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We all agree Rust syntax is horrible. Here's a list of the major problems and how to fix them, and then maybe people will actually use it someday.

1. No block expressions. No implicit returns. Use the fucking keyword.
2. Take the colon out of declaration syntax. remove the question mark operator. Give us a real ternary operator.
3. Take the "!" out of macros. They should look exactly like function calls.
4. Take the pipe bullshit out of closures. Use balanced delimiters.
5. Take out the "::" that sometimes appears when using templates. There is no reason for having this.
6. Fix all the keywords that were renamed for no reason: "match" = "switch," "let" = "auto," "()" = "void," and so on.
7. Replace the stupid "=>" operator with real case labels so IDEs can actually highlight them.
8. Make mutability the default. Use explicit const for immutable variables and references.
9. Put the type before the variable, not after.
10. Remove the pointless "fn" keyword. It's redundant.
11. Put template parameters before the associated declaration instead of mixing them in with a bunch of other stuff where it's impossible to read.
12. Change "self" back to "this" and make it implicit.
13. Struct fields should be defined with the same syntax as declaring variables.
14. Remove "impl Bar for Foo." You should be able to see all the interfaces a type inherits from at the declaration site.
15. Remove "impl Foo." Methods should be defined inside the struct body, or declared there and defined at the top level.
16. Make parentheses mandatory in if/while/for statements. Make braces optional.
17. Bring back the three-part for loop syntax. There are things that simply can't be expressed without it.
18. Make lifetimes completely invisible. They're implicit some of the time. Make them implicit all of the time, or just remove them. If the compiler can't make this work without a bunch of arcane symbols the programmer has to type, there is no point even having the feature.

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Does anyone know what happened to the Windows version of Transmission?

http://sourceforge.net/projects/trqtw/

Any good alternative that isn't a botnet or extremely bloated?

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Finland is like technology central.

>Best education
>Faster internet speeds
>Created Nokia
>Created Linux
>Created Jolla
>Created some of the first Bitcoin companies

Why?

Is the fininsh the new "Jew", according to 4chan's standards?

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>2016 + 1
>amerifats use sms
>eurofags use whatsapp
>not using objectively superior xmpp + omemo encryption

and some of you still complain about privacy laws but still do this shit bahahaha

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I haven't been up to date with media players since 2013 but back then, MPC was the clear choice. I still have KCP installed from back then but videos don't render correctly anymore for what ever reason. Is MPC still the best choice or did VLC overtake it?

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.jar

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>Finish explaining in detail how to accomplish what you did and how you came up with it
>"Can I have source code please?"

Every single time.

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>"New Intel processors contain a debugging interface accessible via USB 3.0 ports that can be used to obtain full control over a system and perform attacks that are undetectable by current security tools."

Full talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuuTLkZFsug

Demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6soT3hZK_T4

Intel cucks BTFO i guess

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Are you man enough to join Mozilla?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuLWXHgyEVw

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s-stop

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0iPhSuiMpk

MACFAGS CONFIRMED ON SUICIDE WATCH

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The current state of Windows
>Cucks are going to defend this.

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Rules:
1) Do not link to property held by Opera Software.
2) Patches may also not be linked (on 4chan.org) ;^)
3) Archive has nice cats

#openopera on anonnet

What are you doing with your copy of presto, /g/?

Discussion of other layout engines, older browsers, etc, are welcome!

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Why do i always expect to find something different under the hood of a laptop?

What's the problem with production engineers? Why do they refuse to infuse a minimum of common sense in these things?

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Hello /g/

I am a worthless NEET with money in the bank and no idea what I want to do in life. But I do spend a lot of time in front of a computer. I'm curious about learning how to code. My coding experience is pic related. When I was 15 I got a "QBasic for Dummies" book and used the examples therein to make some very stupid games. These included an offline MUSH with about 20 rooms (dense I know) and a game using ASCII characters where you play a bird (at top of screen) and try to poop on people below (bottom of screen).

Now I'm 30. I realize this is pretty late to be jumping in. I'm not sure it's even feasible. I have no illusions of turning this into a job. I'm more interested in getting a working knowledge of modern code. So I wanted to ask you all:

Where do I start, language-wise and resource-wise? I'm thinking of modding a game (Rimworld) as practice and that uses XML and C#

What kind of working knawledge do I need? I literally failed algebra 3 times, not because of stupidity but because I found rote math work incredibly tiresome. Should I just stop now?

Is coding super hard and I should gird myself for years of failure and heartache? Or can I start with simple shit like an alarm clock or something and grow organically out of that?

Is there any specific advice or questions I should ask you or myself before proceeding?

Thank you for your time.