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Re:One small program in 15 programming languages [video] on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @05:54PM (#37590730)
15 programming languages in the video:

- Python

- Lua

- Raku

- Factor

- Racket

- Clojure

- Flix

- Haskell

- C#

- Go

- Haxe

- Crystal

- D

- Nim

- Pascal

For comparison: the consumption of ultra-processed food in selected European countries were from 2018 [1]

Top European countries with the most household purchases of ultra-processed food:

1. UK 50.7%

2. Germany 46.9%

3. Ireland 45.9

4. Belgium 44.6

5. Finland 40.9

Top European countries with least household purchases of ultra-processed food:

1. Portugal 10.2%

2. Italy 13.4%

3. Greece 13.7%

4. France 14.2

5. Croatia 17.9

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/02/ultra-proces...

Re:Julia user and developer survey 2023 [pdf] on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:43PM (#37342700)
Some extracts from the survey:

- 1329 online interviews from Julia users (May-July)

- Julia use: 85% in 2022, 88% in 2023

- Users plan more Julia and Rust

- Popular technical features: speed, performance, open source, package manager, multiple dispatch, solve two lang problem, composable

- Most popular non-technical features: free, active developers

- Biggest technical problems: no self-contained binaries, slow compile times

- Julia adoption: not enough Julia users

And more questions...

Re:I come here not to bury Delphi, but to praise it (2019) on Monday August 21, 2023 @12:55PM (#37212206)
A roadmap for Lazarus just released on 19 Aug 2023 (3 minutes video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixQ2LZTzVJQ

Re:Ask HN: Favorite Educational Channels (For Kids)? on Monday August 21, 2023 @11:02AM (#37210488)
"Horrible Histories is a hit CBBC show that explores the side of history that they don’t teach you about in school! From the Vicious Vikings and Awful Egyptians to the Slimy Stuarts and Terrible Tudors, Horrible Histories covers the funniest, yuckiest and most gruesome bits of history for kids."

https://www.youtube.com/@HorribleHistoriesOfficial/videos

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