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Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by akkartik » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:37 PM UTC

egwynn wrote: post #10

Why does the makefile need to run $(CC) under sudo?

It's writing directly to /bin.

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by nemo1618 » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:39 PM UTC

Whitney is so fascinating to me. His code is simultaneously awe-inspiring and horrifying. It's like he struck a Faustian bargain to gain programming powers beyond the ken of mere mortals, and is now cursed to write transcendently beautiful code that manifests as unintelligible gibberish to everyone else.

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by nemo1618 » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:41 PM UTC

tluyben2 wrote: post #7

icen wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you expect a k.c? This is b. There's a b.c.

It's referenced in the Makefile.

k is probably omitted because it's not open-source.

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by egwynn » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:43 PM UTC

akkartik wrote: post #11

egwynn wrote: post #10

Why does the makefile need to run $(CC) under sudo?

It's writing directly to /bin .

Got it. I guess that answers my question but leaves my eyebrow raised.

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by pushpop » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:46 PM UTC

jonathanhd wrote: post #5

Whitney follows the enlightened solution to the NL=\n|\r\n debate, just don't end your lines ever.

Which also solves the tab vs spaces debate.

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by gricardo99 » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:46 PM UTC

This is from 2015. I really wish something more from Whitney/kparc would materialize.

Whitney/kparc previously covered on HN:

https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=kparc.com

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by stesch » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:52 PM UTC

Doesn't look like B. I'm a bit irritated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_(programming_language)

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by tlack » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:52 PM UTC

gricardo99 wrote: post #16

This is from 2015. I really wish something more from Whitney/kparc would materialize. Whitney/kparc previously covered on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=kparc.com

He just released a new product a few weeks ago: http://shakti.com

Downloadable now: https://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/comments/b1l5hi/shakti_trial_...

Didn't get much attention on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19326007

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by seanmcdirmid » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:53 PM UTC

jonathanhd wrote: post #5

Whitney follows the enlightened solution to the NL=\n|\r\n debate, just don't end your lines ever.

It is notable that newlines are a relatively new invention anyways in the history of writing. But then again, so is white space.

Re: Arthur Whitney's 'B' Language

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Post by gricardo99 » Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 8:59 PM UTC

tlack wrote: post #18

gricardo99 wrote: post #16

This is from 2015. I really wish something more from Whitney/kparc would materialize. Whitney/kparc previously covered on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=kparc.com

He just released a new product a few weeks ago: http://shakti.com Downloadable now: https://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/comments/b1l5hi/shakti_trial_... Didn't get much attention on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19326007

I did not know that was his. Thanks for the tip.