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flipflip

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    Comment #32842918

    I love racket. It helped me understand the concept of limited continuations and macros.

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    Comment #32224077

    You write a simple interpreter basicly. Instead of directly manipulating the data , you build an ast of how to manipulate the data then you execute it. It also allows for nifty opt…

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    Comment #30770532

    No, I won't. Piping is a nice way to compose programs. I like that, just use shell check and proper settings. I usually go to python or some other scripting language when I have a …

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    Comment #29095504

    I don't mind them, but I would like if people keep it short. I work on feature X, I have this problem, I need help. Or I work on feature X, I don't need help. It always devolves in…

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    Comment #28952396

    When I realised that everything following a couple of simple laws was a monad, I started to notice them alot and was also able to implement them. The tutorials with pictures or ana…

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    Comment #28952306

    Fair enough

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    Comment #28952296

    You can just kill the observer. Quantum immortality sort: def qisort(list): qshuffle(list) if not sorted(list): kill_observer() Only in the universe in which th the list is sorted,…

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    Comment #28946009

    I think the people falling for conspiracy theories are thoroughly demoralized. They are so far in the rabbit hole that they cannot even acknowledge reality any longer. That won't b…

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    Comment #28945934

    > we need to control what people can read Why do we need that? I find this type of control suffocating and it is just a patch for deeper seated problems, mistrust of authority for …

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    Comment #28945816

    Well, you name quite the case, but besides that. I think the fact that anonymous discussions derail easier and don't exactly get the best out of people, isn't relevant at all. I wo…