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Why Lisp Syntax Works
On uniform vs. specific syntax.
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Lessons from Writing a Compiler
Collected tips from building the Austral compiler.
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Austral: A systems language with linear types and capabilities
Introducing a new programming language.
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Why checked exceptions failed
Programming language features are never orthogonal.
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Implementing SM-2 in Rust
An implemenation of the SuperMemo-2 algorithm.
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Language Pragmatics Engineering
On best practices and gradient descent.