Re: Seeking computer-programming job (Sunnyvale, CA)

From:
Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Mon, 18 May 2009 00:51:20 -0400
Message-ID:
<guqpga$s8j$1@news.albasani.net>
gugamilare wrote:

On 18 maio, 00:09, Series Expansion <sere...@gmail.com> wrote:

On May 17, 1:51 am, Adlai <munchk...@gmail.com> wrote:

deals with windowing and all that stuff.

If one uses it to edit application code that presents a GUI, such as
Swing method calls in Java source code, then I suppose that last
statement is technically true.


Surprise:

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/images/splash.png
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/images/gdb.png
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/images/ediff.png

You say you have personal experience with Emacs, but you probably only
used it before 1980's.


Are you kids still squabbling? Do I have to send you to your room?

You do realize that "Series" has done this before, and that no amount of proof
will get him to admit that he in any way has erred? That there is no victory
with him?

Although I did achieve victory over him in this thread myself. Of course, it
wasn't by use of logic, reason or evidence. Unless you want to behave like
me, I suggest you leave him alone henceforth.

Seriously, forget about "Series". He's not worth it. Lisp is a fine language
and very respected by intelligent people. Emacs is the best editor yet
devised. No, really, I believe that. I've been using it forever, and to this
very day. (As a GUI program, too!) You're just never going to get "Series"
to yield a millimeter even on points of basic fact.

Take comfort in the fact that he can never be real competition to you in the
programming work force. Now breathe in, and let it out in one long sigh.
Again - breathe, sigh. Feel better? Good.

--
Lew

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