Comment on: Destroy All Ifs A Perspective from Functional Programming
type Bool = forall a. a -> a -> a
Look no ifs!
Comment on: Why You Shouldn't Write an Application Builder (and What to Do Instead)
Any such application builder is really just implementing a new visual programming language. This means creating application builders comes with all the associated pros and cons of creating new programming languages but unfortunately most people don't realize that.
Comment on: Github employee attempts to dox user who complained about repo deletion
We really need a more politics focused programming forum. I'm okay if that is not /v/programming though.
What's a good name for it though? I'd say /v/programming versus /v/code is a good distinction but both of the subs already exist and have goals already. /v/programmingpolitics is too long though.
Comment on: Why you should never, ever, ever use MongoDB
You're right. I am wrong.
People always talk about new architectures and stuff but they never take off because they are very difficult to code for. He should come up with a better programming language for expressing this kind of machine.