tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post6376591077450739529..comments2022-03-28T05:51:26.366-07:00Comments on Useless Factor: Programming Language ConsciousnessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902922561603041049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-35154247255432651662007-11-16T19:30:00.000-08:002007-11-16T19:30:00.000-08:00In response to berlin and washort, I tend to side ...In response to berlin and washort, I tend to side with those who want to repurpose external libraries. External libraries tend to be more dependable, and probably have more specialized developers behind them. Nevertheless, Factor's XML and GUI libraries are written in Factor.<BR/><BR/>In response to abhik, I was thinking of putting in a transition, or maybe [insert transition here], but I think abruptness worked out OK. I love ignoring the rules of good writing (such as, say, to proofread).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902922561603041049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-90694041419735626512007-11-15T18:29:00.000-08:002007-11-15T18:29:00.000-08:00Weirdest first-paragraph to second-paragraph trans...Weirdest first-paragraph to second-paragraph transition. ever. but i learned something new and interesting and that's never bad.abhikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669791896634498837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-28586674744087150482007-11-15T16:11:00.000-08:002007-11-15T16:11:00.000-08:00Except there's thousands of man-years of developme...Except there's thousands of man-years of development in other languages (I don't think that C necessarily has to be singled out here: the Python app my company is developing depends on a Java library, Lucene). Rewrite-the-world projects pretty much always fail. Are you rewriting a library in your new language because the old one sucks too much to use? Great. Are you rewriting it because you're afraid that writing an interface to it would be collaborating with the establishment? Maybe you've got problems that aren't technical in nature.Allen Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476178041186364808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-83179534421931187752007-11-15T12:39:00.000-08:002007-11-15T12:39:00.000-08:00Cool reference. As one of the few black hackers t...Cool reference. As one of the few black hackers that frequent your blog, I am impressed.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with the premise of your article. And would also like to add, it would be nice if the core aspect of the language (for example with Factor) were written in Factor code but also third-party libraries; xml libraries written in Factor, database drivers, gui libraries.<BR/><BR/>In the java world, there is the concept "100% pure Java library" like Lucene, like Nutch. I hope we will hear about "100% pure Factor libraries"Berlin Brown Discussionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524539202704556506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273593670040001243.post-1169365338963144072007-11-15T02:59:00.000-08:002007-11-15T02:59:00.000-08:00Thank you for the courage to speak it.Thank you for the courage to speak it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com