It seems that everybody is jumping on the dynamic, non-compiled bandwagon lately. I've mostly only worked in compiled, static typed languages (C, Java, .Net). The experience I have with dynamic languages is stuff like ASP (Vb Script), JavaScript, and PHP. Using these technologies has left a bad taste in my mouth when thinking about dy...
In natural language research and anthropology there is the construction known as a Shibboleth. Specifically this is defined as when your pronunciation of a word gives away your cultural background. This isn't just your favourite piece of hi-tech argot, but that favourite thing that lusers will say wrong and you'll know them for the n00...
When downloading both Firefox and Chrome, I've noticed that the default version I got was in my native tongue of Hebrew. I personally don't like my applications in Hebrew, since I'm used to the English UI conventions embedded in me since long ago by: The lack of choice: Most programs don't offer interfaces in multiple languages and whe...
I'm building a compiler that targets .NET and I've previously generated CIL directly, but generating DLR trees will make my life a fair amount easier. I'm supporting a few dynamic features, namely runtime function creation and ducktyping, but the vast majority of the code is completely static. So now that that's been explained, I have ...
As a programmer I have no idea how one would go about programming menus for a DVD, I have heard that this is possible, and even seen basic games using DVD menus - although it may very well be a closed-system. Is it even possible and if so, what language, compilers etc exist for this? ...
I'm using Visual Studio (2005 and up). I am looking into trying out making an application where the user can change language for all menues, input formats and such. How would I go on doing this, as I suppose that there is some complete feature within .Net that can help me with this? I need to take the following into account (and fill me...
For writing scripts for process automisation in Linux platform, which scripting language will be better? Shell script, Perl or Python or is there anything else? I am new to all of them. So, am just thinking to which one to go for? ...
OK -- a bit of an undefined question (is the pattern of plugs in an Eniac plugboard a language ??) but contenders include: Konrad Zuse's PlanKalkül (1940s) - never implemented (generally accepted as the first). Whatever Ada Lovelace (1840s) programmed in (not Ada) -- if she is the first programmer, as everyone says, she must have used...
Polyglot, or multiple language, solutions allow you to apply languages to problems which they are best suited for. Yet, at least in my experience, software shops tend to want to apply a "super" language to all aspects of the problem they are trying to solve. Sticking with that language come "hell or high water" even if another language...
Hi, The application I'm writing is almost complete and I'd like people who speak different languages to use it. I'm not sure where to start, what's the difference between globalisation and culture in regards to programming? How does one take uncommon phrases such as "this application was built to do this and that" instead of File, Ope...
I suspect that many of us didn't initially learn programming from a class, but picked it up on our own. What are some bad habits you picked up from your first language? ...
Hi, Does anyone know of a library or bit of code that converts British English to American English and vice versa? I don't imagine there's too many differences (some examples that come to mind are doughnut/donut, colour/color, grey/gray, localised/localized) but it would be nice to be able to provide localised site content. ...
What makes a language strongly typed? I'm looking for the most important aspects of a strongly typed language. Yesterday I asked if PowerShell was strongly typed, but no one could agree on the definition of "strongly-typed", so I'm looking to clarify the definition. Feel free to link to wikipedia or other sources, but don't just cut an...
I've been trying to learn Python and/or Ruby since I read about they characteristics, my problem is that I always learn more when I actually need to solve a problem, than working on merely theoretical problems. I've tried to make some scripts for file management, and actually did some good scripts to copy files or parse HTML but at the ...
I saw this on reddit, and it reminded me of one of my vim gripes: It shows the UI in German. Damn you, vim! I want English, but since my OS is set up in German (the standard at our office), I guess vim is actually trying to be helpfull. What magic incantations must I perform to get vim to switch the UI language? I have tried googling on...
Hi, Has anyone here given the Fan programming language a whirl? (pun intended). My first impression: I like the ability to have the code run on either the .NET or Java VM. The syntax is nice and clean and does not try anything fancy. I have a belief that "the library is the language" and the developers of Fan believe that their USP i...
As the title asks, what coding languages should a web developer know? I know xHTML, CSS, PHP, and mySQL but I know that isn't enough. What else do you suggest? Thanks, -Marcus ...
In next weeks probably I will have some little FPGA to play with. I have a programmer background (C, C++, Java mostly) and some (very) limited experience in electronics. What are the best tools to know if you want to develop on FPGAs? What are the best languages to study? (what HW description languages?) Have you some examples of lit...
If you have an API, and you are a UK-based developer with a highly international audience, should your API be setColour() or setColor() (To take one word as a simple example.) UK-based engineers are often quite defensive about their 'correct' spellings but it could be argued that US spelling is more 'standard' in the internationa...
I developing ASP.NET application using a Swedish version of Windows XP and Visual studio Professional. When ever i get an error aka. "yellow screen of death" the error message is in swedish, making it a bit hard to search for info about it. How can i change what language the error messages in ASP.NET uses? I have no language pack inst...