Re:A raytracer in 7 lines of 'K'
by gruseom on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @11:16AM
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I'm still pretty convinced it was voodoo magic.
I was kind of afraid you would say that. I wish they'd open-source it.
It's such a pity that Peter Seibel didn't include Arthur Whitney in Coders at Work. I suggested him, IIRC, but he didn't get in. As far as I'm concerned he belongs in the top echelon. Here is what Roger Hui, the J guy and no slouch, said (I love this story):
Someone once asked Peggy Lee who she thought was the best jazz singer. Her answer was, You mean besides Ella? Likewise, the answer to the question Who's the best programmer? is Besides Arthur?
Edit: maybe if I'd included that in my suggestion to Seibel it would have helped :)
I was kind of afraid you would say that. I wish they'd open-source it.
It's such a pity that Peter Seibel didn't include Arthur Whitney in Coders at Work. I suggested him, IIRC, but he didn't get in. As far as I'm concerned he belongs in the top echelon. Here is what Roger Hui, the J guy and no slouch, said (I love this story):
Someone once asked Peggy Lee who she thought was the best jazz singer. Her answer was, You mean besides Ella? Likewise, the answer to the question Who's the best programmer? is Besides Arthur?
Edit: maybe if I'd included that in my suggestion to Seibel it would have helped :)