Daniel Weinreb Died ((1959 ~ 2012) Lisp Programer)1537 (9/8/2012 10:25:21 AM) comp.lang.lisp Daniel Weinreb Died ((1959 ~ 2012) Lisp Programer)
http://ergoemacs.org/misc/Daniel_Weinreb_died.html
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Daniel Weinreb died today. Cancer. Aged ... Xah
Why I Hate C2174 (7/14/2012 1:38:10 AM) comp.lang.lisp =E3=80=88Programing: Why I Hate C=E3=80=89
http://xahlee.info/comp/why_i_hate_C_lang.html
for your amusement.
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I despise C the language, not because of particular technical as... Xah
Controversy of Common Lisp Package in Emacs Lisp039 (7/6/2012 3:20:00 PM) comp.lang.lisp =E3=80=88Controversy of Common Lisp Package in Emacs Lisp=E3=80=89
http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/elisp_common_lisp_in_emacs.html
probably of interest to many of you.
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Lisp Syntax Readable?630 (7/5/2012 1:32:01 PM) comp.lang.lisp Lisp Syntax Readable?
lisp syntax is really unreadable. 10 years ago, i thought it's more of
a joke for those uninitiated. But then surely the basic fact of
uniformity is a problem for reading (because in ... Xah
News: Microsoft doesn't support Linux Features!332 (6/29/2012 4:25:10 PM) comp.lang.lisp in every opportunity, the Open Source or FSF fanatics will spread FUD
and hatred about Microsoft. You can see it in lots places, such as
slashdot, reddit, unix programing docs, even Wikipedia.
Here's a exa... Xah
a key system to replace gnu emacs's 1000 default keybindings632 (5/22/2012 7:18:41 PM) comp.lang.lisp haha, yes the subject line is right. my first voice blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-sXu4pf67i8 =E3=80=88The Roadmap to Completely Replace Emacs's Key System=E3=80=89 http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_keyb... Xah
Learn Technical Writing from Unix Man in 10 Days649 (4/28/2012 9:55:42 PM) comp.lang.perl.misc Learn Technical Writing from Unix Man in 10 Days Quote from man apt-get: remove remove is identical to install except that packages are removed instead of installed. Translation: kic... Xah
John Carmack glorifying functional programing in 3k words637 (4/27/2012 2:11:06 AM) comp.lang.lisp John Carmack glorifying functional programing in 3k words http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2012/04/26/functional-programming-in-c/ where was he ten years ago? O, and btw, i heard that Common Lispers don't do fu... Xah
A Design Pattern Question for Functional Programers156 (4/18/2012 11:45:30 PM) comp.lang.perl.misc Functional programing is getting the presses in mainstream. I ran across this dialogue where a imperative coder was trying to get into functional programing: A: What are the design patterns that help structu... Xah
Emacs Lisp vs Perl: Validate Local File Links149 (4/13/2012 5:35:32 PM) comp.lang.perl.misc =E3=80=88Emacs Lisp vs Perl: Validate Local File Links=E3=80=89 http://xahlee.org/emacs/elisp_vs_perl_validate_links.html a comparison of 2 scripts. lots code, so i won't paste plain text version here. i hav... Xah
Re: the "loop" macro #2534 (5/12/2012 8:05:30 AM) comp.lang.lisp Kent M. Pitman wrote: > The reason some people don't like it is simple syntax--it's not grouped. > Something like > (loop for i from 0 to 100 for j from 3 for z in z-list do (something)) > ought, some say,... w_a_x_man(2778)
a key system to replace gnu emacs's 1000 default keybindings632 (5/22/2012 7:18:41 PM) comp.lang.lisp haha, yes the subject line is right. my first voice blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D-sXu4pf67i8 =E3=80=88The Roadmap to Completely Replace Emacs's Key System=E3=80=89 http://xahlee.org/emacs/emacs_keyb... xahlee(818)
Daniel Weinreb Died ((1959 ~ 2012) Lisp Programer)1537 (9/8/2012 10:25:21 AM) comp.lang.lisp Daniel Weinreb Died ((1959 ~ 2012) Lisp Programer)
http://ergoemacs.org/misc/Daniel_Weinreb_died.html
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Daniel Weinreb died today. Cancer. Aged ... xahlee(818)
Is Programing Art or Science?2449 (3/30/2012 8:27:16 AM) comp.lang.perl.misc the refreshen of the blood, from Xah's Entertainment Enterprise, i bring you: =E3=80=88Is Programing Art or Science=E3=80=89 http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/art_or_science.html penned in the year of o... xahlee(818)
lisp read-from-minibuffer propels deep questions343 (4/3/2012 2:01:18 AM) comp.lang.lisp slightly frustrated with emacs lisp read-from-minibuffer. Spent now about a hour on this. what i want i simple, like this: (read-from-minibuffer (format "Directory (default %s):" default-directory) default-... xahlee(818)
the meaning of lisperati and emacsen534 (4/3/2012 9:32:41 PM) comp.lang.lisp Lisperati means lispers, lisp coders. however, i just tried to google it for some definite confirmation. I think i read it in the 1990s from The Jargon File or LISP FAQ in newsgroup. Strange, didn't find it a... xahlee(818)
f python?5040 (4/8/2012 11:11:20 AM) comp.lang.lisp hi guys, sorry am feeling a bit prolifit lately. today's show, is: =E3=80=88Fuck Python=E3=80=89 http://xahlee.org/comp/fuck_python.html ------------------------------------ Fuck Python By Xah Lee, 2012-04-... xahlee(818)
Learn Technical Writing from Unix Man in 10 Days649 (4/28/2012 9:55:42 PM) comp.lang.perl.misc Learn Technical Writing from Unix Man in 10 Days Quote from man apt-get: remove remove is identical to install except that packages are removed instead of installed. Translation: kic... xahlee(818)
Re: Extended loop macro636 (5/11/2012 2:59:11 AM) comp.lang.lisp Antonio Menezes Leitao wrote: > Edi Weitz writes: > > (loop with scheme-char-seen-p = nil > > for c across string > > when (or (char-not-greaterp #\a c #\z) > > (digit-char-p c)... w_a_x_man(2778)