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True | washort | null | This is interesting, if only because Gilad Bracha is working on it. | null | 0 | 1315591154 | False | 0 | c2intc9 | t3_ka5it | null | t1_c2intc9 | t3_ka5it | null | 1427579170 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SuperGrade | null | Man, I'd hate to see the Java DG | null | 0 | 1315591156 | False | 0 | c2intcy | t3_k9h3s | null | t1_c2intcy | t1_c2ii4d0 | null | 1427579170 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ccampo | null | 10 hours ago it did, which is when I replied. | null | 0 | 1315591226 | False | 0 | c2intpu | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2intpu | t1_c2inq5q | null | 1427579176 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | pnpbios | null | It's had some shakeups too. The transition to Oracle leadership could have gone better. | null | 0 | 1315591254 | False | 0 | c2intvs | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2intvs | t1_c2int4w | null | 1427579177 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | gruehunter | null | I'm suprised none of the other reply's mentioned the big one: Lisp's control-flow operators also use parens. | null | 0 | 1315591257 | False | 0 | c2intw2 | t3_k8w37 | null | t1_c2intw2 | t1_c2iihcu | null | 1427579177 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | beef_wellington_ | null | Why did you post broken links and claim they were deleted?
I was able to find all the files you claimed were deleted, it looks like you copy pasted the wrong links.
Here are links to the missing files:
**pdf.js**
https://github.com/Marak/pdf.js/blob/master/lib/pdf.js
**jquery.dataSelector.js**
https://github.com/Ma... | null | 0 | 1315591321 | False | 0 | c2inu8i | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2inu8i | t1_c2ikmo9 | null | 1427579181 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rjberry | null | That code for isKeyPressed is pretty ugly. I suggest you use String.charCodeAt instead of having that massive list of ifs. Should make it more efficient as well as more readable. | null | 0 | 1315591334 | False | 0 | c2inuaz | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2inuaz | t3_ka0qg | null | 1427579183 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skelooth | null | It is. I was skeptical at first (thinking I'd just write my own, be a pioneer, etc) but truth is, impactjs is prettying effing brilliant and has a solid level editor. I had a top down shooter game built the first day learning it. | null | 0 | 1315591404 | False | 0 | c2inupb | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2inupb | t1_c2inrxx | null | 1427579187 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | crapcrapcrapcrap | null | Well certainly there are less-nasty pictures. That pictures looks like he was dipped in oil. | null | 0 | 1315591419 | False | 0 | c2inurz | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2inurz | t1_c2inqzk | null | 1427579188 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | recursive | null | This makes it easier? This vim thing must be awesome. Where do I sign up? | null | 0 | 1315591693 | False | 0 | c2inw78 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2inw78 | t3_k9akm | null | 1427579209 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | VBscript? agree
But if there is one company that really push for a paradim shift in the web I think google could do it. After all weren't they the ones that really started utilizing ajax-style programming that gave birth to web 2.0?
Note: know MS really first started it, but Google was the first to really utilize ... | null | 0 | 1315591736 | False | 0 | c2inwff | t3_ka5it | null | t1_c2inwff | t1_c2ini1d | null | 1427579213 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SquidMagnet | null | FYI, another vote against the gradients.
Edit: As well as another vote for blue. I find the color blind alternate version at the bottom of the page preferable. | null | 0 | 1315591868 | True | 0 | c2inx5w | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2inx5w | t1_c2in91l | null | 1427579221 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | I have yet to see a compelling argument for Lambdas. My impression is that it complicates the syntax for the sake making code a little shorter to write. The trade off doesn't seem worth it.
What impact would it have on development tools like re-factoring tools? One of Java's strengths is in the wealth of tools we have... | null | 0 | 1315591886 | False | 0 | c2inx9c | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2inx9c | t3_ka4h8 | null | 1428194843 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | The_Ignorati | null | I now get annoyed when I can't remove message boxes with capslock. | null | 0 | 1315592002 | False | 0 | c2inxvo | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2inxvo | t1_c2imf7v | null | 1427579231 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | recursive | null | > You should instead check how fast those people work in vim.
But you need to make sure your sample isn't biased. People who use vim probably are more likely to care about efficiency. But there are also people who do not use vim that care about efficiency. You need to remove the set of people that don't give a ... | null | 0 | 1315592181 | False | 0 | c2inyu7 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2inyu7 | t1_c2ikvxz | null | 1427579243 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | LegionSB | null | Inferior in some ways. But for a lot of development, it's the "superior" choice.
Java is the bumper-lanes bowling of programming languages. It doesn't let you go very far off the predefined development paths. It has nothing novel.
This is very annoying for "serious" programmers, hackers, code monkeys, etc., but for t... | null | 0 | 1315592233 | False | 0 | c2inz4i | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2inz4i | t1_c2insla | null | 1427579247 | 49 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | MothersRapeHorn | null | Whoosh.
There's a difference between the engine's language, and the client's language. | null | 0 | 1315592309 | False | 0 | c2inzj3 | t3_k85xr | null | t1_c2inzj3 | t1_c2in55f | null | 1427579252 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Wow. Just looked up Ctags. Why the hell haven't I been using this? I feel like *such a derp*. | null | 0 | 1315592390 | False | 0 | c2io00g | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2io00g | t1_c2iirtm | null | 1427579258 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | KhaiNguyen | null | >Java is missing some language features. Those features are not really required to keep the language relevant.
I agree. The functionality of Lambda (and Closure) can already *mostly* be implemented through anonymous classes. I have yet to run into a real world scenario where a feature simply can not be implemente... | null | 0 | 1315592449 | False | 0 | c2io0bm | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io0bm | t1_c2imzlk | null | 1427579262 | 12 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | novacoder | null | The Java world gets a lot of flak for its inability to evolve the language, backward compatibility, analysis paralysis and all that. Then again, I've recently started dealing with headaches around python and its different versions. A developer on the team was tasked with writing a simple script to load data from a file... | null | 0 | 1315592454 | False | 0 | c2io0cm | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io0cm | t3_ka4h8 | null | 1427579263 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | Yeah, they suck, but I don't care about library issues because that can be easily fixed by using a better library (Joda).
It's the language features that cannot be changed (or just wont because of historical baggage and inertia) that weigh Java down.
That said, I think a lot of the fuss about Java the language is ove... | null | 0 | 1315592524 | False | 0 | c2io0pj | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io0pj | t1_c2inrt8 | null | 1427579267 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | It always struck me as deeply weird that Ubuntu had a time-based release schedule, but *also* seemed^1 to set in stone the features each release would contain. So you end up with LTS releases where fundamental features (like audio) are broken.
Firefox recently switched to time-based releases^2, and their workflow ... | null | 0 | 1315592537 | False | 0 | c2io0s0 | t3_k9u45 | null | t1_c2io0s0 | t3_k9u45 | null | 1427579278 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | inn0 | null | That commentary has about 3 sentences of actual content. [This comment](http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/k9h3s/java_8_lambda_syntax_decided_finally_similar_to_c/c2ik7q2) is much more to the point, and gives a glimpse into why this is tricky feature, something the author clearly has no grasp of.
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True | mustardhamsters | null | I think the colors are actually mostly what I find difficult about this chart. Everything screams "READ ME!" and I couldn't even look at it at first. This new palette presents a hierarchy of importance, which is good stuff! | null | 0 | 1315592669 | False | 0 | c2io1gd | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2io1gd | t1_c2in91l | null | 1427579283 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | recursive | null | I use Insert occasionally. For certain tasks, it is significantly faster. | null | 0 | 1315592698 | False | 0 | c2io1mf | t3_k8w37 | null | t1_c2io1mf | t1_c2ifq3g | null | 1427579284 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | recursive | null | I use it probably dozens of times per day. | null | 0 | 1315592729 | False | 0 | c2io1sb | t3_k8w37 | null | t1_c2io1sb | t1_c2iiwrw | null | 1427579286 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | Something something Firefox something. | null | 0 | 1315592802 | False | 0 | c2io27g | t3_k9u45 | null | t1_c2io27g | t3_k9u45 | null | 1427579291 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | eric_t | null | That is correct, thanks for pointing that out. | null | 0 | 1315592813 | False | 0 | c2io29s | t3_k58pi | null | t1_c2io29s | t1_c2igk8o | null | 1427579291 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Poromenos | null | bzr-git is wondrous, and works fantastically well with github and git in general. | null | 0 | 1315592823 | False | 0 | c2io2bh | t3_k7qvj | null | t1_c2io2bh | t1_c2ink9d | null | 1427579292 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xTRUMANx | null | I actually enjoy the rigid enforcement of rules and feel more of it is needed on reddit.
At worst, it keeps people who don't want to conform out. Take /r/gaming for instance:
> **Hey! Listen!** /r/gaming is for anything gaming-related!
Which means that the mods there have given their blessing to all the ridiculou... | null | 0 | 1315592862 | False | 0 | c2io2j9 | t3_k9wry | null | t1_c2io2j9 | t1_c2ilpz4 | null | 1427579295 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ZMeson | null | If you're running some web application that requires the use of many servers due to CPU load, then using C and C++ can make a lot of sense because fewer servers will need to be used and running and maintaining servers can be expensive. That being said, not every web application is that CPU intensive or requires multip... | null | 0 | 1315592880 | False | 0 | c2io2mi | t3_k85xr | null | t1_c2io2mi | t1_c2in55f | null | 1427579296 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | Have you used a functional language yet? I'm not being condescending, just trying to gauge your level so i can answer the question better.
Forget Lambdas, just think about it as being able to pass around any function like you would a variable.
This tends to make libraries much more generic and useful.
Just this wee... | null | 0 | 1315592892 | False | 0 | c2io2oz | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io2oz | t1_c2inx9c | null | 1427579296 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | _pupil_ | null | Sorry, I can see in hindsight that my comment was a little misleading.
I was just talking about continuous integration combined with auto-deployment into slightly 'special' production environments that make it fairly easy for code to work in development but crash and burn in production, with tests that are best run ag... | null | 0 | 1315592931 | True | 0 | c2io2wd | t3_k7qvj | null | t1_c2io2wd | t1_c2in88p | null | 1427579299 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | xTRUMANx | null | Although I don't think I've ever referred to ASP.NET as ASP, it makes me wonder why we don't. Don't we refer to old ASP as "classic ASP" anyways? | null | 0 | 1315592959 | False | 0 | c2io313 | t3_k9wry | null | t1_c2io313 | t1_c2inddc | null | 1427579298 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kevdotbadger | null | Is it really that good? I've spent $99 on another 'mobile' game engine and I've been pretty disappointed so far. I don't want to spend another $99 on this to be disappointed. | null | 0 | 1315592983 | False | 0 | c2io366 | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2io366 | t1_c2ind1h | null | 1427579301 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | washcapsfan37 | null | > enjoy having a single-vendor solution to my programming needs
How is this relevant? Most Java libraries are either free or open source, so it's not a matter of cost. Support? That'll cost you money.
> And my UI's aren't bloated and slow and generally kludgy looking, unlike most everything coded in Java
Wh... | null | 0 | 1315593020 | False | 0 | c2io3do | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io3do | t1_c2int22 | null | 1427579304 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sbrown123 | null | >Java is missing some pretty important ones that make it noticeably inferior to every single modern language.
That reads like language trolling. Personally I've never seen a real world situation where the Java annoyance would make something impossible. | null | 0 | 1315593098 | False | 0 | c2io3rt | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io3rt | t1_c2insla | null | 1427579311 | 15 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | Gem? Because you looked *so* hard to find it? All of those links worked when I began the inquiry about a year ago. The availability of the code in question has fluctuated since then. | null | 0 | 1315593127 | False | 0 | c2io3xh | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io3xh | t1_c2inqaz | null | 1427579309 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | beef_wellington_ | null | > Gem? Because you looked so hard to find it? All of those links worked when I began the inquiry about a year ago. The availability of the code in question has fluctuated since then.
It looks like the material you posted was originally from: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/ebge2/code_thief_at_large_mar... | null | 0 | 1315593304 | True | 0 | c2io4vp | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io4vp | t1_c2io3xh | null | 1428194836 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Peaker | null | Lots of times, you want to give a bit of behavior as a parameter. Java currently forces you:
* In the receiver side, wrap the interface specifying the behavior in an interface
* In the sender side, wrap the behavior with an instantiation of an anonymous class
These wrappers are sometimes significantly larger than ... | null | 0 | 1315593306 | False | 0 | c2io4vs | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io4vs | t1_c2inx9c | null | 1428194836 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | bobindashadows | null | I just threw up in my mouth a little. | null | 0 | 1315593366 | False | 0 | c2io56v | t3_k9wry | null | t1_c2io56v | t1_c2imq6v | null | 1427579328 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Peaker | null | Python 3 is for "early adopters". Python 2 isn't "on the way out" for a long time. Python 2 doesn't have much deployment issues. | null | 0 | 1315593377 | False | 0 | c2io58w | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io58w | t1_c2io0cm | null | 1427579331 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | Functors have solved my "function passing" needs up until now. Sure it's more verbose but I'm less concerned about verbosity. One can still architect a clean design with functors without complicating the language.
I've used Scheme. A fun little academic language but I wouldn't want to incorporate it's nature into a pr... | null | 0 | 1315593473 | False | 0 | c2io5po | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io5po | t1_c2io2oz | null | 1427579336 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Luminaire | null | Not impossible, just a whole lot more difficult to make readable and/or well formed. | null | 0 | 1315593519 | False | 0 | c2io5yx | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io5yx | t1_c2io3rt | null | 1427579338 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skelooth | null | Well, watch his tutorial videos, especially the one of the the "weltmeister".
I have used: ogre3d, irrlicht, clanlib, and libsdl (not professionally, just a hobbiest), and this has been the hands down easiest to use. But I'm also a web developer with a geek streak for javascript so it sort of "fits" me.
Basically you... | null | 0 | 1315593562 | False | 0 | c2io64s | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2io64s | t1_c2io366 | null | 1427579338 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Zanta | null | Hehe I'm currently hacking together something similar in MATLAB to help with data analysis for my masters project. The overlapping particles is the challenging bit: I actually checked each connected component for convexity to see if it was a lone particle or >1 overlapping. The distance transform is a nice idea as... | null | 0 | 1315593594 | False | 0 | c2io69d | t3_ka5os | null | t1_c2io69d | t3_ka5os | null | 1427579341 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | derleth | null | > I have yet to see a compelling argument for Lambdas. My impression is that it complicates the syntax for the sake making code a little shorter to write. The trade off doesn't seem worth it.
"I have yet to see a compelling argument for Objects. My impression is that it complicates the syntax for the sake making co... | null | 0 | 1315593610 | False | 0 | c2io6fu | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io6fu | t1_c2inx9c | null | 1427579342 | 20 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skelooth | null | My response to you got eaten by the 504 error monster.
In short: Yes, I think so. I had written a much longer reply, but, meh :( | null | 0 | 1315593621 | False | 0 | c2io6jr | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2io6jr | t1_c2io366 | null | 1427579353 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | > the original "trolling Marak thread".
Well, Marak. Is it really trolling to call you out on your years of lies? | null | 0 | 1315593691 | False | 0 | c2io6vo | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io6vo | t1_c2ikox3 | null | 1427579349 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | > Are you also this other account?
Did you sign up 6 hours ago to defend Marak? Odd... | null | 0 | 1315593741 | False | 0 | c2io75c | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io75c | t1_c2io4vp | null | 1427579356 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | > Lots of times, you want to give a bit of behavior as a parameter
When architecting code, I've rarely build frivolous classes.
> In the receiver side, wrap the interface specifying the behavior in an interface
I *like* interfaces. I think it's a really elegant solution to addressing multiple inheritance.
&... | null | 0 | 1315593799 | False | 0 | c2io7g9 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io7g9 | t1_c2io4vs | null | 1427579358 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | astrodust | null | Trolls live underground and are therefore cooler than you.
| null | 0 | 1315593852 | False | 0 | c2io7qn | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io7qn | t1_c2ilc0y | null | 1427579359 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | Hey look Guys! It's our old friend the slippery slope fallacy!
| null | 0 | 1315593891 | False | 0 | c2io7yq | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io7yq | t1_c2io6fu | null | 1427579361 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | > troll thread
Marak, calling you out on years upon years of lying is not "trolling". | null | 0 | 1315593921 | False | 0 | c2io84s | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io84s | t1_c2ikrsa | null | 1427579363 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | astrodust | null | In this case "add support" means "free up a lot of disk space inadvertently." | null | 0 | 1315593954 | False | 0 | c2io8bd | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2io8bd | t1_c2injst | null | 1427579367 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mikaelhg | null | Yes, in Africa. | null | 0 | 1315593978 | False | 0 | c2io8g7 | t3_k9z9s | null | t1_c2io8g7 | t1_c2imbky | null | 1427579368 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Zarutian | null | There is no real world situation where the brainfuck annoyance would make something impossible. | null | 0 | 1315594032 | False | 0 | c2io8qa | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io8qa | t1_c2io3rt | null | 1427579372 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Peaker | null | Everyone likes interfaces. A function parameter specification is an interface. The Java interface wrapper around a single function does not add anything here.
> What bothers me most about lambda expressions is how it will reduce readability. I'm a big proponent of usability of a langauge.
That is of course subject... | null | 0 | 1315594251 | False | 0 | c2io9w7 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2io9w7 | t1_c2io7g9 | null | 1427579400 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | > Edit: Wow, I just looked through GaryNiger's reddit history and it appears he is part of a troll group which calls itself the, "Gay Nigger Association of America". ( see: www.gnaa.eu ). Wow. I won't be feeding this troll anymore.
[*Ad hominem*](http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ad-hominem.html) much? Is it... | null | 0 | 1315594399 | True | 0 | c2ioaow | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2ioaow | t1_c2io4vp | null | 1427579411 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ZMeson | null | C++ is pretty good at type safety unless you use C-casts, void*'s, or reinterpret_cast. For high-level code though, C++ is fantastic at type safety. Why do you think it is terrible? | null | 0 | 1315594442 | False | 0 | c2ioaxr | t3_k85xr | null | t1_c2ioaxr | t1_c2iip7m | null | 1427579405 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | derleth | null | No, it isn't, as I'm not saying you will slide any further than you already are. I am saying that your argument is equivalent to arguments made in the past about things nearly every popular language has or is now. | null | 0 | 1315594454 | False | 0 | c2iob09 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iob09 | t1_c2io7yq | null | 1427579408 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | roerd | null | `final` declarations in Java apply to the variable. If the content of the variable is just a reference to an object (as is the case for everything besides the primitives), you cannot change that reference, but you can change the object. | null | 0 | 1315594486 | False | 0 | c2iob66 | t3_k9h3s | null | t1_c2iob66 | t1_c2imgv4 | null | 1427579410 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mhd | null | > The first one rebinds ctrl and capslocks for the entire login, not just emacs, so it's not an emacs tip per se. Switching a keyboard shortcut from 2 buttons to 4 sounds like a step in the wrong direction.
Both are actually from [Steve Yegge's "Effective Emacs" essay](https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/eff... | null | 0 | 1315594500 | False | 0 | c2iob8o | t3_ka44e | null | t1_c2iob8o | t1_c2in55n | null | 1427579413 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Stormflux | null | I'm gonna be honest here, I never was able to fully wrap my head around how Delegates work. I'm not talking about the high level overview "we're passing a method to another method." I get that. I mean *really* understanding them.
All I know is when I use Lambdas, they're intuitive and they work. I can only assum... | null | 0 | 1315594654 | False | 0 | c2ioc24 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ioc24 | t1_c2io2oz | null | 1427579421 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | beef_wellington_ | null | You are a member of a known trolling group, and now you are trying to play it off like you are a humanitarian?
**From wikipedia:** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Nigger_Association_of_America
*The Gay Nigger Association of America (often referred to as the GNAA) is an anti-blogging Internet trolling organization t... | null | 0 | 1315594661 | False | 0 | c2ioc3s | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2ioc3s | t1_c2ioaow | null | 1427579422 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mcguire | null | Strangely enough, me, too. | null | 0 | 1315594672 | False | 0 | c2ioc5j | t3_k8l1m | null | t1_c2ioc5j | t1_c2ii5mt | null | 1427579422 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | * Since when is Wikipedia the world's first and foremost reliable source on Internet affairs? Or even reliable at all?
* GNAA serves multiple purposes: to end the offensive terms "nigger" and "gay" (amongst others) by promoting their widespread usage. Second, GNAA has an outreach program for those in need. Again, from ... | null | 0 | 1315594715 | False | 0 | c2iocdt | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iocdt | t1_c2ioc3s | null | 1427579426 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sidfarkus | null | It appears I needed elaboration, my fault. Java -the language- needs to catch up to the new language features appearing in many major languages to handle asynchronous control flow and concurrency.
As an example, look at the new Async CTP for C# which implements new keywords and compiler transformations to implement ... | null | 0 | 1315594736 | True | 0 | c2ioch9 | t3_k9h3s | null | t1_c2ioch9 | t1_c2ii7xt | null | 1427579428 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | fmoralesc | null | A project is defined by its goals, not its realities, I suppose? | null | 0 | 1315594770 | False | 0 | c2iocm8 | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iocm8 | t1_c2io8bd | null | 1427579428 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315594770 | False | 0 | c2iocmg | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iocmg | t1_c2inz4i | null | 1427579430 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | You're assuming that a previous argument can apply to a new one... and that you can reduce my argument to one of fear of change.
However, there are plenty of ideas that die on the cutting room floor for your argument to ever be a justified one. | null | 0 | 1315594771 | False | 0 | c2iocny | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iocny | t1_c2iob09 | null | 1427579430 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | calinet6 | null | This is insightful.
Java is not a programming language. It is a software process control system. | null | 0 | 1315594804 | False | 0 | c2iocse | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iocse | t1_c2inz4i | null | 1427579430 | 34 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | beef_wellington_ | null | > Since when is Wikipedia the world's first and foremost reliable source on Internet affairs? Or even reliable at all?
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Wikipedia is a more factual source of information then an anonymous member of a known trolling group posting on Reddit... | null | 0 | 1315594805 | False | 0 | c2iocst | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iocst | t1_c2iocdt | null | 1427579430 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | flatline_hackbloc | null | ok then, what is the appropriate subreddit for this. It's funny, but only to programmers so of course r/funny doesn't work. And it definitely doesn't belong in r/pics. What is your suggestion? | null | 0 | 1315594806 | False | 0 | c2iocth | t3_k9ixw | null | t1_c2iocth | t1_c2iix42 | null | 1427579430 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | calinet6 | null | The article isn't about Java primarily, it's about how to architect software in a way which allows for dynamic response to changing conditions, and not to make the mistake of letting urgency make bad decisions for you.
That's not bullshit. | null | 0 | 1315594892 | False | 0 | c2iodbx | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iodbx | t1_c2in8av | null | 1427579437 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lewiji | null | It's true - though he says 'A large company like IBM may need to enforce a lot of overhead', having worked in an IBM software lab, it's actually a lot more like this - flexible hours, easy remote working, though they still have a fair amount of 'meetings'. | null | 0 | 1315594917 | False | 0 | c2iodgj | t3_k9z9s | null | t1_c2iodgj | t1_c2ilx2r | null | 1427579438 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315594923 | False | 0 | c2iodhy | t3_k9ud6 | null | t1_c2iodhy | t1_c2il0c9 | null | 1427579439 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | Again with the *ad hominem*...
Well, since we're accepting *ad hominem*, I'd say it's more than just a safe bet to say that you are Marak, seeing as how yours is a brand new single purpose reddit account... | null | 0 | 1315594937 | True | 0 | c2iodl8 | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iodl8 | t1_c2iocst | null | 1427579440 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sidfarkus | null | Last time I checked clojure is not Java (what I referenced). I think the alternative language implementations on the JVM are great (Scala is wonderful) but wouldn't it be better for everyone if Java itself was as expressive as these? Doubtful I know--but things like lambdas go to show that Oracle wants to add this st... | null | 0 | 1315594969 | False | 0 | c2iodr2 | t3_k9h3s | null | t1_c2iodr2 | t1_c2iiesd | null | 1427579443 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315594991 | False | 0 | c2iodvi | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iodvi | t1_c2inqhc | null | 1427579445 | -4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lewiji | null | Damn, I didn't realise there was such animosity towards Bob Martin - I'm reading Clean Code at the moment, is there a reason I shouldn't be? | null | 0 | 1315595010 | False | 0 | c2iodyw | t3_k9z9s | null | t1_c2iodyw | t1_c2in30y | null | 1427579445 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | > Functors have solved my "function passing" needs up until now.
Same thing as I described, basically anon classes that implement a simple interface.
> I fear that the additional syntax complexity is going to make it a more cumbersome language.
Well Generics already did that so no worries there.
But seriously... | null | 0 | 1315595013 | False | 0 | c2iodzh | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iodzh | t1_c2io5po | null | 1427579445 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | calinet6 | null | > How is this relevant?
Presumably, consistency. Reason enough. | null | 0 | 1315595074 | False | 0 | c2ioebw | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ioebw | t1_c2io3do | null | 1427579453 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | This might be an insanely noob question, but do you need a game loop if you're writing a turn based game? | null | 0 | 1315595085 | False | 0 | c2ioed8 | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ioed8 | t3_ka0qg | null | 1427579453 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | What compiler extension are you using that allows this in java right now? Or are you giving examples of how they might look? | null | 0 | 1315595208 | False | 0 | c2ioezs | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ioezs | t1_c2ioc24 | null | 1427579469 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | beef_wellington_ | null | **Full disclosure:** I am not a reddit user. I know Marak from Twitter and the #nodejitsu IRC room on irc.freenode.net. I also use some of his open-source projects.
I created this account last night to investigate the claims against Marak and all I have found is Grade-A trolling. | null | 0 | 1315595471 | False | 0 | c2iogfg | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iogfg | t1_c2iodl8 | null | 1427579477 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sbrown123 | null | >There is no real world situation where the brainfuck annoyance would make something impossible.
Actually there are. Urban Müller didn't write a complete language specification. Part of the magic is getting something to actually work using it. But brainfuck is really far off topic. | null | 0 | 1315595515 | False | 0 | c2iogo8 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iogo8 | t1_c2io8qa | null | 1427579479 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | > all I have found is Grade-A trolling.
So you're "combating" it with major logical fallacies and dubious evidence? | null | 0 | 1315595530 | False | 0 | c2iogqz | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iogqz | t1_c2iogfg | null | 1427579488 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rghd | null | What does this have to do with anything? | null | 0 | 1315595539 | False | 0 | c2iogsi | t3_k81ic | null | t1_c2iogsi | t1_c2impws | null | 1427579481 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | PaviSays | null | Anyone interested in beta testing should send an email to: terence.chu@realidea.com
:) | null | 0 | 1315595590 | False | 0 | c2ioh1o | t3_kacgq | null | t1_c2ioh1o | t3_kacgq | null | 1427579484 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | McBeers | null | You might not need a loop to rerender the game 30 times a second, but virtually every game has some sort of loop managing the state. (Even if it is just switching between players turns) | null | 0 | 1315595620 | False | 0 | c2ioh7s | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ioh7s | t1_c2ioed8 | null | 1427579486 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sbrown123 | null | >Not impossible, just a whole lot more difficult to make readable and/or well formed.
Do you have an example? | null | 0 | 1315595622 | False | 0 | c2ioh8a | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ioh8a | t1_c2io5yx | null | 1427579486 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 60secs | null | I program Java professionally and most of the libraries are fine. The vast majority of my frustrations are other people's code and not the language or libraries. | null | 0 | 1315595632 | False | 0 | c2iohab | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iohab | t1_c2io0pj | null | 1427579489 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | slash112 | null | Depends on many different things. A really simple one wouldn't *need* it, but like a fully animated one probably would. | null | 0 | 1315595667 | True | 0 | c2iohgr | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2iohgr | t1_c2ioed8 | null | 1427579489 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | It's the thought that counts, IMHO. I think that Marak's reaction was funny. | null | 0 | 1315595747 | False | 0 | c2iohwn | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2iohwn | t1_c2il2g0 | null | 1427579494 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | beef_wellington_ | null | Well, it appears you've been purposely posting false information ( broken links and such ) in an effort to incite people, and you are a member of a known trolling group.
What other conclusion should I draw from this?
| null | 0 | 1315595808 | False | 0 | c2ioi8q | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2ioi8q | t1_c2iogqz | null | 1427579498 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mbetter | null | The developer that wrote that has no idea what he's doing. Python 3 is not for production. | null | 0 | 1315595817 | False | 0 | c2ioibt | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ioibt | t1_c2io0cm | null | 1427579506 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | > it appears you've been purposely posting false information ( broken links and such )
I fixed the links, didn't I?
**Edit**: Sadly, I must leave in order to go to a class that I am auditing, but I shall be back soon. | null | 0 | 1315595867 | False | 0 | c2ioilh | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2ioilh | t1_c2ioi8q | null | 1427579501 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | >Well Generics already did that so no worries there.
Really? There's a clear advantage to generics in making your code type safe. It's a weird joy to make my code completely type safe with no casting in it.
>But seriously, your concerns are valid but what should Java do? Freeze altogether or move forward cautio... | null | 0 | 1315596006 | False | 0 | c2iojci | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iojci | t1_c2iodzh | null | 1427579511 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SuperGrade | null | > One of Java's strengths is in the wealth of tools we have for development and it's refactoring tools are second to none.
No, one of Java's weaknesses, the need to generate swathes of boilerplate, has encouraged people to make tools that will generate those swathes of code that you still have to read.
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