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Why Lisp Syntax Works
On uniform vs. specific syntax.
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Composable SQL
Better SQL through typed, composable query fragments.
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Lessons from Writing a Compiler
Collected tips from building the Austral compiler.
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Coarse is better
Make AI weird again.
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Shells are two things
Command languages and scripting languages are and should be different things.
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Astronomical Calculations for Hard SF in Common Lisp
Hard SF worldbuilding with the HYG database, Dijkstra's algorithm, and Lisp.
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Signed integers are asymmetrical
An edge case in integer safety.
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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.