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17 Line Markov Chain(theorangeduck.com)
1 points by orangeduck 10y ago|0 comments
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14 Character Random Number Generator in C(theorangeduck.com)
61 points by orangeduck 10y ago|17 comments
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Generating Icons with Pixel Sorting(theorangeduck.com)
72 points by orangeduck 10y ago|5 comments
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/code --poetry(code-poetry.com)
9 points by orangeduck 10y ago|1 comments
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by orangeduck 10y ago
Yeah split stacks will be a problem. Essentially `tgc` just scans between the address recorded as the "bottom" and the one recorded as the "top". Both of theses can be manually adjusted if you have some better idea of th
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by orangeduck 10y ago
The registers are flushed to the stack before the mark is performed (using `setjmp`) so unless the behaviour of the platform is particularly odd in this case it shouldn't be an issue.
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by orangeduck 10y ago
For anyone curious, I built a project in C called tgc ( https://github.com/orangeduck/tgc ) which has some similarities. It's essentially a stand alone version of the Cello Garbage Collector ( http://libce
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by orangeduck 11y ago
I really like this idea, but bezier curves are quite computationally difficult to use. There are many representations of these kind of continuous shapes which are much easier for this kind of processing. For example I would try converting t
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by orangeduck 11y ago
Lua has an alternative to Regex which is an extension of the C patterns (used in printf etc). http://lua-users.org/wiki/PatternsTutorial At first I found it a bit confusion but they're actually pretty great. For m
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by orangeduck 12y ago
It uses raw pointers (void*) and something a little like a vtable: http://libcello.org/documentation/hacking
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Author here. I always get asked two questions about libCello. 1. Why? 2. Is anyone using it for anything serious? The second one is easiest to answer: no. And most people are suprised to hear that I probably wouldn't use it for anythin
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Thanks for the support, and congratuations to yourself on publishing. It looks like you've done a really great job and totally nailed the process and the print version! > How did it end up working out? I assume it's process, no
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by orangeduck 12y ago
I've also recently self published my book http://www.buildyourownlisp.com/ via createspace, having first converted it to an ebook and then to a print book, so I was really interested to see this article to read what wa
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by orangeduck 12y ago
I'm a big advocate of "worse is better" - in fact I put it in my bio even at the risk of scaring off potential colleagues or employers. The real meaning of "worse is better" is of course subjective and complicated.
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Show HN: Convert JSON to C data literals(github.com)
1 points by orangeduck 12y ago|0 comments
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by orangeduck 12y ago
I think this demonstraights a real weakness of Haskell. Several times I've started a new project only to spend several hours trying to work out the correct way to structure what I want. Often it is hours before I even get my first succ
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Counting Syllables and Detecting Rhyme in PHP (2012)(cdmckay.org)
11 points by orangeduck 12y ago|2 comments
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Macros in C can sometimes be nasty, but "min" is a pathological case for a macro because it isn't what macros were meant for. In reality "min" should just be a function, and you should write a separate function for
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by orangeduck 12y ago
So I get it, and it makes a good point, but this could be more of a symptom than a disease. When I first started programming C I also tended to just exit the program on getting a bad return code, because I'd never been taught how to pr
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Anyone who likes this idea but wants to do it in C might enjoy this http://www.buildyourownlisp.com/
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Hi crnxion. The source can be found here: https://github.com/orangeduck/BuildYourOwnLisp I welcome corrections/edits.
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Thanks. I've fixed the link.
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Author here. A parser combinator library is used to do the parsing.
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll open this option up if possible.
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by orangeduck 12y ago
I wrote this book over several months. It took a few days to get the courage to share it online. It probably took you about 20 seconds to not read my book, dismiss it, and post a comment telling other to do the same. If you think an alterna
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by orangeduck 12y ago
Author here. Actually a parser combinator library is used for the parsing. As you mention, I think there should be some interesting things inside for people with any experience in C.
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Clive Wearing, a man with a memory of only seconds.(newyorker.com)
2 points by orangeduck 12y ago|0 comments
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Mpc – Parser Combinators for C(github.com)
2 points by orangeduck 13y ago|0 comments
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by orangeduck 13y ago
If you understand the difference between snprintf and sprintf, what trouble it can cause, and where to use it, it sounds like you're already doing great. What would be bad was if you had the blind notion that "snprintf is good&quo
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by orangeduck 13y ago
Half the people in this thread seem to have missed the point. This article is not supporting 100% abstinence of these functions. It is doing exactly the opposite - and showing up people who say "never do this" or "that is alw

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