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kailden | 11 months ago | on: Graphics livecoding in Common Lisp

If you mean translating from the JavaScript, yes. Quil wraps Processing. Quil did not wrap the vector library (P5.Vector) but most of vector operations are pretty easy to write in base clojure or you can use clojure.matrix. The fun(ctional)-mode lines up with passing initial state through the functions, which clojure makes easy.

kailden | 1 year ago | on: DEF CON's response to the badge controversy

I read it as “Statement of Work” which is description of the work to be performed/delivered, although often much more general than a full technical specification, sometimes in a comedically tragic way.

kailden | 7 years ago | on: Job Promotion is a Trap

I’m not sure a job interview is necessarily a good indicator of a person’s status/progress any more than a title. It can be just as human and subjective.

I would hope there are other ways to assess your gaps.

kailden | 7 years ago | on: If not SICP, then what? Maybe HTDP?

For Clojure - a good start might be something like solving a few of the advent of code puzzles with the simple but powerful map/reduce functions. You won’t need the whole language and you will be writing functional programs.

The experience of that alone might help you find the next book that works for you.

kailden | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?

I liked “Remains of the Day” - the subtlety in the tone seems to be intentional given the theme, and tempts the reader to miss the point that lies between the lines - the same theme as the book itself is wrapped around and the main character doesn’t see. I think it is well done.

kailden | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?

Older books, bought secondhand and enjoyed:

Batavia’s Graveyard - A brutal history of a shipwreck and subsequent mutiny that occurred off the coast of Australia in 1629 when Dutch traders were exploring a new route to the East Indies. Much better than expected from the cover.

Gates of Fire - Historical fiction that tells the story of the Spartan 300 and the battle of Thermopylae. Lived up to it’s high recommendation.

A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 - still working my way through this detailed tome, but enjoying the style of the author.

kailden | 13 years ago | on: Stop Procrastinating by “Clearing to Neutral”

I've found the best way for me to jump into something is to leave vim open to the very project I'm on--even if I'm midtask. I wouldn't want to close all the windows, as that would make it harder to start the next day.
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