miniblog.

Watching https://youtu.be/KWB-gDVuy_I and I'm struck by how weird constructors are as an API. * They promote total functions, making it hard to do validation. * They're hard to split up, because they have special access to unfinished data. * They're like a framework: you get called.

I enjoyed watching this documentary on RuneScape (an MMO game): its MUD origins, the challenge of complex 3D models making iteration more expensive, and the team culture around it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RNK0YBdwko

Watching https://youtu.be/15RTC22Z2xI has made me think about what applications blockchains are well suited for. What's the benchmark we should compare against?