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simon

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mathematician, scientific programmer

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What is MATLAB good for? Why is it so used by universities? When is it better than Python?
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Default Arguments in Matlab
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Should a developer aim for readability or performance first?
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What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered?
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Are there any Common Lisp implementations for .Net?
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Math equations on the web
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What optimizations are OK to do right away?
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What programming jobs would be best for a mathematician?
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How does a hash table work?
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Best practices in LaTeX
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Non-C++ languages for generative programming?
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What is your favorite misconception about Lisp?
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Is a functional language a good choice for a Flight Simulator? How about Lisp?
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Where can I find a good read about bicubic interpolation and Lanczos resampling?
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How important is optimization?
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C++ as a first language
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Efficiency/speed for trigonometric functions
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Any good reason for Ruby to have == AND eql? ? (similarly with to_a and to_ary)
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lua-lanes in luajit2
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Simple vs Complex (but performance efficient) solution - which one to choose and when?
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How to alter a float by its smallest increment (or close to it)?
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How to synthesize sounds?
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Can I legally and ethically take an open-source project with community contributions to closed-source?
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Any business examples of using Markov chains?
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Making small haskell executables?
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Dangerous learning multiple languages at the same time?
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How do you normalize a zero vector
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How long can template compilation really take?
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Improving raytracer performance
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