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So soon we forget

By Brian Hurt | August 6th, 2010
The first thing to remember is that the main difference between what we did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what we did to Tokyo, or what Japan did to China (see "The Rape of Nanking") or the Philippines, or what we did to Dresden, or what Germany did to Coventry or Leningrad or Moscow, or what Russia did to Berlin, etc., etc. was how cheap it was.
Also posted in Politics | 1 Comment

Apple is just Microsoft with better marketing

By Brian Hurt | April 10th, 2010
If you read this blog, you've heard about Apple's new licensing restriction- the one wherein you are now only allowed to use C++, Objective-C, or Javascript to program on the iPhone. The consensus of the blog sphere is that this new clause is aimed eliminating the ability for people to build abstract environments. This is exactly why Microsoft decided to "cut off the air supply" of Netscape.
Also posted in Software Business | 62 Comments

Scala: Post-Functional, Post-Modern, or Just Perl++?

By Robert Fischer | March 6th, 2010
Protip to Scala people: If one of the fundamental stunts of a style is pervasive in all the code but yours, you're not in the same style of programming.
Also posted in Perl, Programming Language Punditry | Tagged , , | 84 Comments

Why I Quit Twitter

By Brian Hurt | February 6th, 2010
I can not explain on twitter why I quit twitter. Which is why I quit twitter. Confused? That's exactly my point.
Also posted in Metacognition | Tagged | 14 Comments

A defense of the GPL

By Brian Hurt | January 3rd, 2010
OK, I've had it.  I've read one too many "the GPL is bad for (my) business" screeds. Let's put the shoe on the other foot for a moment.
Also posted in Open Source | Tagged | 6 Comments