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    Lispy

    lispy.wordpress.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2007

    A Lisp programmer writes about Common Lisp techniques, SICP, Emacs, and managing eccentric programmers.

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    What HN says

    HN links it mainly for a Lisp solution to rounding up to the nearest power of two; commenters give no broader opinion.

    Stats for nerds
    19HN people shared it
    36linked in comments
    413story points
    Nov 2007last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      Do you know any programmers who exhibit these personality traits?
      1 person · 95 points · first shared 2008 · 67 comments on HN
    2. 2
      How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/Genius
      1 person · 48 points · first shared 2008 · 34 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Reading On Lisp: Then and Now
      2 people · 39 points · first shared 2007 · 16 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Advanced Codemunging: How SICP, Emacs, and Lisp Change Your Day Job Performance
      1 person · 29 points · first shared 2008 · 3 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Lisp Isn’t Really a Programming Language
      1 person · 21 points · first shared 2011 · 11 comments on HN
    6. 6
      Why UML Fails to Add Value to the Design and Development Process
      1 person · 20 points · first shared 2008 · 4 comments on HN
    7. 7
      Now What?
      1 person · 18 points · first shared 2008 · 12 comments on HN
    8. 8
      How Basic Common Lisp Techniques Can Improve Code Configurability, Maintainability, and Reuse
      3 people · 17 points · first shared 2007 · 3 comments on HN
    9. 9
      The Distracted Developer: Tactics and Workarounds for a Fast Paced Scene
      1 person · 13 points · first shared 2008 · 2 comments on HN
    10. 10
      Why the Popularity of Unit Testing is Waning
      1 person · 12 points · first shared 2011 · 2 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • lisporamaNov 2007

      Here is a mediocre lisper and an advanced lisper's take on the question (edit: and also another lisper's take, too):

      http://lispy.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/my-solution-to-the-rounding-up-to-the-nearst-power-of-two/

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