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SA9G

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    Comment #49405488

    We should immediately deactivate all particulate filters and DEF injectors on large trucks!! Problem solved :-)

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    Comment #49404383

    My first language, 1980 in CMU, was Pascal... quickly followed by LISP in CS/AI courses and C for EE courses. I was a big fan of MacLisp at the time, the MIT version that GLS worke…

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    Comment #49394347

    I love the "Tornado" term and "software debt"... worked with a few over the years, fixed the bug but broke the paradigm. Well articulated wisdom.

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    Comment #49369529

    Biggest problem in working at home: neighbors giant barking rodent!

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    Comment #49353375

    Lower and lower S/N on the internet.... and businesses adding to the N so they can charge for the S. If enough become aware of this, they will vote with their $$ and Amazon (et al)…

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    Comment #49343322

    If by "bold" you mean daft, then you are right :-) Mark/Sweep GC is easy, well contained, and simple to test. RefCounting affects everything, obviously does not work for circular r…

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    Comment #49343127

    Yes! That is why the 3rd line says: "...or to see sample code (Intro 1)." You just had to click on "Intro 1".

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    Comment #49341397

    No (scripting) language with 2 parameter lists, the second all Var (to use the Pascal syntax). I could have included a Var keyword instead to differentiate, but a) that would compl…

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    Comment #49340241

    So you want to generate C code instead of ByteCodes.... and then compile the C? I suppose, if you broke out the runtime memory management (and a few other things) into a library. B…

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    Comment #49340167

    May Odin smile upon you :-) And thanks for not laughing at my art!!

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    Comment #49339830

    You could run C that way... but scScript is a scripting language using C-like syntax with features designed for scripting. For example, it provides dual variadic parameter/arg list…

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    Comment #49338543

    I wanted to write a love note to C... and if you hate it, it is all my fault.

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    Comment #49338289

    Capital needs a safe harbor, so there is always demand for treasuries.... But on the other hand, we all know these debts will never get repaid, just traded and rolled over into the…