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Having a team member create production code in a language nobody else on the team understands is a risky decision. That applies for anything, software, systems, infrastructure... i…

The principal data structure of Lisp is a list which is written like this: (a b c d). Like the article mentions, when you see Lisp code you're in fact reading the same list syntax,…

For those curious, escherize means: [1] https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider [2] https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clj-refactor.el The examples in [3] showcase the features of clj…

"If you know you will never change the implementation or configuration of some dependency, there is no benefit in using dependency injection.". It all boils down to this. Here's th…

Emacs has supported inline SVGs in org-mode since 2007 or so.

Just as much as OCaml is a "ripoff" of Standard ML. So, not really.

From what I've seen, Clojure has a strong type system, but is dynamic. These terms aren't orthogonal. If I understand correctly (+ 'a' 1) is not allowed. Immutability only strength…

Code readability is the original intent behind striving for simplicity. Though I find some of the design choices a bit frustrating, e.g., generics, lack of min/max; for each design…

The Windows-first status of F# is changing. There have been major improvements in this recently, most notably, the whole compiler being open sourced and its development moved to gi…

OCaml is another nice invention from INRIA.

The Paperwhite isn't a backlit display. The LEDs in the Paperwhite Kindles do not shine light directly in the eyes: the leds shine from below the screen towards the top end of the …

It's strange how appealing F# becomes once you realize you have the full power of the Visual Studio debugger and the .NET libraries. To someone who has mostly worked with Haskell (…

I don't know exactly how many of the Durandal & Angular convergence[1] features made it into Angular 2.0, but it looks like lazy module loading and a better component syntax did, w…

Same here. Maybe they just haven't done it yet.

Go hasn't been intended for "systems programming" for quite a while. It is a general purpose language.

It annoys me to see the language called Golang , when it very clearly is just plainly Go . That said, the only way to find anything on Google is to search with "golang ".

The idea of continuations (which promises are) is to make an asynchronous control flow look like it is synchronous, but not become synchronous. More than anything, it is about read…

thine is also the prevocalic possessive, "thy anvil" must be written as "thine anvil", similar to a/an.

Not really. They're still immense players in desktop and corporate IT. That alone accounts for an immense amount of revenue, a sizeable chunk in the whole world of computing. On to…

Pirates of the Silicon Valley is the movie, not just about Apple, but it involves Microsoft too, and according to Wozniak on several occasions, is quite faithful to true events. At…

The phone isn't carrier locked, you can buy it online and then put any SIM inside it.

Greg Egan is a great visionary, his ideas and ingenuities are profound and intelligent. His works exude a kind of brilliance, a technological devotion to the big ideas, but at a co…

Ah. So nice when science fiction actually happens . “She lets go of the handle and goes into free fall. At the same time, she jerks the manual release on her cervical collar and go…