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rspivak

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About rspivak

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    Basically, instead of asking 'why?', this flips it to 'why not?'. Good point.

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    Agree, C's legacy is enormous.

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    Comment #41274650

    thanks, that's a great way to put it!

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    I'm curious about the community's thoughts on whether learning C is still valuable in today's world. Here are some of my personal points in favor of learning C: 1. there's a lot of…

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    Interesting, never heard it expressed like that. Thanks for the comment. And simplicity is definitely key.

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    Absolutely agree, soft skills are crucial. I didn't mean to imply they're less important by listing them last, but I see your point.

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    Ask HN: What do you think are the fundamental skills for software engineers?

    As the software engineering landscape evolves, what do you think are the non-negotiable, fundamental skills every software engineer should have? I've compiled my thoughts on this i…

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    Thank you for the implementations! Do you have any suggestions how to test the postscript code on mac/linux? I tried on macos using ghostscript, but I get the following error: $ gs…

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    Comment #22456644

    Now also in Scheme (GNU Guile)

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    Comment #22456450

    That's a good point. Thanks!

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    Comment #22454329

    Feel free to add your own implementation. :)