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programon Ask HN: Best software in the world?

Emacs can't run itself.

$ emacs

M-x shell

$ emacs

I love recoursive jokes.

programon What algorithm blows your mind? (Reddit compsci)

The heapsort. It sounds very strange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXAjiDQbPSw

programon Clang (LLVM C compiler) builds a working Linux kernel

I am very happy. I was very pleased when back in may 20 2010 they announced that clang passed its first fully-successful Boost regression test run. But this is another big step ahead.

The clang static analyzer is now part of my everyday life as a programmer and everytime I read "did you mean..." on the console I am amazed as the first time. It saves me a lot of time (even compile time.)

programon Ewww, You Use PHP?

The C standard library is very clean. gets is left in the C89 and C99 standards for backward compatibility an deprecated right now. Nobody uses gets nowadays.

programon Email from Steve Jobs re: Java and OS X

It's well known. An extract from Wikipedia:

"Apple is now the biggest client for WebObjects, relying on it to power its online Apple Store, MobileMe online services, and the iTunes Store."