Thanks. That's a lot of interesting stuff to check out!
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I'm Vasudev Ram, an independent software consultant, trainer, and writer, with many years of software experience in multiple technologies and business domains. Software and database design, Python, Flask, SQL and many relational databases, Unix and Linux, PDF generation and the use of many open source tools and libraries, are among my main (current) technology skills, though I've worked on many other areas earlier, such as Ruby, Rails, Java, servlets, C (a lot, on Unix, some on Windows), Visual Basic, and proprietary and higher-end Unix versions (HP-UX and others).
I also have team leadership and project management experience in companies where I worked.
I have a lot of experience on 1) software development projects (spanning different parts of the life cycle, such as requirements, design, development, and testing), and 2) some experience on software product development, in companies (and also increasingly, by my own independent product work).
I was the team leader for a successful database middleware product developed in C on Windows, which was somewhat widely used in client projects.
Programmatic PDF generation is one of my niche interests, and I created xtopdf, a PDF creation toolkit for Python; see this presentation about xtopdf for an overview:
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I've written a few technical articles, which have been somewhat well received, on topics such as C (about developing Linux utilities), Python (about using xtopdf), Linux (about using Knoppix) and vi (a vi quickstart tutorial), on sites like IBM developerWorks, Packt Publishing, and Linux For You. Links to the the articles are available from the About page of my blog (see above) or from my web site (see above).
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Use the same sort of URL as the above 3, to get categories of posts with other labels - just change the label at the end of the URL, i.e the word after the last slash. Or look at the right margin of my blog to find labels for topics of interest (warning - it is rather long).
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I briefly looked at Frege; both it and the person it is named after are very interesting.
There's also Groovy.
I wonder what other languages run on the JVM. What about Perl, Icon, SNOBOL, Prolog, Forth, Rexx, Nim, MUMPS, Haskell, OCaml, Ada, Rust, BASIC, Rebol, Haxe, Red, etc.?
Partly facetious question, because I think there are some limitations in some cases that prevent it (not sure, but a language being too closely tied to Unix or hardware could be why), but also serious. Since the JVM platform has all that power and performance, some of these languages could benefit from that, I'm guessing.
#lazyweb
https://nature-lang.org/docs/syntax
In the Type System section, a little text at the left margin is cut off for some lines.
Also, is there no binary installer for macOS on the Lazarus site? Just asking. Don't know if there is one.
>India lacks even the most basic manufacturing
(bold emphasis mine)
My reply to him was about exactly that (the "basic" part), and nothing else.
So, this part of your comment is actually corroborating my point:
>Steel, textiles, pharma, auto etc. are all relatively "primitive" stages of manufacturing.
The rest of your point (about the advanced stuff) is irrelevant to this particular small subthread starting from that quoted point, even if relevant overall.
>India's electronics manufacturing is absolutely nowhere near industry leaders.
I never said it was. So you are disputing a point I never made.
And India does make some more advanced stuff too, but I will not bother to get into that; you can look it up yourself, if so inclined. I anyway gave many Wikipedia and other links above.
Except for one below, which is worth giving separately:
Have you heard of ISRO?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO
Excerpts:
>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO /ˈɪsroʊ/)[a] is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), overseen by the Prime Minister of India, with the Chairman of ISRO also serving as the chief executive of the DoS. It is primarily responsible for space-based operations, space exploration, international space cooperation and the development of related technologies.[3] The agency maintains a constellation of imaging, communications and remote sensing satellites. It operates the GAGAN and IRNSS satellite navigation systems. It has sent three missions to the Moon and one mission to Mars.
>ISRO built India's first satellite Aryabhata which was launched by the Soviet space agency Interkosmos in 1975.[8] In 1980, it launched the satellite RS-1 on board the indigenously built launch vehicle SLV-3, making India the seventh country to undertake orbital launches. It has subsequently developed various small-lift and medium-lift launch vehicles, enabling the agency to launch various satellites and deep space missions. It is one of the six government space agencies in the world that possess full launch capabilities with the ability to deploy cryogenic engines, launch extraterrestrial missions and artificial satellites.[9][10][b] It is also the only one of the four governmental space agencies to have demonstrated unmanned soft landing capabilities.[11][c]
ISRO's programmes have played a significant role in socio-economic development. It has supported both civilian and military domains in various aspects such as disaster management, telemedicine, navigation and reconnaissance. ISRO's spin-off technologies have also aided in new innovations in engineering and other allied domains.[12]
Completely false or misinformed.
India has been doing many different kinds of manufacturing for many years.
A few google searches and some of their results, not in any order:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Industry_in_India (a big one)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Industrial_corridor...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Manufacturing_compa... (another big one)
industrial manufacturing in India Wikipedia
https://www.ibef.org/industry/manufacturing-sector-india
AI Overview:
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India has a significant industrial manufacturing sector, contributing heavily to its economy and global trade. Key areas of manufacturing include textiles, steel, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. The country has the world's second-largest steel production and is a major exporter of textiles and clothing. The "Make in India" initiative aims to boost manufacturing growth and create jobs.
Major Industries and Their Importance:
Iron and Steel:
India is the world's second-largest steel producer, with major players like SAIL and private companies like Jindal Stainless and JSW Steel.
Textiles:
India is a major exporter of textiles and clothing, with a strong domestic textile industry serving both local and global markets.
Automobiles:
Chennai, Pune, and the National Capital Region (NCR) are major hubs for automobile manufacturing.
Pharmaceuticals:
Hyderabad and Bangalore are key centers for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Electronics:
The electronics sector is experiencing growth, with government initiatives to promote domestic manufacturing.
Other Key Industries:
The Indian economy also features significant manufacturing in areas like cement, paper, and petrochemicals.
Then he started a company called AdventNet which created network management software. They had a product called ManageEngine, before starting Zoho.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sridhar_Vembu
>In 1996, Vembu, along with two of his brothers, founded a software development house for network equipment providers called AdventNet.[7][9]
So there is some connection to chips, at least, plus his educational background could incline him to be interested in this area.
The order is mentioned right in the docs, for Python 3:
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/datastructures.html#list-...
>Note how the order of the for and if statements is the same in both these snippets.
And it is mentioned even more clearly in corresponding section in the Python 2 docs - last I checked, years ago,
Update: IOW, the nested list comprehension syntax is confusing only to newcomers or even experienced devs who are lazy or stupid enough to not read the docs for the language feature they want to use, before using it, IOW, "winging it", whether to try to seem cool or due to peer pressure or other reasons, all of which are stupid ones, even in the short term, because the cost is higher than the benefit in most cases.
Yes:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas_Christians
See the History section.
A homopipic / homeopathic language?
Similiia similibus curentur.
It's one of his well-known quotes.
https://quotefancy.com/quote/1497280/Larry-Wall-I-think-I-m-...
https://harelang.org/documentation/install/#supported-platfo...
Interesting reasons.