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Jun 24, 2016
Programmatically refactoring JavaScript: https://www.toptal.com/javascript/write-code-to-rewrite-your-code (really neat, versatile tooling)
Write Code to Rewrite Your Code: jscodeshift | Toptal®
Write Code to Rewrite Your Code: jscodeshift | Toptal®
How many times have you used the find-and-replace functionality (or RegEx) across a directory to make changes to JavaScript source files? Up your refactoring game by using codemods, scripts used to rewrite other scripts. In this article, Toptal Freelance Developer Jeremy Greer walks us through three common uses o...
Jun 23, 2016
Fun article exploring the test suite of the venerable Make:
System Under Test: GNU Make - Low Level Bits 🇺🇦
Overview of GNU Make testing infrastructure
Jun 21, 2016
Meta means Alt in Emacs, but meta means ctrl/cmd in Pharo. It's endianess all over again!
Jun 21, 2016
Monads provide explicit sequencing. A pure language with monads would be a great for Ethereum (though smart contracts would still be scary)
Jun 20, 2016
Cog, the excellent bytecode VM used by Smalltalk impls, has moved to GitHub! https://forum.world.st/Moving-the-Cog-subversion-repository-to-githup-at-2016-6-16-7am-UTC-td4901056.html (langs not on GH may become a minority)
Jun 20, 2016
Toward Understanding Compiler Bugs in GCC and LLVM https://chengniansun.bitbucket.org/papers/issta16.pdf (interesting findings: C++ is hard, unit tests are worth it)
404 — Bitbucket
Jun 20, 2016
The “C is Efficient” Language Fallacy https://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2006/11/02/the-c-is-efficient-language-fa/ (it's often the most efficient lang devs know, but not the fastest outright)
The "C is Efficient" Language Fallacy | ScienceBlogs
I came across an article yesterday about programming languages, which hit on one of my major peeves, so I can't resist responding. The article is at greythumb.org, and it's called [Programmer's rant: what should and should not be added to C/C++](http://www.greythumb.org/blog/index.php?/archives/152-Programmers-rant-…).
Jun 19, 2016
Maintainers matter: https://kmkeen.com/maintainers-matter/ (excellent defence of the Linux distro model and why app stores are not a panacea)
Jun 18, 2016
Interestingly, Rust will be adding a C-style untagged union datatype:
rfcs/text/0000-union.md at untagged_union · joshtriplett/rfcs
rfcs/text/0000-union.md at untagged_union · joshtriplett/rfcs
RFCs for changes to Rust. Contribute to joshtriplett/rfcs development by creating an account on GitHub.
Jun 18, 2016
what3words: https://what3words.com/ and Urbit both explore mapping numbers to pronounceable words/sounds. Is this a new trend? Why now?
The simplest way to talk about location
The simplest way to talk about location
Every 3 metre square has a unique 3 word address.
Jun 17, 2016
Superb blog post on implementing multi methods in Racket: https://lexi-lambda.github.io/blog/2016/02/18/simple-safe-multimethods-in-racket/ (has an interesting design with novel safety features)
Simple, safe multimethods in Racket
Jun 17, 2016
Race conditions on Ethereum contracts can lead to double withdrawals: https://vessenes.com/more-ethereum-attacks-race-to-empty-is-the-real-deal/ (scary! Smart contracts are very hard)
Jun 16, 2016
Why data storage will cease being cheap: https://blog.dshr.org/2014/05/talk-at-seagate.html (h/w has stopped improving exponentially!)
DSHR's Blog: Talk at Seagate
Jun 16, 2016
I don't understand the claim that static typing reduces unit tests. I can't think of any unit test I've written that would disappear.
Jun 14, 2016
Lenses rather remind me of setf (generalised setters in lisp) but for immutable data types. Nifty.
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