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I know a man who decades ago, wanted to get a GUI {graphical user interface} on an Open Source Operating System where the coders and maintainers didn't see the need.
He primarily wanted that just for himself.**

The man has neither written nor compiled one line of programming code in his life

  • He first learned how to do basic coding in an interpreted language then learned the basics in C** he went to a physical library first** He has read a lot of /man/ pages in the process
  • He then compiled the sources for X himself and installed it
  • Next he learned how to compile a WM of his choosing and installed it
  • Then he compiled X userland programs of his choosing
  • After that he compiled other software that needed X windows.

It took him more than a year and a half to get so far!

He not only proofed to himself that determination and planning can get you to any achievement, he learned advanced programming and computing skills in the process. He also had a great Guru (you may guess who)

His skills became so good, that he could even write a FAQ for everyone who wants to run an OS but can't configure a X interface because they can't comprehend the (excellent, technical) documentation.

#programming #mathematics #logic #coding #interpreted #language #compiler #gcc #ASM #ln #aout #link #library #technology #C #BASIC #OpenSource #XWindows #Xorg

What @vkc said:

#HTML is a #ProgrammingLanguage. Just because it's a #Markup & directly #interpreted languague doesn't make it less valid!

I'd go so far as to say that #Markdown and #BBcode also qualify as sub- and supersets of #HTML just like #Sass for #JavaScript.

  • For a #Programming #Languague it's irrelevant if they need a compiler and/or interpreter as the reason to use them is to have a #HumanReadable & -editable codebase and not some #Apple1-Style "shoving binary data to a certain adress and hit run" kinda situation.

Even #COBOL on #PunchCards is #ProgrammingCode!

Veronica Explains (@[email protected])

A great conversation in the supporter Discord/Matrix reminded me that it's about time to share this fantastic item by @[email protected]. Anyway, yes HTML is a programming language and folks who argue with this statement in my comments will be muted, blocked, defederated, or all three. https://briefs.video/videos/is-html-a-programming-language/

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@Walker

#Compiled vs. #interpreted doesn't explain memory usage. For example, there are systems implemented in high-level languages (#Lisp and #Smalltalk come to mind) from the hardware right up to the UI that ran just fine on hardware that is today trivially tiny. It's more system design and what is being #optimized for, I think. When main memory was a few thousand iron doughnuts or the surface of a spinning drum, you optimized for every word of memory.

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ACCU 2024 : Symmetry in Code - Should We Care? - Victor Ciura

Why should we be concerned with symmetry. Symmetry is fascinating to the human mind and everyone likes objects or patterns that are in some way symmetrical. It is an interesting fact that nature often exhibits certain kinds of symmetry in the objects and phenomena in our Universe

#OfCourse; #ContextIsEverything and #AllContextsMatter...

The #Principle of #Accessibility is a #Laudable one; #IT's not to be #Interpreted as a #SlavishObsession...

#IT doesn't #TakeMuch to #TriggerPeople...

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Attached: 2 images @selzero #OfCourse; #ContextIsEverything and #AllContextsMatter... The #Principle of #Accessibility is a #Laudable one; #IT's not to be #Interpreted as a #SlavishObsession... #IT doesn't #TakeMuch to #TriggerPeople... πŸ§™βš”οΈπŸ€–πŸΊπŸ€–βš”οΈπŸ§™ | πŸͺπŸ¦ΉπŸš€πŸ¦„πŸš€πŸ¦ΉπŸͺ

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A major consideration is that #constitutional #amendments are enacted based on the #OrderOfEffect, not the #OrderOfPrecedence. So the #1stAmendment is not any more important under the #Constitution than the #14thAmendment.

Indeed being #UnrestrictedInScope when ratified, the 14th modifies the #Constitution, the #BillofRights, the first 13 #Amendments, #federallaw, and #statelaws. It adds the #dictate that they must be #interpreted to ensure #equalprotection under the #law. (2/8)

@selzero

#OfCourse; #ContextIsEverything and #AllContextsMatter...

The #Principle of #Accessibility is a #Laudable one; #IT's not to be #Interpreted as a #SlavishObsession...

#IT doesn't #TakeMuch to #TriggerPeople...

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#Dispute erupts over a #section of #Kentucky’ #antitrans #law that hinges on one word.

The latest dispute boils down to a single word choice by lawmakers. They used β€œor” rather than β€œand” in the #sexeducation #section β€” leading to big #implications over how it’s #interpreted.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.wlky.com/article/dispute-kentucky-transgender-law-senate-bill-150/44134022

Implementing Co, a Small Language With Coroutines #1: The Parser

We implement Co, a small language with coroutines and channels.

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