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Jan 4, 2015 at 14:04

I'm simplifying several Python projects as I realise just how generally useful the pandas Dataframe data structure is.

May 12, 2026 at 15:56

What's the best string representation of a function? Comparing with other PLs: Python: <function __main__.add_one()> JS: [Function: addOne] Clojure: #function[user/add-one] Scheme: #<procedure add-one (x)> I'm currently thinking about <fun add_one() foo.gdn:123>

Mar 16, 2026 at 23:57

I've released difftastic 0.68! A smaller update, but still worth upgrading: * Improved Bash, C, Go, Lua, Nix, Perl, Python, Rust, Scala, Swift and YAML parsing. * Minor display and git compatibility fixes.

Release 0.68.0 · Wilfred/difftastic

Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for historical changes. Git Support Fixed an issue where git with difftastic would ter...

Mar 8, 2026 at 22:56

Writing type params with <> (e.g. List<Int>) seems the most natural to me: probably because I encountered that syntax first. Between C++, Java and TypeScript I think it's the most common too. List[Int] seems to be next most common (Scala, Python) but TIL Gleam uses List(Int)!

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