miniblog.

Sometimes programming tools are so good that you miss them when using other languages. I see these mentioned the most frequently: * IntelliJ (for Java) * Slime+Emacs (for Common Lisp) * Pharo (for Smalltalk) I'm struck that they all have bespoke UIs.

In praise of Tcl, and reflecting on syntax features for a good command shell: https://yosefk.com/blog/i-cant-believe-im-praising-tcl.html

Some delightful examples of good compiler error messages in the latest Gleam release: https://gleam.run/news/context-aware-compilation/