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Tokyo, Japan

http://www.starling-software.com/

Curt J. Sampson, <cjs@cynic.net>.

Developer/DevOps/agile coach/etc.
I like agile development, functional programming (especially Haskell) and retrocomputing.

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Top Questions
114 votes

Really Cheap Command-Line Option Parsing in Ruby

ruby asked May 22 '09 at 12:35
stackoverflow.com

52 votes

Exponential Moving Average Sampled at Varying Times

math signal-processing average digital-filter asked Jun 21 '09 at 13:05
stackoverflow.com

44 votes

Where and when did the `0x` convention for hexadecimal literals originate?

history hexadecimal asked Aug 16 '20 at 3:43
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

33 votes

Does Haskell have variables?

variables haskell immutability monads referential-transparency asked Jun 14 '09 at 16:15
stackoverflow.com

31 votes

Separate Namespaces for Functions and Variables in Common Lisp versus Scheme

variables scheme lisp common-lisp lisp-2 asked Jun 20 '09 at 4:51
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30 votes

Is it normal for gliders not to have attitude indicators?

flight-instruments glider attitude asked May 3 '19 at 8:36
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26 votes

What does a Nintendo Game Boy do when turned on without a game cartridge inserted?

game-boy asked Jul 21 '19 at 7:51
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

25 votes

What are uses of the byte after BRK instruction on 6502?

6502 interrupt asked Sep 11 '19 at 10:13
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

20 votes

How do I upgrade Raspbian Lite to Raspbian PIXEL?

raspbian jessie pixel jessie-lite asked Apr 15 '17 at 17:34
raspberrypi.stackexchange.com

19 votes

How does the C64 get an accurate TOD clock on 50 Hz power?

commodore-64 power asked Nov 12 '19 at 3:57
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

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Top Answers
330
What does the exclamation mark mean in a Haskell declaration?
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139
How do you remove a Cookie in a Java Servlet
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103
Congratulations to our 29 oldest beta sites - They're now no longer beta!
meta.stackexchange.com

101
Why did IBM make the PC BIOS source code public?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

86
How do Linux binary installers (.bin, .sh) work?
stackoverflow.com

77
Which dialect of Lisp should I learn?
stackoverflow.com

59
Really Cheap Command-Line Option Parsing in Ruby
stackoverflow.com

58
Getting started with Haskell
stackoverflow.com

54
How can Docker run distros with different kernels?
stackoverflow.com

49
What's the 2-minute timer on mobile Deutsche Bahn tickets?
travel.stackexchange.com

45
How slow was the 6502 BASIC compared to Assembly
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

44
What's the relationship betweeen MS-DOS and XENIX?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

43
Use of Haskell state monad a code smell?
stackoverflow.com

33
Why did post-8008 CPUs not keep the on-chip stack idea?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

33
What are the primary differences between Haskell and F#?
stackoverflow.com

32
docker container does not need an OS, but each container has one. Why?
stackoverflow.com

32
Importing correctly with pytest
stackoverflow.com

32
Spatial Data in PostgreSQL
stackoverflow.com

29
How do I respond appropriately to an overseas company that obtained a visa for me without hiring me?
workplace.stackexchange.com

29
Late 1970s and 6502 chip facilities for operating systems
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

28
What's the difference between a Python module and a Python package?
stackoverflow.com

27
How to determine the baud rate of a serial port?
serverfault.com

27
Was there a clearly identifiable “first computer” to use or demonstrate the use of virtual memory?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

26
When low-level formatting a floppy, how does one ensure any existing sector markers are overwritten?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

25
What's the timeline of Motorola 6800-family CPUs from 1974 to 1979?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

25
Which language is better for general purpose programming, F# or Haskell?
stackoverflow.com

24
What causes the traces to wrinkle like this and should I be worried
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

24
When to use / not use syntactic sugar
softwareengineering.stackexchange.com

23
For how long can you safely stop the clock on an NMOS 6502?
retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

23
Why is SSH safer than HTTPS on direct connections to a Git Repository with Credentials
superuser.com

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