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According to [1], they want to use a systems-level language for performance. [1] https://www.roc-lang.org/faq#self-hosted-compiler

If I'm understanding properly, this would be called a "coop" in NYC. I don't think any other cities in the US have them in significant number.

Not a linguist, but I think this is just a matter of proto-indo-european having complicated morphology and its descendants reverting to the mean. A related reddit thread (I know, I…

I don't think it's true that languages get simpler over time.

I think it's possible to sidestep the harm vs suboptimality discussion. It's clear that there is a benefit to the public when works become public domain, and copyright law should b…

It’s worth noting that PyPlot.jl is a nearly seamless way to use matplotlib from Julia. JIT compilation of the middle layer does mean that it suffers from time to first plot proble…

Don’t know much about this, but I would have thought TikTok relies on the watch patterns of its viewers, rather than direct video analysis.

Because it looks imperative.

It can still work on a population level.

That is the version of the |> operator I'm familiar with from Julia.

> I find the latter easier to read and lends itself to a fluent, lightweight style. Maybe I'm bikeshedding, but I think this is a nontrivial part of why people like OOP languages. …

I'm not convinced that Berman's map shows weeknight and weekend service massively better than the current one, which includes that info with the key. I find the symbols on Berman's…

It's rush-hour-only service. He's using the notation from the official map [1], but I think he forgot to put it in the key. [1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/…

I dunno. It looks like an improvement on the Vignelli map, but I think the less pretty one the MTA uses today is more functional.

(paywalled) article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1139-x

This also happens with rivers! It's incredibly annoying.

> This doesn't speak to Go's simplicity so much as it does to Go's conservatism. I think this really hits the nail on the head. There are benefits to a conservative approach, but i…

There are some parallels, but I don't know if the writing:editing::programming:testing analogy is very strong. I think editing is more like refactoring than anything else, but I he…

I like julia a lot (use it everyday, it's my primary language right now), but this isn't really a reasonable recommendation, imho. Julia seems like it could be really great for ML,…

Is it established that internal dialogue is facilitated by our language faculties, though? That’s certainly not was I would guess from my subjective experience.

I'm not 100% sure if I agree with this or not, but a related idea is that physics shouldn't be taught without the necessary math as a pre- or co-requisite. I'm thinking particularl…

I'm curious how you envision a calculus class that would make the topic more tangible. I think we can agree that typical calculus classes are more abstract (for lack of a better te…