A really nice and powerful command line shell in Java with all the Linux goodies specially for Windows.
It would be really nice. The closest we have, so far I know, is Cygwin (I don't what it's like now, I used it a long time ago)
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#32Re: Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build?
#33A really nice and powerful command line shell in Java with all the Linux goodies specially for Windows.
It would be really nice. The closest we have, so far I know, is Cygwin (I don't what it's like now, I used it a long time ago)
Am already working on it: https://github.com/sangupta/andruil - just a start.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
"sane backend for the chef server" Would love to understand more as I at times do think of writing a better chef.
I believe that chef is really over engineered in many ways. They were thinking big... too big. For example things like document indexer which is used in 99.99% of cases to search for "some.attribute == 'hardcoded value'". Most of the other cases are prefix searches. This can be done in a normal database. Document storage where what chef really needs is ~5 extracted fields and a json blob that only client deals with.…
I would have loved to check the repo out, but to my bad, I haven't worked with python ever ... and might not have the time as well.
However, I would checkout salt. Thanks a bunch.
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#35A 'realistic' simulation of an ecosystem. Three years ago researchers managed to simulate an entire bacterium with every known gene and molecule, I'd like to scale that up. (Though one could not keep same level of molecular resolution when dealing with an ecosystem - too resource intensive.) Something to keep in mind for when I write my PhD thesis...
Re: Ask HN: If you had the time, what software would you build?
#36A really nice and powerful command line shell in Java with all the Linux goodies specially for Windows.
It would be really nice. The closest we have, so far I know, is Cygwin (I don't what it's like now, I used it a long time ago)
Cygwin is pretty good. I am not sure how you can do much better it has a big range of command line programs you can run, vim, git etc. The next step beyond cygwin is to install a linux vm, then to dual boot, then to single boot and chuck out Windows :-). Can't bring myself to do that though as a C#-ie.
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#37A reference client for the Bitcoin Protocol written in a functional language or a LISP.
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#38A natural-language search engine that turns sentences into facts, and can then answer questions.
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#39Where do I even start... - graphical interface for neovim that looks exactly like sublimetext; ssh channel for working with remote neovim in local ui - full range scanner / automatic database signal matcher for sdr - browser+server framework for board games that can abstract the display and rules to the point where you can implement things from chess to warhammer - sane backend for the chef server - nicer interface /…
a modern version of bullfrog's syndicate
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