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The Dead Hand of C
Programming language designers have a saying: “Every new language is a response to the successes and shortcomings of other languages.” C# was specifically designed to be familiar to users of C, C++, and Java, while at the same time addressing the shortcomings of those languages. Looking back at my top 10 list, more than half of these annoyances are a direct result of including a feature primarily because it would be familiar to users of other languages. The overarching lesson is that long history and familiarity are not good enough reasons to include a dubious feature.
–Eric Lippert, Sharp Regrets: Top 10 Worst C# Features
informit, 12 Sextilis 2015.
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Sharp Regrets: Top 10 Worst C# Features
Though C# has many great features, a handful could have been designed differently or omitted entirely, says Eric Lippert, who should know, because he …
Eric Lippert @ informit.com
Black Bottom
Here’s a story about Black Bottom LLC, in Detroit. If you don’t know this history, it is something that you ought to know. If you don’t know this group, then they are some folks you ought to check out.
Shared Article from NPR.org
Who Fixes Detroit? Young Black Detroiters Want To Resurrect A Lo…
Black Bottom was once a vibrant black oasis in Detroit, till it was demolished for a freeway. Now, young black visionaries in Detroit are experimentin…
npr.org (via Lester Spence)
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Rad Geek, to-day:
Hey Las Vegas
Shared Article from Raw Story
#BlackLivesMatter activists shut down Jeb Bush campaign event in…
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush ended a town hall early on Wednesday after being interrupted by members of the Black Lives Matter movement,…
Arturo Garcia @ rawstory.com
Newsflash
In which the New York Daily News runs a lifestyle story about a perfectly ordinary human practice that has been completely, unremarkably common for 99% of human history, and everybody freaks the hell out, because it involves women breastfeeding.
Shared Article from NY Daily News
Pa. mom breastfeeds friend's son, promotes milk sharing
A Pennsylvania mom posted a picture of her breastfeeding her friend's son to raise awareness about "milk sharing."
Jacqueline Cutler @ nydailynews.com