2026-04-13T16:16:55Z https://yabu.me David Beazley https://yabu.me/npub1f7rlm78a95zq9lgg72gtlfxw4u9wrm88tjk7u4vg2h4hwc66m2tshe6d93 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/130/879/189/516/112/original/658f623a4e8fd715.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/108/130/879/189/516/112/original/658f623a4e8fd715.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv80d7fsx9xydrc2r83a40naewq0zzm256hnwqwy445ursjqhasczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw7dwux5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkwj4x2wgws203t9sf68d0mjn744wyqhhnxzplfr24jct6n8xjpggj9nsd'>nevent1q…9nsd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It could be its own code review... &#34;the code looks pretty buffaloed to me. Have fun with that.&#34; 2026-03-20T11:50:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkwj4x2wgws203t9sf68d0mjn744wyqhhnxzplfr24jct6n8xjpgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwz9as6k Idle thought: &#34;buffalo&#34; would be a good name for a coding agent. Then you could say things like &#34;buffaloed buffalo&#34;, &#34;buffalo buffaloed&#34;, &#34;buffaloing buffulo&#34;, &#34;unbuffaloed buffalo&#34;, &#34;buffaloed buffalo buffaloed&#34;, &#34;buffalo rebuffaloed&#34;, &#34;buffalo buffaloes buffalo&#34;, and so on.<br/><br/>When fed back into buffalo&#39;s training, maybe all this writing would eventually drive buffalo into the singularity or some kind of other BS. 2026-03-20T11:47:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymmzz03xftfvmp47ta4jfznjsm2835077wz2h45t2tevfeztg23czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwdvz00l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswj4q289p74w553mkgwx6f9eamhrzwln43a82c54zz9mhvj6243kqlu4wjn'>nevent1q…4wjn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As a resident of the 9th district, it was pretty interesting to watch her campaign. She always struck me as authentic. I got a bit of a behind-the-scenes view of how she handled herself with 4th of July parades as well (I was in a group that marched just behind her and her entourage in one parade actually). <br/><br/>I&#39;m just not sure she was able to fully cut through the chaos of that campaign--media exposure seemed thin to me near the end. 2026-03-19T17:05:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkl04tdkv8zufdfraxkw3dm97x6yycdmaq3hrtkez6eg3le5umxczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwu24g4j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmcm8wwsz5559essh58qavlfvngd56tu9vsa93xypykyj2hrw55ckrqw2h'>nevent1q…qw2h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks everyone for the kind words! This is by no means guaranteed--I have to take about 24 semester hours of classes, complete &#34;field work&#34; in HS classrooms, and eventually go through 10 weeks of student teaching. Plus there&#39;s the challenge of finding a job as a late career switcher. I like my odds (and math is a decently solid place to be as far as teacher demand), but I definitely don&#39;t think it&#39;s going to be easy. <br/><br/>At the very least, it&#39;s unlikely to be boring ;-). 2026-03-14T17:55:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmcm8wwsz5559essh58qavlfvngd56tu9vsa93xypykyj2hrw55czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwm2n5sq It just occurred to me that Pi-day might be the most appropriate day to make this kind of announcement about my future plans. <a href="https://dabeaz.com/next.html">https://dabeaz.com/next.html</a> 2026-03-14T14:34:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ynfu3u254jgk3luthep9y4y4ah9nesuds0hnapgztaje3u5z5egzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw08x2ka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7ku5xj7jzvam39qa3t9esnsy6ghddl2c5lhcutmhlw8sf9t75dsnxvjcv'>nevent1q…vjcv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nah, I was just portending some future Python syntax involving triple-star--the behavior of which is to be determined. A pre-PEP maybe. 2026-03-12T03:05:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnz9prm4t6af0fdywf8hugupz5y887e20lhpy0krktszyxdkd78qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw6pfh2v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9st6mu42vx6m7uer5dukpgt9lcf7422hz56w8h7yuhr63sq6qyuqjphwrl'>nevent1q…hwrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you considered using `** = ***`? 2026-03-11T21:11:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx622zkg8730t9fw24f93grppxaxv579hqqr2r45uarcwkckcny9qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw6jf8ts The fact that there&#39;s so many tech people against daylight savings time tells me that it&#39;s probably a pretty good idea actually. 2026-03-08T22:24:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ht48dn6unlvep7xey9ypz86kx5url0lc8mj7tyrhfgurc88fdvszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwm742f2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlns0rf37rsjfk80acsvcp9zcee35kmvj6vgdrnsyufl7eazg3nc9urclx'>nevent1q…rclx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Neat! Kid was admitted to UMN and Macalester so we&#39;re checking things out. I have my thoughts on such things, but I&#39;m not the one going. 2026-03-06T12:20:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2lcqm2x7ennc7rhg32gtv06y2p7t37ck8d3c3pe2nwdps592xyrgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw7099ag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7pu2d8kzvcu2e7vuks08gx4mpn8eh0cumxuvdldgjnjjpx7vs7gap3l55'>nevent1q…3l55</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, with the purpose of this trip being a visit to nice quiet liberal arts college, we somehow found ourselves here last night. Uh.....<br/><br/>We had a great time. The key to a really good road trip, I think, is to impulsely do weird stuff that&#39;s outside your norm. Like that time I visited the Lawrence Welk childhood home and Graceland on the same road trip.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/181/757/318/618/841/original/575dc6faebaadd34.png"> <br/> 2026-03-06T10:37:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7pu2d8kzvcu2e7vuks08gx4mpn8eh0cumxuvdldgjnjjpx7vs7gzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw7fzz9h Johnny Cash really is the perfect soundtrack for a college visit road trip with kid. 2026-03-05T18:29:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmrjernds2psc2pnxgxvut43afwk9wqraxg9tm925c7fr94xmvnqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw6xl0a4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08lk6a2lmslw7r39f6kf8065qa5t4jgqae8vk0gt66m64vmyttggfyw56g'>nevent1q…w56g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rust is very different and it took me quite a lot of time to wrap my brain around what was happening. However, there is an overall consistency of vision about it that pays off I think. 2026-03-04T14:17:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80dhwgeuguntke88dwad3zwy6ujawrn2twf07mey95pl4ssf6xhczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwgsp2ll In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqddqx7hs966lwjqayj6qu688a7826zpdnhh8xjt3f7yx6dzqk6fg2krzjl'>nevent1q…rzjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t mind dynamic typing and I don&#39;t mind static typing, but gradual typing is just not a very enjoyable experience for me.<br/><br/>With regards to flexibility, I have found Rust to be pretty enjoyable--and there&#39;s a lot of things you can do if you get into things like macros. 2026-03-04T14:11:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffp6gu7e5dxxdqdhnz6uq76rvnexy85khsefk32jayq8jr8ghz4czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw2xejnw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgyffwjfqfj9znma2k2f5lcdw6gkphkz0aveaawej600mr8gqaxse2nj09'>nevent1q…nj09</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess it depends on who you talk to. I think gradual typing is, in general, kind of a circus. 2026-03-04T13:50:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgpu2dpu5u5vfj5w5wtxfxlh8w0t3pnxpfyujauxp4e5ypr3m4tgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw87yaph &#34;It fits your brain&#34;. <a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0827/">https://peps.python.org/pep-0827/</a> 2026-03-04T13:24:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkce7gvq7pgjm0wz57c95x0fym2kn7k4q4c8vvpts9pw6uc07ttqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw2646y2 Wonder if I should install docker. 2026-03-02T11:58:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0sh7a75ny07lsaqvhjjhrvtp4jqvqtpxs24dc7lnff334vf2x4mgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw4h76xa In trying to make programming predictable, computer scientists have mostly succeeded in making programmers predictable. 2026-03-02T02:15:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztf3tzrcr6mjkqxxg70euk56yt2lp5dqrpvm7mhgja7ns6jr4egszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw3mf9ak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6e8vy47lj0hm23w34kclw3877pfgy9u2px3cjl78kn23qc8vanqhpk2yv'>nevent1q…k2yv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been thinking about getting a T-shirt that says &#34;Those who can&#39;t Claude&#34; on it. If asked, I&#39;d just complain about it missing the comma. 2026-02-27T15:51:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsek9l9vcumaddy629yd8aw0e4h7r6zmq6999xnfnn400l29m9gszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwpzu756 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmke93yn2yz87p94ryac7rqsf3ce4adx236nw9zjlf7zdgkkf8jsc34jxy'>nevent1q…4jxy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because I&#39;m cynical and think regulation is going to follow the money. They will literally regulate the worst possible outcome. 2026-02-25T15:48:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5f94was25emqn8f4ec4a55z9ncaxtg3veq9n8mz62c3pjdqyvqqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwxu0h4s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgnux4pax4e4j2r89pxf8yre2nd67wtnr8p7vzy7s8ecn2k552tsklax24'>nevent1q…ax24</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The likely outcome of any regulation is that software engineers will be forced to prove that they used AI. 2026-02-25T15:37:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cwwfv6v7zvt02aw80d9hdgra094swg8x5ucr0akmzqkef402cmgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfww5r6y0 Age verification challenge: I know how to print things. 2026-02-10T12:32:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gmj0sq4p5c2g296muhqaa25470ycd9nf5hygr24nsmd5drt38fqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwlcwp9g What if there never was any craft? 2026-02-08T14:18:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvd3fzv4xxzl6wqcrzdrm9y0vaz0gldqrcxg6as8ey36ytd7hfymszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwyjuhut In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjjteakx7h0ngk35cu6z4udxvmx79efjexkglmarys5jckelwglq7sehm9'>nevent1q…ehm9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, there is the whole extra super-fun bonus of aging parents thrown in here too ;-). 2026-02-05T11:54:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyltgemjtpwlsr395damx79rhttyhfc6wfgdm9trw5lcfeurjl30qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwj33lg2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjkfcqdupw5g8tzg0s3p45932fq8we9vnl8j3wufr63tphze9lmc4lxntc'>nevent1q…xntc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This babbling inspired by some recent conversation around &#34;well, couldn&#39;t you keep the business going for awhile?&#34; It&#39;s not entirely clear that there *is* anything to keep going. 2026-02-05T11:51:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjkfcqdupw5g8tzg0s3p45932fq8we9vnl8j3wufr63tphze9lmczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw8uzr9q I find myself at a crossroads with respect to my business. I&#39;ve always thought of myself as a kind of &#34;academic&#34;, but I&#39;ve long had a lot of misgivings about the whole system of academia as currently practiced. So, I&#39;m fine with being out of the University. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve been able to happily occupy a strange niche of independent teaching, but the recent headwinds have been undeniably fierce and I don&#39;t really think I&#39;d enjoy a pivot to &#34;prompting.&#34; So.... anyways, I&#39;m babbling. 2026-02-05T11:42:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7pefp30z3vfljxswdjuqgp3fhvtzm0m8yequhez9uf9hp3qapeczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw60mwu7 Well, after 14 years, my Write a Compiler course is having its final curtain call February 16-20. You can still get in on the action though <a href="http://dabeaz.com/compiler.html">http://dabeaz.com/compiler.html</a>.<br/><br/>Honestly, it&#39;s hard for me to believe that taking a class like this out of a university setting would even work for as long as it did. I definitely had a blast teaching it! But, alas, all good things eventually come to an end. Time to rotate the crops. 2026-02-03T01:24:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs235mvfnw37x7q95dv0q062uzgdvk0tjhgjcjunv3v8mpq6y6h6aqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwrlu9y0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxtasw63v7le8r0p2g444e69k7udrs233hejpayj3w6ehzk59wvskyajkl'>nevent1q…ajkl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem is that I&#39;m pretty niche and I also have a moral compass. I generally don&#39;t advertise at all. Very occasionally, I&#39;ve made use of things like EthicalAds. 2026-01-21T14:58:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0rhclwmpdfrnxtx3qv5rlxz3ega6e0ds296wq9pwxwf5xcvrl3szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwnmfzeg I know about the collapse of traffic to sites like Stack Overflow, but is that also being seen on sites like ReadTheDocs? <br/><br/>This question partly motivated by a discussion I was having with someone about &#34;where would one actually advertise?&#34; in relation to the drop in my own business. 2026-01-21T14:39:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26kreraxfucnhf0r3qzx08ul7562fag063ggs9th78x0ryrqg46szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw9487t3 The thing is, there&#39;s a big difference between code written by someone who doesn&#39;t know what they&#39;re doing versus code written by someone who doesn&#39;t care about what they&#39;re doing. 2026-01-15T13:36:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqnlgt5vrvntxfh4z4skcq7dezps9p443xf3dc693zrftlcfctmczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwkpc2s4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy69kl47mt8t077vkeeenu64w97nqt9t6pnzzpeuz0ws6ltzhe9kcvwhn6h'>nevent1q…hn6h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve mostly just been quieting unfollowing people. 2026-01-05T12:31:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqtn4v0h9zkck0uma0teukk5re0vnh3gsymdsxfqgs5naj9ryw0qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw7m3p97 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlxe4f03ma8a0kka042qq0ar3q7hsvazudxu3xqu3gad0j7fg3dc8mamph'>nevent1q…amph</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It occurs to me that ed would be a really great candidate for the Raft &#34;application.&#34; That is, implement the Raft algorithm so that you can make a fault-tolerant replicated version of ed. 2026-01-05T11:57:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlxe4f03ma8a0kka042qq0ar3q7hsvazudxu3xqu3gad0j7fg3dczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwcxa9tl Getting ready for this week&#39;s Raft course. I&#39;ll probably use emacs for this, but at any moment, I&#39;ll know that I could confidently switch to ed if I wanted to. 2026-01-05T11:51:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6augpp5tteka9l302qfw0rwmnprmj7cz4w99xkjtmh3499qtlgqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwk8gnca Feeling completely brain-shattered by my whole epic Rust-ed coding adventure. What even was that? I have no idea. Still processing it.<br/><br/>Even more crazy is that I have the whole affair recorded end-to-end. Both on video and as a complete terminal history. All of the coding, debugging, testing, and refactoring is there. I&#39;m figuring out what to do with that.<br/><br/>For now though.... sleepy time. 2026-01-03T01:33:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyprr49xlj222elstwhtpql7q6wprslj3sljk0nwsxsafa9q45nczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwlettm3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxd6x2n575saasym7h7e3tvve5hwzerp3vluhas9ps0zdm7mrhqc0z7085'>nevent1q…7085</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like biking in the snow at 4:30am, when you code with ed, you know you&#39;ll code alone in a blissful state of flow.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/814/142/198/487/950/original/83f9c3e03b6be6ce.png"> <br/> 2025-12-31T12:21:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxd6x2n575saasym7h7e3tvve5hwzerp3vluhas9ps0zdm7mrhqczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwraqclq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspert4j8mnyvzf0wwhccz7hkrh9s3wle6zhdvy7h35snfzq8gee3synvch7'>nevent1q…vch7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Too wired to sleep, but now a dilemma. Do I code more on the garbage collector or do I go out biking in the snow? Hmmm. Maybe both! 2025-12-31T10:34:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspert4j8mnyvzf0wwhccz7hkrh9s3wle6zhdvy7h35snfzq8gee3szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwwa0z3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfld9g6nzm700kmpnwyuuczs3d9y0yrpzz6tvrqq4uwutk6y0k4hgw9kgc4'>nevent1q…kgc4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I definitely coded up some garbage after that. Think that ends the day for now. Good progress overall. 2025-12-30T23:59:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfld9g6nzm700kmpnwyuuczs3d9y0yrpzz6tvrqq4uwutk6y0k4hgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw9ksljq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfslwxfhmxhvwg8xv2pawkeeurl7e5d93zxu3em2084yv7urtc4aqw0vvds'>nevent1q…vvds</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Garbage collection is always better after a nap. 2025-12-30T20:03:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfslwxfhmxhvwg8xv2pawkeeurl7e5d93zxu3em2084yv7urtc4aqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwnu0skv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzgsa0zgv6ke6mmlqk7452yckkdjhfcfds5vma0ha637du5h4gps30gvwc'>nevent1q…gvwc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, Mabel&#39;s intuition on the HashMap proved insightful. I now seems to have closures working and Chapter 25 complete.<br/><br/>Oh, chapter 26 coming up. Garbage collection. How hard could that be?<br/><br/>(In theory, if I&#39;ve been working my abstractions correctly, this will not be THAT hard. Famous last words). 2025-12-30T18:15:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzgsa0zgv6ke6mmlqk7452yckkdjhfcfds5vma0ha637du5h4gpszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwv7wqf6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpuxwachl6dls483mm3sxrnvtu5mvgqdsnvym74prxkkeejw2y6s0nzr5e'>nevent1q…zr5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, AND NULL POINTERS.<br/><br/>Took a bit of a short break to rub Mabel&#39;s belly. She then whispered something that sounded sort of like &#34;HashMap&#34;. So... 2025-12-30T17:01:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswpuxwachl6dls483mm3sxrnvtu5mvgqdsnvym74prxkkeejw2y6szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwn7lkjy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr8eh9e72x9aey767lpzfyfcmxw8rpqm4txcl96lzsmjdgcm8zeczk28uk'>nevent1q…28uk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OKAY THEN. LET&#39;S HAVE EVEN MORE MUTABLE LINKED LISTS!<br/><br/>The fact that this chapter ends with a little part titled &#34;Challenges&#34; is not lost on me... 2025-12-30T16:51:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvr8eh9e72x9aey767lpzfyfcmxw8rpqm4txcl96lzsmjdgcm8zeczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwl3zc6t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrz9shjrcag7wguqn5hg04jc9pys9mz9e8xd9l06l22ecaqw5r5psgd5n6j'>nevent1q…5n6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did I mention that there&#39;s not even any syntax highlighting? 2025-12-30T12:11:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrz9shjrcag7wguqn5hg04jc9pys9mz9e8xd9l06l22ecaqw5r5pszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwz50cc4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8xn8p6m3taxg7jewnm20lzcme7r0hkwspdtnwsgg82h3kyp7lcfsl6t8p4'>nevent1q…t8p4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As I get up for day 7....<br/><br/>Crafting Interpreters: &#34;Here&#39;s this pointer to this thing that points at this other thing. But it doesn&#39;t own that. But don&#39;t worry, we&#39;ll fix that dangling pointer later. Oh, and note that it&#39;s kind of wild how we&#39;re mutating the thing in the middle of these other things inside this linked thing. LOL!&#34;<br/><br/>Rust: &lt;Icy Stare&gt;<br/><br/>Ed: &#34;I&#39;m just sitting here laughing while I watch you try to edit/debug the thing.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;Here, hold my beer.&#34; 2025-12-30T10:23:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xn8p6m3taxg7jewnm20lzcme7r0hkwspdtnwsgg82h3kyp7lcfszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw8c7nt5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9l2w84zkxgvl37anryqs37ee7kw2q0y00q6td5027szf46gmvzes0z59l0'>nevent1q…59l0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there a hidden level beyond unsafe? 2025-12-29T23:15:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l2w84zkxgvl37anryqs37ee7kw2q0y00q6td5027szf46gmvzeszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw9a5d3v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4yz3ykdnc3ch3l36ut6gd7hhx0p0qp3r7kp7lxs56u5fc064lhcqee93l'>nevent1q…e93l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yep, ended up undoing all of that. However, now really into some deep quicksand working on the implementation of closures (chapter 25). Pointers, linked lists, recursion, and mutability everywhere in all directions. This is some very happy Rust coding. 2025-12-29T23:10:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4yz3ykdnc3ch3l36ut6gd7hhx0p0qp3r7kp7lxs56u5fc064lhczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw7lt5jm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkqweaclzd9rhncdtnc55hsdj8tx399j0zaxcqdjkxljuu6tfzrcx6cx5j'>nevent1q…cx5j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The fact that I just put two lifetime specifiers on a single structure and managed to get everything to compile and run again is a sure sign it might be time to take another break. I feel this part might be ending badly in the not too distant future... (and I will be undoing aforementioned lifetimes). 2025-12-29T18:09:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkqweaclzd9rhncdtnc55hsdj8tx399j0zaxcqdjkxljuu6tfzrczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwrtkw4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2ywldldq2npyy8rvyy2n05z6vlx7et5yudkwx8meq80lrwpgpnc3udzxg'>nevent1q…dzxg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Made it to the end of chapter 24. An initial benchmark has me running 75% slower than Python 3.13 on a fibonacci example. Honestly not bad consider the primary focus up to now has been on getting it work at all. 2025-12-29T15:39:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2ywldldq2npyy8rvyy2n05z6vlx7et5yudkwx8meq80lrwpgpnczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw55twtn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tr8t8m7slk5l7a8el9wxe848d6gzjkrlqsma4jdwqps7cmje03qsh2z4e'>nevent1q…2z4e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As I go into day 6 of my big coding project comprising of a single `ed` session, the activity monitor tells me that `ed` has now used a cumulative total of 1.46s of CPU time. 2025-12-29T13:38:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tr8t8m7slk5l7a8el9wxe848d6gzjkrlqsma4jdwqps7cmje03qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwaw8zj6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmca4f8rpfc9xyksanplvr4k5d5jfqwu2fhgu4cvpcgkyed6y57gd3xdtf'>nevent1q…xdtf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woke at 4am with a fix in mind so I coded that. It worked. Now, maybe an exercise break before getting native functions implemented. 2025-12-29T12:04:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmca4f8rpfc9xyksanplvr4k5d5jfqwu2fhgu4cvpcgkyed6y57gzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwuyg38t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhcny5gmwr5xkym4n8ueq9t4awyxymclesnjdqw3ddprud9setsqjqeakk'>nevent1q…eakk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welp, hit a wall on the borrow checker with something. Time for sleep I think. 2025-12-29T02:11:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhcny5gmwr5xkym4n8ueq9t4awyxymclesnjdqw3ddprud9setsqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwt4k7l0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprm58dgzwm8p7mqc90gen9d95p0aywtsteenpkh6yky3kcs5pzkcrsr2v5'>nevent1q…r2v5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, this chapter 24 on functions is definitely &#34;a beast&#34; as self-described in the opening sentence. I&#39;ve made it to the part of trying to call functions (not yet working). Debating whether to try and power through after dinner or take a break until tomorrow. <br/><br/>Aside: The &#34;flow state&#34; of coding in ed is far more intense than I would have anticipated. Time disappears. 2025-12-29T00:29:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsprm58dgzwm8p7mqc90gen9d95p0aywtsteenpkh6yky3kcs5pzkczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwu307qm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgah4p6tzp3tfhc9dturnfa9dcta28xsgvtqslywx0emcl8qj3easqsq49t'>nevent1q…q49t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah yes. All manner of &#34;hard&#34; stuff (i.e., ownership issues) can be solved with macros. As foretold. 2025-12-28T22:05:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgah4p6tzp3tfhc9dturnfa9dcta28xsgvtqslywx0emcl8qj3easzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwn4yw05 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t3tdl54frz8gs4sa4u4znflc3qv9cg8upsy092sr3afap500xmsc9fwen'>nevent1q…fwen</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe a bit of reading and some basic preliminaries first. Then a nap. Then work on the hard stuff. That sounds like a plan. 2025-12-28T18:16:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9t3tdl54frz8gs4sa4u4znflc3qv9cg8upsy092sr3afap500xmszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw3n59y6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9s3fcsdg45e2jwsjnz6zfqds7j00s7aypsqjhyx7s0a4txkyrt3srnhe87'>nevent1q…he87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I&#39;ve made it through Chapter 23 on control flow and have loops working. Functions await. I suspect things are going to get bad now. Maybe a break for lunch first. And maybe a nap.<br/><br/>&#34;What do you think Mabel?&#34; 2025-12-28T17:41:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9s3fcsdg45e2jwsjnz6zfqds7j00s7aypsqjhyx7s0a4txkyrt3szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwp43g4g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsm3dj4mswkqn6dnxssk9d32jlhmawwhjsv7j5kq2jj32vqle5hcmzfxl9'>nevent1q…fxl9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meanwhile, I woke up in the middle of the night and mumbled something about &#34;macros.&#34; Think I&#39;ll warm up with that--in ed (as previously noted). 2025-12-28T14:24:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsm3dj4mswkqn6dnxssk9d32jlhmawwhjsv7j5kq2jj32vqle5hczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw72slts In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszua0v9jpjnu395yw7n7z0hkqg6cdp97hhc8rhcvj8pa9d4cdgudg9de290'>nevent1q…e290</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Say what you will about dogs, but they&#39;ll gladly sit there and eagerly listen to your &#34;ideas.&#34; 2025-12-28T14:06:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszua0v9jpjnu395yw7n7z0hkqg6cdp97hhc8rhcvj8pa9d4cdgudgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwccktgk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvptdkrj6cs3gclg0m2ql8wvf3ua8vszn2wknzvlyg6awulhpstqshxf6l'>nevent1q…xf6l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;So Mabel, hear me out for a moment. Because of memory safety--Rust. Because of memory prices--ed.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Yeah, the standard editor.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Anyways Mabel, day 5 of my project awaits.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/797/562/496/447/648/original/a32c26a30cc80883.png"> <br/> 2025-12-28T14:05:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvptdkrj6cs3gclg0m2ql8wvf3ua8vszn2wknzvlyg6awulhpstqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwujm9ar In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcwa47umc2z24aqzftvzmcndwc7dv8ytkdxwpcd92meetfk5eh7gxlk2en'>nevent1q…k2en</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Day 4 is done and I&#39;m up to about 20 hours of effort now. I&#39;ve made it through local variables and am preparing to start Chapter 23 on control flow. I can&#39;t even express how much fun this project is with the crazy tooling--or lack of tooling as the case may be. The &#34;standard editor&#34; indeed. 2025-12-27T23:51:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqcwa47umc2z24aqzftvzmcndwc7dv8ytkdxwpcd92meetfk5eh7gzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw8e8rtd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06vga5d6zkkglzqz5d4aye9h0ktznh22575pk38fzrap8g27028q8lep5c'>nevent1q…ep5c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Okay. Day 3 is done. Made it to the part just before global variables are defined. So, tomorrow will probably be dedicated to all things variables. About 15 hours into the project now. 2025-12-27T01:57:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs06vga5d6zkkglzqz5d4aye9h0ktznh22575pk38fzrap8g27028qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw8fp4su In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dajm496rvclh353kt23768j0zh8395zayqsvevl7veh2frm99wc4n6wxm'>nevent1q…6wxm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, I&#39;ve decided to do my own GC. Have now reached the hash table chapter. Rust already has its own HashMap. I could use that as a shortcut. Or I could try to roll with the book and make my own.<br/><br/>At the moment, the Hash in the book seems somewhat disconnected from everything else. And I don&#39;t recall Lox as having HashMap as a kind of value that you could use in user code. Somewhat inclined to use Rust HashMap&lt;&gt; for this until I run into a reason not to. 2025-12-26T23:11:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8dajm496rvclh353kt23768j0zh8395zayqsvevl7veh2frm99wczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw0fl5l7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsweqyq0umzxtn2ch9kkf3qnqlej0pmnl7jc3gx7n75q2tyluqxfvctzwtq6'>nevent1q…wtq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The book sets up linked lists of heap-allocated objects (in C). Could be dicey trying to replicate that. Part of me says the whole problem could be avoided by slapping Rc&lt;&gt; on everything. But, that feels like cheating and not in the spirit of the overall affair. So.... hmmm. 2025-12-26T19:27:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsweqyq0umzxtn2ch9kkf3qnqlej0pmnl7jc3gx7n75q2tyluqxfvczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwe87nyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsde5xva7nfcrpsqf892fwzakm2sugsrz38ex82m4v2d457cyupw5c2p8p2g'>nevent1q…8p2g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I seem to have made it as far as the great abyss--the point where Crafting Interpreters wants me to think about garbage collection. Coding in Rust, this is about to get &#34;interesting.&#34; Maybe a short nap is in order first. 2025-12-26T19:19:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde5xva7nfcrpsqf892fwzakm2sugsrz38ex82m4v2d457cyupw5czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwxcch8g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6phkvp7vt8mrg4t2w0uyfuhpzy3qm56lzc4svn3nrfzt8cpcd6g099f5d'>nevent1q…9f5d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, up for day 3 of the crusted-ed project. Had a very sloppy bike ride in the rain to prepared for the day. Will now clean up and take care of the pooch before plowing onward into some code cleanup and further chapters. 2025-12-26T13:32:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6phkvp7vt8mrg4t2w0uyfuhpzy3qm56lzc4svn3nrfzt8cpcd6gzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwzsz464 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqyzxgl6n9t7v0pp08k74lyt0rlvll9ygnev2zk8zc8364rp4pwq94lvn2'>nevent1q…lvn2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like the next few sections implement features that Rust already has (strings, hashmap, etc.). As instructive as that might be, I&#39;m not going to reimplement all of that from scratch. At least I don&#39;t think so. 2025-12-26T02:50:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqyzxgl6n9t7v0pp08k74lyt0rlvll9ygnev2zk8zc8364rp4pwqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwe6n4wf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgddu3hylmuqrd44yt6zapkwn8h6xjtvuvypp7tkxw9fvm4lnycss6l5xs'>nevent1q…l5xs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Finally made it through the first part of parsing (chapter 17). I&#39;m about 8 hours into the whole project so far. But, done for today. 2025-12-26T02:44:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgddu3hylmuqrd44yt6zapkwn8h6xjtvuvypp7tkxw9fvm4lnycszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwug42hy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjc3ajcnt8s64vcxssrge77enx3munhnpn0chepusrfyq5cl72tgzgpp5q'>nevent1q…pp5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welp, I&#39;ve made it through scanning. Take a break in preparation for parsing. Still haven&#39;t left the original `ed` session I started yesterday. 2025-12-25T17:26:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjc3ajcnt8s64vcxssrge77enx3munhnpn0chepusrfyq5cl72tgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw9spj38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspv07npfvejrg26wn3lmw6hxpad26uag3av7du64vrwrn0hj79mjqy5lyr4'>nevent1q…lyr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, let&#39;s continue onward with scanning! I already continue this once before in Rust, but the implementation in the second half of Crafting Interpreters takes a different approach with ownership. So, I&#39;ll try to stay in the spirit of that as I go. 2025-12-25T15:12:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv07npfvejrg26wn3lmw6hxpad26uag3av7du64vrwrn0hj79mjqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwg4g2qk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx29gk3c8gyqyvjk5979xuhhjw03xqdww6ugejhcmr2jpqumjqt7qvl03nk'>nevent1q…03nk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not sure how long this is going to take, but I&#39;m guess it&#39;s definitely going to be a multi-day project (maybe even a week). Pondering: Should I upload the video in progress or wait until the whole thing is done? 2025-12-25T02:25:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx29gk3c8gyqyvjk5979xuhhjw03xqdww6ugejhcmr2jpqumjqt7qzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwmecv8l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxy7nukse4jyewsrmwv3t4c0vgd2cuzf7r2g2tkeddfwz9cv5tcs663nml'>nevent1q…3nml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>About 3 hours in now. Made it to the start of scanning (section 16.1.2 in Crafting Interpreters). Wrote a Rust macro. Floundered about with some ed regex for a bit. However, making steady progress. 2025-12-25T02:12:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxy7nukse4jyewsrmwv3t4c0vgd2cuzf7r2g2tkeddfwz9cv5tcszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwl7evnh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmmxka6xd5uaks6emelkpcfjsdzx8aca0uzqn2x04tzypkqxwe5s3uqa7d'>nevent1q…qa7d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And, in the middle of working on this crazy Rust/ed coding thing, I get an AI-generated email from &#34;Claude&#34; thanking me for my Python work? WTF?!?!? 2025-12-24T21:54:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmmxka6xd5uaks6emelkpcfjsdzx8aca0uzqn2x04tzypkqxwe5szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw5quphn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdyr48rxeh0ghzyqhye9zs69d2tfcw7dcq7jvuxhg3r88g0qegdhqt7evam'>nevent1q…evam</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, mixing up ed regular expressions with Rust syntax is proving to be an interesting head trip. 2025-12-24T21:50:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyr48rxeh0ghzyqhye9zs69d2tfcw7dcq7jvuxhg3r88g0qegdhqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw66p66m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpldal84d3q32vyz7tlrt9530ksms6akmzqf73z3n7znwqjw8cdgd3uv6d'>nevent1q…uv6d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I&#39;m about 90 minutes into this project so far. It&#39;s, uh, freaky. But, I&#39;m making progress. Translating C to Rust is a whole different game than translating Java. I don&#39;t really feel like doing all of this low-level byte oriented free/malloc business. No, I&#39;ll just use Vec&lt;&gt; and other nice Rust stuff. 2025-12-24T21:48:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpldal84d3q32vyz7tlrt9530ksms6akmzqf73z3n7znwqjw8cdgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwykf0a8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspaza4ycjqpls5c209jm3f89ksnw5kwwu50wesljvxs59kqxkxt5c2vkww0'>nevent1q…kww0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After some playing around, I definitely think this needs to happen. Maybe I&#39;ll work through the 2nd half of Crafting Interpreters with Rust/ed. Maybe I should record this frivolity as some kind of 20 hour YouTube video. 2025-12-24T13:00:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspaza4ycjqpls5c209jm3f89ksnw5kwwu50wesljvxs59kqxkxt5czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwmed0jl I don&#39;t know why, but Im feeling a strange urge to try and program Rust using ed. It&#39;s probably not a useful skill, but it might qualify as an unusual skill. 2025-12-22T13:18:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8uelqz583e3az6ye78khua3ezaln4qp7hreckuycdnsyzlrs46aqzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw2pfa0s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgt8y43fmarqf59lu9uphr5wudt69r93kprkw9cyh9u0my90wfsq9efyxt'>nevent1q…fyxt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, no, no. The trick to a yearly goal is to make it a nice big round number. You know, like 5000 Jira tickets. 2025-12-21T13:19:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx94wjaguq52weae0m099fdqdh9fwcuffk7zg6j0n23rucs74s6ygzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwl5kmsg I&#39;m starting to think that the main problem with having an unfinished year-end cycling goal is that bikes don&#39;t ride themselves. 2025-12-21T11:23:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspp55ulgftyjkadgpmgykvmv3nwzqxfvfgndvvr5ec29wc4zr38gczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwx062x7 Yes, I just had to change a flat tire on my bike in freezing rain, in the dark, about 6 miles from my house. I arrived back home a wet mess, covered head to toe with road grime, and a big freaking smile on my face knowing that I was able to get myself out of that sloppy mess without calling for help or taking the train.<br/><br/>And you really think I&#39;m going to use an AI assistant for coding?!? You don&#39;t get good stories with AI. Like that time I figured out that wicked bug by thinking. 2025-12-10T13:11:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyuueca5v0hmzu3g896n6fqju8ylm3cgczua3pzxnpyz4jhfvdyvszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwfamy9f Getting ready for a week of compiler writing. Debating if I should give it a go in Rust again ;-). 2025-12-01T11:56:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrej6r0cta4ccyfcazdmuls5dux6r56qt0m7unazatmtw4eqzdv3gzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwl2lnlz Debate: do a bit of work or sleep all day? 2025-11-22T14:54:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0nffmdd8sq5nrrtgq7ldkp73wf2p2exuwm6zr00v7cr3s66gs2czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw69knmk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmwepqte4yarv0fypxjgfsh6h8w7ycq46lmmjrt5lyjhhap3gatg93y5a7'>nevent1q…y5a7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just say that if you don&#39;t do it, one of your coworkers will. 2025-11-18T14:39:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmkskpelahklu54qf7qkrzfuwkvkk3f8rduu9vtlnyvwmuwx8jfczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw39mjln As far as I can tell, the CGI script that lets you register to write a compiler (and you know you want to) is still working. <a href="https://dabeaz.com/compiler.html">https://dabeaz.com/compiler.html</a> 2025-11-18T13:53:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuqjtnqskm9wsux59s25ema3n6gm8cv9vj65kkr947dqg2qzdhegzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwwh0fml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswu8e0j53rmm80gcuukzg2t3v5r2zrel7u7v4s8rzfcp9sneftjtqmgzzvr'>nevent1q…zzvr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember at one point I was the only person in the CS department who could print documents on Windows machine to a printer attached to a Unix machine. When asked about this sorcery, I just said I used Windows &#34;help&#34; and followed its instructions exactly. 2025-11-05T21:16:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqgggf8lrq8ncsfqakr5jacspal8s4xsehk8f63qv8jgeg2aas3czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw3sm9a4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5kr4590me940ejs35e5h3yyld9jh7ze5lem5k0x7czdggrkwvesfurh36'>nevent1q…rh36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also: Slow. Clap. 2025-10-12T12:01:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5kr4590me940ejs35e5h3yyld9jh7ze5lem5k0x7czdggrkwveszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwvnuzag When I hear about the Apple Calculator app casually leaking 32GB of memory, I&#39;m not thinking that&#39;s a lot of memory--I&#39;m thinking that&#39;s a Connection Machine 5 amount of memory.<br/><br/>(The 1024 node CM-5 supercomputer at Los Alamos had 32GB of memory when I used it). 2025-10-12T12:01:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0nmt6ugkyr5s5qhhwpx4h9uc2f6fxnavj2frk99dgcq560ppzxszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwzzx69r Apropos of nothing, not a single landscaping crew to be seen or heard in the neighborhood today. I can only hope that it&#39;s because they were raptured, but I fear otherwise given the weird helicopter circling around while walking the dog just now. Hell. 2025-10-10T21:56:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8m29zaxavhuzras9f2ls0nagud4z54syj86tz9p4nllt7wfzrhmgzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw2845rt Wondering: What would be the most compelling reason for a Python programmer to want to code something in Rust? And don&#39;t say &#34;memory safety&#34;--that is *NOT* at all compelling to someone coming from Python IMO. 2025-10-05T19:03:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8l7gvgkrh8t2uj6j0s8z6kzrpqyc6njm5h9kykpd93x45e66r5szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwmd5734 When people were talking about Python optional typing in 1997, I always had an inkling of a gut feeling that it would probably cause a wide range of unforeseen issues. In hindsight, I think I lacked the experience and imagination to fully foresee the true magnitude of it. 2025-10-03T13:28:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfveqltl7nn4qtp26u2jdpd74u46nmxz38qc9g8uuthshcd9zpvszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwreeg2e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dzgpeccaxxd8syu08y2ugsvhgr5u0lrscqsuu50szs0te83mc9cpmkrlx'>nevent1q…krlx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also have the dog lurking about (still sleeping). Ha! 2025-09-07T11:38:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hka20lyx266ayvu03jx02ftkkdu899m8fc5acmecxvwnkxslyqczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw86u6nf Freaking allergies are too intense for me to go biking this morning. So, an early morning of Rust macros instead. 2025-09-07T11:31:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsjuxe9xjqf8j3w87e7pj6e6des7s7wnhs590t6g5t2snwzcyrygzyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwucwzzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqa4wnaml5xvtqfr6jz2ys6gf3u0ez8h3jc8a62uuu8r4cv7dnclqxgwadm'>nevent1q…wadm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do NOT recommend writing a book. 2025-08-19T00:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhva7j3asct3w2ptfrd875fkyujakykh7q3k9wtga7s7fd22gxfszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwfnpt3q Kid: &#34;I&#39;m going to concert with friends later.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;Who are you seeing?&#34;<br/><br/>Kid: &#34;You probably wouldn&#39;t know.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: &#34;Try me.&#34;<br/><br/>Kid: &#34;Toto and Men at Work.&#34;<br/><br/>Me: Stupified stare... 2025-08-09T14:14:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdu92sl6r07nleqfutp9zwwtvlv7fcetelzghtwhwqnqsq2t2dfsszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwgffqzw Generic expert Python programming advice: &#34;Or, you could just not do any of that.&#34; 2025-04-18T14:03:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsph3usrlue4ul9kt79f662xzu2ypzucp9fuqw7qa3luweh9eruruczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwjyh2x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ez4j3muswqd7mwj87cv0fm2qpyydju9r0ld8y69hnvegvaj2p8s8ww7c5'>nevent1q…w7c5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Although I will concede that coding Rust without an IDE might be a contributing factor as to why I suddenly can&#39;t recall your name. 2025-01-23T11:39:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ez4j3muswqd7mwj87cv0fm2qpyydju9r0ld8y69hnvegvaj2p8szyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw7egq88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cz45cg73f7fd0c4czufkuqgnzd4v3xpch9dp2ms2gthr3d757jc6wzkev'>nevent1q…zkev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apropos of nothing, I recently saw someone claiming that if you coded Rust without an IDE, you were insane. I like to look at it the other way. If I can code Rust without an IDE, I&#39;m probably not suffering from early onset dementia. 2025-01-23T11:31:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cz45cg73f7fd0c4czufkuqgnzd4v3xpch9dp2ms2gthr3d757jczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwvfxcvd There must be something wrong with me with respect to IDEs. Felt relief after uninstalling the fancy Rust LSP thing for emacs and going back to the basic syntax highlighting thing. 2025-01-23T11:03:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4hnpxt0zswguzwcqenje49n4pu5d46cj22dggwj9wrhkus989lszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwxtmt63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg753lc8fxrzk6e5vspq6wewgquwwyy8g5wdj2paz2wxtzqgctzcsgmazkj'>nevent1q…azkj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apparently Arun was at UChicago pursuing a PhD when he decided to start this restaurant. Doing a bit of math in my head, if I were to &#34;retire&#34; at the same age of 78, then I also would have run my business for 39 years after leaving UChicago. Freaky. <br/><br/>Although given the current direction of &#34;tech&#34;, there&#39;s no way I&#39;m waiting until 78 to retire. Sorry. No. 2024-12-30T13:16:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg753lc8fxrzk6e5vspq6wewgquwwyy8g5wdj2paz2wxtzqgctzcszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwfgz7gc Well, that was weird. Go out for our anniversary unknowing that we booked a table at the last *ever* service at the famous Arun&#39;s Thai restaurant, closing after 39 years. Met Arun. Ended up on the local news as well. <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aruns-thai-restaurant-closes-after-almost-four-decades-chicagos-northwest-side">https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aruns-thai-restaurant-closes-after-almost-four-decades-chicagos-northwest-side</a> 2024-12-30T04:41:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2z9l2fw75cnutvrhc7mpksd674wpaau22ez76vu8avfg5rgtyaszyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfw4s2evk Thought: Calling it AI slop is kind of insulting to slop. 2024-12-27T13:38:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2dw7nqanpyr5e5xar0u7jnkmaz4le5amqpg0uw0aded8yedq8zqczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwzwjhrn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswls0vt7at3jmsk6ngekarf898qg4uaxland7v69m3y29qk0qweachxlpfh'>nevent1q…lpfh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The arrows point left and right. Are they inclusive? 2024-11-16T14:33:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyr8yufelnsdlc6u7m9z7jcjc45jydny22rm597w47cpk06gz79lczyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwz6s45y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9g0nymqfjkqcr3u0smwq4y744jzqfjxjnfgq5vkylk2ptkh7v2eg9dygxh'>nevent1q…ygxh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Hold my beer.&#34;<br/><br/>(I&#39;d still park here most of the time)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/493/083/442/957/102/original/713df962a2a57b84.png"> <br/> 2024-11-16T14:26:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswy0akl5sucr5e9kxrmhftm4t8cdj2yy4apmw3gstx2q9vvnx4d4czyp8c0l0cl5ksgqhaprefp0aye6hs4c0vuaw2mmj43p27kamrttdfwum8l2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9g0nymqfjkqcr3u0smwq4y744jzqfjxjnfgq5vkylk2ptkh7v2eg9dygxh'>nevent1q…ygxh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I actually really love this sign because it&#39;s having work with at least five conflicting interests. 1) limited parking space 2) a busy business district 3) a church 4) a commuter rail station into Chicago 5) a city-wide overnight parking ban. <br/><br/>My wife and I usually refer to it as the barely legal parking spot. Most people see the sign, freak out, and and steer clear. 2024-11-09T14:04:06Z