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Tokyo, Japan

http://www.starling-software.com/

Developer/DevOps/agile coach/etc.
I like agile development, functional programming (especially Haskell) and retrocomputing.

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Really Cheap Command-Line Option Parsing in Ruby

ruby asked May 22, 2009 at 12:35

stackoverflow.com

58 votes

Exponential Moving Average Sampled at Varying Times

math signal-processing average digital-filter asked Jun 21, 2009 at 13:05

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49 votes

Where and when did the `0x` convention for hexadecimal literals originate?

history hexadecimal asked Aug 16, 2020 at 3:43

retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

37 votes

Does Haskell have variables?

variables haskell immutability monads referential-transparency asked Jun 14, 2009 at 16:15

stackoverflow.com

33 votes

Is it normal for gliders not to have attitude indicators?

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How did the IBM 5153 color display detect and modify the signal to make low-intensity yellow into "brown"?

cga asked Jul 27, 2022 at 6:58

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32 votes

Separate Namespaces for Functions and Variables in Common Lisp versus Scheme

variables scheme lisp common-lisp lisp-2 asked Jun 20, 2009 at 4:51

stackoverflow.com

30 votes

What are uses of the byte after BRK instruction on 6502?

6502 interrupt asked Sep 11, 2019 at 10:13

retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

27 votes

What LISP compilers and interpreters were available for 8-bit machines?

history 8-bit-microcomputers lisp asked Jun 2, 2019 at 0:55

retrocomputing.stackexchange.com

27 votes

What does a Nintendo Game Boy do when turned on without a game cartridge inserted?

game-boy asked Jul 21, 2019 at 7:51

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