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  1. Comment on Muon: a modern low-level programming language in ~comp

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    I’m not the author, but I saw this language pop up on hacker news and reddit a little while ago. Been messing with it the past couple of days and it seems like a really good alternative to C. I’m...

    I’m not the author, but I saw this language pop up on hacker news and reddit a little while ago. Been messing with it the past couple of days and it seems like a really good alternative to C. I’m a huge fan of rust but it’s a little to heavy to replace C completely. Muon hits the sweet spot for me when it comes to simplify vs ease of use. What do you all think?

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  3. Comment on Mark Zuckerberg: The internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas in ~tech

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    He has a seat at the table. He owns enough popular social networks to give him a lot of influence whether we like it or not. Instead of refusing to work with him why not encourage him trying to...

    He has a seat at the table. He owns enough popular social networks to give him a lot of influence whether we like it or not. Instead of refusing to work with him why not encourage him trying to make changes?

    12 votes

  4. Comment on Facebook has been charged with housing discrimination by the US government in ~tech

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    Chances are somebody raised the question, but the higher-ups just wanted to get it out the door as fast as possible so the issue was ignored.

    Chances are somebody raised the question, but the higher-ups just wanted to get it out the door as fast as possible so the issue was ignored.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Swift 5 Released in ~comp

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    Honestly just the syntax looks kind-of nice to me

    Honestly just the syntax looks kind-of nice to me

  6. Comment on Swift 5 Released in ~comp

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    Not really, I don’t really use an Apple computer generally (even though I do use an iPhone) so it would be a bit of a pain to get my hands on one to use as a development device.

    Not really, I don’t really use an Apple computer generally (even though I do use an iPhone) so it would be a bit of a pain to get my hands on one to use as a development device.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Swift 5 Released in ~comp

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    I’ve been eyeing swift for a while... maybe I should finally give it a try?

    I’ve been eyeing swift for a while... maybe I should finally give it a try?

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Which messenger(s) do you currently use? If you had your preference, what single messaging service would you prefer to use? in ~tech

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    I use WhatsApp with my family and iMessage/sms everywhere else. WhatsApp is nice because it lets us use more advanced features in groups than SMS, since half of us are on android and half on iOS

    I use WhatsApp with my family and iMessage/sms everywhere else. WhatsApp is nice because it lets us use more advanced features in groups than SMS, since half of us are on android and half on iOS

    1 vote