On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 1:38 PM, William C Kurt wk...@unr.edu wrote:
Lisp and Gaffer's tape are superior to all: elegant, clean, powerful, and
in practice used by very few
The crew of Apollo 13 were saved using duct tape; the Deep Space 1 probe was
driven by lisp. Inanimate Carbon Rods for
There is a best language, and you shall know it by its parentheses.
However, since you probably aren't going to be able to use it because your
co-workers aren't up to it, you have to pick a second best.
I would strongly recommend learning a strongly typed language for one's
first programming
I was going to start this post with I couldn't disagree more, but on
sober reflection I am going to go with the more conciliatory Let me
offer an alternative perspective.
For someone who is just starting out in programming, I think the very
last thing you want is a verbose language that makes you
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Mike Taylor m...@indexdata.com wrote:
For someone who is just starting out in programming, I think the very
last thing you want is a verbose language that makes you spend half
your time talking about types that you don't really care about. I'm
not saying
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Mike Taylor
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To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)
I was going to start this post with I couldn't disagree more, but on
sober reflection I am going to go with the more
APL is red hot. Your language ain't doodly squat.
Tape that to your duck!
--
Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Doran, Michael D wrote:
As a first language, you want something that let's you Get Stuff Done
with a minimum of fuss...
If you are getting started and if you are not planning on being a
full-time programmer, then you want to be looking at the high-level
languages as
Those things cost a (relative) fortune. You can find cheaper versions at
Amazon.
Oh, and please never use duck tape for stage applications like taping
extension cords and mic cables to the floor. Gaff tape is tougher and
leaves no sticky residue.
Jason
Jason Stirnaman
Biomedical Librarian,
Who is presenting at the ducttape4lib conference this year?
Keith
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Jason Stirnaman jstirna...@kumc.edu wrote:
Oh, and please never use duck tape for stage applications like taping
extension cords and mic cables to the floor. Gaff tape is tougher and
leaves no
: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)
There is a best language, and you shall know it by its parentheses.
However, since you probably aren't going to be able to use it because your
co-workers aren't up to it, you have to pick a second best.
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010, Brian Stamper wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:51:38 -0400, Mark Tomko mark.to...@simmons.edu
wrote:
I wouldn't recommend PHP to learn as a programming language, if your goal
is to have a general purpose programming language at your disposal. PHP is
a fine language for
Contemporary library web development: a Series of Hoses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes
MJ
On 2010-03-25, at 11:00 AM, Joe Hourcle wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010, Brian Stamper wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:51:38 -0400, Mark Tomko mark.to...@simmons.edu
wrote:
I wouldn't
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Joe Hourcle
onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote:
You say that as if duct tape is a bad thing for auto repairs. Not all duct
tape repairs are candidates for There, I fixed it![1]. It works just fine
for the occassional hose repair.
At the risk of taking an
Also...it's pretty good for plugging leaks in ducts.
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Nate Vack njv...@wisc.edu wrote:
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Joe Hourcle
onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote:
You say that as if duct tape is a bad thing for auto repairs. Not all
duct
tape
I remember watching a show once where they tested various tapes for
suitability of duct patching. Duct tape actually came in quite low on the
list.
To provide lab data about which sealants and tapes last, and which are
likely to fail, research was conducted at Lawrence Berkeley National
Quack.
-Mike
P.S. Oh, duct.
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:55, Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com wrote:
Also...it's pretty good for plugging leaks in ducts.
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Nate Vack njv...@wisc.edu wrote:
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Joe Hourcle
Also...it's pretty good for plugging leaks in ducts.
Actually, true story:
I was in the hardware store, poking around the tape section, with a roll of
your typical silver duct tape in my hand, obviously browsing. An employee came
up to me asking what I was looking for, and for what purpose.
What is normally labeled duct tape is usually a single layer of cheese cloth
with some type of vinyl or plastic on one side and adhesive on the other
basically. Duct tape that will pass state inspection, at least where I live,
is normally sold as a thin piece of aluminum with adhesive and a
The proper name is actually Duck
Tapehttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/02/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-3-02-03-on-language-why-a-duck.html?sec=spon=pagewanted=all,
yet unlike Duck Typing, it makes everything it touches more reliable.
Discuss.
However, C4L10 exposed a major gap in my meeting-tech
Simon you can purchase the dongles at the Mac store (did it for
another conference the week after code4lib).
Also thank you all for the duck tape info. This explains why the duck
tape i used to attach the dryer vent ducts didn't work. i shall now
go by the proper tape.
and now this
I thought Duck Tape was a brand of duct tape?
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote:
Simon you can purchase the dongles at the Mac store (did it for
another conference the week after code4lib).
Also thank you all for the duck tape info. This explains why
never quite get itself out of.
Peter Schlumpf
www.avantilibrarysystems.com
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] PHP bashing (was: newbie)
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010, Brian Stamper wrote
I think it's perfectly sensible to declare that there is one best language.
Here is the current spec for it:
http://lolcode.com/specs/1.2
The only place where I seriously take issue with this language is in their
misspelling of kthxbai, but perhaps that is an internal joke sort of like
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