Xah Programing Blog Archive 2015-08
SpaceOrb 360
Java for absolute beginners. Java Tutorial: Printing a String
OCaml Tutorial: Function (repost)
What is Point-free Programing? (point-free function syntax) (repost)
Keyboard Key Switch Mechanisms (Added a great animation of Topre switch's rubber dome in action.)
The key feel of the Topre switch, used in Happy Hacking Keyboard, primarily came from its rubber dome.
Java Tutorial: The “extends” Keyword (updated)
Mac OS X Resource Fork Tips (repost)
language tutorial popularity
apparently, Java PHP are most requested tutorial. The ranks are: Java PHP Python C# C++ C Javascript Objective-C Matlab R Swift Ruby …. [source: http://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html ]
JavaScript Dot Notation, Namespace or Object System? (on its own page)
see also
Python C C++ → Jail
[A Guide to Undefined Behavior in C and C++, Part 1 By John Regehr. At http://blog.regehr.org/archives/213 , accessed on 2015-08-16 ]
see also Why I Hate the C Language
Logitech Trackman Wheel (new photo. Early model actually have a “shark gill” lights.)
Why Undo Cut Shortcut Keys Are Bad? (major update. The {Z X C V} keys is not better on Dvorak.)
what's “operator” in programing language?
in programing languages, the concept of “operator” is completely fscked up.
what languages are different from all others
of all the languages i know, { Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Clojure, Emacs Lisp, Wolfram Language } , the one standing out are JavaScript, and Wolfram Language.
so i was riding the bike on the street, and it occurred to me, what an odd language JavaScript is. Then i thought, is it true, critically? The languages i know of floated in my head and i went over them. I conclude, the 2 really odd, standing out from the others, are JavaScript and Wolfram Language.
JavaScript because of its Prototype Inheritance system. Wolfram Language because of its symbolic pattern matching (term rewriting language)
- Linux: Accelerated Scroll and AutoScroll (updated)
- Firefox: Set Mouse Wheel Scroll Speed (updated)
ROCCAT NYTH Mouse. Fin-switch at top, you push it left/right. Brand new, just came out.
Logitech G502 Proteus Mouse. Look at it again. Analysis. Verdict: no buy.