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January 2, 2018
The best things and stuff of 2017
Great things and people that I discovered, learned, read, met, etc. in 2017. No particular ordering is implied. Not everything is new. also: see the lists from 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 Great blog posts read What’s next? – A wonderful post by Graydon Hoare where he explores what he sees as […]
November 7, 2017
Computer Archeology: The Intelligent Machines Journal – Issue 1 Dec. 78
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July 20, 2017
Pascal at Apple
Lately I’ve been reading old computing papers, articles, journals, magazines, and memos and tweeting about them as I work my way through. The most recent exploration was of an Apple internal memo about the history of Apple’s involvement with Pascal. The memo is cursory, but it does provide an interesting snapshot of the history of […]
February 10, 2017
clojure.spec: Data Design 01 – Sketching a Struct
With the growing focus on functional programming the importance of data design has been thrust to the forefront. That said, you wouldn’t know that the importance was widely agreed upon based on an observation of existing data-driven APIs. Certainly I’ve committed my share of sins in the name of “API data packets,” but with the […]
January 27, 2017
Read-Eval-Print-λove v004 – Production Rules has landed!
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally put the finishing touches on the latest installment of my Read-Eval-Print-λove zine, this time focusing on production rules. This installment will deal with production rules, their purpose and implementation as well as an exploration into rules-driven OOP, data, and extracting ourselves from the Tarpit. Plus, I […]
January 10, 2017
clojure.spec: Introduction
If you’ve looked into the relatively new Clojure library clojure.spec you might have come across something curious. Observe the use of core.spec/or: (require '[clojure.spec :as s]) (s/def ::num (s/or :float float? :int int? :ratio ratio?)) (s/conform (s/coll-of ::num) [0.25 1/2 1]) ;;=> [[:float 0.25] [:ratio 1/2] [:int 1]] The result of the call to s/conform […]
December 29, 2016
The best things and stuff of 2016
Great things and people that I discovered, learned, read, met, etc. in 2016. No particular ordering is implied. Not everything is new. also: see the lists from 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 Great blog posts read AlphaGo under a magnifying glass – In a year filled to the brim with garbage news and […]
November 21, 2016
Link Age 010
A slight name tweak this week, but other than that the format is the same. I’m considering mixing things up starting next week, but until then enjoy. The BASIC issue with retro-computers — for those of you considering creating your own retro-computing-friendly computer here are some “rules of thumb” regarding the inclusion of BASIC into […]
November 7, 2016
Linkage 009
The new 64-bit Orange Pi is a quad-core computer for $20 — And I was already seriously interesting in exploring the state of hobby OS development in the Pi-space before this. Minoca OS: A new open source operating system — from ex-NT folks… a master-class in OSdev code clarity. The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin […]
October 24, 2016
Linkage 008
The 25 best Films of the 21st Century and where to watch them — Many great choices here. This list makes me realize that I’m too far behind the curve of modern cinema. Static typing will not save us from broken software Here’s what I learned about Jullian Assage while working along side him — […]
