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Posts By: axilmar

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11/11/2005I think both systems are too heavy.CaSe SenSitIviTy! What is its purpose in programming language syntax?
11/10/2005Program requirements have lots of forms.Battling Bugs: A Digital Quagmire
11/11/2005The problem would be solved by user-defined annotations.Battling Bugs: A Digital Quagmire
11/15/2005Indeed, but...Battling Bugs: A Digital Quagmire
11/15/2005What if requirements were types?Battling Bugs: A Digital Quagmire
11/09/2005Most work is on software engineering, not PLs?Software Factories at OOPSLA 2005
11/09/2005Both sides were correct; the problem was the lack of typing.Classification according to type vs function - An anecdote
11/07/2005Please don't use the name "Nicol".Programming Language Names
10/31/2005The solution is simple: get rid of type declarations...The Type-System-Feature-Creep Death Spiral
10/31/2005naive question, but why should we be interested in termination?The Type-System-Feature-Creep Death Spiral
11/01/2005That's what I am also saying.The Type-System-Feature-Creep Death Spiral
11/02/2005Exactly.The Type-System-Feature-Creep Death Spiral
11/02/2005Types and functions are not disparate concepts.The Type-System-Feature-Creep Death Spiral
10/24/2005Because lists can be linked together,Why Lists?
11/01/2005Why arrays can't be like that?Why Lists?
10/22/2005Programming languages will shape the future of humanityWhat do you mean by studying "programming languages"?
10/19/2005You should provide all possible solutions.Best default sequence?
10/18/2005Is XML really needed?LINQ BOF at OOPSLA
10/14/2005map p f lImplementing Higher Order Messages
10/14/2005And who is going to implement the results?New GUI paradigm
10/14/2005Statements are commands, expressions are requestsExpressions vs Statements
10/17/2005Storage is an implementation issue though.Expressions vs Statements
10/19/2005always expressions, never statements.Expressions vs Statements
10/12/2005A very tiny correction, if I am allowed to say so :-)Macros/Syntax vs. AST manipulation
10/18/2005It can also do pattern matching on static expressions.Macros/Syntax vs. AST manipulation
10/07/2005Very interesting discussion.Scalability
10/10/2005I'm not sure what you mean whScalability
10/04/2005I like recursion better."The Anatomy of a Loop"
09/28/2005Split up the site in scientific and public parts.LtU: Style and Focus
09/28/2005I would hate to see this happLtU: Style and Focus
09/29/2005comments of the form "X suckLtU: Style and Focus
09/29/2005Excuse me, but I think that bLtU: Style and Focus
09/22/2005No GUI support though.Visual Haskell
09/22/2005RPC is good in some cases, bad in some others.RPC Under Fire
09/22/2005does Haskell98 needs extensions to support OO?Haskell's overlooked object system
09/11/2005If transition to Haskell is difficult, how about a functional C?Haskell and creative freedom
09/12/2005I am willing to do a C to functional C translator...Haskell and creative freedom
09/12/2005Pre/post conditions would beHaskell and creative freedom
09/13/2005You can do OOP if the languagHaskell and creative freedom
09/12/2005Learning syntax and FP at the same time...Haskell and creative freedom
09/15/2005I tried it, but I was lost.Haskell and creative freedom
09/13/2005FP is in fact vastly superiorHaskell and creative freedom
09/14/2005C++ does not cut it.Haskell and creative freedom
09/14/2005The C++ mindshare is not on its functional features, though.Haskell and creative freedom
09/14/2005features? the absolutely needed ones.Haskell and creative freedom
09/06/2005Simple thread usage is fine, though.Threads Cannot be Implemented as a Library
09/07/2005You haven't had problems becaThreads Cannot be Implemented as a Library
09/08/2005Aha, thanks for the info (I aThreads Cannot be Implemented as a Library
09/05/2005Great way to extend programming languages!OO Language Engineering for the Post-Java Era
09/08/2005Compile-time code is quite usefulOO Language Engineering for the Post-Java Era
08/29/2005Do we really need more imperative languages?Tim Bray on Ruby
08/28/2005It's lack of abstraction that adds fuziness.Does Abstraction add Fuzziness?
08/28/2005Where is the abstraction in tDoes Abstraction add Fuzziness?
08/25/2005Shall I consider Erasmatron aDeikto user interface in Erasmatron storytelling engine
08/23/2005The hidden information problem.Ivory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/23/2005Another solution is to writeIvory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/24/2005Let's be honest.Ivory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/24/2005This is not what I want.Ivory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/25/2005Nice examples, but by lookingIvory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/25/2005'Practical' means that I haveIvory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/25/2005You asked if a number of thinIvory Towers and Gelfand's Principle
08/08/2005I think what's important is tCoupling of concepts - good or bad
08/05/2005Theoritically, the problem yoOverloading - Syntactic Heroin?
08/05/2005The common contract is that oOverloading - Syntactic Heroin?
08/06/2005And on a related gripe; I hatOverloading - Syntactic Heroin?
08/06/2005seat belts and air bags are uOverloading - Syntactic Heroin?
08/05/2005I think the Python approachOverloading - Syntactic Heroin?
08/06/2005I never associated "+" with aOverloading - Syntactic Heroin?
08/04/2005Object orientation has failed.Objective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/05/2005So the question of peculiar iObjective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/06/2005But then, it would just be moObjective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/06/2005in maths you tend to omit parObjective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/05/2005This depends on what OO languObjective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/06/2005Objective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.Objective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/05/2005Several FP languages nowadayObjective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
08/06/2005Note that the C++ code just uObjective scientific proof of OOP's validity? Don't need no stinkun' proof.
07/28/2005It is quite an enlighting sit[Fun, crass] The Daily WTF
07/27/2005A software engineering problem: how would functional programming solve it?A software engineering problem: how would functional programming solve it?
07/27/2005Tk does not support the ModelA software engineering problem: how would functional programming solve it?
07/28/2005Thanks a lot for the replies,A software engineering problem: how would functional programming solve it?
07/25/2005The essay is not about bufferACM Queue: Security Problem Solved?
07/22/2005Reflection, Java and C++Concerning introspection and compilation.
07/22/2005I meant that a JVM can replacConcerning introspection and compilation.
07/21/2005Objects have failed.On the Revival of Dynamic Languages
07/21/2005Static typing does not prohibit changeOn the Revival of Dynamic Languages
07/20/2005Lack of communication = problem not explicitely definedGrady Booch: Software Engineering Grand Challenges
07/19/2005Conversion of 'functional' to 'imperative' algorithms: is it possible?Conversion of 'functional' to 'imperative' algorithms: is it possible?
07/20/2005SSAConversion of 'functional' to 'imperative' algorithms: is it possible?
07/11/2005It's freightening to read CSClassic LISP books online
07/08/2005An honest questionParrot 0.2.2 Released
07/06/2005Although I am font of C++ (99The design of C++0x
07/05/2005Nice tutorial.Squeak tutorial
07/11/2005REBOLDead Languages
06/27/2005Recursion was much less intuitive than iteration in my courseWhy recursing is better than looping
06/11/2005DSLs are not needed for web apps; current PLs are fine.Connecting The Dots
09/29/2005What he says is that referentFrom Perl Monks: "pissed off about functional programming"
09/30/2005wasn't it ML that allowed symbols with the same name?From Perl Monks: "pissed off about functional programming"
09/30/2005Misunderstandings...From Perl Monks: "pissed off about functional programming"
10/03/2005I agree, and I already said problem is exagerrated.From Perl Monks: "pissed off about functional programming"
08/04/2005A segmentation fault is the rMemory fault and segmentation faults
04/25/2005Here is why:Why do they program in C++?
04/25/2005I was talking about Java 1.4.Why do they program in C++?
04/26/2005Ignoring your ironic tone, IWhy do they program in C++?
04/25/2005The fact you did not understaWhy do they program in C++?
06/08/2005Basically, the poster of theWhy do they program in C++?
04/25/2005For all practical purposes, QWhy do they program in C++?
04/26/2005Thanks a lot for the links. IWhy do they program in C++?
04/26/2005ConclusionsWhy do they program in C++?
05/05/2005would argue that those conceWhy do they program in C++?
05/05/2005Achilleas, I believe that theWhy do they program in C++?
04/25/2005Yeap, as I mention above, I wWhy do they program in C++?
04/26/2005There is clear division betweWhy do they program in C++?
05/05/2005Let me humbly suggest, howeveWhy do they program in C++?
06/08/2005Yeap, all these reasons are vWhy do they program in C++?
01/28/2005Question from the imperative campBitC, a new OS implementation language
07/13/2005I haven't read of course allWhy type systems are interesting - part III: latent types
07/13/2005I think textual matching is eWhy type systems are interesting - part III: latent types
09/11/2005Could static algebraic expressions be part of types?Why type systems are interesting - part II

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