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I write about software and finance, languages and literature.

Some Recent Posts:

Interview With John Earnest - Mar 2026

John Earnest worked as a K programmer, made Decker, WigglyPaint, Lil, oK!

Interview With Nathan Goldbaum - Feb 2026

Nathan Goldbaum helped make Python multithreaded! He shared his fine thoughts and insights on many topics like Mercurial and Jujutsuwith me.

Interview With Steve Klabnik - Feb 2026

Steve Klabnik wrote the Rust Book, Jujutsu for Everyone, worked at Oxide etc.

Can Macros Tame Crud? - Feb 2026

I want to make a forum, easy enough. An MVP only needs to:

Unity of Paradigms - Dec 2025

Map/filter/reduce, APL and Relational Algebra seem to be the same

Interview With Bakpakin - Dec 2025

Bakpakin made Janet. I asked him about the project and community.

Gradual Automation With Do Nothing Scripts - Oct 2025

Save time and mental load with this gradual automation methodology