mattyw
Re:The Italian Town That Built Its Own Sun
on Friday December 13, 2024 @09:40PM (#42414214)
I didn’t realise the Thunderbirds was a documentary
Re:Tokyo's oldest train line – in pictures
on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @05:28PM (#40921372)
Leaving this here: https://youtu.be/sPjhUaJJ22c?si=Qn2ecmu0panbA9mG
Re:Virtual Tour of Museum of Failure
on Thursday January 18, 2024 @10:19PM (#39051201)
Disappointed to see Google Wave on here[1]
Google wave didn't fail, mankind failed to appreciate how amazing it was. This is a hill I'm prepared to die on
Re:Homoiconicity isn’t the point (2012)
on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:29AM (#27037346)
> I think the reason Lisp self-asphyxiated is because people don't get it.
As programmer who has spent most time in Python/Java/C but has dabbled in a few lisp dialects but isn’t sure if I “get it”: how can I know if I “get it” or not?
Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite elegant/beautiful algorithm?
on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @11:23AM (#18239953)
Some great stuff in this repo thanks. I'm particularly interested in resources that build a type system up step by step, from very simple and working towards Hindley-Milner
Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite elegant/beautiful algorithm?
on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @06:54AM (#18237849)
I like implementing type systems
Could you expand on this? This is something I've just started reading about. I'd be interested in good resources to use to get started. At the moment I've just started reading TAPL.
Re:The FCC.gov Website Lets You Upload Malware Using Its Own Public AP...
on Thursday August 31, 2017 @04:23PM (#15143604)
It's not an official document unless it's officially written in the minutes by an official
Re:Go 1.3 is released
on Thursday June 19, 2014 @11:38AM (#7916651)
forgive my ignorance, why is operator overloading particularly useful in scientific computing?
Re:Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @11:10AM (#6683370)
I find being told a story is a great way of learning a new code base. Often the architecture only makes sense given some historical context, and being told the story of this helps me understand why certain bits are where.