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[JeanPaul145]

I'm thinking that a lot of those defensive posts come from people that have invested significant time in learning and becoming proficient in C++[1], or...

[JeanPaul145]

From what I understand the new ODROID is about $/€/£ 5,- more expensive than the new Raspberry Pi 3, but performs much better. Why not just go for...

[JeanPaul145]

I think Mozilla is right not to invest in embeddable Gecko. Even if they succeeded on a technical level, Gecko + Xulrunner = pretty huge code base. And...

[JeanPaul145]

Despite what you say, that's exactly how normal (i.e. for profit) businesses operate: when building the new hotness, they'll support the old and busted;...

[JeanPaul145]

If you truly believe that then you're a lot less knowledgeable than you think you are. Even though a compiler can prevent things like resource/memory...

[JeanPaul145]

The fact that crashes can so easily happen in the first place is a testament to poor design, as is needing to restart the whole IDE when installing/uninstalling/upgrading...

[JeanPaul145]

Now they just need to fix the stability of that crash prone train wreck of an IDE. Installing an unstable plugin can prevent eclipse from ever properly...

[JeanPaul145]

There is no point (anymore). LO has the bigger community *and* more industry support. I don't mind OO.o getting packaged again, but personally I would...

[JeanPaul145]

You're right in that performance for some parts of a game may not matter much, but there's another factor I'd left implicit: portability. Python is not...

[JeanPaul145]

The short answer is probably yes, but let me clarify:
First and foremost, it is important to realise that there is not one Lisp-language like there...

[JeanPaul145]

So basically Miguel is talking about programming power. Not in the Turing-completeness sense, but more in terms of programming "convenience",...

[JeanPaul145]

I just have one burning question: What took 'em so damn long?
What is so inherently difficult about MT that the X.org support was delayed for so...

[JeanPaul145]

Java 7 is too little, too late. If you want a big boost in productivity, use Lisp.
If you want a boost in productivity and are bound to the Java...

[JeanPaul145]

I'm kinda grateful for Canonical's hands-off approach w.r.t. KDE because, If I look at Unity, that kind of useability and stability help in the KDE enironment...

[JeanPaul145]

Sure it's possible. Do all your work in the European Union. They don't have the retarded concept of software patents....