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We believe COMMON LISP suffers from being designed by implementors with beliefs in what is possible, rather than by users with beliefs in what is probable. /content/files/Files/clcrit.pdf…
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There was a belief that Lisp is the correct language for systems programming. This is a religious belief, especially in light of the fact that only a few operating systems, for example, have been writ…
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moredeny http://xach.com/naggum/articles/[email protected]…
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All experience has taught us that solving a complex problem uncovers hidden assumptions and ever more knowledge, trade-offs that we didn’t anticipate but which can make the difference between meeting…
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Java takes the part of C++ that I like the least - its syntax derived from the C syntax - and not the parts I consider most important - the ability to do data abstraction without compromising efficien…
Perf Book, Updated
This release of Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It? features filled-out data-structures, debugging, and advanced-synchronization chapters; the addition of hazard pointe…
A beginning is ...
A beginning is a very delicate time -- Princess Irulan…
Beginning
I have long wanted to keep track of all the snippets of code, of thoughts, of patters, that I keep coming across. Those that are small enough can go on @KratoBits, while larger fragments can stay here…
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Some half dozen persons have written technically on combinatory logic, and most of these, including ourselves, have published something erroneous. Since some of our fellow sinners are among the most…
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State machines are difficult to program and debug. Almost every consideration about the goto statement applies to the event handling mechanisms that manage state transitions. The event handlers do not…
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Our industry, the global programming community, is fashion-driven to a degree that would embarrass haute couture designers from New York to Paris. We’re slaves to fashion. Fashion dictates the program…
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The book and class leave it at that and proceed onto the limits of computability, which is the real point of the material. But there’s a natural question that isn’t presented in the book and which I n…