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Raoul Duke
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Jan 10
claude coding
https://github.com/raould/t2lang/
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claude coding
https://github.com/raould/t2lang/
Jan 10
Raoul Duke
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David Barbour
2
Jan 8
type dx
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 6:13 PM Raoul Duke <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: if type checking is just
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type dx
On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 6:13 PM Raoul Duke <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: if type checking is just
Jan 8
Raoul Duke
Jan 7
reflection
if i cannot out-of-the-box query the statically typed code base to eg find all instances of
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reflection
if i cannot out-of-the-box query the statically typed code base to eg find all instances of
Jan 7
Raoul Duke
Jan 6
edges
we are supposedly making components that can be wired up to make something. but the wires are
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edges
we are supposedly making components that can be wired up to make something. but the wires are
Jan 6
Raoul Duke
Jan 5
re: tools
if your environment isn't like a Bret Victor or Smalltalk super multi-staged meta interactive
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re: tools
if your environment isn't like a Bret Victor or Smalltalk super multi-staged meta interactive
Jan 5
Raoul Duke
Jan 5
it's the tools, stupid
Your language can be pretty great, but if the tooling sucks then it sucks. I think tooling actually
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it's the tools, stupid
Your language can be pretty great, but if the tooling sucks then it sucks. I think tooling actually
Jan 5
Raoul Duke
Jan 4
Elements of Code (ha ha)
i feel like this is punch card advice, and fails wrt asynchronicity. the tyranny of call-return seems
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Elements of Code (ha ha)
i feel like this is punch card advice, and fails wrt asynchronicity. the tyranny of call-return seems
Jan 4
Raoul Duke
Jan 3
syndicate (racket, smalltalk)
advancing tuple spaces, it seems? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18349514
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syndicate (racket, smalltalk)
advancing tuple spaces, it seems? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18349514
Jan 3
Raoul Duke
Jan 2
morphic-programming
how to fully leverage AI djinn to do your software development bidding. https://github.com/
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morphic-programming
how to fully leverage AI djinn to do your software development bidding. https://github.com/
Jan 2
Raoul Duke
3
Jan 2
Glamorous Toolkit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43606027 On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 12:02 Raoul Duke <raould@
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Glamorous Toolkit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43606027 On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 12:02 Raoul Duke <raould@
Jan 2
Raoul Duke
Jan 2
if it bends it's funny
if it breaks it's not funny or, as simple as possible but not simpler. (which is a paraphrasing
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if it bends it's funny
if it breaks it's not funny or, as simple as possible but not simpler. (which is a paraphrasing
Jan 2
Raoul Duke
Jan 1
specification tricks
https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/alloy-facts/ i have yet to use anything like Alloy ot TLA+ etc. but
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specification tricks
https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/alloy-facts/ i have yet to use anything like Alloy ot TLA+ etc. but
Jan 1
Raoul Duke
Jan 1
Guy Steele: "Design a way of doing."
https://youtu.be/_ahvzDzKdB0?si=jJzNqCdWQX9yx5cd
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Guy Steele: "Design a way of doing."
https://youtu.be/_ahvzDzKdB0?si=jJzNqCdWQX9yx5cd
Jan 1
Raoul Duke
2
12/31/25
Alan Kay
also: "Problem finding is more important than problem solving." er, then why aren't ia
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Alan Kay
also: "Problem finding is more important than problem solving." er, then why aren't ia
12/31/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
ai for good
i wish ai tooling could at least help keep track of everything important that is not tracked
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ai for good
i wish ai tooling could at least help keep track of everything important that is not tracked
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
infrastructure
What if PLT was actually trying to address real-world development issues? What are some important
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infrastructure
What if PLT was actually trying to address real-world development issues? What are some important
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
naming, or death!
Observer Observable get set var val Source Sink (actually not as bad i feel, but still not great) for
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naming, or death!
Observer Observable get set var val Source Sink (actually not as bad i feel, but still not great) for
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
ui is heck
I do feel that UI is pretty much the most torturous litmus test of any software (and hardware)
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ui is heck
I do feel that UI is pretty much the most torturous litmus test of any software (and hardware)
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
argument bags, indictment #3
it is truly awful how many apis grow from positional caller-unnamed arguments, to struct/dict/bag.
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argument bags, indictment #3
it is truly awful how many apis grow from positional caller-unnamed arguments, to struct/dict/bag.
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
again with the wrong abstractions
RxJS starts out with a lie that everything will fit cleanly easily into the Observable-Observer
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again with the wrong abstractions
RxJS starts out with a lie that everything will fit cleanly easily into the Observable-Observer
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
indictments
interview question / plt language litmus test / we all fall down: in a ui with plenty of asynchronous
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indictments
interview question / plt language litmus test / we all fall down: in a ui with plenty of asynchronous
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/30/25
funny static typing jokes
rxjs has streams that might never end but it doesn't apparently have enough typing to statically
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funny static typing jokes
rxjs has streams that might never end but it doesn't apparently have enough typing to statically
12/30/25
Raoul Duke
12/29/25
horses for ux courses
RxJS or anything like that which tries to shoehorn a graph into 2d walls of linear ascii text are
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horses for ux courses
RxJS or anything like that which tries to shoehorn a graph into 2d walls of linear ascii text are
12/29/25
Raoul Duke
12/29/25
infectious colors
As soon as you start using RxJS in your Angular system, it invades, pervades, and that kind of sucks.
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infectious colors
As soon as you start using RxJS in your Angular system, it invades, pervades, and that kind of sucks.
12/29/25
Raoul Duke
12/29/25
dsl support or death
eg angular, react, etc. inevitably somebody will want a form of staged meta programming, and it will
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dsl support or death
eg angular, react, etc. inevitably somebody will want a form of staged meta programming, and it will
12/29/25
Raoul Duke
12/29/25
no great handles on complexity yet
Especially when it comes to user interface, use cases, user experience; i believe that domain is
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no great handles on complexity yet
Especially when it comes to user interface, use cases, user experience; i believe that domain is
12/29/25
Paul Tarvydas
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David Barbour
4
12/27/25
How C accidentally locked programming into a single paradigm
That's a well-considered response. Though, it isn't the case that function abstractions
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How C accidentally locked programming into a single paradigm
That's a well-considered response. Though, it isn't the case that function abstractions
12/27/25
Raoul Duke
12/24/25
static source vs. dynamic output
html templates with for loops. never feels right. but alternatives all have drawbacks too, duh.
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static source vs. dynamic output
html templates with for loops. never feels right. but alternatives all have drawbacks too, duh.
12/24/25
Raoul Duke
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Mike Austin
3
12/19/25
explicit effing monads!
Yeah this needs to be part of the language - you can only get so far with pipes of anonymous
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explicit effing monads!
Yeah this needs to be part of the language - you can only get so far with pipes of anonymous
12/19/25
Raoul Duke
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Mike Austin
2
12/19/25
for your own PLs
Yeah. I just need to use it for React of course, since they decided to go that route. On Thursday,
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for your own PLs
Yeah. I just need to use it for React of course, since they decided to go that route. On Thursday,
12/19/25