Would anyone be willing to explain this? Who is "us", what is a PCL, what is a spool, what are these random words? Is this supposed to be a puzzle?
Others already explained this, I just wanted to add that you make me feel old...
Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
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Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#22(2013) dang
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I never got it. Everyone says it’s fantastic, I feel like an idiot for absolutely not getting it at all when it came out and still not today.
Yeah not my thing either, I'd rather see a cheatsheet and a few examples lol
You can't learn a programming language like that, unless it already has very similar paradigms to languages you already know. For example, try to learn APL[1] or Haskell like that (or just assembly if you haven't done any kind of assembly yet).
[1] And that's not just because of the arcane symbols.
Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah not my thing either, I'd rather see a cheatsheet and a few examples lol
You can't learn a programming language like that, unless it already has very similar paradigms to languages you already know. For example, try to learn APL[1] or Haskell like that (or just assembly if you haven't done any kind of assembly yet). [1] And that's not just because of the arcane symbols.
I think assembly is probably the one language family you'd find most success learning from a reference sheet.
Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#25I'll take this opportunity to link to Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby - https://poignant.guide - one of the most unique and inspiring programming language tutorials you'll ever read.
I never got it. Everyone says it’s fantastic, I feel like an idiot for absolutely not getting it at all when it came out and still not today.
I did get it, and I would argue this book made me a better engineer. People learn different ways and retain knowledge differently. Some folks do really well with technical manuals and minimal but factual informational, and some folks respond better to more novel approaches. _why's guide was definitely the latter, and a vocal group of people seemed to agree. While _why's version was definitely on the far side of novel, the approach itself was used in a whole series[0] of books. It's all good that it wasn't your thing, and you're not an idiot, it just wasn't your style.
Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can't learn a programming language like that, unless it already has very similar paradigms to languages you already know. For example, try to learn APL[1] or Haskell like that (or just assembly if you haven't done any kind of assembly yet). [1] And that's not just because of the arcane symbols.
I think assembly is probably the one language family you'd find most success learning from a reference sheet.
Once you've been told what a register, a stack, and an addressing mode is (among other details), sure. But then you do know the paradigms already.
But of the languages I mentioned, assembly is certainly the one where the required concepts can be explained quickest, probably by far...
Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#27I'll take this opportunity to link to Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby - https://poignant.guide - one of the most unique and inspiring programming language tutorials you'll ever read.
I never got it. Everyone says it’s fantastic, I feel like an idiot for absolutely not getting it at all when it came out and still not today.
Seriously, same here.
Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#28(2013) dang
Added. Thanks.
Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#29Worth reading through for a chuckle. Don't deprive yourself. Why_ had a type of character we can easily forget used to exist, in this modern world where everyone is either slammed through cookie-cutters to become over-socialized slimy corporate people or medicated into a zombie-like state of partial existence.
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Re: Closure, from why the lucky stiff (2013)
#30I'll take this opportunity to link to Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby - https://poignant.guide - one of the most unique and inspiring programming language tutorials you'll ever read.
I never got it. Everyone says it’s fantastic, I feel like an idiot for absolutely not getting it at all when it came out and still not today.
I loved it and found it super funny and inspiring. Never cared about Ruby though.