | 1318265126 | False | 0 | c2qbs72 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbs72 | t1_c2qbr7r | null | 1427711706 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Dart runs in thew browser
Go runs on the server | null | 0 | 1318265139 | False | 0 | c2qbs9n | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbs9n | t1_c2qb4q8 | null | 1427711707 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318265146 | 1368989322 | 0 | c2qbsap | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbsap | t1_c2qbmo7 | null | 1427711707 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TheMoonMaster | null | Thats my main gripe with it, why use this over existing technologies like CoffeeScript, ClojureScript and vanilla JavaScript? | null | 0 | 1318265152 | False | 0 | c2qbscb | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbscb | t1_c2qaxrx | null | 1427711707 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318265213 | 1369080167 | 0 | c2qbsnq | t3_l6yn1 | null | t1_c2qbsnq | t1_c2qbkur | null | 1427711711 | 52 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ironchefpython | null | > We haven't done jQuery's thing where the returned object has the same API as a single element but transparently works on a collection too because that has negative performance overhead
Are you certain you've thought this through? If you create a new NodeCollection interface that has both array and node interface... | null | 0 | 1318265214 | False | 0 | c2qbso1 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbso1 | t1_c2qbh0c | null | 1427711711 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | That's exactly what I said. Don't be on Google Plus to find out what relatives/people you know are up to.
To get some value out of Plus, you add people who are interesting (or semi-interesting) to you and your stream will always be interesting. The more people you add, the more interesting stuff you have to read. | null | 0 | 1318265239 | False | 0 | c2qbssi | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbssi | t1_c2qbqee | null | 1427711713 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GuyWithLag | null | You get type checking, but it's a warning. | null | 0 | 1318265272 | False | 0 | c2qbsyk | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbsyk | t1_c2qbhbl | null | 1427711715 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TheMoonMaster | null | Why would you want boring when you can have exciting with all the same benefits? | null | 0 | 1318265302 | False | 0 | c2qbt45 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbt45 | t1_c2qaw1i | null | 1427711717 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | prezjordan | null | Found a [fix](http://www.ironpaper.com/webintel/articles/fix-wordpress-quotes-by-displaying-straight-quotation-marks/). Thanks for pointing this out - much appreciated. | null | 0 | 1318265308 | False | 0 | c2qbt5j | t3_l6ao7 | null | t1_c2qbt5j | t1_c2qbr41 | null | 1427711717 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Yeah it's meant to replace Javascript in Chrome eventually. It can compile to Javascript to run in browsers that don't support dart. | null | 0 | 1318265310 | False | 0 | c2qbt5r | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbt5r | t1_c2qasz9 | null | 1427711717 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | eaturbrainz | null | http://disciple.ouroborus.net/ | null | 0 | 1318265319 | False | 0 | c2qbt7o | t3_l3ex2 | null | t1_c2qbt7o | t1_c2q8k8l | null | 1427711718 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ben-work | null | Coming from C-based languages, this is new to me. What is the 'value' of an expression that has no return value? | null | 0 | 1318265338 | False | 0 | c2qbtb5 | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbtb5 | t1_c2qb8jq | null | 1427711720 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318265353 | 1369080150 | 0 | c2qbtdv | t3_l5wo1 | null | t1_c2qbtdv | t1_c2q3mwc | null | 1427711720 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | munificent | null | > Unfortunately, I felt a little disappointed that Dart lacks a lot of the desirable language features that you've talked about in your blog.
Well, keep in mind that Dart is very much not my language. It's Lars and Gilad and Kaspar's baby. I'm just a small fry. That said, they've been surprisingly receptive to feed... | null | 0 | 1318265354 | False | 0 | c2qbtdy | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbtdy | t1_c2qat3k | null | 1427711720 | 15 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | What would this comment section look like if this had been created by MS instead of Google? | null | 0 | 1318265391 | False | 0 | c2qbtjy | t3_l6uwv | null | t1_c2qbtjy | t3_l6uwv | null | 1427711723 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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