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Didn’t I Say I Wouldn’t Compare Languages?
I posted a version of this to JJ Behrens’ Blog post about Ruby, and decided it was probably worth also posting here.
WWDC Keynote, 2007
I think I’ll have to join in the general chorus of the underwhelmed. Bullet points:
Programming Perl, Personal Edition
Due to circumstances somewhat beyond my control, I find myself working in the largest Perl project I’ve ever done. Now, I’m not in the least interested in a “my language is better than your language” deal because a) this strikes me as very well covered territory, and b) it seems...
iTunes Plus… A Fresh Lemony Scent, Perhaps?
Couple thoughts on Apple’s first foray into the brave world of non-DRM’d music:
Text Auditor
I hate Microsoft Word. I feel that I came by this rightfully, after a whole book’s worth of numbered lists that refused to line up, images that refused to stay put, and the truly irritating indexing interface.
A Program Note
This is for the two or three of you that are subscribed to this blog via RSS feed – I’ve just added a FeedBurner feed, and if it’s not too much trouble, it’d be great if you could switch over to it at:
An Agile Musing
Of course, since I muse in an agile way, I reserve the right to change my mind based on future developments…
State of the Art
O’Reilly Radar has been analyzing the state of the computer book market on a quarterly basis for a couple of years now.
Comment On This
So the other day I’m looking over some code, and I see this… (slightly paraphrased to protect the innocent – in the original, the declaration and the getter were, of course, separated.)