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Re:Should JavaScript be split into two languages? Google pro... by xscott on Saturday October 26, 2024 @07:44PM (#41958605)
You gotta read between the lines with the commenter above. Their name is a reference to "Smug Lisp Weeny", and they're part of the religion (cult) that thinks everything in Lisp (usually Common Lisp) is perfect. He couldn't care less about Pike, except as an excuse to be smug about Lisp.
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Re:Should JavaScript be split into two languages? Google pro... by anonzzzies on Sunday October 27, 2024 @12:35AM (#41959888)
Besides his nick, was he smug? He just noted that Lisp(likes) solve this problem for some version of 'solve' with the numerical tower. The implementations don't (usually; I am not aware of any) mix exact and inexact as that would be foolish obviously.
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Re:Should JavaScript be split into two languages? Google pro... by xscott on Sunday October 27, 2024 @12:55AM (#41959955)
> Besides his nick, was he smug?

Saying, "That's nice." is a cliche condescension. You're free to disagree, but I think his intent was clear.

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Re:Should JavaScript be split into two languages? Google pro... by anonzzzies on Sunday October 27, 2024 @01:01AM (#41959978)
Ah, I did not read that into it. But guess that might be what he was doing.
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