It's been said every time this argument is brought up: StackOverflow is a Q&A website. It's not meant for discussions, and while some interesting questions get closed, it's not arbitrary at all.
Why do you assume 116 people are "amazed and breathless"? It's an interesting question and I don't believe the answer is obvious unless you've been exposed to legacy C code before, and such users may arguably constitute…
rorrr's message is unnecessarily rude, but I don't think he's wrong. It's a very interesting feat, but it's just a showcase of his realizations, unrelated to computers or science. His thought process or his planning for…
Thank you for your answer.
That is actually one of my concerns about Haskell. It's a bit off-topic to this HN post, but it's relevant to your comment and you seem to have some experience. I find Haskell's syntax very elegant and concise, but I am…
Why not use a librairy that validates emails? You save time, and you actually accept valid emails. I agree that the example with a lot of symbols is over the top, but when a website doesn't accept foo+bar@host.com, I…
Why don't you take some time to explain your opinion? Currently, your comment is only noise and completely useless.
There are ways to write Python2 code that will work when you make the switch to Python3. It _is_ a hassle, but it's quite doable. This may not convince you (and I perfectly understand why), but I think it's worth giving…
You seem to do, considering you cannot find an up to date browser to your liking. It also seems to be a valid alternative considering you do not want to buy software upgrades (OS).
I believe his comment is intended to people reading the comments and not to the author.
When you go to the public pool, you don't complain about not being able to play golf, do you? StackExchange is a Q&A community website. Although sometimes discussion would be appreciated, it is not what it was meant…
It's been said every time this argument is brought up: StackOverflow is a Q&A website. It's not meant for discussions, and while some interesting questions get closed, it's not arbitrary at all.
Why do you assume 116 people are "amazed and breathless"? It's an interesting question and I don't believe the answer is obvious unless you've been exposed to legacy C code before, and such users may arguably constitute…
rorrr's message is unnecessarily rude, but I don't think he's wrong. It's a very interesting feat, but it's just a showcase of his realizations, unrelated to computers or science. His thought process or his planning for…
Thank you for your answer.
That is actually one of my concerns about Haskell. It's a bit off-topic to this HN post, but it's relevant to your comment and you seem to have some experience. I find Haskell's syntax very elegant and concise, but I am…
Why not use a librairy that validates emails? You save time, and you actually accept valid emails. I agree that the example with a lot of symbols is over the top, but when a website doesn't accept foo+bar@host.com, I…
Why don't you take some time to explain your opinion? Currently, your comment is only noise and completely useless.
There are ways to write Python2 code that will work when you make the switch to Python3. It _is_ a hassle, but it's quite doable. This may not convince you (and I perfectly understand why), but I think it's worth giving…
You seem to do, considering you cannot find an up to date browser to your liking. It also seems to be a valid alternative considering you do not want to buy software upgrades (OS).
I believe his comment is intended to people reading the comments and not to the author.
When you go to the public pool, you don't complain about not being able to play golf, do you? StackExchange is a Q&A community website. Although sometimes discussion would be appreciated, it is not what it was meant…