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Monday, 6th of February 2023, 1:59:47 UTC
7:32:39
mfiano
nytpu: take a look at the project called dynamic-mixins
7:33:51
mfiano
The code is pretty simple if this doesn't work for your needs. Just a couple MOP methods to define really.
7:34:22
mfiano
ACTION has too many variations of similar approaches for different projects
8:52:29
jackdaniel
nytpu: you can use presentation generic functions and dispatch on the presentation type
9:08:01
jackdaniel
perhaps I should write a blog post to flesh out how these could be used
10:43:20
beach
I booked my travel to Amsterdam. I'll arrive on the 21st, and leave on the 28th.
11:22:43
uics
Are languages like rust zig nim or haxe good only for young and inexperienced programmers
11:35:02
mfiano
I would say young and _impressionable_
11:35:16
scymtym
nytpu: i am (at a snail's pace) working on a trait-like system. an old version is at https://github.com/scymtym/traits
11:35:19
mfiano
They will find their way here eventualy.
11:35:40
hayley
There are ways to dig at languages that don't involve calling people young or inexperienced.
11:50:34
uics
Yes but it wouldnt be trolling
11:54:36
jackdaniel
you! you! you young person you! top notch insult ;)
12:43:13
beach
uics: As I often say, people are willing to spend a huge amount of effort to avoid learning Common Lisp. Getting excited about the latest new language is a manifestation of this phenomenon.
12:51:58
uics
Maybe they are afraid that after learning common lisp there will be nothing left, only death.
12:54:20
beach
I have tried to figure out what they are afraid of, by interviewing students I had in the past, but their answers are always puzzling.
12:56:35
jackdaniel
could it be that you were slightly biased (in favor of your favorite language) when you were interpreting the answers?
13:10:11
hayley
When in line at university I tie a paren to a rope, rope to a stick, and use it to scare off the people in front of me in the line.
13:14:38
yitzi
Try attaching three parens to the rope. Mass panic will ensue.
13:30:56
mfiano
Only probably is all the neighborhood cats you have to avoid stepping on
Monday, 6th of February 2023, 13:59:47 UTC