Comments for Ted Leung on the Air http://www.sauria.com/blog Open Source, Modern Programming Languages, OS X, Photography, and ... Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:10:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Google Contacts and CardDAV by ofirb http://www.sauria.com/blog/2008/03/06/google-contacts-and-carddav/comment-page-1/#comment-45558 ofirb Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:10:16 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2008/03/06/google-contacts-and-carddav/#comment-45558 Looks like CardDAV is now supported by Google http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2753077 Looks like CardDAV is now supported by Google
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]]> Comment on Adobe wants to be the Microsoft of the Web by AIR, Flex and the Open Web | Salsita Software http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/03/01/adobe-wants-to-be-the-microsoft-of-the-web/comment-page-2/#comment-41622 AIR, Flex and the Open Web | Salsita Software Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:09:24 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/03/01/adobe-wants-to-be-the-microsoft-of-the-web/#comment-41622 [...] of the web. Criticism of Adobe for the proprietary nature of its technology is hardly novel. A widely read piece by Ted Leung calling Adobe the “Microsoft of the Web” is about to celebrate its first birthday: If [...] [...] of the web. Criticism of Adobe for the proprietary nature of its technology is hardly novel. A widely read piece by Ted Leung calling Adobe the “Microsoft of the Web” is about to celebrate its first birthday: If [...]

]]> Comment on Notes on A History of Erlang by links for 2008-06-03 « Internet Alchemy http://www.sauria.com/blog/2008/05/28/notes-on-a-history-of-erlang/comment-page-1/#comment-35397 links for 2008-06-03 « Internet Alchemy Tue, 08 May 2012 19:40:40 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2008/05/28/notes-on-a-history-of-erlang/#comment-35397 [...] Notes on A History of Erlang Good summary of history of Erlang paper (tags: erlang history language) [...] [...] Notes on A History of Erlang Good summary of history of Erlang paper (tags: erlang history language) [...]

]]> Comment on Strata 2011 by Strata 2012 « Ted Leung on the Air http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/02/07/strata-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-31305 Strata 2012 « Ted Leung on the Air Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:38:28 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/02/07/strata-2011/#comment-31305 [...] felt that the talks In the regular conference were weaker than last year. Part of that may be due to my talk selection – there were lots of tracks, and in some cases [...] [...] felt that the talks In the regular conference were weaker than last year. Part of that may be due to my talk selection – there were lots of tracks, and in some cases [...]

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Raju Bitter http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-30663 Raju Bitter Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:07 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-30663 I'd loved to attend the conference, but couldn't make it. One of Sarah's colleagues at Laszlo, Tucker Withington (http://pt.withy.org/) made me learn Lisp - since he was always talking about the power of Lisp, macros, and the whole goodness of Lisp Machines. I never learned Lisp or Scheme, and was getting tired of not knowing what he was talking about... Starting with Common Lisp, I went on looking for a Java-based implementation of Lisp which I could run on Arm-powered embedded devices like PlugComputers, checked Kawa Scheme and others - and finally found Clojure. It's a fantastic approach to a Java-based Lisp, based on the limited Lisp experience I have. Tucker then sent me a copy of the book he co-authored when working for Harlequin on Dylan: "Dylan Programming - An Object-Oriented and Dynamic Language", which was an eye-opener. Reading that book I couldn't understand why Java has been adopted so much in the 90's. Many of Dylan's concept have made it into OpenLaszlo's LZX language, not surprising, since Oliver Steele (former OpenLaszlo director) worked on Dylan technology when he was at Apple. I love the ClojureScript cross-compilation feature, and think it would be a perfect combination to extend/modify OpenLaszlo as a pure HTML5 framework to integrate well with ClojureScript. Combining the power of OpenLaszlo's LZX with the robustness of functional programming in the browser - including the browser-connected REPL - would be extremely powerful. I’d loved to attend the conference, but couldn’t make it. One of Sarah’s colleagues at Laszlo, Tucker Withington (http://pt.withy.org/) made me learn Lisp – since he was always talking about the power of Lisp, macros, and the whole goodness of Lisp Machines. I never learned Lisp or Scheme, and was getting tired of not knowing what he was talking about…

Starting with Common Lisp, I went on looking for a Java-based implementation of Lisp which I could run on Arm-powered embedded devices like PlugComputers, checked Kawa Scheme and others – and finally found Clojure. It’s a fantastic approach to a Java-based Lisp, based on the limited Lisp experience I have.

Tucker then sent me a copy of the book he co-authored when working for Harlequin on Dylan: “Dylan Programming – An Object-Oriented and Dynamic Language”, which was an eye-opener. Reading that book I couldn’t understand why Java has been adopted so much in the 90′s. Many of Dylan’s concept have made it into OpenLaszlo’s LZX language, not surprising, since Oliver Steele (former OpenLaszlo director) worked on Dylan technology when he was at Apple.

I love the ClojureScript cross-compilation feature, and think it would be a perfect combination to extend/modify OpenLaszlo as a pure HTML5 framework to integrate well with ClojureScript.

Combining the power of OpenLaszlo’s LZX with the robustness of functional programming in the browser – including the browser-connected REPL – would be extremely powerful.

]]> Comment on NodeConf 2011 by JSConf and NodeConf - 2011 | Adam Christian http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/05/09/nodeconf-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-29710 JSConf and NodeConf - 2011 | Adam Christian Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:08:30 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/05/09/nodeconf-2011/#comment-29710 [...] hang out with some of the old OSAF gang, @towns, @twleung (who did two great writeups of JSConf and NodeConf), @mde, and @mikeal. It was interesting to hear all the different views on the attention explosion [...] [...] hang out with some of the old OSAF gang, @towns, @twleung (who did two great writeups of JSConf and NodeConf), @mde, and @mikeal. It was interesting to hear all the different views on the attention explosion [...]

]]> Comment on Blogaversary 2012 by orcmid http://www.sauria.com/blog/2012/01/09/blogaversary-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-29214 orcmid Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:27:05 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2012/01/09/blogaversary-2012/#comment-29214 Wow! I had to go back and look. My first post is dated 2002-10-28. I am having trouble with my divided attention these days, too, plus needing to provide maintenance on my blogs, sites, projects, ... . I put a reminder to post on 2012-10-28. It will be an interesting time, just before the 2012 US Elections. Wow! I had to go back and look. My first post is dated 2002-10-28. I am having trouble with my divided attention these days, too, plus needing to provide maintenance on my blogs, sites, projects, … .

I put a reminder to post on 2012-10-28. It will be an interesting time, just before the 2012 US Elections.

]]> Comment on Blogaversary 2012 by MJ http://www.sauria.com/blog/2012/01/09/blogaversary-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-29205 MJ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:54:36 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2012/01/09/blogaversary-2012/#comment-29205 I started following you a long time ago on your blog when you were making posts on Lisp and Dylan. I track over 200 feeds, and prune them from time to time--yours always stays in because I like the things you post about and like your personal take on what's going on in the technology world. These shifts of content creators moving into the walled gardens like Facebook and Google+ makes me sad. I don't want to be a product in their systems and don't want to add yet another destination for content which was solved by RSS a long time ago. Don't forget about us out here that care about open content. I started following you a long time ago on your blog when you were making posts on Lisp and Dylan. I track over 200 feeds, and prune them from time to time–yours always stays in because I like the things you post about and like your personal take on what’s going on in the technology world.

These shifts of content creators moving into the walled gardens like Facebook and Google+ makes me sad. I don’t want to be a product in their systems and don’t want to add yet another destination for content which was solved by RSS a long time ago. Don’t forget about us out here that care about open content.

]]> Comment on NodeConf 2011 by Dave http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/05/09/nodeconf-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-28457 Dave Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:01:52 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/05/09/nodeconf-2011/#comment-28457 The most significant issue with Node is cross-platform compatibility. The choice & binding to-to-the-death of Node to Google's V8 JavaScript engine is troubling to individuals who can not adopt Node, because Google's V8 does not run on their Open SPARC platform. There needs to be an effort to bring Node to SPARC. If this means more cooperation in the Mozilla V8Monkey, then so be it. It is best if the Node community could support this compatibility library. Node needs a complete ecosystem where Network Management systems, which have a long history of non-blocking infrastructure, are offered an alternative to Java for cross-platform Network Management tools. In the TelCo industry, this means Solaris, Windows, and Linux... it also means Intel and SPARC. The most significant issue with Node is cross-platform compatibility.

The choice & binding to-to-the-death of Node to Google’s V8 JavaScript engine is troubling to individuals who can not adopt Node, because Google’s V8 does not run on their Open SPARC platform.

There needs to be an effort to bring Node to SPARC. If this means more cooperation in the Mozilla V8Monkey, then so be it. It is best if the Node community could support this compatibility library.

Node needs a complete ecosystem where Network Management systems, which have a long history of non-blocking infrastructure, are offered an alternative to Java for cross-platform Network Management tools.

In the TelCo industry, this means Solaris, Windows, and Linux… it also means Intel and SPARC.

]]> Comment on Adobe open sources Flex by Adobe abandonne Flex à la fondation Apache : Mistra Blog http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/04/25/adobe-open-sources-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-27351 Adobe abandonne Flex à la fondation Apache : Mistra Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:11:33 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2007/04/25/adobe-open-sources-flex/#comment-27351 [...] Flex Mobile qui sera dans les bacs pour 2012.[source]Quelques liens intéressants sur Flex:Adobe libère Flex (2007)Mauvaises compréhensions autour de FlexUne des nombreuses illustations résumant pourquoi Flex [...] [...] Flex Mobile qui sera dans les bacs pour 2012.[source]Quelques liens intéressants sur Flex:Adobe libère Flex (2007)Mauvaises compréhensions autour de FlexUne des nombreuses illustations résumant pourquoi Flex [...]

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Eddie http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-26747 Eddie Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:03:32 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-26747 Thanks for the writeup, very nice. A few questions: a.) the mention more than once of Clojure and Android, but why not iOS for the iPhone / iPad? If CouchDB can run on the iPhone why not Clojure based apps? b.) Some people like myself are fairly agnostic about languages, but as always there is learning curve involved (learning the libraries, syntax, etc.). What would be the #1 compelling case for using Clojure over other languages? For example, in my case, I've never been a big an of Java (but really liked Objective-C and have since also added Ruby to my repertoire). Is Clojure today considered bleeding edge or leading edge? Is it likely to have enough interest to grow those proverbial "legs" to sustain and have enough of the specialist eyeballs on it to make sure it thrives long-term? Cheers, -Eddie Thanks for the writeup, very nice. A few questions:

a.) the mention more than once of Clojure and Android, but why not iOS for the iPhone / iPad? If CouchDB can run on the iPhone why not Clojure based apps?

b.) Some people like myself are fairly agnostic about languages, but as always there is learning curve involved (learning the libraries, syntax, etc.). What would be the #1 compelling case for using Clojure over other languages? For example, in my case, I’ve never been a big an of Java (but really liked Objective-C and have since also added Ruby to my repertoire). Is Clojure today considered bleeding edge or leading edge? Is it likely to have enough interest to grow those proverbial “legs” to sustain and have enough of the specialist eyeballs on it to make sure it thrives long-term?

Cheers,

-Eddie

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by SI Hayakawa http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25943 SI Hayakawa Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:05:59 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25943 Nice write-up. Typo alert: "between it’s orientation around functional programming" -- should be possessive "its" (no apostrophe). Nice write-up. Typo alert: “between it’s orientation around functional programming” — should be possessive “its” (no apostrophe).

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Ted Leung http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25859 Ted Leung Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:26:00 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25859 Cristiano, the REPL you described was done by the speaker for the Android session. Cristiano, the REPL you described was done by the speaker for the Android session.

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Cristiano http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25858 Cristiano Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:13:46 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25858 When you said "The thought of talking to a REPL running on a phone, or tablet is a tasty one." it seemed to me you're not aware of the existing Clojure REPL for Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sattvik.clojure_repl&hl=en When you said “The thought of talking to a REPL running on a phone, or tablet is a tasty one.” it seemed to me you’re not aware of the existing Clojure REPL for Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sattvik.clojure_repl&hl=en

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Sam Aaron http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25839 Sam Aaron Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:30:14 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25839 Great writeup! Just one minor point - the canonical URL for the Overtone repo is http://github.com/overtone/overtone. The repo you're pointing to is really rather old. Great writeup! Just one minor point – the canonical URL for the Overtone repo is http://github.com/overtone/overtone. The repo you’re pointing to is really rather old.

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Ted Leung http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25827 Ted Leung Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:53:27 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25827 Thanks Lindsey - I did know that, but somehow I messed up. It's fixed now. Thanks Lindsey – I did know that, but somehow I messed up. It’s fixed now.

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by orcmid http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25825 orcmid Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:48:59 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25825 Nice summary. It looks like exciting work. I remember my first meeting with Dan Friedman. It was in a Stanford University cafeteria line at the first AAAI Conference and he was talking about the excitement around Doug Hofstadter's dissertation (soon to be a very famous book). I believe it was also the occasion of the first-ever Lisp and Functional Programming Conference. I love this area so much, I need to figure out why I don't spend more of my life immersed in it. Nice summary. It looks like exciting work. I remember my first meeting with Dan Friedman. It was in a Stanford University cafeteria line at the first AAAI Conference and he was talking about the excitement around Doug Hofstadter’s dissertation (soon to be a very famous book). I believe it was also the occasion of the first-ever Lisp and Functional Programming Conference.

I love this area so much, I need to figure out why I don’t spend more of my life immersed in it.

]]> Comment on Clojure Conj 2011 by Lindsey Kuper http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25823 Lindsey Kuper Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:35:32 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/11/15/clojure-conj-2011/#comment-25823 Thanks for the update! It's actually Indiana University, not University of Indiana. :) Here's a link to <a href="http://lambda.soic.indiana.edu/" rel="nofollow">our PL research group</a>. Thanks for the update! It’s actually Indiana University, not University of Indiana. :) Here’s a link to our PL research group.

]]> Comment on Surge 2011 by Ted Leung http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/10/03/surge-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25245 Ted Leung Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:43:35 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/10/03/surge-2011/#comment-25245 Yes, they did, and they discussed their evaluation of node vs doing it in C. It wasn't just a blind decision because they are pushing Node. Yes, they did, and they discussed their evaluation of node vs doing it in C. It wasn’t just a blind decision because they are pushing Node.

]]> Comment on Surge 2011 by Sam Penrose http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/10/03/surge-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-25243 Sam Penrose Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:53:34 +0000 http://www.sauria.com/blog/2011/10/03/surge-2011/#comment-25243 Hey Ted -- Did Joyent mention they employ node's author? Kinda reduces the "even Bryan Cantrill chose node" factor. Thanks for the writeup! Hey Ted –

Did Joyent mention they employ node’s author? Kinda reduces the “even Bryan Cantrill chose node” factor.

Thanks for the writeup!

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