Exploration
I really like programming languages. I like learning the languages themselves and I like learning interesting tricks through them. I enjoy exploring new ways to look at, think about and solve problems.
Full postWhy I put up with Nix
The Nix ecosystem has a lot of usability issues. This post is not about them. I spend a lot of time ranting about this (mostly to coworkers), but I want to highlight the things that I really like about Nix, for a change.
Full postMonads for free
Two weeks ago I started a new job as a Haskell software engineer. My expectation was to suffer immensely from impostor syndrome, especially during the first few weeks. Surprisingly, I feel pretty comfortable with my abilities so far!
Full postClosure
Finishing projects is hard. Like really hard. Way harder than it seems and way harder than it should be.
Full postBlogging
When I was about 7 or 8, my dad made me a website and put me in front of the console of a very basic blog CMS thing. He showed me how to make new posts and told me to write about whatever. I made a post, and the day after that, I made another. And then I forgot about the whole concept altogether, to the great disappointment of my grandmother who enjoyed reading it.
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