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Last Updated 02/04/2011

Posts By: Benjamin D. Cutler

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05/17/2007Your comment rang a bellIs Integer wrapping an exceptional condition?
05/17/2007But those aren't integers.Is Integer wrapping an exceptional condition?
05/18/2007My comment wasn't a reply toIs Integer wrapping an exceptional condition?
01/01/2007Dijkstra is wrong.Why numbering should start at 0
01/02/2007Point taken. I should haveWhy numbering should start at 0
01/02/2007It usually leads to simplerWhy numbering should start at 0
01/01/2007They have the big parties atWhy numbering should start at 0
11/29/2006a) everyone here insistsThe Future of LtU
11/13/2006Isn't that the problem?Future of software design?
10/02/2006I personally don't enjoyTim Bray: Dynamic-Language IDEs
10/02/2006The problemTim Bray: Dynamic-Language IDEs
10/02/2006Good point.Tim Bray: Dynamic-Language IDEs
09/20/2006Yes, this is true. I haveDynamic Languages Symposium Program Online
08/21/2006F#Closures for Java or money back
07/25/2006InterestingCost of provably-correct code
07/25/2006ExcactlyCost of provably-correct code
07/21/2006Isn't async the abstraction?Erlang concurrency: why asynchronious messages?
07/24/2006Ah.Erlang concurrency: why asynchronious messages?
07/10/2006I agree with Rys.DSLs and operator associativity/precedence
06/23/2006How's that?What are the real benefits of FP?
06/23/2006Faster to Develop!=ProductivityWhat are the real benefits of FP?
06/26/2006My argument.What are the real benefits of FP?
06/16/2006TrueWhy only 'minimal' languages
06/16/2006I think you've missed the point.Why only 'minimal' languages
06/02/2006Soft Typing?Type checking and logical errors
05/31/2006Application-Specific?Narrative Javascript
05/24/2006If you really need codeCode Generation Network
05/26/2006Or languages withoutEthnographic Study of Copy and Paste Programming Practices in OOPL
07/11/2006I didn't knowThe World's Most Maintainable Programming Language
05/19/2006Open sourcePaul Vick: BASIC principles
05/09/2006Can it?Parameteric Polymorphism from a C++ Perspective (good or bad?)
05/03/2006Visual Studio at workYour favourite editor/IDE
05/26/2006I would agree, for the mostYour favourite editor/IDE
05/26/2006Well.Your favourite editor/IDE
05/05/2006I've never used Kile before,Your favourite editor/IDE
05/25/2006Big complaint.Your favourite editor/IDE
04/25/2006Three graduate students wereThe fundamental difference between Sets and Lists?
04/07/2006Side effects?Python 2.5a1 released
03/29/2006Consistancy."Semi-complete" Boolean Evaluation?
03/23/2006AhGosling vs. Dynamic Languages
03/16/2006I don't know about theProgramming: 50, 100 years from now
03/17/2006Very good point.Programming: 50, 100 years from now
03/02/2006I think you're right.The Theory of Classification - A Course on OO Type Systems
03/07/2006Yes.Effects on stability/exception handling of massively parallel programs
02/23/2006That was one of the funniestGilad Is Right
02/21/2006The grass is always greenerThe C Family of Languages: Interview with Dennis Ritchie, Bjarne Stroustrup, and James Gosling
02/11/2006Yes.Guido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/11/2006ProcessesGuido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/14/2006Yes.Guido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/16/2006I, for one, believe thatGuido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/16/2006I would think the reason forGuido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/16/2006Awesome!Guido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/14/2006Confused.Guido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/14/2006Perhaps broken is too harsh.Guido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/11/2006I disagree. The second isGuido: Language Design Is Not Just Solving Puzzles
02/07/2006Enterprise applications -> web applications?eWeek: 'Exotic' Programming Tools Go Mainstream
02/06/2006Not enough info.hypothetical question
01/31/2006I agreeWeak vs. strong typing
01/31/2006Maybe?Weak vs. strong typing
01/30/2006Yes!Lambda the Ultimate Set Comprehension
01/31/2006Whats amazing is that theLambda the Ultimate Set Comprehension
02/03/2006I'm not so sure about that.Lambda the Ultimate Set Comprehension
01/28/2006Cool.PyPy
01/29/2006Is JIT in the future?PyPy
01/29/2006Really?PyPy
01/29/2006Theoretically, no. InPyPy
01/25/2006WellBeyond LINQ: A Manifesto For Distributed Data-Intensive Programming
01/27/2006Upon further thought.Beyond LINQ: A Manifesto For Distributed Data-Intensive Programming
01/29/2006Good question!Beyond LINQ: A Manifesto For Distributed Data-Intensive Programming
01/30/2006Well, I'll be.Beyond LINQ: A Manifesto For Distributed Data-Intensive Programming
01/25/2006MaybeChoice of OS of LtU readers
01/23/2006Same here.Choice of OS of LtU readers
01/26/2006The right thing!Choice of OS of LtU readers
01/27/2006But that's life. It's also a language issue! Woohoo!Choice of OS of LtU readers
01/23/2006TrickyReferentially Transparent Scheme
01/23/2006Thanks!Referentially Transparent Scheme
01/18/2006Of course...Lisp is sin
01/18/2006I'm really not familiar enougLisp is sin
01/20/2006...and therefore macros are uLisp is sin
01/20/2006But...Lisp is sin
01/20/2006If you told someone what a "fLisp is sin
01/20/2006Yes.Lisp is sin
01/20/2006Anyways, I think I've stirredLisp is sin
01/20/2006If your a math person, it actually does make sense.Lisp is sin
01/22/2006Interesting you should say that.Lisp is sin
01/20/2006I agree. If his complaint isNew for Python 2.5
01/11/2006Everything's a string!Tim Bray: Don't Invent XML Languages
01/12/2006Eh?Tim Bray: Don't Invent XML Languages
01/13/2006Yes.Tim Bray: Don't Invent XML Languages
01/08/2006First a question...Singleton classes really that bad?
01/09/2006Patterns of SoftwareSingleton classes really that bad?
01/15/2006Interesting.Singleton classes really that bad?
01/03/2006WoahThe new old or The "Return" to Concurrency
01/05/2006InterestingAuld Lang Alice
12/31/2005Intresting...Return of the Global Variables?
12/31/2005Maybe I'm wrongGuy Steele on Language Design
12/30/2005Wow...Joel Spolsky views on CS education
12/31/2005Good point!Joel Spolsky views on CS education
12/31/2005The question...Joel Spolsky views on CS education
12/31/2005Your right, of course,Joel Spolsky views on CS education
12/31/2005YesJoel Spolsky views on CS education
12/31/2005Heh. Sorry about that.Joel Spolsky views on CS education
01/20/2006Exactly - if it wasn't bad enJoel Spolsky views on CS education
12/30/2005I thinkJoel Spolsky views on CS education
12/31/2005YesJoel Spolsky views on CS education
12/08/2005What???Envisioning a New Language: A Conversation With Victoria Livschitz
12/09/2005YesEnvisioning a New Language: A Conversation With Victoria Livschitz
12/02/2005YesThe breaking point of language usability?
12/02/2005Functional languages hard?The breaking point of language usability?
12/12/2005I don't know.The breaking point of language usability?
12/07/2005Programmers can get by with less.The breaking point of language usability?
12/02/2005Mr. Hisao Kuroda seems to letMisc Links
10/08/2005They can be, provided they alXNHTML
10/06/2005Although off topic for LtU, iScalability
10/08/2005On DSLsScalability
10/07/2005fold is simple, for some cases of simple.Scoping based on control flow graph
10/07/2005Oh, and I forgot to say. I tScoping based on control flow graph
10/05/2005Its in the fold"The Anatomy of a Loop"
02/11/2006Erm..The fate of reduce() in Python 3000

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