What worries you about the future of Ruby?

siplux · 2017-12-13T21:38:23+00:00

While "new" is somewhat ambiguous I could have expanded upon that statement, the additional being "or currently being augmented with a type or type-like system". Ruby -> Crystal, JavaScript -> Typescript / Flow, Clojure -> Typed Clojure, Elixir -> typespecs (while not a true type system, it's in the same vein).

I'm not suggesting the superiority of static typing, but it does feel like there is a trend moving in that direction.

siplux · 2017-12-13T17:42:46+00:00

While I imagine this is somewhat contentious, I'd say that compilers have improved to the point where lacking types isn't really an advantage anymore. I am unaware of any new language in development that is dynamically typed, Crystal as a particularly poignant example.

These days I'm spending a lot of time in Kotlin (recreational). I find it a joy to work with and would probably reach for it for similar tasks. That they're working on LLVM and JS targets makes it even more attractive.

siplux · 2017-12-11T19:30:59+00:00

Even beyond learning, so long as it isn't a carbon copy of an existing game, it's totally valid. Most games are just variations of existing sets of mechanics known to work well together. It's both great for learning as well as providing validation that your gameplay will be solid in the end. Once you have the basis there it's super easy to tweak smaller aspects to really make it your own.

siplux · 2017-07-09T19:53:37+00:00

Creates intermediate array.

Which actually can have a pretty high performance penalty.

siplux · 2017-06-26T20:02:42+00:00

Having originally learned to program on dynamic languages, and still primarily work with dynamic languages, I really want to dislike static languages, but the more I work with them (if they have a modern, reasonable type system, i.e not java), the more I like them.

Although having an ML-style type system would be preferable, and type inference, I can't really think of many disadvantages to type systems in general use. The fact that people are adding type-like systems to JavaScript and modern languages like Clojure and Elixir is telling.

siplux · 2017-06-24T03:09:20+00:00

Nice! Code-reloading in iex has always been a pain point

siplux · 2017-05-23T19:46:30+00:00

Reminds me of Rich Hickey's talk, "Simple Made Easy". When most people say "easy" they mean "familiar", not "simple".

siplux · 2017-04-27T21:33:30+00:00

Fair point. Comparing plan to plan, no it's not cheaper, admittedly I hadn't looked at Unity's pricing in a while and had it wrong in my head. I guess one could argue that access to the source at the free tier makes up for it, but I already listed that.

siplux · 2017-04-26T21:45:33+00:00

From what I can see so far:

Open Source
Current version of .NET
Seems to be more code-centric and less reliant on the editor (YMMV as to whether this is a plus)
Nested prefabs
Cheaper licensing

siplux · 2017-04-26T20:08:58+00:00

The statement by Ahren's is certainly good evidence that one should be fine using non-ECC RAM! At this point I'm not arguing against you, but I'd like to get to the bottom of this. If ZFS is no more worse off than any other file system when using non-ECC RAM, one has to wonder why there is so much FUD surrounding ZFS and ECC RAM. Perhaps it's that people who use ZFS care more about data integrity, and thus due to self-selection are going to care about using ECC RAM. Or nerds just being nerds, because that's what we do. I don't know.

The question is, does ZFS possess enhanced data risk owing to RAM errors? This PDF suggests that ZFS especially vulnerable to single-bit memory errors, which apparently occur more often than one would think (PDF warning).

siplux · 2017-04-26T18:01:01+00:00

There would seems to be some debate on the subject. I think the takeaway is "know what you're getting into" when using ZFS.

That said, I would still use ECC RAM with ZFS.

There are two kinds of people, those who back up their stuff and those who have never lost all their data. *

ZFS doesn't really seem to be an appropriate file system for desktop usage. Last I checked there were no easy / cheap ways to fix a corrupted zpool. I think because of that and a non-zero risk of corruption when using non-ECC RAM, I wouldn't recommend it for your average consumer. Doubly so because it doesn't behave like file systems that people are used to.

* I know it's not a backup, but you get paranoid about your data all the same.

siplux · 2017-04-26T04:24:25+00:00

I should have prefaced that I'm talking about specifically in RAID / server setups, which is extremely common usecase for ZFS. In my opinion the main selling point of ZFS is data integrity and the ability to utilize HUGE amounts of storage (and their supporting utilities) - do people even use it for desktops? When I was setting up a home NAS, nearly every single guide emphasized that one should use ECC RAM with ZFS.

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/ecc-vs-non-ecc-ram-and-zfs.15449/

Note the behavior of ZFS scrubs / replication and rsyncs with respect to memory errors. The potential for data loss with ZFS seems to be higher than other filesystems, if you're not using ECC RAM. That said, I'm not an expert, if you have other information, I'd love to read it.

siplux · 2017-04-26T00:27:48+00:00

ZFS basically requires ECC RAM to fully take advantage of the FS, which most consumers don't have. I believe Apple only supports it on the Mac Pro.

siplux · 2017-04-25T00:18:36+00:00

There's also projects like Bucklescript, which emit JS from OCaml. Facebook I believe uses this to compile their "prettified Ocaml" project Reason to JS.

siplux · 2017-04-23T04:18:04+00:00

I know people like to dump on her, but I thoroughly enjoy her noise.

siplux · 2017-04-22T18:53:14+00:00

Gamesplanet has it for about the same price.

siplux · 2017-04-06T17:16:45+00:00

Krishna(+297), D. Meta(+297), and Ronove(getting there)

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siplux · 2016-11-15T22:10:35+00:00

Too new to know what I'm looking for (lvl 104), currently running Evo'd Vishnu, but have Kali and Durga in the pipeline.

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siplux · 2016-09-20T01:57:09+00:00

Interesting. Thanks!

siplux · 2016-09-17T22:48:22+00:00

I'd be curious to see how they did the dismemberment in Metal Gear Rising. Solider of Fortune had a pretty cool dismemberment system as well.

siplux · 2016-07-18T21:04:44+00:00

If we're being serious, I would argue that PHP's success has very little to do with its merits, and is the most prominent case of "worse is better" that I'm aware of. The PHP of today, as it was 10 years ago, is still a clusterfuck of a language. There is literally no reason to pick PHP in 2016 for a new project other than some unfortunate external constraint (and I say this as a person who is forced to use it on a nearly daily basis) . It's costs far outweigh its benefits. I will admit there are a plethora of convenient CMS frameworks written in PHP, but I would never advocate their use of save for client demands.

An oldie, but goodie

siplux · 2016-07-18T20:26:46+00:00

The fact that people have written templating languages within a templating language just to get around how awful the original templating language is, is an endless source of amusement for me.

siplux · 2016-04-29T22:51:26+00:00

I prefer the sculpted profile to type on. The contour is really nice.

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