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Raoul Duke
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David Barbour
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Sep 2
literals
Reminds me of the work on Type-Specific Languages by Jonathan Aldrich. On Tue, Sep 2, 2025, 2:39 PM
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literals
Reminds me of the work on Type-Specific Languages by Jonathan Aldrich. On Tue, Sep 2, 2025, 2:39 PM
Sep 2
Paul Tarvydas
Sep 1
What UNIX Pipelines Got Right (And How We Can Do Better)
https://programmingsimplicity.substack.com/p/what-unix-pipelines-got-right-and?r=1egdky pt
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What UNIX Pipelines Got Right (And How We Can Do Better)
https://programmingsimplicity.substack.com/p/what-unix-pipelines-got-right-and?r=1egdky pt
Sep 1
Raoul Duke
Aug 29
2d arrays
most day-job programming languages utterly fail at 2d array syntax, it seems to me. in 2025. still.
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2d arrays
most day-job programming languages utterly fail at 2d array syntax, it seems to me. in 2025. still.
Aug 29
Raoul Duke
Aug 29
μFork
μFork https://ufork.org/
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μFork
μFork https://ufork.org/
Aug 29
Raoul Duke
Aug 28
all abstractions leak
some more than others. ui is still too bleedin' hard. https://blog.isquaredsoftware.com/2020/05/
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all abstractions leak
some more than others. ui is still too bleedin' hard. https://blog.isquaredsoftware.com/2020/05/
Aug 28
Raoul Duke
Aug 26
syntax golf
foo[index] gets really annoying to write i sort of would like to be able to use something else like
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syntax golf
foo[index] gets really annoying to write i sort of would like to be able to use something else like
Aug 26
Raoul Duke
Aug 26
live & rich DX
GitHub - engraftdev/engraft https://github.com/engraftdev/engraft
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live & rich DX
GitHub - engraftdev/engraft https://github.com/engraftdev/engraft
Aug 26
Raoul Duke
2
Aug 22
a melting pot
With great power comes greatly hard to repro bugs, in my experience. Very dynamic systems, i think,
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a melting pot
With great power comes greatly hard to repro bugs, in my experience. Very dynamic systems, i think,
Aug 22
Raoul Duke
Aug 22
"composition"
sometimes i do not think that word means what you think it means http://onsmalltalk.com/objects-
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"composition"
sometimes i do not think that word means what you think it means http://onsmalltalk.com/objects-
Aug 22
Raoul Duke
Aug 21
rust dx
resource ownership syntax is still bleedin' awful. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24158114/
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rust dx
resource ownership syntax is still bleedin' awful. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24158114/
Aug 21
Raoul Duke
Aug 21
i wish i liked databases
but i really think i won't until there is a typed sexpr api based on the third manifesto. could
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i wish i liked databases
but i really think i won't until there is a typed sexpr api based on the third manifesto. could
Aug 21
Raoul Duke
Aug 16
heat death of the universe
what if a programming language wasn't so bad that it required the use of so many slow tools to
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heat death of the universe
what if a programming language wasn't so bad that it required the use of so many slow tools to
Aug 16
Raoul Duke
2
Aug 15
accidental complexity redux
The AI based code creation / editing tools all fail to have enough UI UX so they become too much of a
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accidental complexity redux
The AI based code creation / editing tools all fail to have enough UI UX so they become too much of a
Aug 15
Paul Tarvydas
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David Barbour
17
Aug 12
Thinking about CPUs from first principles, and, towards asynchronous programming
On Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 7:33 AM Paul Tarvydas <paulta...@gmail.com> wrote: > But you're
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Thinking about CPUs from first principles, and, towards asynchronous programming
On Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 7:33 AM Paul Tarvydas <paulta...@gmail.com> wrote: > But you're
Aug 12
Raoul Duke
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David Barbour
3
Aug 12
knowledge work is a joke
imho such diagramming tools are not great usually, in no small part because they: are after thoughts;
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knowledge work is a joke
imho such diagramming tools are not great usually, in no small part because they: are after thoughts;
Aug 12
Raoul Duke
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Paul Tarvydas
3
Aug 11
re: async
+1 > On Aug 11, 2025, at 8:44 PM, Raoul Duke <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A major
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re: async
+1 > On Aug 11, 2025, at 8:44 PM, Raoul Duke <rao...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A major
Aug 11
Raoul Duke
,
David Barbour
2
Aug 11
inference is bad DX
Inference is very convenient when you have different assumptions at different places in code, and you
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inference is bad DX
Inference is very convenient when you have different assumptions at different places in code, and you
Aug 11
Raoul Duke
,
David Barbour
3
Aug 11
can we have our "app db" cake & eat it too?
Thank you for the thoughts. Even though the JS ecosystem apparently supports lots (too much, probably
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can we have our "app db" cake & eat it too?
Thank you for the thoughts. Even though the JS ecosystem apparently supports lots (too much, probably
Aug 11
Raoul Duke
Aug 9
too many ways to do it
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/x6f3sj/comment/in9ug7i/ 1) syntax hell: how do we avoid it?
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too many ways to do it
https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/x6f3sj/comment/in9ug7i/ 1) syntax hell: how do we avoid it?
Aug 9
Raoul Duke
Aug 9
the same, but different
It bugs me that there are so many ways "state" is managed in the JS / React world. I wish
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the same, but different
It bugs me that there are so many ways "state" is managed in the JS / React world. I wish
Aug 9
Raoul Duke
Aug 5
reactivity
https://blog.logrocket.com/deep-dive-react-fiber/ React has some bad DX i think, but i have to
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reactivity
https://blog.logrocket.com/deep-dive-react-fiber/ React has some bad DX i think, but i have to
Aug 5
Raoul Duke
Aug 5
indirection is often unmaintainable
in my experience, if the tooling is at all even slightly lacking, which means you have to invest
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indirection is often unmaintainable
in my experience, if the tooling is at all even slightly lacking, which means you have to invest
Aug 5
Raoul Duke
Aug 5
rotciv terb
rolling in graves nigh impossible to get answers to fundamental questions like, "what caused
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rotciv terb
rolling in graves nigh impossible to get answers to fundamental questions like, "what caused
Aug 5
Raoul Duke
Aug 2
the dismal art
software development tools for making video games. so utterly full of fail. i say that with some
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the dismal art
software development tools for making video games. so utterly full of fail. i say that with some
Aug 2
Raoul Duke
Aug 1
dsl inevitably
I strongly do not enjoy using React. Of course, it is addressing a hard problem so it is probably
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dsl inevitably
I strongly do not enjoy using React. Of course, it is addressing a hard problem so it is probably
Aug 1
Raoul Duke
Jul 30
bad dx all the way down
often have to do printf debugging and leave it in for posterity, but w/out macros or thunks it means
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bad dx all the way down
often have to do printf debugging and leave it in for posterity, but w/out macros or thunks it means
Jul 30
Raoul Duke
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jido
4
Jul 29
cycle time is key
I agree with you, that is the best way to size up a job. On Monday, 28 July 2025 at 20:37:03 UTC+1
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cycle time is key
I agree with you, that is the best way to size up a job. On Monday, 28 July 2025 at 20:37:03 UTC+1
Jul 29
Raoul Duke
,
Mike Austin
5
Jul 29
visual programming gets a bad rap
Pretty much all parts of it Ui Ux D Api Creating Debugging Activating...
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visual programming gets a bad rap
Pretty much all parts of it Ui Ux D Api Creating Debugging Activating...
Jul 29
Raoul Duke
Jul 26
litmus test
There are so many indictments of our software development process. Some are from laziness. Some are
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litmus test
There are so many indictments of our software development process. Some are from laziness. Some are
Jul 26
Raoul Duke
2
Jul 26
we cannot escape our past
(it is a hell on earth borne of C++, to explain.) On Sat, Jul 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM Raoul Duke <
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we cannot escape our past
(it is a hell on earth borne of C++, to explain.) On Sat, Jul 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM Raoul Duke <
Jul 26