Several languages have docstrings, but I love #Python's convention of an example usage in the docstring. Literate programming that works.
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It's nice to see ISPs who are forced to block sites show a 'site blocked' error. Faking an error feels dishonest.
It's amazing how many computer problems disappear when you replace faulty RAM.
The destructuring assignment in #Clojure is the best I've seen in a long time. Very general and readable.
I've concluded that most internal wikis should show the age of the page at the top. It's important to show freshness.
I've actually seen a project with #Guile Scheme plugin support! http://t.co/Qt4P8weV Sure there are others, but it's so rare.
Eagleson's Law: Any code of your own that you haven't looked at for six or more months, might as well have been written by someone else.
I have yet to see a variable that could not be called 'data'. Thus it seems like a lousy variable name.
Programming languages tend towards more power over time. Even Lisp and Fortran.
Idling in Freenode is a wonderful way to learn by osmosis. This is true for both languages and tools, provided the regulars are friendly.
Django is remarkably faster on Pypy than CPython: http://t.co/QKpHr2Tb
Macros aren't just for Lispers. #Scala, #Perl 6 and #Haskell have them too!
I'm not sure I've ever used a program and said "oh, if only it had more settings!".
Wappr: http://t.co/aclZKd7w app wish list from tweets. Now, to find some time to do *more* projects.
Line length is the new tabs vs spaces.
#Emacs tip of the day: https://github.com/magnars/expand-region.el allows you to expand the region in a syntax-aware way. Saves a few keystrokes.
Today I learnt that ;: is a more portable # for shells like #zsh which use # for pattern matching. Works with #Bash too. Handy.
Ask Hacker News archive: http://t.co/tSDhv4XY -- a real treasure trove.
#Git magic of the day: $ git log --graph --all --decorate
Latest blog post: Playing Blackjack With #Haskell: http://t.co/dJGv10PY
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