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Factor (language) 0.92 released(factor-language.blogspot.com)
3 points by Scriptor 17y ago|0 comments
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by Scriptor 17y ago
I once alluded to something on IRC that I'd submitted here. Granted, I didn't directly link to anything and they found it themselves, it still felt like cheating a little. Either way, the post only started to get a significant number of poi
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Very true, I think Ruby's metaprogramming is an example of the kind of strong feature you were talking about. I don't use Ruby, but I remember reading about it in the Poignant Guide and being really impressed at how it can make code look ve
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Except this is not just a rookie mistake. Turning something in late because you're still getting your bearings is a mistake. He knowingly misled anyone who read his posts. Maybe if he was offered a bribe it would be more understandable, he
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by Scriptor 17y ago
It's pretty funny what he's actually putting in that page. I just learned that he writes "Object Oriented PHP", regularly writes SQL queries, and is one of those innovative people to use HTML/CSS/JS to make web pages.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
I wouldn't say that anyone posting about anything is a great thing about the web. Finding good information more easily is an advantage. "without knowing more about anything than some guy named Guido?" That's an exaggeration and it doesn't
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Netbooks, which are basically the same price or cheaper, can do the same as the above and are much less locked in. More immediately, they also have Flash support, multitasking, and USB ports. People still need more heavy-duty computers to d
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by Scriptor 17y ago
That just means a device for people who have very few technical skills will need a near-constant and perfectly working internet connection to be passably useful.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
It's to comply with US laws that state that nothing can be 'exported' to the aforementioned countries. In this case, software downloads are considered exports.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
I like to think that somewhere in some obscure part of the open source world, he's back. Under a new name, probably, but he's still back, quietly working by himself and churning out some awesome code.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Right now I certainly wouldn't use it for any large projects. It's a pain to debug so it's really a tradeoff between better syntax and features and problems in the development cycle. Making the output code nicely formatted helps greatly. Th
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by Scriptor 17y ago
The Internet could be very useful as a way to connect and find relatives and nearby aid, as well as information in general. If there was a major earthquake where I live and I still could get online, you could bet that I'd use this to find o
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Looking at CoffeeScript was definitely an inspiration to pick up the pace on Pharen. :) I'm actually a student in New York but can't be there Thursday. Will you be giving this talk at any other events?
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Thanks for the suggestions. 1. Pretty likely, though I'm a little hesitant to replace the current syntax for if. The others shouldn't be hard to implement. 2. I've been planning to use the vector literal syntax. I've basically been lazy sin
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Done! http://github.com/Scriptor/pharen/tree/master/pastebin/ Note that html.phn, which contains a few simple html-element functions, should be compiled before the pastebin works.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
This was very much a learning experience and I'm sure there will be lots in the code that isn't done properly. If you find something wrong, please let me know! Pharen was also started to eventually abstract out things I don't like about PHP
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Pharen: A lispy language that compiles to PHP(github.com)
45 points by Scriptor 17y ago|15 comments
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Sounds like the bystander effect's influence on the web. A difference is that the requester is contacting others directly, not passively waiting for help. I guess the mentality of being a small part of a crowd is the most important factor i
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by Scriptor 17y ago
But it was acted out long before then. :) Many of Shakespeare's works only entered written form after he died.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Shakespeare died in 1616. He did use it in 1604 in Measure for Measure , according to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punk . In the same link, it was Samuel Butler who used the term in 1623.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Well, the article is about studying a meteorite for ancient fossils. If sufficient evidence is found, we will be pretty sure there was life, but it's not enough evidence that there still is life in a place like Mars, it does raise the possi
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Even better, because Thailand apparently deported a few thousand, this site advocates the deportation of all Indian-Americans. It's basically a hate site. I'm not sure if there are grounds for it to be taken down, but otherwise most of the
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Well, he did just say it was just the layout, not a functional Wave clone. I'm assuming that all of the interface was written using Javascript, hence the 100 lines of Javascript. Little HTML was hand-written in the process. It's an example
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by Scriptor 17y ago
At the same time, I think it's just a really quick/lazy way to prevent SQL injection.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
It's still putting the url in a string. :) Perhaps there's a way to do it without any sort of syntax like the quotes or #u using macros?
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by Scriptor 17y ago
The thing with Emacs is that I feel like I am missing out on the full potential of developing in CL if I'm not using it. How true is that?
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Personally, it's the double learning curve of having to learn Lisp and Emacs. I understand the basic concepts of Lisp now, but could someone point me to a good introduction to learning Emacs, Slime, and Lisp all at once? Does Practical Comm
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by Scriptor 17y ago
The principle is that the language gives you what you need to do more by building up from what you get.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
I know the whole MatzLisp was a joke, but where are you getting the idea that he never grokked Lisp? I'm pretty sure writing an interpreter is pretty complicated as well.
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by Scriptor 17y ago
Just curious, what exactly do you consider the necessary rigor in this case?

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