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Ask Justin Frankel No reasonable question unanswered since 2009! Suggested topics: programming, music, sleep, coffee, etc. Note: please do not ask questions about REAPER features, bugs or scheduling, use the forums instead. Name: Ask: Human (enter yes): [newer questions] [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

Question: Who ask the best questions thus far? Asked by Gangsta (66.184.73.x) on July 28 2009, 9:52pm Reply on July 29 2009, 8:04am: You of course. Comment... Question: svn vs. git vs. p4 vs. cvs vs. mercurial? Asked by siggy (76.21.34.x) on July 28 2009, 9:32pm Reply on July 29 2009, 8:02am: SVN for now.. Nay on cvs. I suspect we may switch to Git at some point, as it does offer some nice things.. but SVN/TortoiseSVN is working really lovely. Comment... Question: you mentioned vc6 in another post, do you still use that ide for reaper or are you onto vs2008? still using mutt or thunderbird? Asked by pzdude (206.53.153.x) on July 28 2009, 2:01pm Reply on July 28 2009, 4:42pm: Still VC6 for most dev, yes (using ICC with it for many files).. We build x64 versions in vc2005, but it is such a dog. About as bad as Xcode, actually. I gave up on mutt for day to day stuff.. so mostly Thunderbird (and iPhone mail). Comment... Question: How do you feel about .Net base languages and obj-c? Asked by PipSqueak (67.88.171.x) on July 28 2009, 12:09pm Reply on July 28 2009, 12:36pm: I haven't actually done much with the .net stuff. I generally don't like the higher level stuff, definitely don't like managed code for general application development. Objective C isn't bad, there's a lot to like about it, but as it's all dynamically bound etc it doesn't have the same sort of usefulness as C++. C++ can have a lot of stuff that I don't like too.. I pretty much use a subset that makes me feel very comfortable with knowing what does what, and avoiding ambiguity. I try to avoid: multiple inheritance, operator overloading and exceptions, and generally speaking try to not over-engineer things. Comment... Question: Which new programming language would you learn now? Asked by PipSqueak (67.88.171.x) on July 28 2009, 12:05pm Reply on July 28 2009, 12:39pm (edited at July 28 2009, 12:43pm): If I wanted to learn another programming language I would have by now... But if I HAD to? Umm, well probably something like Excel's scripting/stuff.. that seems useful. Or MATLAB. Comment... Question: In terms of programmer, who do you idolize the most? Asked by PipSqueak (67.88.171.x) on July 28 2009, 11:55am Reply on July 28 2009, 12:40pm: At one point it was probably John Carmack.. If he updated his .plan more than once a year that might still be the case.. Linus Torvalds seems to be extremely reasonable and good humored. Comment... Question: Which piece of code/software are you most proud to have produced/written? Asked by PipSqueak (67.88.171.x) on July 28 2009, 11:46am Reply on July 28 2009, 12:41pm (edited at July 28 2009, 12:48pm): That's hard to say.. Generally I'm less proud of the full applications, and more about the occasional reusable component... That's what I find most enjoyable (since then it makes doing things in the future easier). I'm so happy I have LICE to work with. And EEL2, too... Ok wait actually NSIS is probably the thing I'm most proud of (though it has grown much under Kichik's leadership, so he should get most of the credit). Comment... Question: In this period of economic uncetainty, which socks should I invest in? Argyle? Wool? Asked by Matthew (66.236.74.x) on July 28 2009, 8:34am Reply on July 28 2009, 12:29pm: What climate do you live in? Do you anticipate that changing? These are good things to consider. Also what kind of shoes do you wear? Comment... Question: What's up? Asked by ScottyD (207.211.45.x) on July 28 2009, 8:00am Reply on July 28 2009, 12:28pm: Just had some good coffee, mmm. Comment... Question: When you want to make a major change or addtion to Reaper, how do you organize the effort with Schwa and Cristoph? Asked by tspring (69.2.168.x) on July 28 2009, 6:27am Reply on July 28 2009, 12:28pm: We have a nice 10 step process with online forms instead of paperwork.. for the environment. Err anyway, usually we discuss things before doing them, or "implement something, commit to SVN, then discuss/tweak". Comment... Question: What is your favourite music (genre-wise), your favourite bands? Do you play any instrument, and IYHO, how proficiently? Asked by EvilDragon (89.172.3.x) on July 28 2009, 5:41am Reply on July 28 2009, 12:26pm (edited at July 28 2009, 12:27pm): Some current favorites are Radiohead, Mogwai, Dungen, Built to Spill, BSS, .. Grandaddy (and Jason Lytle), Soundgarden, the Pixies.. one Sigur Ros album (AB), two RHCP albums (BSSM and MM), then there are old ones like the Beatles, Can, Led Zeppelin, Television, Pink Floyd, etc.. I play some guitar bass piano/rhodes and drums and sing sometimes, all without any proficiency whatsoever. Comment... Question: What websites/feeds/blogs do you regularly visit? Asked by Can H (212.156.205.x) on July 27 2009, 11:43pm Reply on July 28 2009, 12:22pm: I read Bruce Schneier's blog. Sometimes slashdot, but just the articles, the comments are utterly useless. Various audio software related forums/blogs, too. Erm... Comment... Question: CuteOverload.com or FUPenguin.com? Asked by Rob Lord (24.5.85.x) on July 27 2009, 7:50pm Reply on July 27 2009, 8:59pm: icanhascheezburger. and catladder. Comment... Question: Are you going to work on anything controversial again? Asked by gangsta (66.184.73.x) on July 27 2009, 7:48pm Reply on July 27 2009, 8:58pm (edited at July 27 2009, 8:59pm): If I find something interesting to work on and it is controversial, then sure... Comment... Question: Ritual or Blue Bottle? Asked by Rob Lord (24.5.85.x) on July 27 2009, 7:45pm Reply on July 27 2009, 8:58pm: Ritual was good at one point, but lately their coffee tastes strange -- did they get on that ferret-digested track or something? Blue Bottle is good, but I don't like it dripped there, so I'd go Americano. Bird Bath is the best though. Comment... Question: Plasma or LCD? Asked by Bubba-kazoo (24.218.215.x) on July 27 2009, 7:02pm Reply on July 27 2009, 8:57pm: Probably LCD, though I don't have any LCD TVs.. The fans on the plasmas can be sorta loud. Comment... Question: Do you believe in God? Asked by Hookflash (70.67.169.x) on July 27 2009, 3:53pm Reply on July 27 2009, 5:24pm: No.. I could probably be convinced otherwise, if I had more information. Comment... Question: Have you ever listened to the Black Sheep Boy album by Okkervil River? Asked by acidwarp (142.162.20.x) on July 27 2009, 2:49pm Reply on July 27 2009, 5:24pm: No idea who that is, but I presume it's something good? Comment... Question: Being an WinAmp devoted user until v 3+2, now I use fb2k. What can you say about it? Isn't winamp a little bit bloated nowadays? Asked by countach (80.37.78.x) on July 27 2009, 2:01pm Reply on July 27 2009, 5:26pm (edited at July 27 2009, 6:54pm): I'm not sure if Winamp is bloated now.. the 5.0x versions I use aren't terribly so. I think bloat can be a bad thing, but being anti-bloat to the point of losing functionality/usability/sentimental attachment is a waste. Which is what fb2k is to me (i.e. I'd just as soon use a command line player, it would make as much sense to me). Comment... Question: Do you use tab when you write code? I notice from some source code written by you that it appear to be space instead of tab. Asked by PipSqueak (67.88.171.x) on July 27 2009, 11:49am Reply on July 27 2009, 5:27pm: Indentation is a waste of bytes! Just kidding. I use tab size of 2, and have my editor use spaces instead of actual tabs. Comment... [newer questions] [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

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