functional fascinations

It’s been a while since I’ve written on my blog!

Did you know that in programming, threads have been locking in before it was cool?

When you first encounter a Bongard problem, it’s a bit like hearing a joke, and everyone but you already knows the punchline.

Many languages may have interesting ideas motivating them, or have a variety of ways to make you feel more productive – but I don’t think these qualities are what make great programming languages great.

They can be done, but it’s an uphill battle.

One of my interests in programming is making software for other software engineers.

A visualization of the concurrency manager subsystem in SimpleDB, relevant for the code in the second half of the post.

Wing (or Winglang) is a general-purpose programming language designed to make it easier to build cloud applications.

I recently finished reading through Crafting Interpreters - a book I’d have to vouch for as the best introduction to writing interpreters or compilers.

Something I recently pondered on was how the software industry has consistently been developing novel mechanisms for efficiently sharing and reusing resources.