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What every software developer must know about Unicode in 2023
Modern extension to classic 2003 article by Joel Spolsky
Nikita Prokopov (tonsky)
I consult on all things Clojure: web, backend, Datomic, DataScript, performance, etc. Check out my Github and get in touch niki@tonsky.me
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Software Disenchantment (2018)
Everything is going to hell and nobody seems to care
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Every Frame Perfect
How imprecise UI animations erode trust in product
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Local First, Forever
We explore how to build local-first sync on top of simple file storage
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Graphics for JVM
Introducing Skija, Java bindings for Google graphics library, Skia
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Emoji Under the Hood
Detailed look into all the machinery involved in rendering Emoji
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JavaScript Bloat in 2024
What is the average size of JavaScript code downloaded per website? Fuck around and find out!
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Thoughts on Clojure UI framework
Ideas and inspirations for new Clojure framework for desktop apps
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Zig, Skia, Clojure, Geometry and the Japanese TV Show: ICFP Contest 2021
4-day coding marathon
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Readable Clojure
Some advices to writing Clojure code
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Getting syntax highlighting wrong
Applying human ergonomics and design principles to syntax highlighting
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It is fast or it is wrong
Fast programs are always fast, slow programs are slow even on a most powerful computers. Knowing that fast solution exists makes slow one plain wrong.
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Managing State with Signals
An experiment of using incremental computations for managing state in Humble UI
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Claude is an Electron App because we've lost native
Article argues that Claude is not an Electron app not because LLMs can’t do it, but because there are no advantages left for native
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SwiftUI Defaults Considered Harmful
A few notes on SwiftUI and why UI frameworks should not try to be “smart”
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We shouldn't have needed lockfiles
Lockfiles are an absolutely unnecessary concept that complicates things without a good reason. Dependency managers can and are working without it just the same.
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Unofficial Guide to Datomic Internals (2014)
This post is a compilation of publicly available information, Datomic docs and google group answers about Datomic internals. Intention is to help others understand implementation model and use Datomic more efficiently.
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Aggregating all cinema showtimes in Germany with Clojure
How I build a website for choosing movies
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Needy Programs
We used to use software; now software started to use us
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Gaslight-driven development
Computers are starting to have opinions on how our APIs should look like
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Clojure macros continue to surprise me
Clojure macros have two modes: avoid them at all costs/do very basic stuff, or go absolutely crazy.
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Designing a Good DSL
A look at common mistakes in DSL designs and how to fix them
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When you get to be smart writing a macro
A story of writing Clojure’s println alternative that works inside threading-first/last macros