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Question: Regarding Sublime vs. vim, Sublime has a "vintage mode" so vim keys/modes will work, plus you get the bennies of Sublime. :)
Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on January 7 2014, 4:20am
Reply on January 7 2014, 4:57pm:

Yeah that's cool, but I often just fire up vim from within the terminal/msysgit/etc... oh and it's already installed everywhere and free. Comment...

Question: Ever read about temporal hierarchical memory algorithms? Like Numenta's bit.ly/1cwf0s3 ? I personally think this class of algorithm will revolutionize AI...Any thoughts?
Asked by raymond (67.172.42.x) on January 4 2014, 4:17pm
Reply on January 7 2014, 4:58pm:

Neato, but my limited comprehension says it looks like normal neural nets. Comment...

Question: do you use xcode data formatters with WDL_Strings? asarazan.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/data-formatters-in-xcode-or-ho...
Asked by olilarkin (81.100.230.x) on January 4 2014, 4:15pm
Reply on January 7 2014, 4:58pm:

Ah no, any way to make them automatically included for classes? if you could specify them within ifdefs or comments that would be nice. Comment...

Question: Are you cooking EEL3? o_0
Asked by gio (79.131.41.x) on January 3 2014, 10:08pm
Reply on January 3 2014, 10:49pm (edited at January 3 2014, 10:50pm):

EEL 2.01 maybe? :) Or just EEL2 v1.1.. Comment...

Question: Alot of snow makes Justin a happy/sad panda?
Asked by Haze (153.2.247.x) on January 3 2014, 12:28pm
Reply on January 3 2014, 5:36pm:

Happy, but I need a sled. Comment...

Question: Do you think you'd ever be able to be an employee or would you end up being sarcastic to a PHB, etc. (or were you previously)?
Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on December 31 2013, 7:41am
Reply on January 2 2014, 12:16am:

Yes and yes, I guess? Comment...

Question: ...do is somehow terribly unbalanced. Provide your wisdom, can't wait to read this one. (Oops, that was longer than I thought, sorry)
Asked by gio (79.131.45.x) on December 26 2013, 8:26am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:25pm:

See below =) Comment...

Question: Every time I read the specs for "modern" C++11/14/17/[whatever] www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA I can't help it man. I feel very grateful to have WDL in my tool-set. What's your take on C++1y? I'm sure there are some benefits but I haven't seen the enlightenment yet. For me the trade-offs of the additional complexity versus what you can actually
Asked by gio (94.66.5.x) on December 26 2013, 8:22am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:25pm:

I'm very lazy, and don't like having to target a particular version of a given development toolchain, so modern language revisions are out. Having said that, from what I've read, there isn't much there I really care about. Comment...

Question: Will the inevitable v5.0 be as huge as v4.0 or you'll choose to do a smoother transition this time? Please, don't reveal dates and features we want to be a surprise when the time comes. And one more question: What new things have you learnt during REAPER's development? Software related but not necessarily technical things.
Asked by gio (94.66.5.x) on December 26 2013, 6:45am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:24pm:

Hard to say, probably will be less of a big jump (the long release cycle isn't really fun). Things I've learned? I dunno, lots of little stuff... Here's one: %2 and i&1 produce different code if i is a signed int. Comment...

Question: Merry Xmas, from the other side of the planet. eel_strings was something I liked a lot. I haven't dig it thoroughly yet. Is it possible to use different string storage for the case I use plain good C? (if I'm not wrong I saw somewhere WDL_FastString... didn't spend much time so excuse me if I'm totally out of context, etc) Thank you, Mr Awesome.
Asked by gio (94.66.5.x) on December 25 2013, 4:10pm
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:22pm:

Yeah, it is WDL_FastString based for storage... you could update it to be C only, but it's not really worth it for me to bother. Don't get too invested in the current mode though, some big EEL changes are coming that make it a lot more flexible and work quite a bit better... Comment...

Question: Merry Xmas, Justin! Please help the guy... forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=132849
Asked by EvilDragon (5.43.168.x) on December 25 2013, 9:09am
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:22pm:

If he posted any useful information (crash reports, etc), I'd try, but it doesn't seem he really wants his problems solved, just wants to talk. Comment...

Question: You see Spotify's tribute to Winamp? spotiamp.com/
Asked by MrTr0n (68.40.203.x) on December 23 2013, 6:06pm
Reply on December 28 2013, 3:20pm:

Yeah, that's pretty awesome. Comment...

Question: I've made my own VST host,. It works with every single plugin, except Slate VCC and FG-X (meters not working etc.). What could be the reason ??? Do these plugins require special treatment. Thanks in advance!!!!
Asked by Zabukowski (95.176.187.x) on December 22 2013, 7:32pm
Reply on December 23 2013, 4:35pm:

No idea on these in particular, but there are often a lot of little details that are poorly documented... :/ Comment...

Question: Are you going to mine some bit coin derivative coins? it's fun give it a go!
Asked by BigPoopa (172.56.11.x) on December 20 2013, 7:28pm
Reply on December 23 2013, 4:35pm:

Hell no

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Question: Justin, I am building an app (iPhone) to record videos and need a bit of advice. Can I reach you directly? Send the app to you? (pre Appstore). This is something you�ll love.
Asked by Cherian (122.181.11.x) on December 20 2013, 3:54am
Reply on December 23 2013, 4:34pm:

Sure, send me an email. Comment...

Question: Why can't technology and SF/the Mission get along?
Asked by Liz Westover (24.5.29.x) on December 17 2013, 8:46am
Reply on December 18 2013, 8:52pm:

Ah, are they at odds nowadays? Comment...

Question: Favourite beer?
Asked by Desert Rain (122.176.154.x) on December 16 2013, 5:05pm
Reply on December 18 2013, 8:52pm:

Hmm I have a weakness for Newcastle... Comment...

Question: Are you using things like operator&&, lambda expressions, or whathever stuff of the new C++?
Asked by Rodrigo (177.132.172.x) on December 14 2013, 9:16pm
Reply on December 14 2013, 10:49pm:

Nope, at least not yet. Comment...

Question: I'm on Win32 and C. What do you suggest to add zip/unzip support to my program?
Asked by Rodrigo (187.112.64.x) on December 13 2013, 2:12am
Reply on December 14 2013, 6:58pm:

zlib has (in its contrib dir) zip.c and unzip.c, pretty straightforward and works well! I have a version of it in WDL/zlib, should you have that already... Comment...

Question: So, umm, would you be willing to implement alternating cores between presets? It is, after all, open source and all, and you could probably do it much faster than anyone else. :) To me, AVS is the unique legacy that no one remotely touched. Pretty please? :)
Asked by Will (24.234.85.x) on December 13 2013, 12:24am
Reply on December 14 2013, 6:58pm (edited at December 14 2013, 6:59pm):

Sometime, though I'd have to dig through and see if many of the renderers aren't safe for using different instances in different threads, which could be tedious to fix, though... Comment...

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