AndrejM

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by AndrejM 16y ago
Yes. But I'd also recommend getting Stephen Prata's C Primer Plus. It covers C99, and talks about more complicated topics such as multiple pointer indirection and the preprocessor.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
I've noticed that on some monitors antialiasing looks fantastic, while on others not. My sister's laptop has a smaller screen and enabled antialiased fonts, and they really do look great. But on my Samsung 2232BW, which is a 22" 1680x1050 m
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Those who can't afford a high dpi LCD screen?
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Although you could probably use any OOP capable language with GoF, I think the D language fits really nicely for that book. D defines interfaces, abstract classes, subtyping, (class) mixins, templates, all in the language, and has a safe ov
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Interesting.. In what way does D seem like a severe step backwards to you? Is that assumption based on the library support or the language itself?
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Interesting. I kept seeing some topics opened, closed, only to be reopened again. I thought the admins couldn't make up their minds.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Hmm, I've just tried it. It has potential, but it's very slow and sluggish on my machine (quad).
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by AndrejM 16y ago
All of this because people are too lazy to install software? Why not just run compiled binaries in the operating system?
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by AndrejM 16y ago
I'm not as worried about the UI as much as I am worried about '404' errors, which are pretty common.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
I've only had a few months of experience with Python, but I had no trouble learning C (it only takes a week or two to get used to the syntax). I'm pasting this from my reply in a Reddit thread: If you're going to read K&R, make sure you
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by AndrejM 16y ago
True. The massive ammount of code examples on the D website is what got me interested in the language in the first place.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Update: Just got the reply, there will be Video. Yay!
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by AndrejM 16y ago
I've just sent them an email asking this question. Waiting for the reply..
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Although true, many of those authors are too busy with improving/fixing their compilers. E.g. the D language doesn't have a very modern looking website atm., but someone has took the task to update it recently. It's not up yet since the com
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by AndrejM 16y ago
No problems here, that is, with D's right-to-left declaration syntax. ;)
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Well this certainly sparks my interest. Could I ask for some recommendations for any books and articles on algorithms which take the current computer/memory architecture into account? I'm currently reading "Mastering algorithms with C", an
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by AndrejM 16y ago
That explains it. Thanks! (and I won't complain anymore :p)
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by AndrejM 16y ago
The only thing I don't understand about github is that "hardcore archiving in process..". I mean why do I have to wait a minute before I can start downloading the archive? Isn't it costly if the server has to create an archive every time so
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Yes, if only such technology existed where you could swap between two bookmarks with a keypress. Or where you could jump to a particular page by just typing in a number.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Have you RTFA? He states: "Fortunately, it seems I was able to acquire access to the VP8 spec, software, and source a good few days before the official release"
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Well popularity is not really the reason I'm interested in these languages. The practical guy in me tells me to stick with the languages that I know, and expand my knowledge in that domain. But then there's that other side of me that's real
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Gah! I wish I could have the mental capacity to learn all of this stuff at once. I'm busy with Python, C, tons of code that I want to explore, plus I'm interested in D (waiting anxiously for the DPL book). And then there's all that talk abo
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Hehe, I have a 1984 book about computers, with a ZX Spectrum on the front cover. Got it from my dad. It's not in English, though.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
Or get yourself a mouse with extra buttons (I bought a Logitech over 5 years ago), and map those buttons to minimize/restore. Or even better, use a stack that remembers which windows you've minimized, and quickly restore them in the reverse
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by AndrejM 16y ago
At least reddit has /r/coding, unlike yc where all I get to read lately is about fights between Apple and Adobe.
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by AndrejM 16y ago
That is not what I meant, actually. I meant rendering a logo via some paint methods, where all the information the methods have is some text, color and style attributes, etc. Then the logo gets drawn on-the-fly by the user's browser. It cou
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by AndrejM 16y ago
I'm not a web developer, but could html5/javascript replace the need for some static images? For example, simple text logos. While a text banner could take several dozen KB's, some form of drawing javascript code could take only a fraction
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by AndrejM 16y ago
A mandatory app store for OSX would be a slap in the face for Valve's Steam platform. I'm not so sure Apple would be ok with Valve being the major supplier of games on the OSX in the near future (which could very well happen).
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by AndrejM 16y ago
I have to pay to view an article from 1963?
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by AndrejM 16y ago
These blog posts are kind of like those "Learn this language in 24 hours" books. They're not bad per se, but it's as if becoming a great developer is some kind of <insert-number-here>-step process. Becoming great is, in my opinion,

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