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Question: How quick will this make it to REAPER? science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/20/037236/faster-than-fast-four...
Asked by Will (24.234.206.x) on January 20 2012, 5:01pm
Reply on January 20 2012, 6:26pm:

Hard to say, it essentially appears to be a lossy FFT, where it picks the frequencies that matter... So not sure if that'll be terribly applicable for things like convolution, though maybe. Comment...

Question: Hmmm... I can use the urlbar to search in FF too. :P Kinda don't like Google's policy of tracking your surfing habits though.
Asked by EvilDragon (88.207.57.x) on January 20 2012, 8:05am
Reply on January 20 2012, 6:27pm:

I figure they know everything about me anyway... Comment...

Question: Heheh, like you couldn't disable automatic updates in Firefox :P
Asked by EvilDragon (88.207.47.x) on January 19 2012, 2:17pm
Reply on January 20 2012, 2:01am:

True. I like using the url bar to search, too, in Chrome. And I also like not having to install/constantly update Flash. Comment...

Question: This is the longest time you've stayed focused on one big project. Do you see an endpoint? Do you miss the transition to new?
Asked by Will (24.234.206.x) on January 18 2012, 6:39pm
Reply on January 20 2012, 2:01am:

Well, REAPER started as a music making tool for me, so it'll continue that way. Maybe someday I'll make some good music and that'll take more of my time... Comment...

Question: might we ever see reaplugs on osx? reajs especially
Asked by olilarkin (144.32.204.x) on January 18 2012, 5:07pm
Reply on January 20 2012, 2:00am:

Maybe someday, I agree reajs in particular is quite interesting. It would have to be for Cocoa hosts only, I suppose... or I guess there's an api to host Cocoa in Carbon stuff for 10.5+.. Comment...

Question: what web browser do you use/would you recommend (pc)?
Asked by alan (194.75.37.x) on January 17 2012, 10:55am
Reply on January 18 2012, 3:14pm:

I personally like Chrome, from a UI and experience perspective. I got so tired of Firefox always prompting me to update, too... Comment...

Question: Nice find - Portugal. The Man - They must smoke some good shit in Portland. Doesn't the whole album make you want to take a toke
Asked by AnalSeducer (206.217.221.x) on January 16 2012, 5:55pm
Reply on January 18 2012, 3:15pm:

Not really, but I know what you mean. The albums "American Ghetto" and "The Satantic Satanist" are also good. Comment...

Question: What is the best/easiest way to get a total and free memory info in osx. Using C++ and QT.
Asked by Franci (89.143.149.x) on January 16 2012, 8:11am
Reply on January 18 2012, 3:15pm:

malloc_zone_statistics() Comment...

Question: can I buy stocks in COCKOs or will they be available in the future
Asked by Stumpy1 (63.192.169.x) on January 16 2012, 4:52am
Reply on January 18 2012, 3:16pm:

No, we are intending to remain private and closely held. Thank you for the interest, though! Comment...

Question: Thoughts? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laGvKtPZYQ
Asked by AnalSeducer (206.217.221.x) on January 15 2012, 11:21pm
Reply on January 18 2012, 3:16pm:

I can't watch that. Comment...

Question: I couldn't find any tutorial on how to install Intel Compiler on Visual Studio. Do you have any link?
Asked by Rodrigo (187.112.91.x) on January 15 2012, 12:56pm
Reply on January 18 2012, 3:17pm:

I think they've dropped support for VC6 in the newer versions, but in 10.x you can just choose VC6 or VC2005 integration as a component when installing ICC. Then, once you open VC6, you can choose which compiler you want. I imagine it's still the same in the newer versions, except it'd be VC2005/2008/2010 only etc... Comment...

Question: How do you all keep track of why complex development decisions were made, when the same issue comes up again?
Asked by James (98.183.224.x) on January 14 2012, 4:55pm
Reply on January 14 2012, 11:57pm:

That would be a good thing, no doubt. Git blame sometimes works... Comment...

Question: what is pentium's dual pipe line and how it effects on programming..?
Asked by Gayan (61.245.168.x) on January 14 2012, 6:17am
Reply on January 14 2012, 11:58pm:

Probably of no use today, but if you were programming assembly for it you could in theory get up to 100% performance improvements by ordering things correctly. These days it's moot, though. Comment...

Question: No. Do you agree with Linus at 2:50 when he says source code is extremely hard to read and understand?
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on January 13 2012, 7:07pm
Reply on January 13 2012, 7:32pm:

I don't think he's saying that -- I think he's saying that even a simple program is so complex that it is difficult for anybody to understand the FULL IMPLICATIONS of the code; obviously, you can often understand what the basic function of some code is, and how it is implemented, but the actual complexity of the system will exceed your understanding (your understanding will be correct most of the time, except when it's not). Proof of this point: pretty much all code has bugs. If you could read code and fully understand every aspect of it, you would spot all bugs and produce perfect code. Comment...

Question: re: catch 22. got the book yesterday, started reading it; it looks good. thanks. is it a good habit to want to const everything?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on January 13 2012, 12:28am
Reply on January 13 2012, 1:45am:

Awesome, I enjoyed that one a lot. Using const when appropriate is definitely a helpful habit to be in, yeah... but if you overuse it it can be a bit tedious. Comment...

Question: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt_Y4pSdsHw How are you at reading code? Do you agree with Linus at 2:50?
Asked by Will (24.234.206.x) on January 12 2012, 11:25pm
Reply on January 13 2012, 1:44am:

Do I agree that for the science of it, open source is superior? Yes. Do I think it makes for better products? In itself, yes. There are other factors, though. I'd happily open source REAPER if we could still run it as a business similar to the way we do now, but unfortunately I can't come up with any models to make that happen. 1 Comment...

Question: Are you trying to limit our sexual activity? WDL is so powerful that my d*ck looks insignificant.
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on January 12 2012, 10:56pm
Reply on January 13 2012, 1:43am:

Reducing overpopulation one line of code at a time... Seriously though, thank you, but you exaggerate a bit. :) Comment...

Question: Please publish your cd-key/licensing module.. that would be great! Maybe a side project for you? Pretty-please!
Asked by Poop (67.88.171.x) on January 12 2012, 9:00pm
Reply on January 13 2012, 1:42am:

Erm, maybe someday, but I've got a billion other things to do first. Comment...

Question: Was it difficult to deal with being forced to stop developing W.A.S.T.E.?
Asked by Russ (71.58.95.x) on January 12 2012, 1:33am
Reply on January 13 2012, 1:42am:

It was a bit sad to see it go, yeah. Comment...

Question: {programming} when good enough is good enough?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on January 11 2012, 9:41am
Reply on January 11 2012, 6:26pm:

When there's something else that needs to be done. Comment...

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