Lisp, CLOS and Math
What, you say, mathematicians just have to use Haskell ?? Stop right there, and read this. Technically, there's nothing new to see here at all. Lisp is high-level and low-level. Lisp is multi-pa…
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Silicon Valley, and everything it stands for metonymically in our culture, has indeed affected billions of people around the planet. The innovations have come fast and furious, turning the past four d…
A place for Snippets ...
On second thoughts, Tumblr is actually a great place for snippets, the kind of stuff that I would otherwise “+1” or “Like” and spam my “wall” with.…
Moved to Wordpress
Decided that Tumblr isn’t really a good substitute for a blog (and Wordpress is? Are you joking? Maybe), so went with wordpress instead ……
Calculating, Scheming, and Paul Graham
Calculating, Scheming, and Paul Graham I came across [this paper] recently, and it challenged some of the thoughts/assumptions that had been building in my mind for a while (it discusses Scheme vs Mi…
Calculating, Scheming, and Paul Graham
I came across [this paper] recently, and it challenged some of the thoughts/assumptions that had been building in my mind for a while (it discusses Scheme vs Miranda, but you can imagine Lisp vs Haske…
Trying out Haskell again
Because, you know, every once in a while … Clear out existing stuff rm ~/.ghc ~/.cabal Get basic stuff sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ghc cabal-install Set up cabal cabal update cabal…
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Having to reimplement basic functionality is not as illuminating as reading and understanding a professional programmer’s implementation of it – “learn by doing” is good for muscular training. Progra…
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I agree that Common Lisp a very powerful language, but I can’t live with all that power uncontrollably thrown on me. Common Lisp grossly lacks self-discipline and self-limitation when it’s needed. ht…
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The difference between a hobbyist and a professional programmer should have been accountability. The difference today is whether he gets paid. http://xach.com/naggum/articles/3224708561252229@naggum…
Back from the dead
Frustrations with my Octopress/Jekyll/Github setup led me to consider alternatives, so looking at Wordpress/Tumblr/Ghost/Svbtle, I ended up here. I was honestly surprised to realize that I once starte…
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nothingspookI really wonder why XML does not.…