(Background: 12 Projects in 2013)
I wrote a bit about the general experience of programming in Icon a couple of weeks ago. This post is a brief post-mortem about a project that I tried to build using Icon. I'm not planning on releasing the source, because I don't ...
(Background: 12 New Languages in 2013)
Icon is a cool little programming language. It's worth learning, even if it isn't practical for daily use.
Pros:
As I mentioned in 12 New Languages, I'm learning a new programming language each month in 2013. To go along with this effort, I need a dozen things worth building -- one for each language.
I'm going to try to play to the strengths of each language. Here's ...
I'm setting a personal goal in 2013 to learn a new programming language each month. Obviously, I won't be able to learn any of them in depth, but I plan on completing a small project in each language.
I often launch a long running command (e.g. a build or firmware upgrade), then wander off to another virtual desktop to take care of a few small tasks while I'm waiting for the command to complete. Unfortunately those "little tasks" tend to suck me in and I forget ...