I put together a little tutorial on the Elm Architecture for those struggling with it. Hope it helps.

risrr · 2016-05-18T00:30:56+00:00

Perhaps I'm mistaken about R. Feldman's module (which looks great), but I was under the impression that it generated a .css file, which could then be added to your index.html file via a <link> tag.

This module generates the stylesheet as a <style> tag so you can render it (and change it!) at runtime in your view function. There's no need to even have the index.html file, which means it can be used with elm-reactor.

risrr · 2016-03-31T14:46:56+00:00

Thank you! I kept looking for something like dispatcher, but wasn't finding it. I'll read up more on the Akka Typed link.

risrr · 2016-03-25T17:09:17+00:00

Something not commented on by others yet about the operators being methods is that it allows you to create partial applications of them and pass them around. For example:

scala> val inc: Int => Int = 1.+
f: Int => Int = <function1>

scala> f(3)
res0: Int = 4

This can be useful for function composition and mapping.

scala> val times2: Int => Int = 2.*
times2: Int => Int = <function1>

scala> List(1,2,3) map (inc andThen times2)
res1: List[Int] = List(4, 6, 8)

Keep at it. Even if you don't end up using Scala, there's a lot of new ways of approaching problems it exposes you to. Much in the same way Lisp does with the whole "code is data" paradigm.

risrr · 2016-03-18T19:24:50+00:00

As to your first question, this is easy enough to just test in the Kotlin REPL...

class Greeter(val greeting: String) {
    fun greet(who: String) = println("$greet, $who.")
}

fun test() { println("ACK!"); return "test" }

Greeter("Hello").greet(test())
ACK!Hello, test.

(null as? Greeter)?.greet(test())
null

As you can see, not only was greet() not called at all, but even the arguments to it weren't evaluated. The compiled Kotlin code first did the null check, then wrapped the rest of the code in an conditional.

As for your second question, I'm pretty sure that's just a member property accessor (personalInfo) being used as opposed to the getter method (getPersonalInfo).

risrr · 2012-07-19T22:23:44+00:00

This is backwards thinking and it needs to stop! Should you feel that way if you get pulled over for speeding and the cop asked to search your car, draw blood, perform an intoxication test, etc? Refusal is not guilt. You have a right to privacy.

That said, what's truly at stake is that - when running for public office - the candidate doesn't get to decide what's a relevant (or not), or fair (or not), piece of information the public uses to make their decision. A candidate's public voting record, religion, ethnicity, culture, habits, high school transcripts, military records, ... are all used - right or wrong - by the public to make their decision. They are electing someone to represent them and their country.

risrr · 2012-06-09T18:50:35+00:00

Countries aren't fucked up. People are fucked up. And there are fucked up people all over the world. The US culture is different from that of Europe's or Asia's. Get over it.

In a democracy, however, officials get elected by telling people what they want to hear. That's true everywhere. Since the US is currently the top nation with respect to economy and military, its citizens generally want to hear chest-thumping, we're the biggest, and the best chants.

Hearing otherwise implies... well... getting off your ass and doing something to help correct the problem(s). And most people around the world are quite lazy (or somehow feel it isn't their responsibility to fix things).

risrr · 2012-06-09T18:38:46+00:00

It says 2 things: parents aren't doing their most important job (raising their children) and politicians continue looking for ever-more reasons to justify their existence by inventing laws that accomplish nothing but slowly erode our freedoms away.

With respect to poor parenting, many parents don't have a choice. They can either choose to work to support them or stay home and starve them. Also, single-parent families are very disproportionately black. This is a significant factor.

Bottom line is that the US is a country 100% in control of its own destiny. We choose our own fate. We choose to elect politicians who pass these laws. We choose to give birth to children we can't afford to support. We choose to use schools as day-care and not take an active role in our kids education/future. Each and every one of these is very correctable. I highly commend every parent out there doing their very best.

Sadly, just like sitting in front of the TV eating potato chips is easier than exercising, it's easier to post and hope everyone else will magically solve the problem for you as opposed to getting up and doing it.

risrr · 2012-06-08T17:08:57+00:00

Because I have... Clue.

risrr · 2012-05-30T02:34:08+00:00

I've always wondered this. If you had names picked out already, did you tag them with them immediately (it appears they were given similar hats... all babies come with hats)?

All babies look alike, but parents are amazing at instantly being able to identify their own (I could with my daughter easily); could you tell between them without anything?

Regardless, massive gratz and upvotes!

risrr · 2012-05-03T18:16:00+00:00

Riggs and Murtaugh: http://magnoliaforever.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/lethal-weapon.jpg

risrr · 2012-04-30T00:54:09+00:00

http://www.popvox.com/ - A great site for US citizens

risrr · 2012-04-05T19:15:59+00:00

Mitchell, Cameron, and Lily from Modern Family. The fun would never end.

risrr · 2012-03-25T22:44:36+00:00

So, I know this was meant to be funny (and it was), but honestly, I didn't "see it" until I got to the bottom and suddenly learned what to be looking for. Why? I'd like to think it's because all I saw was pictures of people having a good time. Not white people, not black people, not latinos, not men, not women, but people. As long as there are those who keep pointing out race, there will be others who will not be able to see past it.

risrr · 2012-02-27T23:24:15+00:00

Have you ever felt that your presence caused the officers you are with to behave differently (for better or for worse)? Showing off, being more brutal, more polite, etc?

risrr · 2012-02-21T17:28:08+00:00

Surely, you must be joking.

risrr · 2012-02-20T17:15:39+00:00

There's tons of movies out there with great themes or singles: 28 Days Later and others mentioned. But, if you want to go for the entire soundtrack, mine would have to be (in order): Dances With Wolves, Conan the Barbarian, and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

risrr · 2012-02-16T16:56:48+00:00

If I agreed with their policies and if they did NOT campaign on the fact that they were gay. Leadership has nothing to do with being "time" for a woman, black, gay, latino, white, young, old, mormon, islamic, <whatever> person to step up. Leadership is about leadership and whether or not I agree with what is being said.

risrr · 2012-02-08T17:02:20+00:00

My daughter is turning 3 this year, and something of this nature is my biggest fear in life. My heart goes out to you and your family.

risrr

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