Contents tagged with [Languages]
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Things I like about Scala
I'm excited about Scala (see Scaling the Cliffs to Scala ), one of the new Object-Fuctional languages that have emerged recently. So, what excites me? Let's list a few cool features.
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Coding Cool with Fan!
The most exciting new programming language I have seen in quite some time is the new Fan language. I recommend reading Why Fan and taking the Tour to have get a quick grasp of what Fan offers. Then Download Fan and StartHere!
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Something is squawking!
After a rather long ... lull ..., I'm hearing much more noise again from the (almost mythological) realm of Pearl 6. Seems like some sort of Parrot has been squawking loudly, lately. In fact, it may have even squawked loudly enough to get me to join in the fun!
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SmallScript is dead! Long live SmallScript!
In a previous post, Before it becomes famous, I posted about S#, or SmallScript, a SmallTalk variant that was being designed that was supposed to have a version that might have worked on .NET. Now, it seems that project has pretty much died out. David Simmons, the main figure behind S#, now works for Microsoft. His role there does not seem to allow much priority for S#. Here is S# - Smalltalk :: The Next Generation, an interview with him that explains his current assignment. In that article, he projected a date for the next release of S# as "out in the fall," but that was in 2006.
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Your Company's Next Senior Software Architect???
I would *love* to join a new and exciting software development team that has a single-minded focus on delivering high-quality software products to great customers. Perhaps that team is working in your company! Please have a look at my resume (http://weblogs.asp.net/jtobler/articles/48839.aspx) to find out if my skills match your customers' needs! If interested, contact me by email so I can get to work with you as quickly as possible! I currently live in San Diego, CA, but would consider relocating to Las Vegas, NV, or the Miami Ft. Lauderdale area, FL, to join the right company with the right challenge!
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[.NET C#] Unified C# 3.0 Specification
The C# team at csharp-online.net has a download link for a consolidated document presenting the Unified C# 3.0 Specification, which brings together all prior C# specs with the latest version. It weighs in at slightly over 500 pages, but looks to be the most comprehensive documentation yet available for C#, and is an essential reference for any .NET developer working at the deeper levels.
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[TDD] TDD'ing Sudoku in Ruby
Ron Jeffries, of Extreme Programming fame, and some other folks on the Test Driven Development email list, have started several passes at creating a Sudoku solver by following the TDD approach. I really am enjoying following Ron's pursuit in his article, OK, Sudoku, and in the forum and list messages. Ron is doing a Ruby version, which is even more fun to follow. If you want to see TDD in action, watch as Ron goes about implementing something about which he knew basically nothing when he started. Great fun!
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[Languages] Ruby is coming along on .NET
I have been checking out a couple of newer implementations of Ruby for .NET. Each offers something different and it is obvious that we are getting closer to having a really usable variant of Ruby on .NET in the near future. Here are my current favorite contenders:
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[Languages] A Smalltalk Compiler for .NET - #Smalltalk
A fortuitous incident led me to review the .NET Languages website, which has a great list of .NET languages on its Resources page. There, I found out about a new-to-me compiler, #Smalltalk, that implements Smalltalk to run on .NET. The #Smalltalk system is offered under an Open Software License version 1.1 and the included class library is supposedly "mostly compatible with the ANSI Smalltalk standard." In its current version, #Smalltalk does not have support for GUI development but such is planned for a future release.
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[Laws] John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules
Now that I have three laws and a corollary under my belt, it's time to start my list: