Monthly Archives: May 2010

Is it better to remain blissfully unaware…

Posted on May 31, 2010 by aaron

I was once asked “why bother learning these other languages, if you can’t use them”. It hadn’t occurred to this person that I code off hours. I’ve also been asked “what if you find these other languages actually are better … Continue reading →

Posted in languages | 2 Comments

Best way to learn a Programming Language

Posted on May 27, 2010 by aaron

(Update, added Casting SPELs) For better or worse, it’s accepted in our industry to be fluent in only a single programming language or technology. It’s lame, but there are plenty of excuses for this. “Turing equivalence” right? Finding quality tools … Continue reading →

Posted in languages | 2 Comments

Comma Abuse

Posted on May 5, 2010 by aaron

Found this old C++ source file in my scratch directory, apparently from last September. I don’t even remember writing this, but it’s written using my idioms. If I did write it, rest assured it was primarily for amusement purposes (abusement purposes?) only. … Continue reading →

Posted in C++ | Leave a comment