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True | vvpan | null | I can't look at that picture... | null | 0 | 1315601179 | False | 0 | c2ipaaj | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipaaj | t3_ka4h8 | null | 1427579865 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | and yet I still did it. | null | 0 | 1315601239 | False | 0 | c2ipakq | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipakq | t1_c2il42e | null | 1427579870 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | civilengineer | null | Donald Trump's comb over looks rather nice, imo. | null | 0 | 1315601261 | False | 0 | c2ipaov | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipaov | t1_c2inqzk | null | 1427579880 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | washcapsfan37 | null | Ah, the classic ad hominem attack. Should I start attacking C# because I once programmed in VBScript 10+ years ago? Please, try and explain how Java is slow and hacked together. What's that? You've haven't used it in so long you don't know anything about modern Java? Thought so.
Aww, and look, your shitty hockey/... | null | 0 | 1315601363 | False | 0 | c2ipb6n | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipb6n | t1_c2iokgw | null | 1427579879 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Darkmoth | null | I think his point is that those aren't reasons to hate XML, they're reasons to hate *poorly-used* XML. XML excels at what it excels at, and not much else. | null | 0 | 1315601391 | False | 0 | c2ipbc1 | t3_k8jbq | null | t1_c2ipbc1 | t1_c2ig8nn | null | 1427579880 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vintermann | null | > vim adds an enormous amount of capability - it does anything my IDE does.
Really? Because my IDE does automatic refactoring, renaming across different files, it puts squiggly lines under syntax errors right away, and even catches type errors (which is fantastic in a type-heavy language). Configuring any mere edi... | null | 0 | 1315601399 | False | 0 | c2ipbdr | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipbdr | t1_c2inqlg | null | 1427579882 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | AKADriver | null | I was being generous. :) | null | 0 | 1315601444 | False | 0 | c2ipbld | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipbld | t1_c2ipbdr | null | 1427579883 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | > I had a bit of a time figuring out that bit too.
You'll want to refresh the web page.
* The Ctrl and Shift Caps and Tab are now gone. Too cluttered.
* I've indented the keyboard rows in the .PNGs
> I can't differentiate between the two greens on the screen one.
Note: The screen version now only has 1 green... | null | 0 | 1315601453 | False | 0 | c2ipbn7 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipbn7 | t1_c2infwv | null | 1427579883 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | Ok, I've removed all gradients in the screen version!
I've kept them in the print version, though, since they look good IMHO. :-) | null | 0 | 1315601526 | False | 0 | c2ipc11 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipc11 | t1_c2inx5w | null | 1427579894 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vintermann | null | It seems like Apple is protecting you from the design errors of previous generations. For once I agree with them. | null | 0 | 1315601527 | False | 0 | c2ipc17 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipc17 | t1_c2iixaq | null | 1427579894 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | you're amusing. | null | 0 | 1315601533 | False | 0 | c2ipc23 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipc23 | t1_c2ipb6n | null | 1427579888 | -5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | SuperGrade | null | That thing on Donald Trump's head was picked up after it was trying to cross I-75 and ran afoul of an 18-wheeler. | null | 0 | 1315601537 | False | 0 | c2ipc3o | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipc3o | t1_c2ipaov | null | 1427579888 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sbrown123 | null | See Java 7's new Files class it would look something like this (I don't have a compiler handy):
for (String line : Files.readAllLines("data.csv","UTF-8"))
rows.addAll(line.split(","));
There is an older Google io library that does the same thing too if I remember right. | null | 0 | 1315601539 | False | 0 | c2ipc3z | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipc3z | t1_c2ios3a | null | 1427579888 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | a_redditor | null | You probably want to post this in /r/technology, /r/microsoft, and/or /r/windows instead of /r/programming. | null | 0 | 1315601544 | False | 0 | c2ipc4q | t3_ka7zv | null | t1_c2ipc4q | t3_ka7zv | null | 1427579888 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | GaryNiger | null | http://parano.me/tmp/pull_request_diff.html | null | 0 | 1315601638 | False | 0 | c2ipclg | t3_k9rqy | null | t1_c2ipclg | t1_c2iow1l | null | 1427579897 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Darkmoth | null | People who hate schemas have never needed one. Once a schema makes your life 10x easier, you realize they do have their uses.
I used to write fairly complex XML schemas for business-to-business communication. When you have corporate IT depts on either end, your data format NEEDS to be smart. | null | 0 | 1315601706 | False | 0 | c2ipcxo | t3_k8jbq | null | t1_c2ipcxo | t1_c2ilq6a | null | 1427579900 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | organic | null | I'm not sure the 'features' the parent was referring to were pointer access and manual memory management; rather features such as inline blocks, lambdas, literal syntax for built-in containers, etc. (i.e. lispy features). | null | 0 | 1315601719 | False | 0 | c2ipczy | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipczy | t1_c2inz4i | null | 1427579901 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | I will have to chew on this for a bit. | null | 0 | 1315601767 | False | 0 | c2ipd81 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipd81 | t1_c2ip3c4 | null | 1427579903 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | That's a good point -- but I use my one of my thumb mouse button for that. :-)
| null | 0 | 1315601908 | False | 0 | c2ipdxv | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipdxv | t1_c2inxvo | null | 1427579911 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skelooth | null | and most of these things have been possible for a decade, sans the canvas element. | null | 0 | 1315601920 | False | 0 | c2ipe0n | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ipe0n | t1_c2ip4f7 | null | 1427579913 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vintermann | null | That's what I do too, on the rare occasion I can't use my own editor (a heavily customized JEdit) or an IDE.
But nano isn't really to recommend. It at least has the decency to list its shortcuts, and it isn't modal, but it's not CUA-compatible. I'm looking for a console text editor that is, but I've looked for years a... | null | 0 | 1315601938 | False | 0 | c2ipe3z | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipe3z | t1_c2ijgqd | null | 1427579913 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | Try 1.99b. The bottom half (categories) is significantly cleaned up now. | null | 0 | 1315601987 | False | 0 | c2ipec8 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipec8 | t1_c2iioav | null | 1427579916 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | burnt1ce85 | null | Duck inherit from Animal and Car inherit from Vehicle. That's an example how you should design classes according to my comp sci 101 TA. =)
| null | 0 | 1315601997 | False | 0 | c2ipedo | t3_ka3kw | null | t1_c2ipedo | t3_ka3kw | null | 1427579918 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vintermann | null | I suggest you change your editor variable to something sensible. But really, I hate it when I forget the -m on my commits and get thrown into nano, too. | null | 0 | 1315602013 | False | 0 | c2ipegr | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipegr | t1_c2ikkrp | null | 1427579919 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | iLiekCaeks | null | I edited after SOME people started to downvote me.
Well, everyone shall see for himself... | null | 0 | 1315602031 | False | 0 | c2ipejm | t3_k85xr | null | t1_c2ipejm | t1_c2id2hr | null | 1427579920 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | frezik | null | > Yes, I'm using FileUtils, but the prevalence of that type of library (popular, stable, third-party) is partly a byproduct of Java's emphasis on predictable structures, so why not reap the rewards of earlier toil?
I'm not buying it. The java.io design reads like somebody's final project for an Object Oriented Prog... | null | 0 | 1315602038 | False | 0 | c2ipel2 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipel2 | t1_c2ioyzn | null | 1427579921 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | See my post above... search for ... "well here's a mini-tutorial overview..." | null | 0 | 1315602096 | False | 0 | c2ipev3 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipev3 | t1_c2ikvih | null | 1427579924 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | washcapsfan37 | null | A balding lonlely 43 years old acting this immature -- now that's amusing. If you have nothing to contribute to the discussion, then this thread is over. | null | 0 | 1315602110 | False | 0 | c2ipexb | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipexb | t1_c2ipc23 | null | 1427579924 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mrmacky | null | Very cool.
I've been trying, off-and-on, to learn Vim, but I can never stick with it long enough to get the muscle-memory going. | null | 0 | 1315602114 | False | 0 | c2ipexu | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipexu | t3_k9akm | null | 1427579924 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | .. this is VIIIIIIIM ! | null | 0 | 1315602136 | False | 0 | c2ipf1l | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipf1l | t1_c2ilvgd | null | 1427579926 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | vintermann | null | > You are contributing nothing to the discussion and asking for downvotes.
I'll argue that _yet another_ vim cheatsheet doesn't contribute much to r/programming either. Nor does your comment. Nor does mine. Ah well, suppose it's time to log off. | null | 0 | 1315602136 | False | 0 | c2ipf1p | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipf1p | t1_c2ilnb9 | null | 1428194810 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ropers | null | > The application is a little long in the tooth, and the UX is so ancient, it is demonstrably less effective than competing applications.
[UX](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience)? Don't you mean ~~carrots~~ [UI](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface)? | null | 0 | 1315602228 | True | 0 | c2ipfhp | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipfhp | t3_ka4h8 | null | 1427579940 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | slash112 | null | The JS accesses the APIs from the HTML5 stuff, (i.e. the canvas API). So although it is 99% JS, the HTML5 is still very noteworthy. | null | 0 | 1315602277 | False | 0 | c2ipfqo | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ipfqo | t1_c2ip4f7 | null | 1427579938 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | you really had nothing better to do with your time than browse my comment history? Wow, you are a sad, sad little man. | null | 0 | 1315602282 | False | 0 | c2ipfrm | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipfrm | t1_c2ipexb | null | 1427579938 | -3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | ethraax | null | Not only is Lua dynamic, but its support for basic data structures is terrible. For example, there are no arrays in Lua. You have to declare a hashtable, which opens you up to tons of mistakes (which is characteristic of dynamic languages) and comes at another performance penalty.
Edit: Unless they changed somethin... | null | 0 | 1315602342 | False | 0 | c2ipg2g | t3_k9ud6 | null | t1_c2ipg2g | t1_c2ip04c | null | 1427579952 | -3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315602342 | False | 0 | c2ipg2l | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipg2l | t1_c2ip77s | null | 1427579952 | -1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | _pupil_ | null | The developer who lost work was using source safe... Coincidentally that was the incident which and moved SVN from 'recommended' to 'mandated' within the company.
I think SVN is easy-mode compared to Git. Not for your most basic operations, both systems are comprable there, but for moderate administrative tasks and ... | null | 0 | 1315602413 | False | 0 | c2ipgfu | t3_k7qvj | null | t1_c2ipgfu | t1_c2ioywr | null | 1427579953 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | _pupil_ | null | The developer who lost work was using source safe... Coincidentally that was the incident which and moved SVN from 'recommended' to 'mandated' within the company.
I think SVN is easy-mode compared to Git. Not for your most basic operations, both systems are comprable there, but for moderate administrative tasks and ... | null | 0 | 1315602432 | False | 0 | c2ipgi2 | t3_k7qvj | null | t1_c2ipgi2 | t1_c2ioywr | null | 1427579953 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315602524 | False | 0 | c2ipgz7 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipgz7 | t3_ka4h8 | null | 1427579955 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | > Everything screams "READ ME!" and I couldn't even look at it at first.
Try the screen version -- it has less colors, which makes it easier to read.
> This new palette presents a hierarchy of importance, which is good stuff!
Yes, Red was meant to be least important, green the most important.
I think the yello... | null | 0 | 1315602568 | False | 0 | c2iph75 | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2iph75 | t1_c2io1gd | null | 1427579957 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mysticreddit | null | Thanks for the spelling catch! New version is up and fixed!
| null | 0 | 1315602791 | False | 0 | c2ipicc | t3_k9akm | null | t1_c2ipicc | t1_c2in0rm | null | 1427579977 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | paranoidray | null | Answers to many of your questions:
From Lambdas to Bytecodes
Brian Goetz
Using invokedynamic in compiling static languages
http://drdobbs.com/java/231500291
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True | Terr_ | null | > In Java try use ArrayList, you don't need a linked list for sequential data.
Depends on the usage. If you're mainly appending to it, a `LinkedList` avoids the periodic make-a-new-array-and-copy-everything overhead that `ArrayList` has. Since this example does no *reading* of the list (random-access or otherwise) ... | null | 0 | 1315602838 | False | 0 | c2ipiku | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipiku | t1_c2ipg2l | null | 1427579975 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | mrkite77 | null | Donald Trump doesn't have a comb over, he has an alien creature latched onto his head that feeds off inane ramblings. | null | 0 | 1315602906 | False | 0 | c2ipiw0 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipiw0 | t1_c2ipaov | null | 1427579980 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | rcklmbr | null | /r/shitidontwanttosee | null | 0 | 1315603008 | False | 0 | c2ipje4 | t3_k9ixw | null | t1_c2ipje4 | t1_c2iocth | null | 1427579986 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315603105 | False | 0 | c2ipjvg | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ipjvg | t3_ka0qg | null | 1427579991 | 8 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Terr_ | null | Java 1.0 was, what... almost 16 years ago? How many interfaces have you built that lasted as a decade and a half and still looked nice and shiny?
> bulky and poorly Huffman coded
What? I have an idea what you might mean, but...
> The fact that a third-party library is needed to make it reasonable doesn't convi... | null | 0 | 1315603116 | True | 0 | c2ipjxh | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipjxh | t1_c2ipel2 | null | 1427579993 | 5 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | derleth | null | I can reduce your argument to blind skepticism that a new idea is worthwhile. If you gave any indication you had looked at languages with lambdas, it would be different. | null | 0 | 1315603234 | False | 0 | c2ipki1 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipki1 | t1_c2iocny | null | 1427580007 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sidcool1234 | null | Y you no like tutorials? :) | null | 0 | 1315603250 | False | 0 | c2ipkkz | t3_k97e5 | null | t1_c2ipkkz | t3_k97e5 | null | 1427579999 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | s73v3r | null | I can't imagine you'd want to use a linked list to store the lines of a file. I'm not up to speed on Java, or how it stores things in memory, but I would imagine with a file, you'd want to store those lines in contiguous memory if possible, thus taking advantage of locality. A linked list would not be guaranteed to be ... | null | 0 | 1315603289 | False | 0 | c2ipkrj | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipkrj | t1_c2ioyzn | null | 1427580002 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | 60secs | null | I'm not disagreeing. | null | 0 | 1315603292 | False | 0 | c2ipksk | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipksk | t1_c2iou6k | null | 1427580002 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | kinghajj | null | The more idiomatic way to handle errors is like this
file, err := os.Open(filepath)
switch e := err.(type) {
case *os.PathError:
if e.Error == os.ENOENT {
}
}
This construct lets you handle multiple types of errors, and the type of the switch variable "e" is whatever the case statement... | null | 0 | 1315603346 | False | 0 | c2ipl1f | t3_k9ud6 | null | t1_c2ipl1f | t1_c2im8ex | null | 1427580005 | 4 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Rotten194 | null | Search `"Go language"` (with quotes). Seems fine... first page is all Go. Google's syntax is really really helpful for searching specific things. | null | 0 | 1315603363 | False | 0 | c2ipl3z | t3_k9cbj | null | t1_c2ipl3z | t1_c2il5vb | null | 1427580007 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | banuday | null | And Microsoft did it with Windows, from Win 3.X, to Win 9X, to Windows 2000 and beyond. This was done through compatibility layers, [Classic Environment](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Environment) on OS X and [WoW](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_on_Windows) on Windows.
However, the JVM is not an operating... | null | 0 | 1315603439 | False | 0 | c2iplhm | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iplhm | t1_c2ip60s | null | 1427580011 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | s73v3r | null | Even then, when you see "enterprise java", you see "enterprise Java version X.Y.Z". An enterprise would most likely leave their existing software running on whatever version of Java it currently is running on, and not update it unless there was a pressing reason. | null | 0 | 1315603459 | False | 0 | c2ipllb | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipllb | t1_c2insgx | null | 1427580012 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Terr_ | null | There's simply not enough information around to make a good decision either way. Perhaps this is frequent code dealing with small files, and insertion-time is a higher priority than memory usage? Perhaps some later point in the file, you need to do a lot of arbitrary deletions from the center of the list? Or perhaps th... | null | 0 | 1315603556 | False | 0 | c2ipm3k | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipm3k | t1_c2ipkrj | null | 1427580019 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | s73v3r | null | So, he deleted his comment like a whiny little bitch. But how can one bitch about "single vendor solutions", and then offer up Microsoft as a solution?
EDIT: Nevermind, I got a little bit of context. He was saying he likes single vendor solutions, and therefore goes with Microsoft. | null | 0 | 1315603585 | False | 0 | c2ipm8f | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipm8f | t1_c2io3do | null | 1427580021 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | I spent a semester writing code in Scheme. I thought I mentioned that. I realize that doesn't seem like much but it was a solid 4 months of writing in a different paradigm. It's academically interesting and once you got over the initial hump of thinking differently, it wasn't unmanageable but trying to switch back and ... | null | 0 | 1315603588 | False | 0 | c2ipm97 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipm97 | t1_c2ipki1 | null | 1427580021 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | systay | null | There's nothing you can't do in machinecode because machinecode doesn't have lambdas.
Of course you can do anything in any turing complete language - it's just a matter of how easy it is to express intent instead of having to talk to the compiler. | null | 0 | 1315603753 | False | 0 | c2ipn2y | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipn2y | t1_c2io0bm | null | 1427580035 | 42 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | systay | null | You are right. I still hate having to code in Java. | null | 0 | 1315603823 | False | 0 | c2ipngk | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipngk | t1_c2inz4i | null | 1427580041 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | tanger | null | I have yet to run into a real world scenario where a feature simply could not be implemented if Java didn't have the for cycle .... except that's not how programming languages should be evaluated. | null | 0 | 1315603869 | False | 0 | c2ipnop | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipnop | t1_c2io0bm | null | 1427580043 | 14 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | skycut | null | Game Closure FTW | null | 0 | 1315603896 | False | 0 | c2ipntn | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ipntn | t3_ka0qg | null | 1427580045 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | s73v3r | null | At the same time, yours doesn't really give any answer to his question. You're basically making fun of him for not having been shown a compelling use for lambdas. | null | 0 | 1315603899 | False | 0 | c2ipnua | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipnua | t1_c2io6fu | null | 1427580047 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | systay | null | Did you just ask me to go fuck myself? | null | 0 | 1315603911 | False | 0 | c2ipnwl | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipnwl | t1_c2iovjh | null | 1427580047 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thephotoman | null | Maybe not Jython. It doesn't get much maintenance anymore. | null | 0 | 1315603952 | False | 0 | c2ipo3s | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipo3s | t1_c2iosyr | null | 1427580048 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | derleth | null | Fundamentally, all programming languages and conventions beyond 'throw enough machine code at the chip to get the specific result you want at the moment' are just syntax sugar.
This is a bad way of looking at it, though: Notation is powerful. Notation opens your mind to new ways of thinking. Basic arithmetic is hobble... | null | 0 | 1315604026 | False | 0 | c2ipohn | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipohn | t1_c2iooxn | null | 1427580052 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lbzip2 | 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'm so happy I'm not alone with this opinion. I watched Dr. Bartosz Milewski's two tutorials about Concurrency with C++11 (p... | null | 0 | 1315604055 | True | 0 | c2ipomp | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipomp | t1_c2inx9c | null | 1427580054 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | booch | null | While you "can" do that, it's a really bad idea in most cases. Each one of those anonymous classes takes up extra memory with it's definition. If you're creating lots of them, each one is it's own, brand new class.
If you're writing unit tests, it's a great way to populate test/expected data. But for production code, ... | null | 0 | 1315604121 | False | 0 | c2ipoxq | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipoxq | t1_c2iovjh | null | 1427580062 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | banuday | null | Running a JVM from a cold start is pretty pointless. It's strength comes from long running server processes, such as in application servers, where the comparison is relevant. In fact, once the JVM warms up, it leaves [Ruby in the dust](http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/ruby.php). | null | 0 | 1315604131 | False | 0 | c2ipozl | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipozl | t1_c2ip77s | null | 1427580062 | 10 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | millstone | null | It's also equivalent to "I have yet to see a compelling argument for self-modifying code in COBOL. The trade off doesn't seem worth it." | null | 0 | 1315604134 | False | 0 | c2ipp02 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipp02 | t1_c2io6fu | null | 1427580057 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | Meh, at least they seem to be moving forward. Sun was really petering out there in the 2000's | null | 0 | 1315604164 | False | 0 | c2ipp4t | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipp4t | t1_c2ip7v6 | null | 1427580058 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | derleth | null | Oh. OK then. My main argument to you now is [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/ka4h8/javas_combover/c2ipohn). | null | 0 | 1315604240 | False | 0 | c2ippje | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ippje | t1_c2ipm97 | null | 1427580067 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | LegionSB | null | Yes, that would all fall under "functional programming", which you'll note are the words I wrote immediately after "pointers". :) | null | 0 | 1315604252 | False | 0 | c2ippl3 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ippl3 | t1_c2ipczy | null | 1427580067 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | booch | null | How is Apple's user base bigger than Java's? Java is installed on every Mac... plus nearly every other computer on the planet... plus many other places.
Admittedly, I still think your example is good, just commenting on the details. | null | 0 | 1315604390 | False | 0 | c2ipq9x | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipq9x | t1_c2ip60s | null | 1427580073 | 7 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Zarutian | null | ECMAScript 5 is pretty intresting in some regard such as it is most easily securable object oriented language so far. (If you are intrested PM me.)
Other neat stuff is Proxies (meta programming on the object level), websockets (finally a tcp-esque duplex channels) and cross site postMessage ability. | null | 0 | 1315604463 | False | 0 | c2ipqn1 | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ipqn1 | t1_c2ip4f7 | null | 1427580078 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Zarutian | null | well, one could fake a canvas via a data uri but _some_ browsers (I am looking at you IE) dont support that. | null | 0 | 1315604520 | False | 0 | c2ipqwp | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2ipqwp | t1_c2ipe0n | null | 1427580081 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thephotoman | null | The JVM is actually a relatively flexible and mature piece of technology. `javac` and the language it specifies need to be put out to pasture.
Unfortunately, Sun did a great job of welding the two together in the minds of PHBs. Using Scala compiled to the JVM would make my job easier. It won't happen, even though i... | null | 0 | 1315604606 | False | 0 | c2iprby | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iprby | t1_c2inmfi | null | 1427580087 | 11 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | Zarutian | null | am I correct to assume that the event-loop subsumes the game-loop? (One iteration of the game loop is executed every x millisec via setInterval afaisfta) | null | 0 | 1315604626 | False | 0 | c2iprfl | t3_ka0qg | null | t1_c2iprfl | t3_ka0qg | null | 1427580088 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lbzip2 | null | > "I have yet to see a compelling argument for Objects. 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."
In *very many* situations, where systems programming / performance is needed, this is a blindingly true statement. | null | 0 | 1315604655 | False | 0 | c2iprjx | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iprjx | t1_c2io6fu | null | 1427580090 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | thephotoman | null | At the end of the day, everything but ASM commands is syntax sugar. | null | 0 | 1315604678 | False | 0 | c2ipro5 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipro5 | t1_c2iooxn | null | 1427580091 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | sedaak | null | Something about its design makes it apt to be used poorly.... | null | 0 | 1315604684 | False | 0 | c2iprpb | t3_k8jbq | null | t1_c2iprpb | t1_c2ipbc1 | null | 1427580092 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | javacodegeeks | null | Just because by submitting the link pointing to the reposted article (hosted on Java Code Geeks) and not the one pointing to the original author's blog we promote not only the specific author's work but the work of all the Java Code Geeks community; since our site is the entry point for them all.
As far as content dup... | null | 0 | 1315604764 | False | 0 | c2ips3l | t3_ka6ug | null | t1_c2ips3l | t1_c2iout7 | null | 1427580097 | -2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | derleth | null | Performance? I think you're confusing Objects with, well, nearly everything else Java does.
I've seen a lot of people claiming 'objects are slow', which, when you study language and compiler design, is equivalent to saying 'function calls are slow' and, perhaps, 'pointer dereferencing is slow'. Those may be true on yo... | null | 0 | 1315604775 | False | 0 | c2ips5n | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ips5n | t1_c2iprjx | null | 1427580097 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | redrobot5050 | null | Yes, excellent point. And that's a sad thing, but there are other options. | null | 0 | 1315604786 | False | 0 | c2ips74 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ips74 | t1_c2ipo3s | null | 1427580098 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | systay | null | Come on now... You are stretching yourself thin here... Look at these two examples, and tell me they both read as well:
**Java**:
public class Person {
private String name;
private int age;
public Person(String name, int age) {
this.name = name;
this.age = ... | null | 0 | 1315604837 | False | 0 | c2ipsg1 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipsg1 | t1_c2iovd0 | null | 1427580102 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | carsongross | null | I took your (and others) suggestion, and rolled back to an int and number type, as defined already by the JSON spec. In exchange, and also on community feedback, I added an 'uri' type. | null | 0 | 1315604851 | False | 0 | c2ipsia | t3_k8jbq | null | t1_c2ipsia | t1_c2ie9a6 | null | 1427580102 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315604897 | True | 0 | c2ipsqv | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipsqv | t1_c2inz4i | null | 1427580105 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | > And if you care about performance,
Will be up to the JVM/compiler to decide if every lambda gets turned into a full blown object instance or is treated like any other function. It's a mistake to predict performance hits/gains until the code/compiler/jvm is implemented.
> The only gain lambdas get you is t... | null | 0 | 1315604919 | False | 0 | c2ipsuq | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipsuq | t1_c2ip9xr | null | 1428194805 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lbzip2 | null | > additional syntax complexity is going to make it a more cumbersome language
Absolutely. | null | 0 | 1315604935 | False | 0 | c2ipsxd | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipsxd | t1_c2io5po | null | 1427580107 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | geodebug | null | Cool, I just thought it would be interesting to put that out there in the conversation chain.
| null | 0 | 1315604982 | False | 0 | c2ipt61 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipt61 | t1_c2ipksk | null | 1427580111 | 2 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | Is "val" read only? That's what you've defined in the Java version. I'm unfamiliar with the syntax. How would you overload the "getName" with a behaviour that would say flag the property as dirty when set but clean when read?
| null | 0 | 1315604993 | False | 0 | c2ipt7q | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipt7q | t1_c2ipsg1 | null | 1427580111 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | And to be honest. If they were *just that*. Then yes. Both are equally readable. One has more words.. but both are very readable.
| null | 0 | 1315605033 | False | 0 | c2iptfb | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iptfb | t1_c2ipt7q | null | 1427580117 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | banuday | null | When you mean Java, do you mean Java the "programming language" or Java the "platform"?
Java's original purpose was to create a "write-once, run-anywhere" language which produces binaries which can run anywhere on a high-performance, cross-platform and network-aware virtual machine, and provides a solid security mode... | null | 0 | 1315605075 | True | 0 | c2iptmk | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2iptmk | t1_c2inz4i | null | 1427580121 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | tamrix | null | Ultimately you pick the right tool for the right job and what usually matters to your client is cost and time of development. When picking the right tool we don't just pick a language and syntax with pick an entire platform.
What we as developers look for to meet the clients requirements is, useful tools, stable and t... | null | 0 | 1315605196 | False | 0 | c2ipu6q | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipu6q | t1_c2insla | null | 1427580128 | 6 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | majeric | null | I suppose my statement is somewhat redundant... but the reaching implication is how much that will affect the ability to understand code. Optimize code and make compilers that can make more intelligent decisions about how the code is optimized.
I would hate for something like Lambda Expressions (and I'm not saying it ... | null | 0 | 1315605227 | False | 0 | c2ipuc4 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipuc4 | t1_c2ipsxd | null | 1427580130 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | [deleted] | null | [deleted] | null | 0 | 1315605335 | False | 0 | c2ipuul | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipuul | t1_c2iptfb | null | 1427580137 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | systay | null | I heard someone say last week "You are not listening if you are not open to be convinced."
You, my good sir, are not listening. | null | 0 | 1315605417 | False | 0 | c2ipv88 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipv88 | t1_c2iptfb | null | 1427580140 | 3 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lbzip2 | null | I'm glad I was allowed to read your posting.
lambdas are not bad per se, they (probably) fit functional languages most naturally. But IMHO they piss on the C heritage spectacularly. I can somehow tolerate function objects (which were what you described), because I can still see in them the function pointer and the pas... | null | 0 | 1315605456 | False | 0 | c2ipvf5 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipvf5 | t1_c2ip09j | null | 1427580142 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | lbzip2 | null | > there are just some instinct that I have about lambda expressions that concern me in terms of usability
good, seasoned instincts | null | 0 | 1315605576 | False | 0 | c2ipvy1 | t3_ka4h8 | null | t1_c2ipvy1 | t1_c2iopt0 | null | 1427580150 | 0 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
True | realnowhereman | null | sure thing you can | null | 0 | 1315605590 | False | 0 | c2ipw0l | t3_k7qe8 | null | t1_c2ipw0l | t1_c2ib3nc | null | 1427580150 | 1 | t5_2fwo | null | null | null |
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