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Comment on Joystick Support in PrBoom 2.5.0 by steveth45

steveth45 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:59:22 +0000

The initial commit on github is vanilla PrBoom 2.5.0. I haven’t made changes since my last commit. Got distracted with other things, you know.

Comment on Joystick Support in PrBoom 2.5.0 by Flandry

Flandry — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:23:45 +0000

This is good stuff; it’s exactly what i need to make the accelerometer -> joystick wrapper in Maemo more useful for the PrBoom port. Two questions:
Which exact version did you start with?
Do you have a diff from that version to your changes?
I used the December svn for the port because of a fix that went in at the time, so i need to know where i’ll be starting at for the base.

Thanks for sharing.

Comment on Node.js and JSON Template : A delicious pairing by Steven Roussey

Steven Roussey — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:34:39 +0000

There is a CommonJS version of json-template at:

http://github.com/andychu/json-template

Comment on Getting Things Done by Nick

Nick — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:35:12 +0000

I agree that good, fast, and cheap can be achieved, but I think you then rely on motivation, which can be pretty elusive.

Comment on Getting Things Done by Chris McDonald

Chris McDonald — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:15:59 +0000

I’ll definitely be sharing this post with some friends of mine, you have some really valuable insights.

Comment on Compiler code generation: just flatten the tree by steveth45

steveth45 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:01:27 +0000

No, thank you, to implementing the C++ spec. It’s an over-complicated spec, by far, and an over-used language.

If you can create new features in the language itself with macros, than you don’t have to add them to the compiler, keeping it relatively simple. You just have to have a parse tree that can be manipulated by the language itself. I’m still thinking about how to get that to happen. I’m not at that point yet, though.

Comment on Compiler code generation: just flatten the tree by Ben Garney

Ben Garney — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:39:42 +0000

Try implementing the C++ language specification and tell us what you think then.

Compilers are pretty straightforward for small languages but as the language gets more complex the compiler becomes more complex. Because the compiler must be highly reliable this makes it very risky to add big new features, especially if you want them to work in a way that makes sense to developers who are not compiler-writers.

I do agree that everyone should work with compiler tech so they understand their development stack better.

Comment on Node.js and JSON Template : A delicious pairing by Stephen Belanger

Stephen Belanger — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:33:11 +0000

Nice catch! I’ve been tinkering with node.js quite a bit lately and have been trying to decide on a good template engine–this one looks beautiful. It’s just perfect for what I need.

There’s nothing quite so elegant as JSON for passing data around.

Comment on My life without God by Laura

Laura — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000

James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Comment on My life without God by Christie Goss

Christie Goss — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:59:50 +0000

I respect where you are with God and that you do not care to be a hypocrite. Thanks for calling our home loving and devout; your Dad and I tried to follow God because we believe He is who He says he is.

My life with God began with a miracle or two and revelation. So, no matter how I feel, I can hearken back to that initial experience. Yes, some of the church raises false expectations, like God wants us all to prosper materially, for instance.

I have been reading a book (one that’s been on my shelf for years and somehow made the cut during my many moves) that states the blessing of obedience in the OT was prosperity; the blessing to believers in the NT is adversity. Adversity? It develops our inner life and causes us to go deeper. Job said, “though he slay me, yet will I trust Him.”

This may not apply to you, but some believers have their eyes on people – church leaders, especially. When the leaders disappoint because of bad behavior these folks seem to lose their faith in God.

Jesus died on a cross for our sins; nothing people do changes that. I’ve found most healing comes from either forgiving someone or repenting of one’s own failings (sin). This seems to help clear the decks. We can muck up our relationship with God so we cannot perceive Him. He is clear: he said “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” The problem is on our side.

But even if we walk a sterling walk, clear and holy as we can, we sometimes do not sense that God is near. Many great saints have written of this experience of dryness or silence on God’s part. But we walk by faith, not by sight. “Let God be true and every man a liar” the scripture says.

I know God loves you Stephen, and I appreciate your honesty about your doubts; God is not intimidated by them.