tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post5652193093835778778..comments2023-07-01T05:41:30.469-07:00Comments on Headius: Introducing Surinxheadiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15717357218364947795noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-42756782981393111602009-08-26T04:45:33.260-07:002009-08-26T04:45:33.260-07:00Extremely cool! :)Extremely cool! :)Dag Fjeld Edvardsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00094790798120247488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-58965232521695169952009-08-26T05:05:35.596-07:002009-08-26T05:05:35.596-07:00>The genus "Syringa" is derived from ...<i>>The genus "Syringa" is derived from New Latin, based on a Greek word "surinx" meaning "shepherd's pipe"</i><br><br>I initially read that as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherds_pie" rel="nofollow">shepherd's pie</a>". Which would have just been weird.Kerry Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02577023370378479303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-11285887931705441412009-08-26T06:06:57.711-07:002009-08-26T06:06:57.711-07:00Why not just use python? :PWhy not just use python? :PKennethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989062163384787633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-78818477298457055352009-08-26T08:14:35.155-07:002009-08-26T08:14:35.155-07:00Nimrod: At the moment, using fully-boxed math, Sur...Nimrod: At the moment, using fully-boxed math, Surinx is only about 1.75x slower than Java or Duby also doing fully-boxed math. It's certainly going to be a lot slower than Java or Duby doing primitive math, but I think I can narrow that gap as well.Charles Oliver Nutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06400331959739924670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-51594403226384641492009-08-27T03:29:47.395-07:002009-08-27T03:29:47.395-07:00Are Surinx or Duby possible contenders for Android...Are Surinx or Duby possible contenders for Android development? As in, would it be possible for the Android bytecode translator to work with compiled Surinx/Duby jars?markrendlehttp://markrendle.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-27979267757722106532009-08-29T01:59:20.403-07:002009-08-29T01:59:20.403-07:00Charles: Excellent. I shall investigate Duby and h...Charles: Excellent. I shall investigate Duby and hope that Google update Dalvik to work with JDK7.markrendlehttp://markrendle.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-40940912526098867792009-09-07T05:30:11.309-07:002009-09-07T05:30:11.309-07:00On the subject of names, "Duby" is more ...On the subject of names, "Duby" is more or less how you would pronounce the plural of "oak" in Russian (s. "дуб", pl. "дубы"). For whatever that's worth.Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00644697278986958715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-80073820160328735592009-09-07T07:57:16.453-07:002009-09-07T07:57:16.453-07:00Noel: Oh, that's just perfect :) Thank you for...Noel: Oh, that's just perfect :) Thank you for the information!Charles Oliver Nutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01770148973571270871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-72356534359459979212009-10-09T21:50:14.008-07:002009-10-09T21:50:14.008-07:00I'm fairly sure that the shepherd's pipes ...I'm fairly sure that the shepherd's pipes were meant for playing music on. But the metaphor would still work -- Surinx as the hollow reed upon which many tunes can be played.Jeff Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05887449967530246835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704664917418794835.post-29300972369316480642009-10-22T15:16:05.050-07:002009-10-22T15:16:05.050-07:00I assume the object passed into "fib" in...I assume the object passed into "fib" in your example is a java integer?<br>rRoger Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578246846716577925noreply@blogger.com