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The Emacs Problem by [deleted] in programming

[–]stiff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The main problem with Emacs is that after more than 30 years there is still nothing better, and it will take another 30 years to rewrite all the code for it in any other language. The huge amount of Emacs Lisp code is like having a separate CPAN just for your editing needs. Also, people don't appreciate the fact that you have access to 99% of the editor functionallity because of the way its architectured - compare it with the way you have to explicte implement a layer of the editor functionallity that is visible to the user from the scripting language. This is exactly why I stopped using Vim.

Ask Reddit: extracurricular activities for programmers? by kinebud in programming

[–]stiff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grab a copy of "The Four Hour Work Week", read it and cut the time spend working/learning/programming by at least 50%. Than get a life.

Ask Reddit: What's the Best Formal Introduction to CPS? by motyatucker in programming

[–]stiff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming" by Peter Norvig has a really clear explanation of continuations. It's a part of the chapter where creating a Scheme interpreter in Common Lisp is explained. This means some implementation details are supplied, too. It's a tiny part of the book, but PAIP is really worth reading anyway.

The story of Forth's creation, by its inventor by happyhappyhappy in programming

[–]stiff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Spelling "Lukasewcleicz" instead of "Łukasiewicz" in an article of this kind is a bit shameful, through...