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Will Bespin really end up with multiple backends?

August 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · SoftwareDev

Google groups thread

Bespin has the idea of multiple backends attaching to the same client. Right now, Python is apparently “winning” while Java has fallen behind and PHP appears to have faded away.

The situation is very analogous to Shindig (http://incubator.apache.org/shindig/) which has a strong Java back-end, a PHP back-end that took a long time to get started in earnest and AFAICT [...]

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Vim Macro for IDE-Like Behaviour

August 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · SoftwareDev

I find Vim easiest for browsing source and as I explore TiddlyWiki, I decided to use some fairly recent Vim features – vertical splitting and the explorer window. Combined, these give you the feeling you’re an 1988 edition of Eclipse. Just like a modern IDE, but navigation is ten times faster.

Here’s the macro – which [...]

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