...considered harmful ...considered harmful Syndication Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:33:53 +0000 admin@dreamincode.net (Dream.In.Code) IP.Blog 60 Death Marches Considered Harmful http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-4243-death-marches-considered-harmful/ Some Lessons Learned...]]> Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:21:00 +0000 http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-4243-death-marches-considered-harmful/ <![CDATA[My First Scala "Hulk Smash" moment]]> http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-4199-my-first-scala-hulk-smash-moment/ Here's one:
scala> val triple = (1,2,3)triple: (Int, Int, Int) = (1,2,3)


Cool. So how do I get a value out of one of these guys? Like this:

scala> triple._1res6: Int = 1
...]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:34:00 +0000 http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-4199-my-first-scala-hulk-smash-moment/ How do you pronounce xBB? http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-4017-how-do-you-pronounce-xbb/
Binary, hex, and so forth are written (or coded, or otherwise nonverbal) systems for representing numeric values. Typically, if you need to express a numeric value verbally, you use decimal. If you need...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 04:38:00 +0000 http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-4017-how-do-you-pronounce-xbb/ <![CDATA[Murach's Java Programming, 4th Edition]]> http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-3919-murachs-java-programming-4th-edition/ Joel Murach, www.murach.com
ISBN 978-1-890774-65-3


Murach's introduction to Java would make an reasonably good textbook in a lecture-driven course. The explanations of individual procedures are clear and simple. However, as a guide for self-study, it is lacking in important areas. There is...]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:43:00 +0000 http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-3919-murachs-java-programming-4th-edition/ <![CDATA["I'll get to it when..." considered harmful.]]> http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-3855-ill-get-to-it-when-considered-harmful/ link)

I wrote it last night, and I still think it's good, so I'm going to put it here. This is in response to someone who said, paraphrasing, "I'll learn C++ now, and I'll come back to the C later on."

I recognize this,...]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-3855-ill-get-to-it-when-considered-harmful/ tl;dr Considered Inane http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-3591-tl%3Bdr-considered-inane/ in various fora, standing for "too long; didn't read".
This sigil is then followed by some ill-considered comment on the subject at hand, generally addressed in the material the poster found too...]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:02:00 +0000 http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/blog/1748/entry-3591-tl%3Bdr-considered-inane/