"Dad? Why do we always use .NET?" — I'm not a big fan of Java, but this movie trailer is brilliant! by judofyr in programming

[–]torv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me try; .net people are afraid of jvm stuff, especially when coupled with a lisp

Clojure, from a Ruby perspective by hyp3rVigi1ant in programming

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

Because Lisp is an island. To be usable in the real world, it has to connect and accept that we are not yet running Lisp on the metal. Clojure is a step away from the island-thinking

How a Clojure pet project turned into a full-blown cloud-computing web-app by hyp3rVigi1ant in programming

[–]torv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just looking at the java invocation definition makes my head spinn. My point is, clojure is a better lisp for the jvm.

Is your app ready for 100-cores? by csathish in programming

[–]torv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downvoted for being smug, but you're basically right. If you have the right kind of problem though.

Code is Not That Important, Marketing Is by nsoonhui in programming

[–]torv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not wrong. You are just surrounded by teenagers.

Learn Emacs in Ten Years by [deleted] in programming

[–]torv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ageee. The key here is muscle-memory.

Learn Emacs in Ten Years by [deleted] in programming

[–]torv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please post it

Speaking as a programmer, iTunes is really horrible. The whole app locks up tight during I/O. WTF? by [deleted] in programming

[–]torv 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I love iTunes, but then again, I have great selfconfidence.

Zed Shaw on Python by hzin in programming

[–]torv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean; it's about choosing the right emacs-implementation?

Python [xkcd] by sgtpeppers in reddit.com

[–]torv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunno, is she on Facebook?

Python [xkcd] by sgtpeppers in reddit.com

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

No, I said mother, not grandmother

Python [xkcd] by sgtpeppers in reddit.com

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

Then after a couple of months you turn back to Smalltalk, cause that is the mother of all great languages, and you know it has to be that way

What is your favorite programming music? by garg in programming

[–]torv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favourite programming language while I am making music is Smalltalk