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Apr 17, 2014 at 08:23
Turns out that implementing tracebacks is a great way to see if you understand stack reification.

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Delighted to see that TOML has released a new version! TOML is overall a great standard but I understand they had limited people with the power to cut a new release.
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I'm a huge fan of Swift's 'Error Handling Rationale' design document: https://github.com/swiftlang/swift/blob/9315673c003875158852579bd1f33480cdec5461/docs/ErrorHandlingRationale.md#fundamentals It carefully defines terminology and compares with other languages, so you can understand Swift's position and preference in the design space.
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Jan 12, 2024 at 03:12
I've seen several companies offer a backup internet, e.g. Xfinity has "storm proof wi-fi", which is a battery powered cellular data connection. Eero Pro has something similar. I can understand the incentive, but it competes with using a phone. It shows there's a market for data all the time!