Hexstream

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by Hexstream 6y ago
No, my bubble just needs a bit of funding so I can be even more effective at contributing to Common Lisp Open Source.
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by Hexstream 6y ago
I am assuming he would not say that if he deeply hated college dropouts and did not want to acknowledge their success.
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by Hexstream 6y ago
Thank you. I am aiming to help make Common Lisp (or a close descendant) a top 5 programming language by 2040. I believe this is eminently achievable given proper approaches, and funding me would certainly help towards that goal. https:&#x2
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by Hexstream 6y ago
The point of the fundraiser is to enable me to concentrate almost all my energy on Common Lisp Open Source instead of having to divert energy elsewhere due to financial concerns. Given the overall context, the direct and substantial benefit
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by Hexstream 6y ago
I can't immediately find where in his essays he talked favorably about college dropouts, but there is this: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1110248609545703425
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by Hexstream 6y ago
It is chaotic, I'll give you that. This is a direct reflection of the chaotic state of the Common Lisp community and of all the hard work that is going to be required to bring it to a state of dignity. I am actively working on bringing
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by Hexstream 6y ago
My CV and other writings and most especially my work itself pretty extensively justify that I'm the right person for the job. Of course, it's probably pretty hard to tell without significant Common Lisp expertise... My CV: https:
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by Hexstream 6y ago
> It does not help to "prove" an assertion by making further unsubstantiated assertions. Exactly, so stop doing that, then. Including sealioning. > Why is Lisp the "best programming language"? First, the best progr
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by Hexstream 6y ago
Did you mean to present an argument of some sort?
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by Hexstream 6y ago
Simple syntax is just one of countless crucial features. Here is just a trivial sample: https://twitter.com/HexstreamSoft/status/1334220825281654785 Fairly extensive advocacy pieces already exist, and we need even
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by Hexstream 6y ago
This is dead serious. Do you find the idea of funding Common Lisp Open Source abhorrent? Because that is the primary focus of my work and my life. Do you think this would have more intrinsic value if someone else promoted it for me? And I h
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by Hexstream 6y ago
I am creating tons of Common Lisp community resources that definitely help attract a more diverse audience to Common Lisp, incidentally. (Not everyone is comfortable with the "pop up in chat and ask experts" model.) My CV offers a
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by Hexstream 6y ago
Common Lisp really IS the best programming language in the world, though. This is a statement of fact. We could do a better job of proving it and demonstrating it to the world, and it would be easier to do it faster with funding.
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by Hexstream 6y ago
I would like to review your Common Lisp credentials.
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by Hexstream 6y ago
The Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser is mostly oriented towards people who understand the value of Common Lisp. Thank you.
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by Hexstream 6y ago
Thank you for your interest. I believe you are looking for the Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser pitch: https://github.com/sponsors/Hexstream
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Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution(sponsors.hexstreamsoft.com)
7 points by Hexstream 6y ago|34 comments
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by Hexstream 14y ago
tl;dr: I'd very much like a "noprocrast front-page only" or "comment threads ignore noprocrast" checkbox. I have a huge noprocrast. Having to /logout just to check out a story or its comments that I got linked from somewhere else (and that
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HexstreamSoft: Public Domain Common Lisp R&D: 6 years exp, categorized CL tweets(hexstreamsoft.com)
10 points by Hexstream 14y ago|0 comments
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by Hexstream 15y ago
Nothing for Rete? Come on . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rete_algorithm
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by Hexstream 15y ago
It's a gender-neutral pronoun. (Great concept in theory but looks stupid and won't catch on, IMHO.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronouns
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by Hexstream 16y ago
In Common Lisp we have optional type declarations, and a common strategy for implementations (for SBCL, say) is to treat such declarations as assertions by default, leading to more safety, and for performance-sensitive parts of the code you
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by Hexstream 16y ago
I find your lack of parentheses disturbing. I'd personally prefer: (b-when foo (plusp 1) (frob foo)) These implementations also don't handle declarations correctly ;P A surprisingly tricky topic.
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by Hexstream 16y ago
At the cost (among other things) of not being able to pass functions as arguments, though that could be worked around.
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by Hexstream 16y ago
"Once thats iterated over, and an acceptable base created, it begins to populate the world with starting civilizations of elves, humans, goblins and megabeasts. After that, it runs a history and civilization simulator for about a 1050 years
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by Hexstream 16y ago
Nevermind that, at least one study showed that if someone with view X is presented with "evidence" that it's indeed true, and then later presented with a full debunking of it, view X will be reinforced.
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by Hexstream 16y ago
Failing that, Forth or J ;P
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by Hexstream 16y ago
Yes, and this is a great force in my betterment. I'll see 4 different people talk about 4 completely different advanced techniques they use, and each of them master them so much that they talk about their feats like it's not really hard at
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by Hexstream 16y ago
anglais. (What's the point of using "classy" French if you mess up the orthograph? Maybe better to abstain.)
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by Hexstream 16y ago
Haha! I'm on Dvorak too and didn't understand at all why JohnnyCache thought hitting "-" was so much harder than Space! I guess I've been completely converted for too long.

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