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How I develop with Nix

Recently NixOS was posted to the Haskell reddit, and seems to have been received well. In the comments I mentioned that NixOS allows me to be a more productive Haskell developer, and I would like to discuss how I am using the features offered by NixOS. Before we get into those details, allow me to briefly summarise…

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Why I do my resume in LaTeX

I’m guessing most of you have seen the comic explaining how a programmer reads your résumé. No, I don’t do my résumé in LaTeX just to get the +12 bonus. There are a handful of reasons I think it is a good idea. It stands out My résumé isn’t written in 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman, which sets it apart from 75% of…

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iPhone DevOps (2023)

I wrote earlier about my dream of developing “single-handedly” on an iPhone. Then, I wrote some more about it . The dream still lives strongly! I am now coding single-handedly in any language on my iPhone SE model 2022. But although i still like pythonista I am now using a combination of three great apps that allow me…

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Maven is broken by design

The other day, someone asked about the status of the GWT Mavenization, saying he loves Maven and would like to help. I replied that “I used to really like it” but wasn't “so sure nowadays.” It obviously was followed by “I know it could cause issues if not used in the proper way […] Do you mind telling me why you don't…