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And then all of the syntax is just the uppermost most superficial layer of a language.
The hard parts that really matter are in semantics of the language. Language semantics affect performance, reliability, and maintainability. Neat tabs or curly brackets don't help if it's hard to properly handle errors, process text without screwing up encoding, or use threads without mangling data.
Mastodon FeedArgument about how a programming language _looks_ like is the bikesheddest of bikesheds.
Anyone can have an opinion on what punctuation is "ugly" or what they think is "readable".
Rarely anyone understands why a given syntax is necessary, and what are the drawbacks of "prettier" alternatives.
The cost may be in parsing ambiguities, poor syntax errors, or need for implicit behaviors that may backfire.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
There's one reason I encourage the planting of flowers in our garden. Can you guess what it is?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/08/13/thats-what-i-call-gardening/
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Humanity marches ever onward.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/08/13/nothing-changes/
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Did Emil Kirkegaard ever get IMDB credit for his prominent role in the Time Bandits?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/08/13/its-evil-dont-touch-it/
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Separation of church & state is a fiction when a cult can talk over a school district, perfectly legally. Welcome to Morris!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/08/13/welcome-to-the-apostolic-cult/
Mastodon FeedAw yiss! My stickers from @kaoskvlt have arrived! :da_boogie:
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
cypnk ("r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖") wrote:
RT @cypnk Good morning
It's Friday
Mastodon FeedReblogged by technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see..."):
prophet_goddess@skeleton.cool ("ludum tsundare 🔪") wrote:
Mastodon FeedI bit my tongue in my sleep? That hardly seems fair.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see..."):
a@pdx.social ("Anthony Sorace") wrote:
TFW you see a "104" in your weather app and don't know whether its °F or AQI. 😓😶🌫️
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev") wrote:
It's depressing for me especially as when I Biden stopped Keystone XL in the first day of his presidency I took it as a good sign and thought that may be he's going to do something. Apparently, that was just a sacrificial cow for good optics…
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev") wrote:
It's a depressing read, but a much needed evidence for people who still think Biden administration is "good for climate". https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2021/06/30/biden-cabinet-climate/
(And in general for those who still believe the fight is between Democrats and Republicans, and not between corporations and people.)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see..."):
aza_leah ("Leah Neukirchen") wrote:
RT @aza_leah Using Emacs is about as common as bisexualty, the SO survey says.
Mastodon Feedstar-spangled boner
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Where are all the white people going? Their gametes are just churning in the gene pool, don't worry. Unless you're a racist worried that your grandchildren may not be as pale as you are.
Mastodon FeedMastodon etymology:
"from Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)"
Welcome to Breasttoothdon
Mastodon FeedReblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev"):
Linux_in_a_Bit@linuxrocks.online ("Linux in a Bit") wrote:
Mastodon FeedDidn't have any stearine candles but did have paraffine ones, and that worked, as suggested. Now there's only a tiny squeak sometimes instead of a constant awful squeak when it's sliding.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by Lyrilith@mastodon.art:
Joanie@mastodon.art wrote:
Wow, I'm on the @GIPHY@twitter.com front page
This single GIF has almost 10 million views 🤯
Mastodon FeedEN, DE, SV, NO, etc: punk
IS: pönk 😏
Mastodon FeedSid Viscous
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
smays@mastodon.technology ("Steve Mays") wrote:
“Your life began with a kind of singularity. A personal Big Bang. Without warning, you emerged from unconsciousness into a sea of light, color, smell, faces, feelings, and other completely unexpected phenomena, and there was nothing to do but attempt to navigate it. It was the ultimate “cold open” – no context, no explanation, just things happening.“
https://www.raptitude.com/2021/08/nothing-really-has-a-name/
Mastodon FeedIs stearine still a recommended way to fix squeaky wooden sliding drawers?
I think that's what they said in woodworking class in primary school but that was very long ago because I'm old.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope") wrote:
According to one of my sisters, somebody or something has declared today Middle Child Day. So Happy Middle Child Day to all my fellow middle children?
Mastodon FeedDon't know how you do the voodoo that you do! Shoop!
Mastodon FeedPeople advocating for cryptocurrencies given what we know about the ecological footprint should be tried for cimes against humanity.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by Lyrilith@mastodon.art:
matzekult@chaos.social ("Matthias Keller") wrote:
I swear I didn't look... 🙈
Mastodon FeedReading about the climate emergency is not good for my mental health.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
You did it, you found a way to end atheism. You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/08/12/they-found-a-way-to-end-atheism/
