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Re:Google SoundScript: faster OOP for JavaScript on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @04:39PM (#9000080)
Could this be (partially) motivated by making Dart-compiled JS run faster in Chrome?
Re:Clojure Implemented in Pure Python on Thursday March 01, 2012 @10:55AM (#3652575)
If nothing else lispreader.py will be useful for reading Clojure data in Python. Think communicating with nREPL and reading the forms that come back
Re:Horseshit - Joshua Topolsky responds to MG & Gruber on Thursday December 15, 2011 @03:32PM (#3357792)
They are, however, building some amazing bikesheds around those products
No text objects yet: https://github.com/misfo/jim/issues/11

This was the implement-everything-from-Vim-that's-really-annoying-not-to-have release. Text objects are scheduled for the implement-everything-from-Vim-that's-pretty-annoying-not-to-have release.

Re:Where unit testing fails on Monday July 25, 2011 @11:07AM (#2802900)
I think you've hit the nail on the head, @peteretep.

The problem is that ideologies like TDD try to come up with simple rules for how to develop (i.e. always write tests first). In reality, it's better to use your brain when you're deciding how to approach something (i.e. is this a good situation for writing tests first?)