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I base this on the active experience of having worked (over the years) with 1 based index languages and (even) languages (VB Classic) where you could set the lower as well as upper bounds of an array. Zero based arrays (and such) are generally just that bit easier to work with.
Mind (in this context) I have the misfortune to live in the UK where music radio stations seem to think that their output should be constant banal chatter from a "DJ" with just the occasional tune slung in when they run out of things to jabber about.
I am always glad when I visit the USA and can find so many music stations - ones that actually play music.
I wonder now if I should have a go at re-creating VB3 - now that was a brilliant introductory programming language/version - particularly as it could get real things done.
But, any form of structured communication that works for humans (and this is a mark-up language that is supposed to work in the human as well as machine spheres) has to include a degree of apparent redundancy that actually applies clarity - well at least avoids ambiguity.
My preference is always JSON but XML is cool when it flows and has available tools.
I wish them luck and will give it a try.
From my viewpoint, the main problem is the drive for "karma". You may visit an interesting question and you will often find that partial solutions (or solutions to a re-phrasing of the question [thats as kindly as I can put it])have a high score while the true and, more importantly complete, answer (probably written a few days after the original question was posed) has zero points.
There are also those who answer a factual question with an opinion - I am sure that Dante would have added another level in hell for just that sin should he have lived in the modern age.
Points are not everything but there is a tendency for the scoring system to mislead the seeker after a solution unless they are aware that all factual answers have value.
Ignore it.
Know them for what they are - no friends of democracy, freedom or human rights.
I do look forward to a proper statistical analysis of these results rather than this tabloid nonsense. It will be interesting to see if there is actually any measurable impact above (say) just some fruit or vegetable intake per day.
Does not style devolve from structure? Hmn - maybe Structure devolves from Style. Tricky - thus I think that without a "long form" explanation of what you are trying to achieve and thus how each "tip" fits into the objectives then the contribution is lessened.
The original objective was to write "better" programs in a new language - a very worthy objective but without analyzing what "better" means and how any component contributes to "better" then I am not clear how you have advanced things.
I laud your objectives - and was just wondering about (grin) the style.
I do think there are benefits in more assistance for people with style and structure - I was just wondering if a longer format would suite the need better.
Perhaps the others are more helpful or perhaps (more likely) other languages do not have Lint.
I am sure there is more to it but does not require lengthier posts - perhaps essays?
Claiming that is is somehow suppressed because it is not possible to patent the idea is just like the huckster trying to sell you a car that runs on water - but the oil companies are trying to suppress it.
Not sure this is the correct format for any of those options.
With enlightenment comes an understanding of the choices already made. There might still be a case for revision but any such revision is now more likely to pay dividends.
Anyone remember the little "Office" apps on Windows Mobile? Of course not but even us early mobile adopters who used and built apps for such devices did not use Office on them. Again the counter argument is going to be that using Office with the toothpick that you used to operate those devices was just silly but I am not at all sure that my fat finger makes it any more straightforward.
Good stuff!
a) An Area or b) Six, four copies of
but the little automated arithmetic unit at the back of my brain keeps "shouting" 24.
Better value than the device I suspect.
If a phone was last on record as "roaming" in a different country one would expect a delay in establishing it's current status and that the home network provider would play a ring tone while it attempted a connection. It is unlikely that there is anything more to read into this.
I was lucky enough to have been a mentor for a pre-accelerator start-up last year alongside someone who proved over a few months to be an effective marketeer and manager. That start-up foundered for all sorts of reasons but the marketing person is now a key part of the team for my current start-up.
I suppose I am saying - the only way to find out is to give them a try. If someone is genuinely enthusiastic about the product and has some positive ideas and the cultural fit feels right then why not?