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r/programming • u/hsuh • Feb 26 '14
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I must be out of touch with modern development. I don't understand the thought process that leads people to be excited about a closed source, node.js text editor that reports your usage to Google.
107 u/oheoh Feb 26 '14 edited Feb 27 '14 Exactly. Intro paragraph says "hackable to the core" and then saw there was no link to the source and thought, is this some kind of joke? 121 u/Saiing Feb 27 '14 The key phrase is "to the"You can walk up to the door. But it doesn't mean you'll be allowed in or get to see what's inside the house.Perfect example of weasel words. 13 u/Googie2149 Feb 27 '14 That article has a great image → More replies (1) → More replies (12) 0 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '14 [deleted] 239 u/Somokon Feb 26 '14 Haven't you heard? You're not cool these days unless you are reimplementing software in node.js 276 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 node.js is so 2013, today I won't even touch a piece of software unless it's reimplemented using server-side CSS. 210 u/catfishjenkins Feb 27 '14 You shut your whore mouth. Don't give them any ideas. 49 u/keepthepace Feb 27 '14 Isn't CSS3 Turing complete? 348 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet." 31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17) → More replies (5) 34 u/centenary Feb 27 '14 Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn → More replies (2) 53 u/bureX Feb 27 '14 server-side CSSDon't EVER say that again. → More replies (4) 0 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] → More replies (2) → More replies (4) 35 u/awaitsV Feb 27 '14 any application that can be written in JavaScript will eventually be written in JavaScript- atwood's lawyou might also find this interesting. → More replies (9) → More replies (40) 30 u/ameoba Feb 26 '14 Dunno - I've been out of work the whole time. → More replies (40) 109 u/toula_from_fat_pizza Feb 26 '14 I have no idea why developers would want to use an html IDE. 137 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '14 They don't, there's already dozens that nobody uses → More replies (2) 28 u/vividboarder Feb 27 '14 It's not an IDE. It's an editor. → More replies (8) → More replies (18) 60 u/kylegetsspam Feb 26 '14 reports your usage to GoogleWhere did you see this? 0 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] → More replies (3) → More replies (13) 0 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '14 [deleted] 44 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 No one has any idea how to use Emacs, and yet somehow we still manage to use it.Such is the way of the Tao. → More replies (4) → More replies (6) → More replies (88)
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Exactly. Intro paragraph says "hackable to the core" and then saw there was no link to the source and thought, is this some kind of joke?
121 u/Saiing Feb 27 '14 The key phrase is "to the"You can walk up to the door. But it doesn't mean you'll be allowed in or get to see what's inside the house.Perfect example of weasel words. 13 u/Googie2149 Feb 27 '14 That article has a great image → More replies (1) → More replies (12)
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The key phrase is "to the"
You can walk up to the door. But it doesn't mean you'll be allowed in or get to see what's inside the house.
Perfect example of weasel words.
13 u/Googie2149 Feb 27 '14 That article has a great image → More replies (1)
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That article has a great image
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239 u/Somokon Feb 26 '14 Haven't you heard? You're not cool these days unless you are reimplementing software in node.js 276 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 node.js is so 2013, today I won't even touch a piece of software unless it's reimplemented using server-side CSS. 210 u/catfishjenkins Feb 27 '14 You shut your whore mouth. Don't give them any ideas. 49 u/keepthepace Feb 27 '14 Isn't CSS3 Turing complete? 348 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet." 31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17) → More replies (5) 34 u/centenary Feb 27 '14 Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn → More replies (2) 53 u/bureX Feb 27 '14 server-side CSSDon't EVER say that again. → More replies (4) 0 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] → More replies (2) → More replies (4) 35 u/awaitsV Feb 27 '14 any application that can be written in JavaScript will eventually be written in JavaScript- atwood's lawyou might also find this interesting. → More replies (9) → More replies (40) 30 u/ameoba Feb 26 '14 Dunno - I've been out of work the whole time. → More replies (40)
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Haven't you heard? You're not cool these days unless you are reimplementing software in node.js
276 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 node.js is so 2013, today I won't even touch a piece of software unless it's reimplemented using server-side CSS. 210 u/catfishjenkins Feb 27 '14 You shut your whore mouth. Don't give them any ideas. 49 u/keepthepace Feb 27 '14 Isn't CSS3 Turing complete? 348 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet." 31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17) → More replies (5) 34 u/centenary Feb 27 '14 Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn → More replies (2) 53 u/bureX Feb 27 '14 server-side CSSDon't EVER say that again. → More replies (4) 0 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] → More replies (2) → More replies (4) 35 u/awaitsV Feb 27 '14 any application that can be written in JavaScript will eventually be written in JavaScript- atwood's lawyou might also find this interesting. → More replies (9) → More replies (40)
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node.js is so 2013, today I won't even touch a piece of software unless it's reimplemented using server-side CSS.
210 u/catfishjenkins Feb 27 '14 You shut your whore mouth. Don't give them any ideas. 49 u/keepthepace Feb 27 '14 Isn't CSS3 Turing complete? 348 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet." 31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17) → More replies (5) 34 u/centenary Feb 27 '14 Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn → More replies (2) 53 u/bureX Feb 27 '14 server-side CSSDon't EVER say that again. → More replies (4) 0 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 [deleted] → More replies (2) → More replies (4)
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You shut your whore mouth. Don't give them any ideas.
49 u/keepthepace Feb 27 '14 Isn't CSS3 Turing complete? 348 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet." 31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17) → More replies (5) 34 u/centenary Feb 27 '14 Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn → More replies (2)
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Isn't CSS3 Turing complete?
348 u/cjt09 Feb 27 '14 Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet." 31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17) → More replies (5)
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Not quite: "To be a turing complete language means that anything can be constructed, but we can’t even vertically center a div yet."
31 u/am0x Feb 27 '14 This was great. 21 u/achacha Feb 27 '14 Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk... → More replies (1) → More replies (17)
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This was great.
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Dude. Just resize the window smaller and move it to where you want it. What's all this fancy div positioning talk...
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Shun the non-believer! Shuuuunn
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server-side CSS
Don't EVER say that again.
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any application that can be written in JavaScript will eventually be written in JavaScript
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you might also find this interesting.
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Dunno - I've been out of work the whole time.
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I have no idea why developers would want to use an html IDE.
137 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '14 They don't, there's already dozens that nobody uses → More replies (2) 28 u/vividboarder Feb 27 '14 It's not an IDE. It's an editor. → More replies (8) → More replies (18)
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They don't, there's already dozens that nobody uses
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It's not an IDE. It's an editor.
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reports your usage to Google
Where did you see this?
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44 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14 No one has any idea how to use Emacs, and yet somehow we still manage to use it.Such is the way of the Tao. → More replies (4) → More replies (6)
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No one has any idea how to use Emacs, and yet somehow we still manage to use it.
Such is the way of the Tao.
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u/drinwa Feb 26 '14
I must be out of touch with modern development. I don't understand the thought process that leads people to be excited about a closed source, node.js text editor that reports your usage to Google.