gvickers

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by gvickers 11y ago
I thought the same thing, 35 times...
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by gvickers 11y ago
Communicating sequential processes
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by gvickers 12y ago
The most difficult project I have solved (just finishing up the implementation) is developing a monitoring solution for a bunch of legacy telephone PBX's. Essentially, the bureaucratic overhead for getting a bunch of companies to open
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by gvickers 12y ago
As am I
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by gvickers 12y ago
Thats a bad argument. Pickup an imperative language (python), learn a function language (Clojure), and you pretty much have your basis covered with whatever the future throws at you.
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by gvickers 12y ago
http://functionaljobs.com/ seems to have a few postings. It is strange that there seems to be a huge desire for Clojure programmers but I have seen very little in the way of wanted adds.
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by gvickers 13y ago
Rich Hickey - Simple Made Easy http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy Changed how I think about a lot of stuff, made my design process a lot more rigorous, and my projects more successful.
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Lean Government(en.wikipedia.org)
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by gvickers 13y ago
I've been searching for something like that for a while now. A metrics web framework that consumes and renders json/edn would be interesting.
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by gvickers 13y ago
You would be surprised how easy it is! Often when new to a language, especially if it crosses paradigms, contributing to an existing project is difficult. Wrapping another library that may be obscure or niche allows you the freedom to fail
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by gvickers 13y ago
Unless there are significant differences in the way a web framework is structured (i.e. Pedestal for Clojure), I find that making a web app doesn't really contribute much to learning the intricacies of the language. I like to try out a
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by gvickers 13y ago
About two years I'm serious, two years of an hour or two a day (at least!) will give you enough foundation to really enjoy it. You have to start with tutorial, use the sample projects you build and change them drastically. Break them,
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by gvickers 13y ago
Yea, Eve online had me for a while. It also had the strange effect of making all other games un-enjoyable for me. Eve is a true min/max game, where 2% of something often makes a huge difference. The desire to maximize the efficiency of
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by gvickers 13y ago
Yes
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by gvickers 13y ago
Lets you get around the GIL (Global Interpreter Lock), basically gives python lightweight threads (greenlets).
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by gvickers 13y ago
Using mutable data structures is pretty easy in clojure, I'm going to dig around and see how they handle this.
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by gvickers 13y ago
It has been said time and time again, Clojure is suitable for anything that Java is suitable for. Clojurescript is extremely similar, so much so that you can expect most lib's to be trivially refactored between CLJS/ClJ. There are
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by gvickers 13y ago
I used to be in the exact same position. Switching between different languages, paradigms, frameworks helps immensely in narrowing down you're area of interest. I spent a significant amount of time playing with python, tried thinking &
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by gvickers 13y ago
The American Dream is not "work hard and you will be successful", the American Dream is "Work hard at something people are willing to pay you to do and you will be successful".
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by gvickers 13y ago
How is this relevant to HN?
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by gvickers 13y ago
They were mined https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining
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by gvickers 13y ago
Very impressive, I am glad I started studying clojure earlier this summer, I feel it will be a powerful tool in years to come. Currently working on a Cljs life simulation engine (flora, fauna, think Rich Hickeys Ant Colony demo)
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by gvickers 13y ago
I didnt understand the point of your website until I read the comments section. Perhaps post something describing what your site does in clear detail.
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by gvickers 13y ago
Interesting but as accurate as pissing in the wind
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by gvickers 13y ago
How would just the area around the rocks freeze? Why doesent this happen in more places if this is the case?
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by gvickers 13y ago
I am excited to see how this will change gaming. Traveling and moving with become first class citizens when it comes to the difficulty aspect of a game. Imagine multiplayer, where people's differences outside the game come into play inside
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by gvickers 13y ago
You have weak and dynamic typing confused.