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Paul Nathan

Seattle, WA

http://www.pnathan.com/

Software engineer/craftman/programmer
Passion for quality and correctness as exemplified in the continuous improvement/kaizen model.
Obsessive about tools and infrastructure
Focused on working in Scala/Rust/Lisp/Haskell/OCaml
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Top Questions

What is the difference between hg forget and hg remove?

version-control mercurial asked Jul 8, 2009 at 23:51

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Generating a list of which files changed between hg versions

version-control mercurial asked Jan 7, 2010 at 23:35

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"Wrong type argument: commandp" error when binding a lambda to a key

emacs command key-bindings asked Aug 9, 2009 at 6:59

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c++ integer->std::string conversion. Simple function?

c++ integer stdstring asked Nov 7, 2008 at 22:52

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ifstream: how to tell if specified file doesn't exist

c++ file asked Oct 30, 2009 at 1:33

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Asking "is hashable" about a Python value

python hash asked Aug 11, 2010 at 16:35

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Emacs: import a CSV into org-mode

emacs csv import org-mode asked Aug 6, 2009 at 21:25

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STL name for the "map" functional programming function

c++ map-function asked Aug 27, 2010 at 0:02

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mklink not installed on Windows 7?

windows-7 asked Jan 20, 2010 at 18:12

Emitting namespace specifications with ElementTree in Python

python xml elementtree asked Feb 14, 2011 at 22:08

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Top Answers

Cancelling upvote on comment?

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Markdown footnotes?

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"Comments are a code smell"

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Mercurial: How do you undo changes?

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What things didn't you know you needed but are now very glad you have?

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Why does a computer science degree matter to a professional programmer?

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Examples of good gotos in C or C++

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Why is Lisp useful?

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Vim questions: do they belong to Stack Overflow or Super User?

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What’s your favorite programming language?

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What's the canonical way to join strings in a list?

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What are good keyboards for programming?

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What else do Linux distros need in order attract the non-geek user groups?

Do dynamic typed languages deserve all the criticism?

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Should certain math classes be required for a Computer Science degree?

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What do C and Assembler actually compile to?

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My God—it's full of unicorns

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What does 'predicate' mean in the context of computer science?

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How can I convert a string to integer in common lisp?

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iPad as programming platform--What future do touch screens have with programming?

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Where can I get free real-time stock data?

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What’s your favorite programming language?

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Should I charge my client extra for the source code?

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Does the D programming language have a future?

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Is it safe to have 1 letter class names in PHP, e.g A, B, C

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What is abstraction?

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Programming language for self-modifying code?

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Are these interview questions too difficult for entry-level C++ positions?

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converting number to string in lisp

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ClearCase advantages/disadvantages

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