| Rad- | gcc `xml2-config --cflags` -g lib.c -o lib `xml2-config --libs` |
| rindolf | Rad-: you called your executable "lib"? It's a common name for directories. |
| Rad- | ...yes |
| Rad- | i'll change it later i just got lazy |
| rindolf | Rad-: ah. |
| rindolf | Rad-: 1. Are you using version control? 2. Do you have automated tests? |
| Binary_Digit | This is the hardest part of programming - choosing a name for the dev directory. |
| Rad- | no, no? |
| rindolf | Rad-: well, you should on both accounts. |
| pulse | Binary_Digit++ |
| pulse | i hate that part |
| Denommus | Binary_Digit: uh, src? |
| indigo | Binary_Digit: projects |
| pulse | i thought he meant the project name folder |
| Binary_Digit | src is fine if you're only ever going to write one program |
| Denommus | ah, for the directory where the projects will be! |
| Denommus | I always name it "Projects" |
| Binary_Digit | all your programs are called 'Projects'? |
| they | Shouldn't you use a top-level qualifier? |
| Binary_Digit | Cool. |
| pulse | lol |
| Denommus | Binary_Digit: no, the directory where the projects are |
| they | For instance, if you're making a library called "Jail", have the top-level folder named "Jail"? So the namespaces below would be "Jail.Whatever"? |
| Denommus | Binary_Digit: I always think about some name when starting a project |
| Rad- | rindolf: well I'm writing the tests. my program is a proof of working functions... well it's supposed to be anyway |
| Denommus | they: yup |
| Binary_Digit | Q: How do I do <foo>? A: easy, just use Projects to do the first bit, then switch to Projects to do the next bit, and pipe the output through Projects |
| * jrslepak | just names a project's directory based on the name of the project |
| Binary_Digit | jrslepak, so you still have the same problem |
| pulse | i find it hard to come up with project names that don't suck |
| Binary_Digit | Denommus solves it by calling every project 'Projects' |
| jrslepak | Binary_Digit: what problem do I have? |
| Binary_Digit | But I prefer to find more original names |
| pulse | I'm afraid I'm going to pick some well-known name, then i'll get sued and will have to walk around in a barrel |
| Binary_Digit | jrslepak, the problem of picking a name for your project |
| Denommus | Binary_Digit: stop putting words on my mouth, I hate it |
| benzrf | Binary_Digit: one of the two hard things in programming |
| Binary_Digit | Denommus, oh, I think you'll survive. |
| Binary_Digit | Especially if that graph is anything to go by. |
| Binary_Digit | But all right, I apologise. |
| pulse | benzrf, the other being actually getting to work? |
| Binary_Digit | Ah, bring back florin5 |
| Binary_Digit | I have a project for him |
| Binary_Digit | A project name generator! |
| Binary_Digit | Only problem is: what to call it? |
| pulse | project name namer |
| rindolf | Rad-: they do? Why? |
| rindolf | Binary_Digit: heh, it should be self-hosting. |
| benzrf | pulse: 'two hard things in programming |
| benzrf | cache invalidation and naming things' |
| pulse | hmm |
| benzrf | or maybe it was 'in compsci' |
| rindolf | benzrf: '...and off by one errors'. |
| benzrf | well known quote though |
| benzrf | rindolf: huehuehue |
| benzrf | i saw that one |
| pulse | yeah, those are tricky |
| benzrf | Christ i hate fencepost errors |
| benzrf | they get me every time -.- |
| rindolf | benzrf: I had a lot of them in a recent Project Euler problem. |
| Binary_Digit | I think I shall call my latest project Bernard. Or possibly Saskatchewan. |
| pulse | Binary_Digit, i find you could develop all sorts of names from fruit names |
| rindolf | Rad-: well, you can use them for your own personal use. |
| pulse | have a timer project? call it pineapple timer |
| benzrf | rindolf: :( |
| pulse | makes it sound fresh |
| pulse | and exciting |
| Binary_Digit | Oh yeah - Apple - or Blackberry - or Raspberry - or Apricot |
| Binary_Digit | I don't suppose any of those are taken |
| pulse | tomatomation |
| pulse | :D |
| pulse | stands for tomato automation |
| Binary_Digit | I suppose the only way out is to pick a good name *first*, and then decide what would be the best program to fit that name. E.g: Project Turnip could be a Turing machine for kids |
| benzrf | Binary_Digit: amazing |
| Binary_Digit | yeah, I know - I think I'm too tired for IRC right now, talking nonsense |