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NextStep 4 actually, Objective-C and OpenStep were like manna from heaven and are still with us

I have found that 3.2 is a good enough approximation, with the added benefit of being perfectly representable as an integer (32) when scaled by 10, simplifying the math and optimiz…

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Tabs were around for at least 10 years before the first release of Chrome

It looks like Apple isn't done breaking Swift

Swift is horribly broken. What we need is an updated ObjC. C++ shows how a language can be modernized without breaking away from the past. There is an effort called mulle-objc to f…

Oh, you need dynamic typing? Why? Can’t you do without types? You need a language to hold your hands for you? I program in B, I don’t need a language, compiler or runtime to hold m…

I feel bad for whoever employed them. People manage to get into jobs they are unqualified for all the time. Music and Computer Science/Mathematics are two very different qualificat…

Thanks in no part to JavaScript turning the web into a platform for adware and spyware.

Why would anyone hire you? You want a scientist role without the qualifications. Go get a degree in Computer Science or Mathematics, then try again. It is your fault for majoring i…