That would be a compiler/reference implementation.
A language can definitely be 'Open', but the term 'Open Source' has absolutely no meaning when attached to a language.
'Open Source English'.
That makes absolutely no sense. My point is not related to how useful or good this language is, I'm just annoyed at this example of Sun's generally confusing and strange marketing.
How can a language be open source? A language doesn't need source; it's a syntax. Compilers need source, not languages. 'Open Source Language' sounds like more hype to me. I may be stupid, but I don't know of any truly open source implementations of the Java that this 'Open Source Language' is in (Last I checked, Sun had a pretty strict licensing scheme going for Java implementations)
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I agree with your point, but one thing to note...
People have been saying Christianity is 'dying' or 'going to die' for thousands of years.
C# and.NET are indirectly a result of Microsoft Research. Before.NET came out, C# was on their list of projects.
The stuff in their Tablet PCs is also partly based on MSR stuff.
They've also got a lot of really neat applications, source code, and usable examples on that site. I won't be suprised when more interesting technology comes out of MSR in the near future.
My OS supports IPv6, but my router doesn't. Doubt that my ISP does either. Apparently this will only be truly possible for people with direct pipes (T1, etc.) Or does anyone know of ways around these problems other than nagging my ISP and router manufacturer?
And the buses didn't have these newfangled 'stops', either! You had to chase them down on foot, jump onto the back, and climb in through the emergency escape hatch on top!
Serves him right, that loser downloaded Justin Timberlake's new CD. Can't do that without SOME kind of repercussions, and it's either the RIAA or Satan, right? I say choose the lesser evil.
Dunno about the rest, but the nt filesystem IS virtual like you describe. Drive letters are not required for partitions in nt; half the partitions on my xp box are mounted in folders.
Actually, I've used PHP extensively and my personal site (fury.rpgsource.net) is built in it. I've also used ASP, and I personally consider PHP to be a steaming heap of shit.
'... due to its C-like syntax and clean design.' PHP only slightly resembles C (it goes off from C syntax in wild tangents all over the place), and it's not exactly what I'd call cleanly designed. For example, here's a few string functions: str_replace strlen sprintf split N ow, in real programming languages, similar commands generally have similar names. Let's not get into how individual PHP commands have different orders for their parameters even when they do the same thing... (for example, split() takes delimiter first, string second, while strrchr() takes string first, delimiter second. Don't even get me started on how useless PHP's string functions are in general - they all return strings instead of indexes!
Interesting. Sounds a lot like the equivalent of trying to change HTML into a programming language, though... it's just not designed for it. Almost everything about PHP is designed for webpages.
Unlike Ruby, Python, Lua, Perl, and Tcl, PHP doesn't have any real uses other than websites, and it could be disputed that it doesn't even do websites all that well;) PHP isn't really a scripting language in the same sense that those others are. ASP/ASP.net and Java Server Pages aren't on there either, you might notice.
Did anyone notice that CowboyNeal was one of the finalists for big loser? Apparently he still hasn't found that mp3 of "Feel like a woman" he's been looking for.
That's right folks, now all you bored/.'ers can finally find an attractive local girl to stalk! Just enter your location into the convenient form, hit 'Submit', and stalk away!
Something tells me we're going to have a console that's really good at counting to 1 trillion. They don't exactly say *what* mathematical calculations it's so good at... or if it gets the calculations right. 1 + 1 = -37, anyone?
I think, personally, that God is plain simply too elegant to make the creation of life something which would require the temporary changing of the laws of physics to accomplish. God created the laws of nature also; why not make them ones which make life possible (the gravitation constant, for example, has to be very finely tuned to make life possible).
My God is a God of surprises which does not put answers to all of life's problems in simple, small packages. To me creationism is a form of denial; no worse than the denial of a chronic alcholic who says they don't really have a drinking problem.
So you're saying that you believe God didn't create the universe, and instead created a set of rules that caused it to be created? Isn't that the same as creating it, albeit indirectly? You're not making any sense, sir.
Personally I'm a staunch believer in God creating the universe - how is not an issue I claim to have resolved, and I'm just as interested as you are to hear about new theories, if not more interested. But I'm sure as hell not going to listen to someone claim that a theory is the only plausible explanation, simply because they refuse to accept the possibility of there being a God.
It's just as hard to prove that the universe came into existence by some random explosion as it is to prove that God exists... because both crowds can come up with lots of evidence but crowd A never believes crowd B. What good is proof if nobody thinks it's real?
What is dark matter, you ask? God needs to defrag the universe. It's little bits of discarded matter from ages past... just think, random garbled bits of your grandfather could be floating somewhere!
This is only a big deal if the government has pulled the wool over your eyes and made you believe that the moon landing wasn't a bunch of barbie dolls dressed up in tinfoil, in front of a painted moon backdrop, with a guy from NASA making rocket noises into a microphone!
Now to spread the message to the rest of the world before the black hel!@#!@$()@!*$()W*DAWDWAOIFHWAOIFJWEDOIKAW
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That would be a compiler/reference implementation.
A language can definitely be 'Open', but the term 'Open Source' has absolutely no meaning when attached to a language.
'Open Source English'.
That makes absolutely no sense. My point is not related to how useful or good this language is, I'm just annoyed at this example of Sun's generally confusing and strange marketing.
How can a language be open source? A language doesn't need source; it's a syntax. Compilers need source, not languages. 'Open Source Language' sounds like more hype to me. I may be stupid, but I don't know of any truly open source implementations of the Java that this 'Open Source Language' is in (Last I checked, Sun had a pretty strict licensing scheme going for Java implementations)
I agree with your point, but one thing to note...
People have been saying Christianity is 'dying' or 'going to die' for thousands of years.
It hasn't happened yet.
Just some food for thought.
Slashdot? In ten years? Won't Microsoft have bought VA software by then?
C# and .NET are indirectly a result of Microsoft Research. Before .NET came out, C# was on their list of projects.
The stuff in their Tablet PCs is also partly based on MSR stuff.
They've also got a lot of really neat applications, source code, and usable examples on that site. I won't be suprised when more interesting technology comes out of MSR in the near future.
Microsoft Research ?
My OS supports IPv6, but my router doesn't. Doubt that my ISP does either. Apparently this will only be truly possible for people with direct pipes (T1, etc.) Or does anyone know of ways around these problems other than nagging my ISP and router manufacturer?
And the buses didn't have these newfangled 'stops', either! You had to chase them down on foot, jump onto the back, and climb in through the emergency escape hatch on top!
When did they start making CD's with clocks in them? Is it perhaps the next devious RIAA plot to get DRM into our households?
EN-Gage!
Ah, that was a knee-slapper.
More seriously, what the hell kinda name is 'N-Gage'?
Listen to your Game Boy Advance...
It's trying to tell you something...
Listen closely and you can hear it...
It's saying:
"You were actually stupid enough to buy an MP3 player addon for your gameboy? Hah!"
My Matrix DVD is starting to decay and fall apart, this one will be out right around when my old one shatters into bits inside my DVD player!
I never specified which evil was lesser. ;)
Serves him right, that loser downloaded Justin Timberlake's new CD. Can't do that without SOME kind of repercussions, and it's either the RIAA or Satan, right? I say choose the lesser evil.
Dunno about the rest, but the nt filesystem IS virtual like you describe. Drive letters are not required for partitions in nt; half the partitions on my xp box are mounted in folders.
Actually, I've used PHP extensively and my personal site (fury.rpgsource.net) is built in it. I've also used ASP, and I personally consider PHP to be a steaming heap of shit.
N ow, in real programming languages, similar commands generally have similar names.
'... due to its C-like syntax and clean design.'
PHP only slightly resembles C (it goes off from C syntax in wild tangents all over the place), and it's not exactly what I'd call cleanly designed. For example, here's a few string functions:
str_replace
strlen
sprintf
split
Let's not get into how individual PHP commands have different orders for their parameters even when they do the same thing... (for example, split() takes delimiter first, string second, while strrchr() takes string first, delimiter second. Don't even get me started on how useless PHP's string functions are in general - they all return strings instead of indexes!
Interesting. Sounds a lot like the equivalent of trying to change HTML into a programming language, though... it's just not designed for it. Almost everything about PHP is designed for webpages.
Unlike Ruby, Python, Lua, Perl, and Tcl, PHP doesn't have any real uses other than websites, and it could be disputed that it doesn't even do websites all that well ;) PHP isn't really a scripting language in the same sense that those others are. ASP/ASP.net and Java Server Pages aren't on there either, you might notice.
Did anyone notice that CowboyNeal was one of the finalists for big loser? Apparently he still hasn't found that mp3 of "Feel like a woman" he's been looking for.
That's right folks, now all you bored /.'ers can finally find an attractive local girl to stalk! Just enter your location into the convenient form, hit 'Submit', and stalk away!
Something tells me we're going to have a console that's really good at counting to 1 trillion. They don't exactly say *what* mathematical calculations it's so good at... or if it gets the calculations right. 1 + 1 = -37, anyone?
In soviet russia slashdotter who make joke about chernobyl get to help build new sarcophagus... Without pesky protective gear
Personally I'm a staunch believer in God creating the universe - how is not an issue I claim to have resolved, and I'm just as interested as you are to hear about new theories, if not more interested. But I'm sure as hell not going to listen to someone claim that a theory is the only plausible explanation, simply because they refuse to accept the possibility of there being a God. It's just as hard to prove that the universe came into existence by some random explosion as it is to prove that God exists... because both crowds can come up with lots of evidence but crowd A never believes crowd B. What good is proof if nobody thinks it's real?
What is dark matter, you ask? God needs to defrag the universe. It's little bits of discarded matter from ages past... just think, random garbled bits of your grandfather could be floating somewhere!
This is only a big deal if the government has pulled the wool over your eyes and made you believe that the moon landing wasn't a bunch of barbie dolls dressed up in tinfoil, in front of a painted moon backdrop, with a guy from NASA making rocket noises into a microphone!
Now to spread the message to the rest of the world before the black hel!@#!@$()@!*$()W*DAWDWAOIFHWAOIFJWEDOIKAW
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