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Re:iPhone Air on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @12:02PM (#45199685)
It probably fits better in the front pocket of one’s trousers. And if so, that’s great news.
Re:Clojure Turns 15 panel discussion video on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:40PM (#34795628)
IMHO, external schema to validate structures at entry point is the way to go.

We have to have both: types and external schemas in oo languages.

Plus, types make working with maps cumbersome and force you to maybe unnecessary data cages called dto-s

Re:Google reveals fistful of flaws in Apple's iMessage app on Friday August 02, 2019 @02:58AM (#20591108)
Meanwhile google keyboard collects everything you type and android collects everything you say. Who needs bugs..
Time management.
Re:The Complexity Trap: Think Before You Leap on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @07:55AM (#18663463)
I agree with you 100% plus, I'd like to take it up a notch by saying that Pure FP evangelists are the sole reason why Scala is not widely used.

Also, it is not seldom that you hear them say "It took me n years to fully grok the _whatever FP concept_". Or Martin Odersky doesn't get the _whatever FP concept_.

So how do they expect the majority of sw engineers will use/adopt those principles if the guy who invented Scala "does not get it" and even themselves took so much time to "get it"...???

Re:The Complexity Trap: Think Before You Leap on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @07:47AM (#18663415)
...and that's IMO a good thing.
Re:Ask HN: How do you organize and store your notes? on Sunday May 21, 2017 @04:12AM (#14386288)
I use org-mode (in spacemacs), folder synchronized on some cloud, private notes GPG encrypted. For me it's more than perfect. I always find what I am looking for immediately, org-mode is useful in lots of other use cases, emacs has been around for a long time and I trust will stay for the rest of my life...