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Ingy döt Net Tells How Acmeism Bridges Gaps in the Software World (Video)

Posted by timothy on from the one-for-all-and-all-for-one dept.

Ingy döt Net (yes, that's his name) likes to bridge gaps in the software world. People get religious about their favorite programming languages, he says, but in the end, no matter the language, the methodology or the underlying OS, all programming is about telling computers what to do -- from "add these numbers" to complex text manipulation. Ingy compares a new app or module in the world of Free and Open Source as a gift that the creator has given to others; if that gift can be simultaneously bestowed on users of Perl, Python, and Ruby at the same time, its worth is amplified. So he proposes (and provides a growing set of tools) to make programming language irrelevant, by the sly means of encouraging people to write software using whatever their favorite tools are, but with a leaning toward using only language features which are broadly available to *other* programming languages as well. He's adopted the term Acmeism to describe this approach; Acmeists who follow his lead strive to create software that is broadly re-useable and adaptable, rather than tied only to a single platform.

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  1. Been doing that since ages... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's called "using C"...

    1. Re:Been doing that since ages... by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 3, Insightful

      That's called "using C"...

      Kind of. What you actually end up with is "the lowest common denominator"... a language that does everything, but with none of the advantages other languages are known for.

      That's why you never see survivalists and electricians both using Swiss Army Knives as their primary tools.

  2. Yay, another hipster programming messiah!!! by TWiTfan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He's going to overturn decades of experience, hard work, research, and language development because HE'S A REBEL!!!

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    1. Re:Yay, another hipster programming messiah!!! by losfromla · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I'm approaching that too and thinking about becoming a hipster.
      The thing is, why not?
      I mean, who really cares?
      Do I care what younger people think? No
      Do I care what older stodgy people or people my age think? No
      Am I going to die and no one will care anyway? Yes
      Do I care that some AC thinks it is a ridiculous way to be? No
      Is there a non-zero chance that some hot chick will find me interesting enough? Yes
      decision made.

      I haven't done it but I think that people have the right to be as ridiculous as we want to be. It is our life after all and we only get one and why should we be repressed during its short span?

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  3. Wow, what a new idea by grasshoppa · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ...or, you know, not.

    Christ, what a douchebag.

    "Everyone, wait! It's all just 1s and 0s! I'VE SOLVED ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS!"

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