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14:38:36
beach
But yeah, there are many aspects of this book that I would have done differently myself.
14:39:30
beach
The beginning of the process is boring at the moment. I am trying to figure out how to make the entire experience better.
14:59:33
makomo
beach: i assume the new demo is under the same URL? i guess that's the one i watched then
15:03:36
scymtym
i think this blog (which is included in planet.lisp.org) specifically: http://lisp-univ-etc.blogspot.com/2019/
15:25:11
scymtym
reading the latest chapter, i'm not sure the algorithms get enough attention between the C/Python/Java comparisons, RUTILS idiosyncrasies and low-level optimization "advice" like using (sb-vm::%primitive sb-vm::unsigned-word-find-first-bit x) directly
15:30:25
scymtym
i was reading https://lisp-univ-etc.blogspot.com/2019/08/programming-algorithms-key-values.html
15:34:16
scymtym
it seems to be regular text. in this section: https://lisp-univ-etc.blogspot.com/2019/08/programming-algorithms-key-values.html#secondchanceandclockalgorithms
15:36:54
scymtym
not literally in the listing, but the machine code and internal function discussion takes up a good chunk of the "Second Chance and Clock Algorithms" section
18:20:31
ck_
Well, that's the authors prerogative. I came to the conclusion that a new book on Common Lisp is a good thing, even if it is a little -- idiosyncratic?