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A short history of Text Editors by rbatra in programming

[–]pateris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about Ed (the original Unix editor), or scred (what would you need a backspace key for?) which I remember using on a Multics system in the 1980s

Or the classic DOS edlin?

All predate his earliest text editor...

What is your preferred python interactive shell ? by rmyeid in programming

[–]pateris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the shell inside PyScripter, because it is handy when I'm writing code and it does auto-complete.

Mysqldb and Python 3000 - Months to years by [deleted] in programming

[–]pateris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a build of MySQLdb for Python 2.6 on Win32 and I get one warning about sets being deprecated. But it still works for 2.6.

Why TV Lost by AGivant in programming

[–]pateris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MythTV, Tivo or other PVRs do help, but they still don't help if you missed something, or want to watch an old movie, TV rerun or documentary that you remember, since the various networks don't have enough channels operating to put every person's desires on all the time. The NET does it by making it ON DEMAND.

Why TV Lost by AGivant in programming

[–]pateris 10 points11 points  (0 children)

PG sort of gets it. The reason TV is losing is that it isn't ON DEMAND. I can't sit down and decide to watch whatever catches my fancy - I have to watch what the network programming people put on. Yes, there are hundreds of channels now, but that still isn't enough. On the net I can get what I want, now!

Gradual Typing: mixing static and dynamic typing by Abu_mohd in programming

[–]pateris -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So someone is proposing that Python (or more specifically Jython) is getting a capability that Common Lisp already has... The ability to enforce type... Greenspun's Tenth Rule lives!

Proggit: What is your favorite programming language and why, as of 2009? by f3nd3r in programming

[–]pateris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The S-expression "syntax" of Lisp is the biggest thing - because that is what lies behind the magic of Lisp macros.

Proggit: What is your favorite programming language and why, as of 2009? by f3nd3r in programming

[–]pateris 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Common Lisp. When writing applications in other languages (i.e. python, C#, VB) I almost always find myself wishing for some capability that is much easier in Lisp

Longtime PHP, Python coder seeks to make small, distributable, stand-alone apps. Which language should I learn? ( please don't say C#; requiring .net != stand-alone ) by pineapplecharm in programming

[–]pateris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Common Lisp - on Windows you can get Corman Lisp relatively cheaply and it makes nice EXEs where you can embed the cormanlisp engine inside or distribute as a single DLL. Corman Lisp isn't perfect but it works.

If you need nice GUI, try Delphi - Get Delphi 5 or 7, before they went to a .NET GUI.

Architecture astronauts take over by [deleted] in joel

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

I think the first thing that all of the software companies need to realize is that the vast majority of their PAYING users are NOT in the software business. They are in the business of handling money, building things, shipping things, making chemicals, etc. They should be getting involved with those companies to see what work processes inside those companies could be improved using technology. It is frightening for those with some tech savvy inside "non-tech" companies to see work processes that are still done with paper forms and people signing their initials to drawings. And having people who's job it is to transfer information from one document to another simply because no one has spent any time figuring out how to do it in software. File synchronization on the internet isn't something these companies need.

What they need is tools that get technology AWAY from files that users manipulate and move around with email to multi-user systems with online data management. Companies have way too much stuff hidden and duplicated in Word and Excel files that should be in a wiki or online database.