shadowfox

> because you can only use one version of module C

This is not strictly true in Java. You can set up your own classloaders that allow you to load multiple different versions of the same class and hand out the right instances on demand. (This requires some work of our own since by themselves classes are not versioned. But you can evolve simple versioning schemes on (say) Jar files to solve this)

Obviously not trivial, especially if you are rolling one on your own. But you can use an OSGI implementation to do most of this for you in a standard way. JSR 277, if and when it is implemented, should provide another solution in "standard" Java.

Not really sure about python and ruby.

As if working to make people click ads doesn't draw any criticism :P

Razor (http://www.razor-qt.org/) is worth a look. It is not that polished yet. But hopefully things improve a lot once the merger with LXDE happens (http://blog.lxde.org/?p=1046)

> significantly more bug reports than could ever be handled by their volunteers

Maybe I misunderstood this. So are you saying that the same volunteers can handle a total rewrite of the module maintaining its specified (hopefully) behavior, while remaining incapable of fixing its bugs?

The take it or fork it mentality is pretty entrenched in many opensource projects. So that is not really surprising. (Of course this is not always practical; but hey, people online argue philosophy over practicality, right :P)

Now you have made me curious. Do you have any pointers to some source material about "pure objects"?

I find it especially interesting because under normal circumstances an object with no mutable state is no different from a collection of methods (which can be encapsulated in different ways of course; say as an OCaml module).

So I am curious as to what advantage an object system that allows only pure objects provide.

> Gladwell is very clear that the corporation Korean Air had terrible pilots an terrible piloting procedures, not that Koreans were terrible pilots

I may have misunderstood the 2 posts. But I sort of understood that Gladwell was arguing that Korean cultural aspects, including the nature of the language, play(ed) a vital role in the airplane accidents.

And if that is the case, you could say that he is arguing that Koreans are bad pilots (Of course he is excluding Koreans who don't subscribe to the culture; but is that such a huge number?)

I probably completely misunderstood his original argument.

Maybe you have a point. But personally speaking, I am not sure I want my work environment to turn in to highschool

How much of such "collateral damage" is acceptable in your opinion?

ISE on Powershell 3.0 is also somewhat useful

If you are asking about attaching GUI applications to tabs, there are a few ways to do that: https://code.google.com/p/conemu-maximus5/wiki/LaunchNewTab#...

You can also configure it to start in a tab

I tend to prefer pleasant and intelligent personally.

> Linus has very little regard for Microsoft's systems or any other type of programming acumen

Perhaps true. On the other hand: http://www.osnews.com/story/21887/Linus_Microsoft_Hatred_Is_...

> There's no discrimination

That is a fairly blanket statement that could use some backing up.

I think the parent is also implying that there is perhaps no particular status quo with respect to the entire feminist movement(s)

I must say that it bothers me mildly too, having been through the latter half of the MS embrace-and-extend era as a professional.

On the other hand, the perception on HN seem to tend towards Google being immune to such power plays. Maybe they are right; I dont know.

ConEmu (my personal preference) or Console 2 will improve your experience a bit. Both are pretty flexible tools.

Clink (https://code.google.com/p/clink/) is also something I have found useful.

This is pretty valid.

It is probably also true (generally speaking) that people tend to use lists when the cardinality is not fixed and tuples otherwise.

Might also have something to do with having a large number of people with strongly held opinions.

Judging by the strong negative opinions expressed in the top comments, I am not sure that is going to be the case :)

Found the list of windows bugs after a bit of searching: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/issues?direction=desc&labels...

Seems like there are a few straightforward "fixables" in there.

Hmm. I am curious as to why you think these two categories would think differently.

While I happen to agree with you, I suspect that many Americans don't see anything wrong with using information like that.

Any time the foreigner angle comes up in some form, there are always several prolific HNers who point out that the US govt is not obligated to treat fairly or generously with other countries. Its sole goal is to ensure that whatever is in the best interest of America comes about.

(It is of course arguable whether the approach is in US's interest in the long run; but I dont think the above is an uncommon view)

Do you happen to have any failed predictions, by any chance?

Wow. Putting him in jail is like swatting a fly with Mjölnir.

I often wonder what is the right reaction to such a "threat". Is it to ignore the topic until it is carried out (and thus becomes a real crime; someone carrying out something like that is probably a rare thing, despite the FB posts of various previous school shooters)? Will the public tolerate the perceived inaction? Is there something useful that can be done?

> But I do not understand what are they are trying to achieve by this. I do not see myself, or many people, switching to IE for development

Perhaps there are others who have to support IE as a target and would like to debug/verify front ends in-browser?

He might be considering it from a functional-as-the-only-paradigm angle as opposed to the technical definition of pure functional.

> Whoever wants to constantly relearn the same stuff over and over and over, and today relearn the Ribbon, tomorrow Metro, and so on, is free to do it. But normal, everyday folks should not have to deal with this shit

I like and use Linux. But I wouldn't say that it is great at providing a stable user interface. Things keep changing in in as many arbitrary ways as it does with Windows, perhaps even more.

> It's "for the benefit of the public" which can be hard to assess

I think that is what the OP is exhorting you to access for yourself.

It is a restriction from operating a particular piece of machinery on (essentially) public land, isnt it? You can still travel by the same mechanism as long as you are not the one operating it.

That seems fairly different from restricting travel by air.