(new) Theory and Practice of Programming

Ruby threw me a curve - (Arkadiy) - (25) - Nov. 8, 2005, 04:07:31 PM EST

Are you sure that is executed twice? - (ben_tilly) - (22) - Nov. 8, 2005, 05:07:30 PM EST

I am quite sure - (Arkadiy) - (21) - Nov. 8, 2005, 05:44:20 PM EST

Ah, you're right, I looked closer at the method definition. -NT - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 8, 2005, 05:58:52 PM EST

OK, now I see it - (Arkadiy) - (19) - Nov. 8, 2005, 11:10:34 PM EST

Let me get this straight ... - (JimWeirich) - (18) - Nov. 12, 2005, 07:34:32 PM EST

The scenario is correct - (Arkadiy) - (17) - Nov. 12, 2005, 08:52:24 PM EST

Re: The scenario is correct - (JimWeirich) - (16) - Nov. 13, 2005, 01:52:30 AM EST

My environment - (Arkadiy) - (15) - Nov. 13, 2005, 10:57:20 AM EST

Re: My environment - (JimWeirich) - (14) - Nov. 15, 2005, 12:37:29 PM EST

OK, I see more clearly now - (Arkadiy) - (13) - Nov. 18, 2005, 02:07:33 PM EST

The rain has gone -NT - (jake123) - (10) - Nov. 19, 2005, 02:31:10 AM EST

I can see all obstacles in my way -NT - (jake123) - (8) - Nov. 19, 2005, 02:30:04 AM EST

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind -NT - (jake123) - (7) - Nov. 19, 2005, 02:31:30 AM EST

It's gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright) sunshiny day -NT - (jake123) - (6) - Nov. 19, 2005, 02:32:26 AM EST

A source of annoying catchphrases now. -NT - (Another Scott) - (5) - Nov. 19, 2005, 08:12:12 AM EST

Sorry, saw Arkadiy's subject line and it just popped into my - (jake123) - (4) - Nov. 19, 2005, 08:14:02 AM EST

(Twas just the LRPDism. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 19, 2005, 08:17:43 AM EST

Except the song has no "ok" or "more" - (broomberg) - (2) - Nov. 19, 2005, 08:31:48 AM EST

Ditto. It's got staying power. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 19, 2005, 08:41:01 AM EST

But not in that way, pervs. -NT - (jake123) - Nov. 19, 2005, 08:55:10 AM EST

Grrrrrrr. -NT - (Arkadiy) - Nov. 19, 2005, 10:14:40 AM EST

Re: OK, I see more clearly now - (JimWeirich) - (1) - Nov. 19, 2005, 11:24:23 PM EST

It should be possible - (Arkadiy) - Nov. 21, 2005, 12:46:00 PM EST

Re: Ruby threw me a curve - (MikeH727) - (1) - Nov. 28, 2005, 06:21:23 PM EST

Hello, fellow sufferer. - (Arkadiy) - Dec. 3, 2005, 03:26:11 PM EST

The "velvet rope" from Microsoft. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Nov. 8, 2005, 12:36:03 PM EST

Looks like a rather light version. - (hnick) - (1) - Nov. 8, 2005, 01:05:25 PM EST

ICLRPD (new thread) - (jb4) - Nov. 8, 2005, 01:36:27 PM EST

(Branching this) A start for what? - (admin) - (29) - Nov. 7, 2005, 04:36:13 PM EST

Has it got an admin interface? - (pwhysall) - (3) - Nov. 7, 2005, 04:53:29 PM EST

Who said you'd get admin privs? -NT - (Yendor) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 04:55:23 PM EST

Me. -NT - (pwhysall) - Nov. 7, 2005, 04:59:03 PM EST

Not yet, but... - (admin) - Nov. 7, 2005, 04:56:15 PM EST

Good candidate for a port - (drewk) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:04:18 PM EST

At one point I was interested in comparisons - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:09:31 PM EST

I know you're not, but thought Todd might be -NT - (drewk) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:23:33 PM EST

Personal exercise in entertainment - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:26:07 PM EST

It's all good. - (admin) - (4) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:32:36 PM EST

Then Seaside would be ideal - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:47:31 PM EST

Er, no, that's the UI - (admin) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2005, 05:56:21 PM EST

Oh crap - (drewk) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 06:02:36 PM EST

ICLRPD: My asbestos undies are at the cleaners. (new thread) - (Steve Lowe) - Nov. 7, 2005, 06:11:17 PM EST

Am assuming you are porting across... - (ChrisR) - (15) - Nov. 7, 2005, 06:40:15 PM EST

Yes. -NT - (admin) - (14) - Nov. 7, 2005, 06:48:01 PM EST

Lemme guess ... you're not a smartass but play one online? - (drewk) - (6) - Nov. 7, 2005, 06:56:41 PM EST

Ask a question like my wife... - (admin) - (5) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:03:53 PM EST

And what kind of question is your wife like? -NT - (drewk) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:07:40 PM EST

Yes. -NT - (admin) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:16:56 PM EST

Is she from the northeast too? D&RVF before SWMBO comes home -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:20:10 PM EST

No... - (admin) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:25:21 PM EST

The Double X version? -NT - (folkert) - Nov. 8, 2005, 11:42:07 AM EST

Porting messages? - (tuberculosis) - (6) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:16:38 PM EST

Nope. - (admin) - (5) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:17:50 PM EST

What were the drivers for this - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:18:53 PM EST

I don't recall discussing it. - (admin) - (3) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:24:44 PM EST

And the whole threading issue - (drewk) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:37:48 PM EST

Those weren't reasons to change the DB schema, though... -NT - (admin) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:39:24 PM EST

It's your baby. - (static) - Nov. 7, 2005, 07:53:28 PM EST

Larry Wall thinks it's a feature - (Arkadiy) - (6) - Nov. 3, 2005, 07:52:47 AM EST

I'll report that as a misfeature - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Nov. 3, 2005, 11:42:26 AM EST

Slightly more than that - (Arkadiy) - (3) - Nov. 6, 2005, 08:18:00 PM EST

Ah. Missed that detail. - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Nov. 6, 2005, 08:58:30 PM EST

5.8 -NT - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 09:35:15 PM EST

/me checks the change history... - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 7, 2005, 09:57:32 PM EST

Punishment for trying OOP in Perl? -NT - (tablizer) - Nov. 20, 2005, 02:53:34 AM EST

Closures and object life time in Perl - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2005, 07:46:36 AM EST

Why is this an issue for you? - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 3, 2005, 10:51:48 AM EST

Perl POD question - (pwhysall) - (1) - Nov. 3, 2005, 04:38:46 AM EST

It doesn't do that for me - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 3, 2005, 10:35:50 AM EST

Getoptions, pod2usage, oh my! - (pwhysall) - (4) - Nov. 1, 2005, 04:05:23 AM EST

Interim solution - (pwhysall) - (2) - Nov. 1, 2005, 04:27:04 AM EST

Re: Interim solution - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:39:09 AM EST

I'm already using Getopt::Long. -NT - (pwhysall) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:39:40 AM EST

Where does it say that you should expect that? - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 1, 2005, 11:11:25 AM EST

Checking for the existence of a directory in Perl - (pwhysall) - (53) - Oct. 31, 2005, 08:58:57 AM EST

I use: - (admin) - (52) - Oct. 31, 2005, 09:19:47 AM EST

Context - (pwhysall) - (51) - Oct. 31, 2005, 09:30:44 AM EST

Re: Context - (admin) - (5) - Oct. 31, 2005, 10:18:59 AM EST

Moochos grassy arse. -NT - (pwhysall) - Oct. 31, 2005, 10:26:40 AM EST

And I would point out that... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Oct. 31, 2005, 11:30:32 AM EST

How to do that... - (admin) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2005, 02:21:34 PM EST

That works but... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:07:35 PM EST

Ah, good. Thanks. -NT - (admin) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:03:49 PM EST

Minor points - (ben_tilly) - (44) - Oct. 31, 2005, 11:50:58 AM EST

Re: Minor points - (pwhysall) - Oct. 31, 2005, 01:02:42 PM EST

Slightly OT: on brace style: - (admin) - (42) - Oct. 31, 2005, 02:25:54 PM EST

That's what I've been doing, but I'm a noob. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 31, 2005, 02:28:40 PM EST

No way, this is the shizzit - (jake123) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:10:18 PM EST

Yes, that is the correct form - (tuberculosis) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:29:44 PM EST

I've heard arguments for and against that - (ben_tilly) - (38) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:37:28 PM EST

The arguments are simple - (tuberculosis) - (13) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:40:07 PM EST

Ah, an open mind. - (Yendor) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:52:54 PM EST

Yeah, but he's right. - (pwhysall) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:56:51 PM EST

Yes, we know you're strongly imprinted - (ben_tilly) - (10) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:07:50 PM EST

I'm interested in research too - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:08:27 PM EST

so K&R is wrong? Heretic BURN HIM! -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:22:53 PM EST

:-\ufffd :-\ufffd :-\ufffd :-\ufffd -NT - (jb4) - Oct. 31, 2005, 10:45:07 PM EST

There's a lot of stuff at scholar.google.com - (Another Scott) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:28:23 PM EST

I think it depends on your visual habits. - (static) - Oct. 31, 2005, 09:48:21 PM EST

Sidenote - (Simon_Jester) - (4) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:29:21 AM EST

Automate that Jalopy - (Yendor) - (2) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:37:17 AM EST

That's okay... - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:44:25 AM EST

np - (Yendor) - Nov. 1, 2005, 09:59:47 AM EST

Yes, that's a PBP recommend :-) - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 1, 2005, 11:14:00 AM EST

I'm seeing comments that "Code Complete" addresses that - (Another Scott) - (15) - Oct. 31, 2005, 03:59:22 PM EST

Where? - (ben_tilly) - (14) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:06:37 PM EST

CC2, pp 740-743 -NT - (Yendor) - (3) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:13:13 PM EST

I should finish reading it then - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:28:44 PM EST

Ar - (Yendor) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 06:45:18 PM EST

I read the first one that way, the first time - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 1, 2005, 12:03:59 AM EST

E.g. - (Another Scott) - (9) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:16:39 PM EST

What I see on that page: - (admin) - (8) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:33:47 PM EST

I see. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Oct. 31, 2005, 07:25:29 PM EST

Dunno what to tell you... - (admin) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:59:37 PM EST

www.mr-anderson.net could not be found... - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:10:10 PM EST

Can you dig it? - (pwhysall) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:11:10 PM EST

They work here. Check your browser/adblock. -NT - (pwhysall) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:06:27 PM EST

For some reason reading text isn't so bad. - (admin) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2005, 09:36:57 PM EST

Would you be better off wearing a patch? -NT - (broomberg) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 10:15:49 PM EST

Tried that for a bit. - (admin) - Oct. 31, 2005, 10:56:45 PM EST

It's not just "bad vision" - (admin) - (5) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:02:21 PM EST

I'm *so* playing you at pool, for money. -NT - (pwhysall) - (4) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:04:13 PM EST

Bastard. - (admin) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:09:40 PM EST

:-D -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:17:42 PM EST

ICLRPD: I'm *so* playing you at pool, for money. (new thread) - (Steve Lowe) - Oct. 31, 2005, 04:14:13 PM EST

You're English. Isn't that advantage enough? -NT - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:30:02 PM EST

It's a pretty print problem... - (ChrisR) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2005, 05:53:56 PM EST

Code Complete reserves special criticism for that one -NT - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 31, 2005, 06:31:57 PM EST

How do I send SMS messages via dialup? - (broomberg) - (17) - Oct. 28, 2005, 11:51:11 AM EDT

send the email to your phone number -NT - (bepatient) - (2) - Oct. 28, 2005, 11:55:24 AM EDT

You being sarcastic? - (broomberg) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:10:33 PM EDT

You can't do shit with PPP on its own. - (pwhysall) - Oct. 28, 2005, 03:46:25 PM EDT

no internet connection except for dialup? - (boxley) - (8) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:31:14 PM EDT

Yup - (broomberg) - (7) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:50:14 PM EDT

Got it. you need an isp. -NT - (bepatient) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:53:50 PM EDT

the following may help - (boxley) - (3) - Oct. 28, 2005, 01:37:13 PM EDT

Good source. But no prices? -NT - (broomberg) - (2) - Oct. 28, 2005, 01:51:41 PM EDT

If you have to ask ... - (drewk) - Oct. 28, 2005, 02:09:09 PM EDT

well a cell modem for a laptop is $300 thereabouts - (boxley) - Oct. 28, 2005, 02:11:49 PM EDT

Alternate approach - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2005, 07:17:37 PM EDT

Reasonable - (broomberg) - Oct. 28, 2005, 07:57:46 PM EDT

That's pretty much how it works, seems to me. - (admin) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:33:19 PM EDT

Are you sending from the phone...or receiving on the phone - (bepatient) - (3) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:50:23 PM EDT

Understand now. - (bepatient) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:52:54 PM EDT

I think I have a fallback ISP account to use - (broomberg) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:55:01 PM EDT

Read this - (broomberg) - Oct. 28, 2005, 12:53:03 PM EDT

Here is a "bad" thought about modularity - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 25, 2005, 11:10:17 PM EDT

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