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japiccolo
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Comment #5796903
I agree that most tools that are similar are fairly easy to switch between: PHP/Python/Ruby/Groovy, and Java/C#/C++, all imperative, OO, etc. Also, from a tools standpoint, Rails g…
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Comment #5796864
The two you mention (Haskell and Prolog) are great examples of languages where people can actually have negative impact for a while until they really get up to speed with the langu…
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Comment #5796777
While I agree with the general idea of the analogy (that great programmers are effective, no matter how many specific years of experience they have with language X), it doesn't qui…
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Comment #4149225
Unfortunately, scraping another site's information is generally not a long-term viable business plan (speaking from personal experience). I suppose CraigsList, much like insurance …
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Comment #2497739
Excellent question, and I think it's something that I didn't address very well in the site/app description. The main problem I was trying to solve when designing the app was to mak…
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Comment #2497708
Thanks for the feedback, and I think you're right. I updated the site to focus a little more on the specific benefits/advantages of the app. I guess it's a little difficult to mark…
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