sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Deciding what programming language
oh yuck... Ruby.
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sohail | 18 years ago | on: How Frank Schilling Won the Domain Race After Starting at the Back of the Pack
What a great story. Here is a guy who took advantage of closed doors. Should be an inspiration to everyone. Now get back to work.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: How does it sound to you? Too crazy, too basic?
Ah, former colleagues. It may be more appropriate to say "jealous bastards" because thats the truth.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Sorry, Lisp. I tried.
This guy is an idiot.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Video Interview: Daniel Ha of Disqus (Summer YC startup)
This was one of the ideas I was going to pursue but trashed for another one...
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Lisp in a box - start quickly
Or on Ubuntu:
apt-get install slime sbcl emacs cl-asdf
:-)
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Protecting IM From Big Brother
Do you know what the export restrictions would be like on software that was actually secure? Needless to say, Mr Gates wouldn't have been allowed to sell all his wares to China.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Protecting IM From Big Brother
Boo. I did this as an undergrad project FOUR YEARS AGO.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: What is the salary range for a proj manager or tech lead in Seattle
This isn't a job board.
Edit: Oh wait, just saw the "jobs" link.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Are there *any* startups using ASP.NET?
I will add, then all that is remaining for g(t) > f(t) for t > 0 is for someone to box up <something-else> in an easily digestible form. Then what?
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Are there *any* startups using ASP.NET?
Thank you sir for justifying me staying away from all these frameworks.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Are there *any* startups using ASP.NET?
I'm not sure that getting ASP.NET guy up and running and more productive faster is a laudable goal. Say productivity of ASP.NET guy is f(t) where t is time and productivity of <something-else> guy is g(t). I would submit that there exists some T where g(t) > f(t) for all t > T (t starts at 0, for simplicity.)
That is my stupid way of saying, who gives a crap how long stupid ASP.NET guy takes to get productive? In the long run, inevitably, someone else will be better.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Are there *any* startups using ASP.NET?
I'm not sure what you're trying to say!
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Are there *any* startups using ASP.NET?
"Sit down with somebody who is using one of the automated DALs (like NetTiers, NHibernate, CSLA, etc) and knows what the heck they are doing. You'll find it very intuitive and the speed of development can keep pace (or surpass, depending on the domain) any other kind of web development."
Oh come on, this applies for ANY tool in ANY domain. This is non-information.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Are there *any* startups using ASP.NET?
I have used ASP.NET, CGI, CherrryPy, some of these in anger.
I am currently looking at Common Lisp. I have been burned by MS too many times and I don't need their blessing to program. I posted these links yesterday as well, but if you are interested, I am updating my blog with my adventures into a web app in Common Lisp:
http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/web-programming-framewor...
http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/update-web-programming-f...
http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/lisp-web-framework-desig...
All in all, I find that Common Lisp + Slime is a great environment to develop in. All the tools you need are there, there is just the matter of a small investment of time.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: What new technologies are you exploring?
Can you talk about it here please: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=81768
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: What new technologies are you exploring?
What really interests me is Common Lisp. I am planning on using it for a real web application (omg).
If you are interested:
http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/web-programming-framewor...
http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/update-web-programming-f...
http://uint32t.blogspot.com/2007/11/lisp-web-framework-desig...
So far it is fucking amazing. I love it.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: What Language Do You Use for Multiple CPUs?
I've used C++ for multiple CPUs and multiple machines. Quite easy really. Most people just make it too complicated I think.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Ask YC: Is distributing your source code a stupid idea?
I think your agreement should say that they have access to the source code if they want it. However, they must not resell any modifications and may submit their modifications to you for a discount.
sohail | 18 years ago | on: Why did Symbolics fail?
I know :-) Are his gripes with it documented somewhere then? Or is that Arc?