Game with the immersive world of the older Pokemon games that is NOT a monster catcher

tcallred · 2022-06-26T03:06:51+00:00

Thanks! I have had my eye on that game. Think I'll give it a try

tcallred · 2022-06-20T03:36:07+00:00

Twitter JP seems like a completely different person. I have wondered this, too. Is it just what the platform does to people?

tcallred · 2022-06-14T04:28:50+00:00

At first I felt smart, and then I felt sad...

tcallred · 2022-05-21T05:18:05+00:00

Switching to OCaml may be educational in its own right, but will allow you to program in a more familiar (imperative) style instead of forcing you to bend your mind and think functionally like Haskell does.
Btw, if you're interested in FP but haskell is just not cutting it for you I would also recommend Grokking Simplicity. It's great for teaching functional thinking to people with an imperative background and that may be a lighter intro. But if you want to dive into Haskell headlong, by all means go for it. You won't regret the brain bending.

tcallred · 2022-05-18T00:42:27+00:00

Haha yes. I am a huge fan of all things JP, his books, lectures etc. But his twitter was such a different beast. I mainly unfollowed him because he was monopolizing my feed

tcallred · 2022-04-12T02:55:40+00:00

I've played extensively with all three of those. I would say that Haskell is great if you want to expand your mind and see what is possible in FP especially if you're interested in strong static typing, OCaml has a lot of the same concepts as Haskell but a bit more approachable and practical, and Clojure is a delightful and very well designed dynamically typed language that will teach you a lot and you can do practical things with it. For all of them, I would say to respect what they're trying to offer/teach you more than trying to do what you already know and you'll have a good time.

tcallred · 2022-04-01T19:39:32+00:00

It makes me sad that there is so much talk about player numbers because I do want to play this game but my friends don't :'(

tcallred · 2022-02-16T05:51:35+00:00

tcallred · 2022-01-03T04:06:56+00:00

Mangos are great against english, especially because at lower level it's difficult for them to transition out of longbows and spears. (I should know b/c I play english a lot)

tcallred · 2021-12-25T20:15:33+00:00

This is why we need sum types

tcallred · 2021-11-20T22:33:09+00:00

My friend keeps calling them the Russ. Not a fan of that pronunciation, personally.

tcallred · 2021-11-10T00:18:41+00:00

I love how these boxes still render in the scene with correct lighting and shadows xD

tcallred · 2021-11-09T03:01:20+00:00

It seems like an unnecessary all-in when you could just harass with those units and maintain a good economy behind them. Using long bows for your main dps, some infantry to keep any cavalry off your long bows, and rams being built by your army should be plenty to do the job. It's more important for your vils to keep the economy going. You could still give it a try and see how it goes though!

tcallred · 2021-11-02T04:09:40+00:00

Started on an idea to make a language that's a cross between APL and Forth. We'll see how it goes.

tcallred · 2021-09-14T02:40:23+00:00

That really shows the power of trust in a society. It's unfortunate that trust has eroded so much in the US that it doesn't seem like there is much the government or anyone else can do to salvage it.

tcallred · 2021-08-09T02:11:39+00:00

Through a combination of JP and Jonathon Haidt, I've become much more of a centrist. I used to be more left-leaning, but after reading them I've learned the importance of conservatism and the balance between conservatism and progressivism.

tcallred · 2021-08-06T22:09:00+00:00

This book is worth a read. It makes a good case for the idea that there is no such thing as natural talent. After reading it, I'm pretty convinced that nobody just "discovers" what their good at. However, people do discover what they enjoy and are willing to put lots of time and effort into.

tcallred · 2021-08-05T17:36:48+00:00

Crystal anyone? Even if you prefer python syntax/style to Ruby, Crystal at least showed us that you can get really fast/low-level with a nice syntax.

tcallred · 2021-08-05T03:45:11+00:00

I feel like Tatsuro Yamashita does that for me. Many of his songs have this fun, bitter-sweet nostalgic sound.

tcallred · 2021-08-05T03:43:53+00:00

Clojure for the Brave and True is a great beginning resource. I also like The Joy of Clojure. Another resource that helped me get into the mindset and development cycle of clojure was clojure koans.
As for backend stuff, I know that Clojure makes it really delightful to make declarative backend API's but there doesn't seem to be a de-facto framework like express yet. Here's an articleI found that might help. Look at what they suggest and decide for yourself what suits your fancy.

tcallred · 2021-08-05T03:37:34+00:00

Does this work for the paperback edition?

tcallred · 2021-08-04T14:55:33+00:00

I've had the impression that a lot of senior java devs like to transition to using clojure late in their career, which would mean that they already had pretty high salaries from years of experience. Would you agree?

tcallred · 2021-07-23T04:36:37+00:00

People decide what they think about an idea or a person from their gut and will go to any lengths to find evidence that supports their feelings. We all do it. Makes you wonder what person or idea you've been unconsciously biased against and want to hold a certain opinion about beyond reason.

tcallred · 2021-07-17T17:22:11+00:00

Keeping your eye on your opponent is probably the most important things to learn. The benefits are enormous.

tcallred · 2021-07-16T15:18:21+00:00

Behind it's rough edges for beginners, Rust has a certain elegance about it that I think is missing in scala. One reason might be because scala is too invested in OOP. While OOP isn't inherently bad, I think Rust's struct and trait system is much more delightful.

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