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Many interpreted programming languages are implemented in C: Python, Ruby, Lua, Io...

Lift is a powerful web framework which makes use of many of Scala's functional and object-oriented features, so it'd be worth looking at the Getting Started guide: http://simply.li…

Mac OS X is generally seen as the most visually appealing OS, so I figure that's likely to be the reasoning

Wow, you're pretty sheltered if F# is the weirdest language you've ever seen

As an alternative, try Sublime Text 2, which is much more modern and can actually use TextMate resources (themes, language support, etc.) – http://www.sublimetext.com/2

Here's a neat example of Flash integration, and it's cool in its own right: http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata

I've always gotten the impression that Lua has a somewhat anemic standard library and a somewhat limited set of abstractions, in contrast to the things that draw me to Python – is …

Verizon has a lot of choices, but something from the Droid line is probably your best bet. If you want a physical keyboard, then I'd recommend the Droid 3 ( http://engt.co/k9nRy4 )…

DotCloud is pretty flexible and has open registration: www.dotcloud.com

The only legitimate way to install apps is through the App Store, so you should check out the process – http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/

It doesn't need to make a bold statement, it's about being small and well-designed. Performance wise, C++ is still far ahead, but Go is substantially easier to use.

I've been experimenting with Go, and I feel like you're expecting something different than what it's supposed to be. In my opinion, one of its strengths is its simplicity – it may …

I understand the idea behind it, but I don't feel like it's any clearer than "foo = [1, 2, 3]; foo[0] = 1" (in Ruby, Python, or something similar). This was even changed in Perl 6 …

I guess my problem with something like that is that conceptually it doesn't make much sense. There's no obvious reason why assigning an array to a scalar variable would give its le…

I tried both for a while when I was getting into programming, and one huge thing that has always bothered me about Perl is the strange behavior with changing sigils. Here's what I …