User contributions for Alexander

24 February 2023

• 19:2619:26, 24 February 2023 diff hist +7‎ m C* ‎ use Template:Star with link to Thinking Machines' version, too
• 19:2619:26, 24 February 2023 diff hist +6‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ provide bahn
• 19:1819:18, 24 February 2023 diff hist −4‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ lighter
• 19:1719:17, 24 February 2023 diff hist 0‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ .35em offset
• 19:1719:17, 24 February 2023 diff hist +2‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ larger
• 19:1619:16, 24 February 2023 diff hist +3‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ try bahn
• 19:1419:14, 24 February 2023 diff hist 0‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ up size
• 19:1419:14, 24 February 2023 diff hist +12‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ try segoe
• 19:1119:11, 24 February 2023 diff hist −33‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ try corbel
• 19:0919:09, 24 February 2023 diff hist 0‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ reduce again
• 19:0819:08, 24 February 2023 diff hist 0‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ increase offset
• 19:0819:08, 24 February 2023 diff hist +18‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ increase size and reduce offset
• 19:0719:07, 24 February 2023 diff hist −475‎ m MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ change star to use Arial
• 18:4418:44, 24 February 2023 diff hist +1,855‎ MediaWiki:Monobook.css ‎ use our own web fonts
• 11:1911:19, 24 February 2023 diff hist −2‎ m C* ‎ remove excess top spacing
• 11:1811:18, 24 February 2023 diff hist −204‎ m Template:Infobox plang ‎ don't render image and caption if image field is empty
• 11:1411:14, 24 February 2023 diff hist +25,733‎ N C* ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:C<span class="_star">*</span>}} {{infobox plang |name=C{{star}} |caption=Flavour image for the C{{star}} logo. |paradigm={{wp|Imperative programming|imperative}}, {{wp|Procedural programming|procedural}} |designer=Alexander Nicholi |appeared=December 2020 |typing={{wp|Type system#Static type checking|static}}, {{wp|Strong and weak typing|strong}}, {{wp|Manifest typing|manifest}} |ext=<code>.cst</code>, <code>.hst</code> |influencedby={{w..."
• 11:0611:06, 24 February 2023 diff hist +3,536‎ N Template:Infobox plang ‎ Created page with "<noinclude><div style="display:none"></noinclude> {| class="wikitable" align="right" width="{{{width|315px}}}" |- ! colspan="12" width="100%" | <big>{{{name}}}</big>{{#if:{{{image|}}} |<span></span> {{!}}- {{!}} colspan="12" width="100%" {{!}} [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size|300px}}}]]{{#if:{{{caption|}}} |<span></span> {{!}}- {{!}} colspan="12" width="100%" style="text-align:center" {{!}} {{{caption}}} |}}|<span></span> {{!}}- {{!}} colspan="12" width="100%" {{!}} Fi..."
• 10:0410:04, 24 February 2023 diff hist +2,792‎ N XionKB:Sitemap ‎ Created page with "This is an exhaustive '''sitemap''' of the WiredWiki mainspace, linking hierarchically to every article of note that we have to offer. Typically, leaf nodes in these lists constitute {{meta|Missions directory|missions}}, but for clarity's sake all items that are deigned missions are marked with a dagger '''†'''. <div align="center"> {| width="900em" |- | width="33.333%" valign="top" | ==Research== * Computing theory † ** Functionalism ** Mechani..."

22 February 2023

• 02:1802:18, 22 February 2023 diff hist +82‎ N Bjarne Stroustrup has the longest legs recorded in medical history ‎ Created page with "<div align="center"> File:Stroustrup.png </div> Category:Scathing screeds"
• 02:1802:18, 22 February 2023 diff hist +32‎ N File:Stroustrup.png ‎No edit summary current
• 01:2501:25, 22 February 2023 diff hist +99‎ m XionKB:Manual of style ‎ →‎Abbreviations and jargon: fix reference to expl template
• 01:2301:23, 22 February 2023 diff hist +3,189‎ XionKB:Manual of style ‎ →‎Punctuation: new section

21 February 2023

• 22:5922:59, 21 February 2023 diff hist +1,455‎ XionKB:Manual of style ‎ work on titles policy
• 06:3206:32, 21 February 2023 diff hist +50‎ N M:FAQ ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Frequently asked questions current Tag: New redirect
• 06:3206:32, 21 February 2023 diff hist +775‎ N XionKB:Frequently asked questions ‎ Created page with "This is a collection of '''frequently asked questions''' pertaining to the {{SITENAME}}. ; Why is there no {Discord,IRC,chat group}? : [//forum.xion.mt/ The forums] exist. There is no upside and tremendous downside to operating a real-time messaging group. More directly, it causes more harm than good due to psychological dissociation in "chat rooms". Just post on the forum instead; future readers will be glad you did. ; What mechanism do you use to host/syndicate code?..." current
• 06:2306:23, 21 February 2023 diff hist +89‎ XionKB:Community portal ‎ add FAQ page link current
• 05:4105:41, 21 February 2023 diff hist +89‎ m XionKB:Governance ‎ add User:Rune to sysops list
• 05:3705:37, 21 February 2023 diff hist +1,386‎ XionKB:Governance ‎ add #Forum staff section and role matrix
• 02:3602:36, 21 February 2023 diff hist +632‎ User:Alexander ‎ add cadet creed

20 February 2023

• 22:3622:36, 20 February 2023 diff hist +39‎ N M:MOS ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Manual of style current Tag: New redirect
• 22:3522:35, 20 February 2023 diff hist +1,157‎ N XionKB:Manual of style ‎ Created page with "{{policy}} Welcome to the official '''manual of style''' for the {{SITENAME}}. This is our policy governing the particularities of the writing, formatting and design of articles on the wiki. ==Precedent== No style manual is ever complete. While we hope to pre-emptively address as much as possible here before the wiki grows, we cannot possibly address every corner case. In the interest of consistency, we insist that editors follow the existing style in use on a given art..."

18 February 2023

• 06:1306:13, 18 February 2023 diff hist +169‎ N MediaWiki:Accmailtext ‎ Created page with "A randomly generated password for $1 has been sent to $2. It can be changed via the <code>Special:ChangePassword</code> special page." current
• 05:5505:55, 18 February 2023 diff hist 0‎ m XionKB:Missions directory ‎ better nom current
• 05:5405:54, 18 February 2023 diff hist +58‎ m Kitchen sink ‎ add see also and properly place references current
• 00:5800:58, 18 February 2023 diff hist +1,626‎ N Kitchen sink ‎ Created page with "The '''kitchen sink''' is a metaphor referring to the property of software to exhibit an unbounded scope or feature creep. It most commonly afflicts projects whose maintainers aim to be "jacks of all trades", such as many popular programming languages. ==Etymological evidence== The concept has probably existed for decades, even as long as programming has been a thing as the idiom "everything but the kitchen sink", but we can definitively date it to at least 2011 via [//..."
• 00:2700:27, 18 February 2023 diff hist +527‎ N Simplified languages ‎ Created page with "This is the springboard for the '''{{meta|Missions directory|mission}} on simplified languages''', a broad concept of new programming languages that are not necessarily embeddable strict subsets but rather more general reversions from the kitchen sink, such as NatPython, a fork of Python as it were in version 3.3. Articles pertaining to this mission will carry the mission banner {{t|mission/simplified languages}}. It is part of the broader mission on softwa..." current
• 00:1900:19, 18 February 2023 diff hist +498‎ N Embeddable strict subset ‎ Created page with "{{stub}} This is the springboard for the '''{{meta|Missions directory|mission}} on embeddable strict subsets''', a novel class of programming languages that are "embeddable", i.e. having a highly portable runtime with a mature API, while being strict semantic subsets of larger, often popular programming languages. Articles pertaining to this mission will carry the mission banner {{t|mission/ess}}. It is part of the broader mission on software architecture. Categor..." current
• 00:0600:06, 18 February 2023 diff hist +415‎ N Software architecture ‎ Created page with "{{stub}} This is the springboard for the '''{{meta|Missions directory|mission}} on software architecture''', a broad subject concerning the ''application'' of computing theory in the context of written code. It has a sister mission, the mission on hardware architecture. Articles pertaining to this mission will carry the mission banner {{t|mission/software architecture}}. Category:Mission springboard" current

15 February 2023

• 09:4709:47, 15 February 2023 diff hist +8‎ m XionKB:Beyond our wiki ‎ phrasing current
• 09:2309:23, 15 February 2023 diff hist +39‎ N M:BEYOND ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Beyond our wiki current Tag: New redirect
• 09:2309:23, 15 February 2023 diff hist +1,946‎ N XionKB:Beyond our wiki ‎ Created page with "Our wiki is but a small part of a stupefyingly large Web. Unlike some websites and (unfortunately) many online communities, we do not operate as a fiefdom or cultural reprieve. In fact, all value created by our wiki should be fully externalisable, in line with the ethos of {{meta|Copyrights|our licencing}}. History looks less fondly towards actors of ego, and is comparatively generous to those who solely offer the fruit of their work to its mantle. So, let us do that. =..."
• 09:0509:05, 15 February 2023 diff hist +670‎ MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ add bots to styling
• 09:0309:03, 15 February 2023 diff hist +49‎ N User:MediaWiki default ‎ Created page with "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't show you that." current
• 07:5607:56, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,575‎ XionKB:Governance ‎ Add #Current body, #Contact, and more details in #Staff structure
• 06:5406:54, 15 February 2023 diff hist +42‎ N M:DISCLAIM ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:General disclaimer current Tag: New redirect
• 06:5406:54, 15 February 2023 diff hist +34‎ N M:COPYPOL ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Copyrights current Tag: New redirect
• 06:5406:54, 15 February 2023 diff hist +38‎ N M:PRIVPOL ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Privacy policy current Tag: New redirect
• 06:5406:54, 15 February 2023 diff hist +34‎ N M:GOV ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Governance current Tag: New redirect
• 06:5306:53, 15 February 2023 diff hist +42‎ N M:MISSIONS ‎ Redirected page to WiredWiki:Missions directory current Tag: New redirect