| | 100 | {{{ |
| | 101 | japhb> OK, popping that discussion off the stack ... we clearly support gcc 3.4. How much older than that do we still support? |
| | 102 | rurban> 3.3 ? |
| | 103 | particle> no |
| | 104 | davidfetter> stack? i thought we used registers here ;) |
| | 105 | particle> and don't even ask about 2.7 |
| | 106 | rurban> 2.95 is still quite popular in academia |
| | 107 | chromatic> Academia should freakin' go outside once in a while. |
| | 108 | japhb> chromatic++ |
| | 109 | chromatic> HELLO FROM THE 21ST CENTURY PLEASE JOIN US THE WATER IS FINE |
| | 110 | }}} |
| | 111 | {{{ |
| | 112 | NotFound> "put exit at bottom or die" is valid perl6? |
| | 113 | moritz> it's just a string literal ;) |
| | 114 | NotFound> moritz: don't take it too literay |
| | 115 | NotFound> literaly |
| | 116 | Infinoid> metaphors are very literary. |
| | 117 | particle> i never met a phor i didn't like (or is) |
| | 118 | chromatic> I never metamodel not obsessed with reflection. |
| | 119 | }}} |
| | 120 | {{{ |
| | 121 | alvar> allison: would it be a good idea to build something which relies on threads on the current implementation? |
| | 122 | allison> alvar: you will likely run into some rough spots in the current threading implementation, but a real use for the threads implementation is a great way to shake out the bugs |
| | 123 | allison> alvar: so, I guess it depends on whether you're more of a "mountain bike" or "racing bike" kind of programmer |
| | 124 | Whiteknight> what's the difference? |
| | 125 | Whiteknight> ...besides the number of crashes |
| | 126 | Infinoid> big gnarly wheels and a penchant for running over small woodland creatures |
| | 127 | allison> alvar: "mountain bike" would be enjoying exploring rugged terrain, not minding a few bumps |
| | 128 | particle> the racing bike programmer wears a funny hat, too |
| | 129 | chromatic> If a mountain biker sees a goat, that's wonderful. If a racing biker sees a goat, something's wrong. |
| | 130 | }}} |
