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Re: Why we made this site

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OK, here's the question, pg, is this site actually running on a lightweight webserver written in ARC, or did you tie ARC into apache or something for the application logic and storage? Or did you use ARC as a markup language? Just curious.

The server's written in Arc too. I wanted to learn how to write one.

Can you tell us what kind of editor you're using to write Arc (and Arc code).

Is Arc suited to writing its own IDE?

Re: Why we made this site

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The server's written in Arc too. I wanted to learn how to write one.

Can you tell us what kind of editor you're using to write Arc (and Arc code). Is Arc suited to writing its own IDE?

editor: vi, ide: repl

Re: Why we made this site

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Please don't. I vote for the simple, straightforward design you currently have.

I second that, I love the minimalist approach. Reddit was much like that in the beginning.

There's minimalistic and then there's insufficient. I'm all for keeping it simple and functional, but a little aesthetic snazz can contribute to the end goal.

I couldn't find the 'Reply' link for a moment -- and I'm not even THAT blind. ;) Looking forward to that update!

Re: Why we made this site

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Please don't. I vote for the simple, straightforward design you currently have.

We won't clutter it up. Look how minimal the YC site itself is.

It'd also be a plus to have the page jump to your newly submitted comment after the fact instead of ending up at the top of the page.

Re: Why we made this site

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OK, here's the question, pg, is this site actually running on a lightweight webserver written in ARC, or did you tie ARC into apache or something for the application logic and storage? Or did you use ARC as a markup language? Just curious.

The server's written in Arc too. I wanted to learn how to write one.

I thought you might have written the server, since their isn't too much fat in the HTTP headers :) You should add a Server header for bragging rights though.

Congrats to you and your team on launching the first Arc app regardless of how much of the stack is written in Arc.

Re: Why we made this site

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OK, here's the question, pg, is this site actually running on a lightweight webserver written in ARC, or did you tie ARC into apache or something for the application logic and storage? Or did you use ARC as a markup language? Just curious.

The server's written in Arc too. I wanted to learn how to write one.

Do you find mzscheme plays well with pthreads, or have you another concurrency approach?

Re: Why we made this site

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Thanks for the rationale. I'm most interested in the ARC aspect of the site.

I don't think the fact that the site is written in Arc makes the site itself any more interesting. Arc is interesting, as is the fact that it's to the point where it could be used to make this site.

'... I don't think the fact that the site is written in Arc makes the site itself any more interesting. ...'

I do. I'm pretty sure the site, layout & idea have been inspired by the defection from lisp to python ~ http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rewritingreddit

As the site progresses it proves a point. That "Reddit" could have continued in Lisp had they persisted and that "Lisp -like languages", can still cut it.

Re: Why we made this site

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Thanks for the rationale. I'm most interested in the ARC aspect of the site.

I don't think the fact that the site is written in Arc makes the site itself any more interesting. Arc is interesting, as is the fact that it's to the point where it could be used to make this site.

It does in a sense, because it makes it faster to add new features.
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