Comments for Lovable Lyle http://lylejohnson.name/blog Covering Software Development with Ruby and FXRuby Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on “Like Instapaper for Videos” by Bryan P http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2011/04/27/like-instapaper-for-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-9377 Bryan P Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:18:56 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=417#comment-9377 Very cool. I've also been looking for something like this for awhile. I was able to sign up for Instafilm, we'll see how it goes. Thanks for passing along! Very cool. I’ve also been looking for something like this for awhile. I was able to sign up for Instafilm, we’ll see how it goes. Thanks for passing along!

]]> Comment on First Steps with Clojure by Lyle http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/18/first-steps-with-clojure/comment-page-1/#comment-9324 Lyle Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:01:23 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=389#comment-9324 Paul, thanks for the suggestions and information, but especially for the link to ClojureDocs: that is *exactly* what I was looking for. The problem (for me) right now with trying to search for a function (via (find-doc) or otherwise) is that I'm so unfamiliar with Clojure's library that I don't even know what to search for. On the other hand, if I think to myself, "I need to see what operations are available for maps," I should be able to jump to that section in ClojureDocs and focus in pretty quickly. Paul, thanks for the suggestions and information, but especially for the link to ClojureDocs: that is *exactly* what I was looking for. The problem (for me) right now with trying to search for a function (via (find-doc) or otherwise) is that I’m so unfamiliar with Clojure’s library that I don’t even know what to search for. On the other hand, if I think to myself, “I need to see what operations are available for maps,” I should be able to jump to that section in ClojureDocs and focus in pretty quickly.

]]> Comment on First Steps with Clojure by Paul Stadig http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/18/first-steps-with-clojure/comment-page-1/#comment-9323 Paul Stadig Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:54:29 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=389#comment-9323 Hey Lyle, Clojure is awesome! I took a job back in March at Sonian doing Clojure full-time. I only do nominal amounts of Ruby these days (if you remember we met at the Ruby Hoedown a few years ago). One way to find a function you need without knowing the name ahead of time is to use find-doc at the REPL. That will allow you to search within the docstrings of all the functions. (Obviously, you could also do something similar by pulling up the API docs in your browser and searching the page.) Hop on IRC into #clojure on freenode. The people are very friendly, and if you describe the type of thing you're trying to do, then people will respond. There's also clojuredocs.org which has some cool quick ref sheets (http://clojuredocs.org/quickref/varsonly/Clojure%20Core). Have fun! And feel free to contact me. Paul Hey Lyle,
Clojure is awesome! I took a job back in March at Sonian doing Clojure full-time. I only do nominal amounts of Ruby these days (if you remember we met at the Ruby Hoedown a few years ago).

One way to find a function you need without knowing the name ahead of time is to use find-doc at the REPL. That will allow you to search within the docstrings of all the functions. (Obviously, you could also do something similar by pulling up the API docs in your browser and searching the page.)

Hop on IRC into #clojure on freenode. The people are very friendly, and if you describe the type of thing you’re trying to do, then people will respond.

There’s also clojuredocs.org which has some cool quick ref sheets (http://clojuredocs.org/quickref/varsonly/Clojure%20Core).

Have fun! And feel free to contact me.

Paul

]]> Comment on First Steps with Clojure by Duwanis http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/18/first-steps-with-clojure/comment-page-1/#comment-9317 Duwanis Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:50:00 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=389#comment-9317 I found that book less than ideal. It's way too focused on the Java side of things, and not enough on the Clojure side of things... it's almost a "this is how to use Clojure if you want to augment your Java code some" book. That said, I don't think there's really anything else out that's complete. Manning has a couple of good-looking books that are in the MEAP, I think, but they're just a few chapters here and there. I found that book less than ideal. It’s way too focused on the Java side of things, and not enough on the Clojure side of things… it’s almost a “this is how to use Clojure if you want to augment your Java code some” book.

That said, I don’t think there’s really anything else out that’s complete. Manning has a couple of good-looking books that are in the MEAP, I think, but they’re just a few chapters here and there.

]]> Comment on Moving On by trans http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/04/moving-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9305 trans Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:42:20 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=378#comment-9305 I was always impressed by your dedication to the project. And it clearly excelled for your efforts. Whatever you endeavor into next, please keep us informed, for I am certain it will share the same great fortune by having you at it's helm. I was always impressed by your dedication to the project. And it clearly excelled for your efforts. Whatever you endeavor into next, please keep us informed, for I am certain it will share the same great fortune by having you at it’s helm.

]]> Comment on Moving On by Lyle http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/04/moving-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9302 Lyle Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:26:42 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=378#comment-9302 Bjorn, you're welcome! I'm not sure what is the largest project using FXRuby, but one of the largest is probably <a href="http://www.attiksystem.ch/beerp/beerp-the-fxruby-erp/" rel="nofollow">BeERP</a>, a commercial ERP system. I don't know if they have the resources or desire to fork FXRuby. Note that FXRuby is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html" rel="nofollow">GNU Lesser General Public License</a>, which ensures that any forks of FXRuby will also be open source (i.e. the fact that I'm not working on FXRuby anymore doesn't change anything in that regard). Bjorn, you’re welcome!

I’m not sure what is the largest project using FXRuby, but one of the largest is probably BeERP, a commercial ERP system. I don’t know if they have the resources or desire to fork FXRuby. Note that FXRuby is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, which ensures that any forks of FXRuby will also be open source (i.e. the fact that I’m not working on FXRuby anymore doesn’t change anything in that regard).

]]> Comment on Moving On by Björn Bergqvist http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/04/moving-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9301 Björn Bergqvist Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:20:33 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=378#comment-9301 Thanks for the work you''ve done! Which projects are the largest using FXRuby? Are there commercial projects using FXRuby who have the resources to fork FXRuby, will it then be closed source? Thanks for the work you”ve done! Which projects are the largest using FXRuby?
Are there commercial projects using FXRuby who have the resources to fork FXRuby, will it then be closed source?

]]> Comment on Moving On by Lyle http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/04/moving-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9300 Lyle Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:31:24 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=378#comment-9300 I don't know exactly what's next, Brian, but watch this space. ;) I don’t know exactly what’s next, Brian, but watch this space. ;)

]]> Comment on Moving On by Brian Wisti http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2010/08/04/moving-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9299 Brian Wisti Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:18:20 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=378#comment-9299 I'm sad to see you step away from FXRuby, but I do understand. You've put a lot of work into it - code, documentation, a book. FXRuby has been tremendously helpful in several of my own projects. Thanks for all that you've done! So - what's next? I’m sad to see you step away from FXRuby, but I do understand. You’ve put a lot of work into it – code, documentation, a book. FXRuby has been tremendously helpful in several of my own projects. Thanks for all that you’ve done!

So – what’s next?

]]> Comment on Wait, what was that last bit? by Jim Weirich http://lylejohnson.name/blog/2009/10/26/wait-what-was-that-last-bit/comment-page-1/#comment-9254 Jim Weirich Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:36:30 +0000 http://lylejohnson.name/blog/?p=361#comment-9254 Hi Lyle. Regarding my Redmine installation, I should mention that I'm in the process of switching over to Pivotal Tracker for ticketing, mainly to get out of the hassle of maintaining Redmine on my own server. Hi Lyle. Regarding my Redmine installation, I should mention that I’m in the process of switching over to Pivotal Tracker for ticketing, mainly to get out of the hassle of maintaining Redmine on my own server.

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