Posts by deech@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AcVBcA5T83p4yvVHfs by deech@mastodon.social
2023-12-04T18:45:23Z
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Going from FP in Scala to non Scala FP back to FP in Scala it's crystal clear how insanely high leverage it is to have seamless interop with an existing ecosystem.You can take potshots at Scala's aesthetics or type inference or pure FP abstraction leaks but the enterprisey 3-apis-in-a-trenchcoat part of software dev which dominates today's codebases is sooooo much easier.
(DIR) Post #AcVBcCOgXaNm96Veu8 by deech@mastodon.social
2023-12-04T20:26:52Z
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@karchie I sometimes wonder about a timeline where ABCL took off instead of Clojure. Not going to lie, using the Slime REPL to inspect Java objects was kind of a rush.
(DIR) Post #AcVBcCedaH8uwZyOlk by deech@mastodon.social
2023-12-04T18:49:10Z
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This is a less about pushing for Scala and more that my belief that interop is _the_ thing that makes a PL actually worth adopting for most cases continues to be vindicated.
(DIR) Post #AcgrUjoddOdkt8Zemu by deech@mastodon.social
2023-12-11T01:28:43Z
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A killer feature of being a contractor is no perf reviews and all the inane accomplishment tracking you constantly have to do so you can talk yourself up once a year.It is so worthwhile trading off bonuses and promotions for that peace of mind.
(DIR) Post #Ad1RYglWTJafDBMHjs by deech@mastodon.social
2023-12-20T23:32:44Z
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my printer ran out of toner so I guess it's time for a new printer
(DIR) Post #Ad1RYipqmCExdBOllI by deech@mastodon.social
2023-12-20T23:37:14Z
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at this point it's prob cheaper to buy a 3d printer and have the laser etch the text into a sheet of paper
(DIR) Post #AdhGjoeB79G9k7wLpo by deech@mastodon.social
2024-01-10T01:19:33Z
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If this actually increases adoption, "FP" deserves to vanish from memory.https://nitter.net/ChShersh/status/1744633907566235932
(DIR) Post #AdhGjr6xx5TXNzQMz2 by deech@mastodon.social
2024-01-10T01:38:49Z
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Not that it's bad quite the contrary, but if after all this time there's so few success stories that you have to call sum types "choices" to get people to even consider it, it's probably time to turn out the lights or at least give up on appeasing your conception of the average developer. Don't worry there's always "secret weapon" rhetoric to cling to.
(DIR) Post #AhFXi4wTBk7aZcyXBo by deech@mastodon.social
2024-04-25T14:01:28Z
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@sanityinc @ross TM(very sparse)K I don't think it even runs on Macos.
(DIR) Post #AhoZ096b4HLmg38MIS by deech@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T22:47:10Z
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What stage of capitalism is it when Walmart is selling gypsy jazz guitars? Feel like "post" doesn't convey the absurdity.https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gitane-Cigano-Series-GJ-15-Gypsy-Jazz-Guitar-Natural/42687731
(DIR) Post #AhoZ09ua4RKhB4WHCq by deech@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T22:50:03Z
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To be clear this is a quality guitar. I recommend it if you're in the market.
(DIR) Post #Ai0l3vPvQuE0jGGJii by deech@mastodon.social
2024-05-03T23:08:01Z
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Is utopian sci fi a thing?
(DIR) Post #Ai0l3xdpACWzcwmRf6 by deech@mastodon.social
2024-05-03T23:12:37Z
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Looking for feel good happy tech future recs. Think PG Wodehouse's Jeeves but he's an android or knows Unix or something ...
(DIR) Post #Aij0YLVVjQ6aE0KsdM by deech@mastodon.social
2024-06-07T11:11:08Z
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I just stumbled across this hack for adding comments in JSON and there is no greater testament to human ingenuity and endurance in the face of adversity.
(DIR) Post #An70IylIHjaIJ3bJMu by deech@mastodon.social
2024-10-17T22:12:21Z
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@edwinb your work is an inspiration, your book is eye opening, I've been looking into Lean and wouldn't have been able to make heads or tails of it if I hadn't casually played around with Idris 🙏 .My take is aimed at the corporate day-to-day typed languages
(DIR) Post #AniPck2RWAYAmjEDSa by deech@mastodon.social
2024-11-05T00:10:01Z
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@futurebird I have vague childhood memories of this movie. I remember loving it but not the Quincy Jones. Thank!
(DIR) Post #AtS8ZRsmCxygB7TiAy by deech@mastodon.social
2025-04-25T14:35:28Z
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Move to retcon Pascal to Pedro Pascal for marketing purposes.
(DIR) Post #AwMMAI7IfVGAJGntAW by deech@mastodon.social
2025-07-20T21:39:37Z
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I realize this is broad but can anyone recommend advanced Common #lisp books/resources? And by "advanced" I mean the nitty gritty of pro quality software, REPL tricks, how to profile/monitor/deploy/manage packages/FFI calls etc. I've read PCL and PAIP so I have a modest grasp of the language itself. I'm sticking with SBCL for now.
(DIR) Post #AzJfPp68vM4he6Le3k by deech@mastodon.social
2025-10-17T00:12:00Z
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@beka_valentine the rewarding thing about programming is directly manipulating something interesting or relevant to your life and nowadays you really can't.
(DIR) Post #AzVtvJn6aYjd4QsICW by deech@mastodon.social
2025-08-14T14:01:50Z
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@nixCraft The face of the products people use is the face of the industry. I'm sure we tech people do that to other businesses as well.