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True | Albertsonian | null | There are people who use C to make CGI scripts, so there are people doing web development as well as creating web servers in C. | null | 0 | 1318605645 | False | 0 | c2rgn29 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgn29 | t1_c2rgcjl | null | 1427731302 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Albertsonian | null | As stated elsewhere in this thread, there are people who use C for CGI scripts. It's not a common practice but it does happen. | null | 0 | 1318605790 | False | 0 | c2rgntd | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgntd | t1_c2rg79y | null | 1427731313 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jimbokun | null | How about
"Pretty much all the software you use is built on top of something written in C."
Any intelligent person should be able to understand the concept of one thing being the foundation for many other things in a field. | null | 0 | 1318605811 | False | 0 | c2rgnxy | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgnxy | t1_c2rg79y | null | 1427731315 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | a_redditor | null | But they could have written
>The C programming language, which is a language, is still widely used today...
and it would have meant exactly the same thing. | null | 0 | 1318605941 | False | 0 | c2rgolr | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgolr | t1_c2rfbhv | null | 1427731331 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | elvisliveson | null | thanks mate, i'll give these a try. | null | 0 | 1318606027 | False | 0 | c2rgp2g | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rgp2g | t1_c2rfemm | null | 1427731330 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | dakboy | null | Might want to brush up on that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy | null | 0 | 1318606116 | False | 0 | c2rgpj0 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgpj0 | t1_c2rgm7r | null | 1427731336 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | They just happen to be the 1%. | null | 0 | 1318606188 | False | 0 | c2rgpvx | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgpvx | t1_c2rgn29 | null | 1428192362 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | tardmrr | null | >Syntax is just an implementation detail.
I must strongly disagree. Programmers (experienced ones too!) make mistakes all the time. A well designed language can help to avoid those problems, and a legible syntax is a huge part of that. | null | 0 | 1318606202 | False | 0 | c2rgpyo | t3_l9ja4 | null | t1_c2rgpyo | t1_c2qxmbl | null | 1427731341 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | a_random_username | null | It's "GNU plus Linux" now. | null | 0 | 1318606385 | False | 0 | c2rgqwc | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgqwc | t1_c2rggxl | null | 1427731360 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cmicek | null | Awesome, I wouldn't use it regularly but it looks like a fun little project. | null | 0 | 1318606511 | False | 0 | c2rgrjl | t3_las6n | null | t1_c2rgrjl | t3_las6n | null | 1427731366 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kingkilr | null | I found it a sort of beautiful description of what we do. We build things, be they the software for rocket ships or reddit.com from _a shorthand of words, numbers and punctuation_. Amazing. | null | 0 | 1318606651 | False | 0 | c2rgsbb | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgsbb | t1_c2recar | null | 1427731380 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mbetter | null | How so? The description given seems just as applicable to German. | null | 0 | 1318606656 | False | 0 | c2rgsc9 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgsc9 | t1_c2rgkcz | null | 1427731381 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | astrognaw | null | Apparently he signs all his [posts](http://www.reddit.com/user/ptemple). I don't get it either. | null | 0 | 1318606741 | False | 0 | c2rgsrs | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgsrs | t1_c2rfqja | null | 1427731385 | 19 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | cychotic | null | People are putting too much thought into this. C is C, Assembly is Assembly. | null | 0 | 1318606749 | False | 0 | c2rgst9 | t3_lb1w3 | null | t1_c2rgst9 | t3_lb1w3 | null | 1427731388 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | FlySwat | null | Visual Studio 2011 looks funny in Windows XP with the classic theme. | null | 0 | 1318606761 | False | 0 | c2rgsvb | t3_lbywd | null | t1_c2rgsvb | t3_lbywd | null | 1427731388 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sidcool1234 | null | Pretty cool. | null | 0 | 1318606765 | False | 0 | c2rgsw6 | t3_lbvpx | null | t1_c2rgsw6 | t3_lbvpx | null | 1427731391 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Nebu | null | > you have all of the disadvantages of static typing combined with the disadvantages of dynamic typing.
According to http://www.dartlang.org/docs/technical-overview/index.html the "type annotations" as you call them are optional, so if the disadvantage of static typing is "I have to write down the types", then Dart... | null | 0 | 1318606879 | False | 0 | c2rgtin | t3_l9v2n | null | t1_c2rgtin | t1_c2rfn5u | null | 1427731398 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aaronla | null | Really? Cool. What's the syntax / compiler flag to turn this on when building -O0 (no optimization)? | null | 0 | 1318607094 | False | 0 | c2rgum1 | t3_lb1w3 | null | t1_c2rgum1 | t1_c2reepz | null | 1427731411 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Neebat | null | I think the phrase they were seeking is "The C programming language, which is an artificial language for a specific purpose like Short Hand, is still widely used today." | null | 0 | 1318607111 | False | 0 | c2rgup1 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgup1 | t1_c2rgolr | null | 1427731411 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | QuerulousPanda | null | yeah but that's a tautology. at least calling it a shorthand gives some different context that might make a regular person get a slightly better understanding of what it's about.
(although, agreed, as a long time c coder, all I can think is "wtf?") | null | 0 | 1318607113 | False | 0 | c2rgupk | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgupk | t1_c2rgolr | null | 1427731411 | 17 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mikaelhg | null | How does the new WebSphere compared to JBoss AS 7, which starts up in 1.2 seconds on my machine? | null | 0 | 1318607138 | False | 0 | c2rguuo | t3_lc4xg | null | t1_c2rguuo | t3_lc4xg | null | 1427731413 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Tinidril | null | > GNU/Linux is a term promoted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), its founder Richard Stallman, and its supporters, for operating systems that include GNU software and the Linux kernel.
This says nothing about operating systems that include *just* the Linux kernel. Linux is the kernel used by the GNU / Linux o... | null | 0 | 1318607168 | False | 0 | c2rgv06 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgv06 | t1_c2rgpj0 | null | 1427731413 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | arnhdgs | null | Thanks for the links... I forgot about COMPUTE!... I loved that as well. Found this last night -- http://www.familycomputingmagazine.com/ | null | 0 | 1318607195 | False | 0 | c2rgv58 | t3_lbrco | null | t1_c2rgv58 | t3_lbrco | null | 1427731422 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | shevegen | null | "Why, then, are logs switching to XML output? Well, er, ah, because XML offers more powerful and generalized text-processing capabilities than one-line log entries. "
Bold statement.
I have stopped using XML some years ago, probably in 2007. Nowadays I use either yaml or json or just plain old ini formatted text file... | null | 0 | 1318607303 | False | 0 | c2rgvqa | t3_lc3ae | null | t1_c2rgvqa | t3_lc3ae | null | 1427731436 | -8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | >that's not true, my computer doesn't work because C
That's pretty nitpicky. An architecture without a C compiler is difficult to find. | null | 0 | 1318607313 | False | 0 | c2rgvs8 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgvs8 | t1_c2rffju | null | 1427731436 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MachinShin2006 | null | s/Pretty Much a/A/;
| null | 0 | 1318607355 | False | 0 | c2rgw0a | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgw0a | t1_c2rgnxy | null | 1427731429 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | semanticist | null | here: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/l9ehj/steves_google_platform_rant/ | null | 0 | 1318607368 | False | 0 | c2rgw2t | t3_lbvoo | null | t1_c2rgw2t | t3_lbvoo | null | 1427731430 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | The winner here is still [BitC](http://bitc-lang.org). | null | 0 | 1318607425 | False | 0 | c2rgwdd | t3_lb1w3 | null | t1_c2rgwdd | t1_c2rebq3 | null | 1427731435 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | NiceGuyJoe | null | I think that the general public sees "programming language" as some sort of warp speed matrix that you forge into the machine through magic.
main()
{
int fahr;
for (fahr = 0; fahr ≺= 300; fahr = fahr + 20)
printf("%4d %6.1f\n", fahr, (5.0/9.0)*(fahr-32));
}
... | null | 0 | 1318607439 | False | 0 | c2rgwfz | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgwfz | t1_c2recar | null | 1427731438 | 13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | NiceGuyJoe | null | He chose excellent people to quote.
I also appreciate that he mentioned his writing. | null | 0 | 1318607610 | False | 0 | c2rgxcl | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgxcl | t3_lbs2x | null | 1427731454 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | JustPlainRude | null | > Fuck Gravity's Rainbow. I'm going to finish it someday.
I read it once, and that was one time too many. | null | 0 | 1318607633 | False | 0 | c2rgxgs | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgxgs | t1_c2rgm7b | null | 1427731454 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | sure but it doesn't mean C makes the computer run like jimmyriba suggested | null | 0 | 1318607636 | False | 0 | c2rgxhf | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgxhf | t1_c2rgvs8 | null | 1427731454 | -3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thebackhand | null | I heard he abandoned that and started saying "GNU Linux", but I'm not sure. | null | 0 | 1318607649 | False | 0 | c2rgxjy | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgxjy | t1_c2rggxl | null | 1427731454 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | JustPlainRude | null | That's a remarkably apt summary. | null | 0 | 1318607699 | False | 0 | c2rgxt9 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgxt9 | t1_c2recar | null | 1427731457 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | JustPlainRude | null | Famous people die in 3's. First Jobs, now Ritchie. Anybody got a guess as to who's next? | null | 0 | 1318607805 | False | 0 | c2rgydj | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rgydj | t3_lbs2x | null | 1427731465 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318607857 | False | 0 | c2rgymg | t3_lb1w3 | null | t1_c2rgymg | t1_c2rfbe4 | null | 1427731468 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Lightweight? Minimalistic? From my experiences with WebSphere App Server these are not the adjectives I'd pick. I'm real curious to see what changes have taken place to make such claims. | null | 0 | 1318608030 | False | 0 | c2rgzj5 | t3_lc4xg | null | t1_c2rgzj5 | t3_lc4xg | null | 1427731477 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mipadi | null | Bill Gates donated more money to malaria research. | null | 0 | 1318608146 | False | 0 | c2rh03y | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh03y | t3_lbs2x | null | 1427731482 | -8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ash_gti | null | I can't believe no one mentioned his misuse of the volatile qualifier.
>The C standard has almost nothing to say about parallel and concurrent code except that the "volatile" keyword means that a variable might be changed concurrently by something else so don't optimize.
volatile has nothing to do with concurrenc... | null | 0 | 1318608154 | False | 0 | c2rh05m | t3_lb1w3 | null | t1_c2rh05m | t3_lb1w3 | null | 1427731482 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TylerEaves | null | However, the commercial version is NOT THE SAME as the open source version. | null | 0 | 1318608250 | False | 0 | c2rh0mj | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rh0mj | t1_c2rg2gb | null | 1427731485 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318608260 | False | 0 | c2rh0ok | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh0ok | t1_c2rgg7z | null | 1427731488 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | aaronla | null | Wouldn't it terminate after the 10,000th entry? | null | 0 | 1318608276 | False | 0 | c2rh0re | t3_lb6m3 | null | t1_c2rh0re | t1_c2reca7 | null | 1427731488 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | adelle | null | That's a good description of programming languages, but I think the phrase the NYT used summarised the distinctiveness of the C programming language in the same way that "shorthand of parentheses and some other characters" could be used to describe Lisp to a layperson. | null | 0 | 1318608328 | False | 0 | c2rh0yn | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh0yn | t1_c2rg922 | null | 1427731490 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | shevegen | null | HAHA got me there!
I should have checked the date!
5 years ago and lisp is still going down! | null | 0 | 1318608453 | False | 0 | c2rh1nq | t3_lc3ae | null | t1_c2rh1nq | t1_c2rgvqa | null | 1427731501 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | JonTalbain | null | [Yes, they did.](http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/l8jdh/subversion_17_is_out/) | null | 0 | 1318608535 | False | 0 | c2rh22d | t3_lc51k | null | t1_c2rh22d | t3_lc51k | null | 1427731516 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | awj | null | We aren't your damn secretary, either start paying someone or read and summarize things for yourself. | null | 0 | 1318608687 | False | 0 | c2rh2tt | t3_lbv9c | null | t1_c2rh2tt | t1_c2rf4yd | null | 1427731526 | -3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | somemoniker | null | Wow this e-book is excellent. And free too. Great work by the author. | null | 0 | 1318608753 | False | 0 | c2rh35g | t3_layea | null | t1_c2rh35g | t3_layea | null | 1427731528 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | adelle | null | Apache modules + mpm_worker. | null | 0 | 1318608753 | False | 0 | c2rh35l | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh35l | t1_c2rgn29 | null | 1427731528 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | adelle | null | I wouldn't use the term "shorthand" to describe German. | null | 0 | 1318608872 | False | 0 | c2rh3qw | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh3qw | t1_c2rgsc9 | null | 1427731533 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318608982 | 1416184519 | 0 | c2rh4br | t3_lbxq9 | null | t1_c2rh4br | t3_lbxq9 | null | 1427731541 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thatmorrowguy | null | Or how you could describe awk by something like "a completely random mish mash of symbols and letters". | null | 0 | 1318609104 | False | 0 | c2rh4yc | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh4yc | t1_c2rh0yn | null | 1427731550 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318609237 | False | 0 | c2rh5ns | t3_lbvoo | null | t1_c2rh5ns | t3_lbvoo | null | 1427731555 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | drmarcj | null | I'm sure it's something about confusing them with MDs as the other commenter says. But I've noticed it in the past, e.g., when friends of mine who are Ph.D. have passed away they call them "Prof." rather than "Dr."
I'm not saying it's right. But as a Ph.D. I guess I have to get over it. Hell, most people just call me ... | null | 0 | 1318609414 | False | 0 | c2rh6l5 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh6l5 | t1_c2rg7dp | null | 1427731571 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MatrixFrog | null | Anyone want to try writing new verses comparing C to newer languages like Java? | null | 0 | 1318609491 | False | 0 | c2rh6yf | t3_laumt | null | t1_c2rh6yf | t3_laumt | null | 1427731573 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sdub86 | null | I hate when people do that. You know how I know you're either technologically retarded, or incredibly self-centered? You sign all your posts. | null | 0 | 1318609529 | False | 0 | c2rh75p | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh75p | t1_c2rgsrs | null | 1427731575 | 20 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bollockitis | null | In my experience, programmers rush either because they are lazy or they get no credit for doing good work. Laziness abounds: after all, it is easier to use the wrong tool/API/pattern you already know than to learn a new tool and do it well. Even among programmers, there is often strong resistance to learning new things... | null | 0 | 1318609865 | False | 0 | c2rh8z8 | t3_lbv9c | null | t1_c2rh8z8 | t3_lbv9c | null | 1427731595 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318609953 | False | 0 | c2rh9fw | t3_l6j3g | null | t1_c2rh9fw | t3_l6j3g | null | 1427731601 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Boognish28 | null | Well some of us hate it when we don't know who the post is from.
Boognish28 | null | 0 | 1318609966 | False | 0 | c2rh9ik | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rh9ik | t1_c2rh75p | null | 1427731611 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | fisch003 | null | Where I work, the maintenance team is considered the **hard** job, where they need the better folks. It's not glamorous, but it's necessary. | null | 0 | 1318609967 | False | 0 | c2rh9it | t3_lc36g | null | t1_c2rh9it | t3_lc36g | null | 1427731611 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | yagmot | null | TL;DR | null | 0 | 1318610164 | False | 0 | c2rhakh | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rhakh | t1_c2rgqwc | null | 1427731614 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bollockitis | null | Speed? You mean time spent writing code or runtime performance?
As for comments, I comment only as much as I feel needs commenting. Terse and succint is fine when terse and succinct is called for, but if you have a complex design that requires a lot of information, for God's sake, make it clear (even if it requires te... | null | 0 | 1318610167 | False | 0 | c2rhakt | t3_lbv9c | null | t1_c2rhakt | t1_c2rezj0 | null | 1427731614 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mrgermy | null | It all comes down to oAuth - I've never used it. I can't seem to find any real step-by-step/tutorial guides for oAuth so I don't know where to start. | null | 0 | 1318610187 | False | 0 | c2rhapk | t3_lc79y | null | t1_c2rhapk | t3_lc79y | null | 1427731616 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | annoymind | null | Maybe for MySQL but for Qt they are the same. | null | 0 | 1318610211 | False | 0 | c2rhatx | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rhatx | t1_c2rh0mj | null | 1427731617 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Griffith | null | Mozilla got a really large subsidize, that's why they exist. They wouldn't exist if not for it, and a couple of years ago Google was considering stopping their funding, and that alone would have been enough to kill the foundation. | null | 0 | 1318610284 | False | 0 | c2rhb7e | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rhb7e | t1_c2rgaov | null | 1427731619 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | tophat02 | null | PowerShell. | null | 0 | 1318610402 | False | 0 | c2rhbun | t3_lc72d | null | t1_c2rhbun | t3_lc72d | null | 1427731630 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | refaptoring | null | My favorite trick is not using any tricks. Guaranteed to astonish your fellow programmers every time. | null | 0 | 1318610535 | False | 0 | c2rhclz | t3_lc090 | null | t1_c2rhclz | t3_lc090 | null | 1427731637 | 52 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | eelriver | null | I don't think anyone could describe German as being shorthand for anything. | null | 0 | 1318610627 | False | 0 | c2rhd3p | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rhd3p | t1_c2rgsc9 | null | 1427731644 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | annoymind | null | That doesn't explain why you think that Opera would starve if open sourced. As far as I know one major source of income for Opera is search engine placement as well (mainly Google). And I don't remember that Google was considering stopping the funding. That was afaik just a rumour or speculation after Google announced ... | null | 0 | 1318610673 | False | 0 | c2rhdbx | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rhdbx | t1_c2rhb7e | null | 1427731649 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bloodredsun | null | The lawsuit again. Generics that could be reified would have been too close to the MS implementation and could have weakened their case... allegedly. | null | 0 | 1318610701 | False | 0 | c2rhdh2 | t3_l81mh | null | t1_c2rhdh2 | t1_c2qk7n4 | null | 1427731650 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | scriptsvcs | null | I think most people missed the humor here. | null | 0 | 1318610899 | False | 0 | c2rhegl | t3_lbv9c | null | t1_c2rhegl | t1_c2rf4yd | null | 1427731661 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xiongchiamiov | null | Essays, however, are just paragraphs of text. This was an essay. This was also just paragraphs of text. | null | 0 | 1318610969 | False | 0 | c2rhetc | t3_l9ehj | null | t1_c2rhetc | t1_c2r18r5 | null | 1427731676 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thevdude | null | Why would I want control of software on my computer? That's a stupid question. | null | 0 | 1318610977 | False | 0 | c2rheux | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rheux | t1_c2rawlw | null | 1427731676 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kotzkroete | null | upvote for quoting code from K&R | null | 0 | 1318611106 | False | 0 | c2rhfip | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rhfip | t1_c2rgwfz | null | 1427731676 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SickBoy7 | null | Tim, are you aware of [PowerShell 2.0](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_PowerShell)? Seems like you're not since the linked page makes references to cmd.exe. I'm saying this in a friendly and non-snarky way: you may want to delete this submission. | null | 0 | 1318611167 | False | 0 | c2rhfv3 | t3_lc72d | null | t1_c2rhfv3 | t3_lc72d | null | 1427731680 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | f1lter | null | Yeah, I noticed that too. Yet the flag example at the OP's link does a decent job scoring the submissions--seems to analyze the image. | null | 0 | 1318611191 | False | 0 | c2rhg00 | t3_latsk | null | t1_c2rhg00 | t1_c2rfm93 | null | 1427731682 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318611243 | False | 0 | c2rhg8j | t3_l0azz | null | t1_c2rhg8j | t3_l0azz | null | 1427731685 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | yogthos | null | The issue is that CL and Scheme are indeed old languages, and are in many ways archaic. Saying that the family of Lisp languages is dead is rather silly in my opinion though.
Clojure is a good example of a Lisp that's modern, fun to use, and that seems to be doing rather well for a new language. In fact a lot of peop... | null | 0 | 1318611281 | True | 0 | c2rhghf | t3_lc3ae | null | t1_c2rhghf | t1_c2rgvqa | null | 1427731690 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | jessta | null | Actually the reason ruby and python are winning is because they are worse.
The power of lisp also means that idiots can make a complete mess. Idiots can still make a mess in python but at least you can know that when you pass parameters to a function in python that those parameters are actually evaluated.
Lisp is not ... | null | 0 | 1318611311 | False | 0 | c2rhgmv | t3_lc3ae | null | t1_c2rhgmv | t1_c2rgvqa | null | 1427731692 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ErstwhileRockstar | null | > PhantomReference
It seems that Java's "design mistake" isn't the finalizer but the lack of RAII. | null | 0 | 1318611389 | False | 0 | c2rhh28 | t3_lbsfr | null | t1_c2rhh28 | t3_lbsfr | null | 1427731697 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xkit | null | Netfront uses Webkit. | null | 0 | 1318611431 | False | 0 | c2rhh9s | t3_layaf | null | t1_c2rhh9s | t1_c2rczt7 | null | 1427731699 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mfarah | null | TAKE COMMAND, by JP Soft. Go take a look at http://jpsoft.com/
I've used for 18 years now, back when 4DOS 3.03 was the then-current version. | null | 0 | 1318611448 | False | 0 | c2rhhdo | t3_lc72d | null | t1_c2rhhdo | t3_lc72d | null | 1427731699 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | TimTheTinker | null | Thanks for the tip... Powershell ISE is not a viable terminal emulator, though. And Powershell.exe has a lot of the same problems that cmd.exe has. | null | 0 | 1318611482 | True | 0 | c2rhhkl | t3_lc72d | null | t1_c2rhhkl | t1_c2rhfv3 | null | 1427731702 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bloodredsun | null | And with Groovy++ you can have statically typed Groovy so you get the speed back to Java levels. | null | 0 | 1318611502 | False | 0 | c2rhho4 | t3_l81mh | null | t1_c2rhho4 | t1_c2qsj6s | null | 1427731704 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ErstwhileRockstar | null | Professional programming is 75% maintenance programming. | null | 0 | 1318611530 | False | 0 | c2rhhtm | t3_lc36g | null | t1_c2rhhtm | t3_lc36g | null | 1427731708 | 13 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bloodredsun | null | Not in my experience. We have a mixed codebase of Java and Groovy and will be adding in some Scala in the next few months. It actually makes it easier since you have the right language for the right domain. | null | 0 | 1318611653 | False | 0 | c2rhii8 | t3_l81mh | null | t1_c2rhii8 | t1_c2qqrm3 | null | 1427731715 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | yogthos | null | Depends on the Lisp in question, for example it's much easier to make a mess in Ruby or Python than in Clojure, because it enforces immutability, and all the changes are forced to be scoped to their intended context.
If you're bad at managing large code bases and understanding the dangers of unchecked global state, y... | null | 0 | 1318611655 | False | 0 | c2rhiik | t3_lc3ae | null | t1_c2rhiik | t1_c2rhgmv | null | 1427731715 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bloodredsun | null | Then use Groovy++. Groovy with static typing. | null | 0 | 1318611685 | False | 0 | c2rhiou | t3_l81mh | null | t1_c2rhiou | t1_c2qpwei | null | 1427731717 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Pxtl | null | You have no idea. I turned 30 this year. The last few years I've been watching my entire childhood pop-culture die - Jackson, Gary Coleman, Dennis Hopper, Swayze, Carridene, etc.
Now obviously, their contribution to the world is less significant than Jobs or Ritchie, but you feel it more because they were an integra... | null | 0 | 1318611704 | False | 0 | c2rhisl | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rhisl | t1_c2rfh5n | null | 1427731718 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ReinH | null | That is not how the CAP theorem works. Good night. | null | 0 | 1318611800 | False | 0 | c2rhjco | t3_lb663 | null | t1_c2rhjco | t3_lb663 | null | 1427731726 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1318611825 | False | 0 | c2rhjhc | t3_l1a2e | null | t1_c2rhjhc | t3_l1a2e | null | 1427731728 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SuperGrade | null | 2 separate issues.
Finalizer (in class) *was* a grievous mistake; but one they probably had to add in order to look like there were destructors there. The cases where you want to know when an *allocation* is released legitimately (caching) are not properly served by knowing the details about a class under your contro... | null | 0 | 1318611845 | False | 0 | c2rhjle | t3_lbsfr | null | t1_c2rhjle | t1_c2rhh28 | null | 1427731737 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Kissaki0 | null | WTF is GoodSync?
A link to a mediafire-hosted file?
At least elaborate a bit. | null | 0 | 1318611881 | False | 0 | c2rhjs2 | t3_lc7fm | null | t1_c2rhjs2 | t3_lc7fm | null | 1427731731 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | yogthos | null | I thought WebSphere is antithesis of being lightweight and minimalistic :) | null | 0 | 1318611936 | True | 0 | c2rhk26 | t3_lc4xg | null | t1_c2rhk26 | t3_lc4xg | null | 1427731737 | 9 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | awap | null | thatmorrowguy's explanation of programming languages is pretty good. What makes C unique (both when it was invented, and even now) is how "low-level" it is. That is to say, there is a very clear relationship between the grammar of the C language and the actual way the computer works.
In fact, saying that it is a sho... | null | 0 | 1318612090 | False | 0 | c2rhkwd | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rhkwd | t1_c2rfdf2 | null | 1428192348 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | przemo_li | null | This article is for you!
Tell us what hwd features DX support that OpenGL do not, which are useful for photo realistic off-line rendering. (BTW thats main use for linux in Pixar) | null | 0 | 1318612116 | False | 0 | c2rhl15 | t3_l579f | null | t1_c2rhl15 | t1_c2pyu9n | null | 1427731748 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | brianpeiris | null | I've been using the open source [Console](http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/) along with PowerShell for a while. It seems to have most of your requested features. | null | 0 | 1318612180 | False | 0 | c2rhldp | t3_lc72d | null | t1_c2rhldp | t3_lc72d | null | 1427731755 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ZiggyZoomber | null | IMO, there are two types of developers. The good ones and everyone else.
the good ones have the problem solving skills that when tasked with jumping blindly into a system will quickly grok it. everyone else will stare at the code and struggle to understand what it's supposed to do.
what always seems to happen is that... | null | 0 | 1318612234 | False | 0 | c2rhloq | t3_lc36g | null | t1_c2rhloq | t3_lc36g | null | 1427731759 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | nekowolf | null | for(;P("n"),R-;P("|"))for(e=3DC;e-;P("_"+(*u++/8)%2))P("| "+(*u/4)%2);
RIP | null | 0 | 1318612314 | False | 0 | c2rhm35 | t3_lbs2x | null | t1_c2rhm35 | t3_lbs2x | null | 1427731762 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kid_meier | null | LightERweight and less maximal? | null | 0 | 1318612368 | False | 0 | c2rhmdp | t3_lc4xg | null | t1_c2rhmdp | t1_c2rhk26 | null | 1427731765 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skulgnome | null | Conversion of code into data. | null | 0 | 1318612402 | False | 0 | c2rhmkb | t3_lc090 | null | t1_c2rhmkb | t3_lc090 | null | 1427731767 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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