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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 227 posts.
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When Haskell Is Not faster than C
This article is in response to an earlier one comparing Haskell and C, which made the claim that Haskell beats out C when it comes to speed. On a Hacker News thread I made the bold claim that the C code is rife with problems and that it is tempting to fix it.
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C and C++ Aren't Future Proof
My hope would be option 1 for application code (as opposed to the “systems code” that you have there): fewer and fewer people use these languages to write application code. Moreover, I think that’s probably happening to some extent.
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The web.py Philosophy
The web.py slogan is: “Think about the ideal way to write a web app. Write the code to make it happen.”
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Deconstructing K&R C (2010)
Learn C The Hard Way (LCTHW) is a practical book teaching real world useful C using the same proven Learn The Hard Way method. LCTHW teaches real robust C coding and defensive programming tactics on real hardware rather than abstract machines and pedantic theory. The book emphasizes breaking your code on purpose, and…
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List Comprehensions in Eight Lines of Clojure
The Recurse Center is a self-directed, community-driven educational retreat for programmers in New York City.
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