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trex eaterofcadrs posted:pick a couple things, kick the poo poo out of them, move on. yep, just need to figure out which things those are going to be probably wind up hacking some stuff up in perl or ruby, i like those the most out of what i've tried
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May 6, 2012 02:41
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fidel sarcastro posted:yep, just need to figure out which things those are going to be aim a bit higher. learn something loving hard... i don't have good examples because i'm lame but just learning a language is easy compared to the magnitude of some of the problems you will encounter if you're anything above a code monkey.
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May 6, 2012 02:44
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trex eaterofcadrs posted:aim a bit higher. learn something loving hard... i don't have good examples because i'm lame but just learning a language is easy compared to the magnitude of some of the problems you will encounter if you're anything above a code monkey. mmm yes. a thorough understanding of a language is usually a terrible place to start. i mean, how are you gonna motivate yourself to reinvent the wheel if you already know it exists?
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May 6, 2012 02:48
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Stringent posted:mmm yes. a thorough understanding of a language is usually a terrible place to start. i mean, how are you gonna motivate yourself to reinvent the wheel if you already know it exists? maybe it's just me but the complexity of learning the idiosyncrasies of a language is not only boring but it's simply not hard, it's just tedious.
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but i guess if that's all you can handle then aim for that i guess. congrats on your mediocrity
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May 6, 2012 02:54
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tbf i did say make some things, not sit down and read the camel book cover to cover
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May 6, 2012 02:55
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fidel sarcastro posted:tbf i did say make some things, not sit down and read the camel book cover to cover your comment emphasized language over problem. use whatever language you like man (woman?) just solve the problem well.
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May 6, 2012 02:59
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i wouldnt use perl for learning computer science topics
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rotor posted:i had to write code to generate smooth curves through arbitrary-sized lists of points on a polygon using only quadratic curves, and do it at 30fps so shove your backend elitism up your rear end you mincing loving human being
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May 6, 2012 03:03
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ppp posted:i wouldnt use perl for learning computer science topics http://perl.plover.com/lambda/tpj.html
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May 6, 2012 03:04
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trex eaterofcadrs posted:but i guess if that's all you can handle then aim for that i guess. congrats on your mediocrity the best way to do it is to learn the tools then go find a problem that needs solving. you can worry about the solutions once you've found the problem. for example, i'm currently working on an iphone app for women who have had to terminate pregnancies due to birth defects. through some voodoo of my own, the screen recognizes when tears are falling on it and pops up a message saying, "Why are you crying? We had a discussion about this you know."
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May 6, 2012 03:05
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trex eaterofcadrs posted:your comment emphasized language over problem. use whatever language you like man (woman?) just solve the problem well. that's fair but at the end of the day it'll likely wind up being one of those two because i like them best, not because of any hang-up on language
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May 6, 2012 03:14
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Stringent posted:the best way to do it is to learn the tools then go find a problem that needs solving. you can worry about the solutions once you've found the problem. i wish that app was around for your mom when she aborted you
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May 6, 2012 03:19
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trex eaterofcadrs posted:http://perl.plover.com/lambda/tpj.html i still wouldnt use perl for learning computer science topics
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trex eaterofcadrs posted:i wish that app was around for your mom when she aborted you same re: your mother, she might not have changed her mind in a moment of weakness
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May 6, 2012 03:32
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lets use a hash with sequentially ordered keys to learn about searching and sorting
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May 6, 2012 03:33
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lets use some hash in a non-sealed bag at teh border to learn about unlawful search and seizure
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May 6, 2012 03:37
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nukethewhales posted:same re: your mother, she might not have changed her mind in a moment of weakness a shameful combination of "rah rah" and "rubber/glue" posting perhaps for your next trick you get out
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May 6, 2012 17:33
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Lua ftw, folks
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just lettin everybody know ruby is pretty neat
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May 6, 2012 19:12
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ahhh spiders posted:Lua ftw, folks I'm reading programming in lua and having trouble seeing it. 0 is true, strings are immutable. I'm not seeing any advantage to lua over perl on a scripting level.
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May 6, 2012 19:39
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Casao posted:I'm reading programming in lua and having trouble seeing it. 0 is true, strings are immutable. I'm not seeing any advantage to lua over perl on a scripting level. lua has boolean values, why the gently caress are you using numbers
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May 6, 2012 19:40
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false and nil are false, everything else is true
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May 6, 2012 19:41
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also, comparing lua to perl is so loving stupid that i don't even know why i'm responding
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May 6, 2012 19:41
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ahhh spiders posted:also, comparing lua to perl is so loving stupid that i don't even know why i'm responding These two scripting languages are so different!!
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May 6, 2012 19:45
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Casao posted:These two scripting languages are so different!! yes
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May 6, 2012 19:46
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ahhh spiders posted:false and nil are false, everything else is true lol you're serious. holy poo poo what a dumb language
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May 6, 2012 19:48
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Tiny Bug Child posted:lol you're serious. holy poo poo what a dumb language please loving kill yourself you worthless troll
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May 6, 2012 19:52
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ahhh spiders posted:yes Yeah I'm reading through and finding terrible decisions lua made that make it different. I'm not finding anything that would prevent you from comparing them.
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May 6, 2012 19:52
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Casao posted:Yeah I'm reading through and finding terrible decisions lua made that make it different. I'm not finding anything that would prevent you from comparing them. because they have completely different applications. also, you haven't really explained what's terrible
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May 6, 2012 19:54
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ahhh spiders posted:because they have completely different applications. also, you haven't really explained what's terrible 0 considered true sounds p terrible
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May 6, 2012 19:58
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Tiny Bug Child posted:0 considered true sounds p terrible if you actually thought about it for more than 2 seconds you would understand the reasoning behind it, but you're a php developer
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May 6, 2012 19:59
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nope you can think about it all you want and it'll still be really stupid 0 == false == the number of good posts you have ever made
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May 6, 2012 20:00
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stfu tiny bug child. grown-ups are trying to talk
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ahhh spiders posted:because they have completely different applications. also, you haven't really explained what's terrible Is luas being super lightweight to bolt onto other things easily? Cause I can see that, otherwise I'm not yet seeing a case where I could want to use lua over perl. That's the only excuse for using their lovely custom backed regex, for example. And sorry, 0 = true is some php poo poo right there. Immutable strings are pretty wtf too. Non-standard regex, vestigial coercion that they explicitly recommend you not use. Automatically assuming an index that resolves to nil is the end of the table. Thats just what I've read so far that has left a sour taste. I plan to read on, because an easily portable language like this is pretty useful and I keep seeing it pop up.
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ahhh spiders posted:stfu tiny bug child. grown-ups are trying to talk ahhh spiders posted:i had over 40,000 posts in YCS on this account and never got forums cancer
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I can see the reasoning behind 0 being true, but having it false is still super convenient.
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Casao posted:Is luas being super lightweight to bolt onto other things easily? Cause I can see that, otherwise I'm not yet seeing a case where I could want to use lua over perl. That's the only excuse for using their lovely custom backed regex, for example. ?? > print(0 == true) false it evaluates to true because it's a non-nil value
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Ronald Raiden posted:I can see the reasoning behind 0 being true, but having it false is still super convenient. This.
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