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Re:Why Not Haskell? on Monday October 17, 2011 @07:00PM (#3122876)
I agree with the author, but still it reminds me of "Beating the average" > This is the same argument you tend to hear for learning Latin.
Re:How Github has changed the open source world on Saturday March 05, 2011 @09:38PM (#2293299)
I would agree with the author, but I am still wondering why other platforms do not win. I mean, for example, SourceForge or code.google.com. Except for the first point, most hosting sites provide exactly same functionalities. Then, I guess, the point is 'easiness' or fancy/cool user interface.
Re:Python now uses Mercurial on Saturday March 05, 2011 @07:36PM (#2292987)
So nobody is using Monotone?
Re:Programmers without computers on Monday February 28, 2011 @09:33AM (#2271285)
It also reminds me of programming in Starbucks, where you have no (or weak) network connection. Because of the network connection, you can concentrate on programming (or design, or thinking) rather than time-consuming and attracting information from the net.