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May 16, 2014 at 20:34
"One of the best ways to really understand a new or novel language feature is to think of ways to twist and abuse it" http://t.co/PiWL6Ec0SF

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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.
Release Release 1.1.0 · toml-lang/toml
Release Release 1.1.0 · toml-lang/toml
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Aug 18, 2024 at 23:45
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.
swift/docs/ErrorHandlingRationale.md at 9315673c003875158852579bd1f33480cdec5461 · swiftlang/swift
swift/docs/ErrorHandlingRationale.md at 9315673c003875158852579bd1f33480cdec5461 · swiftlang/swift
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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!