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High- and Low-Level Programming Languages

Python, Ruby, C, C++, and... Rust. Hmm.

August 07, 2015Filed under tech#c#cplusplus#programming languages#python#ruby#rustMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (i)

Thoughts after reading the introduction to the Swift book.

September 04, 2015 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#listicles#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (ii)

Basic types and the syntax around them.

September 06, 2015 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (iii)

Operators, including overloading, and thoughts on brevity.

September 07, 2015 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (iv)

Language design trade-offs, highlighted by string manipulation.

September 10, 2015 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

If-expressions in Rust

September 12, 2015 (updated September 12, 2015)Filed under tech#programming languages#python#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (v)

The value (and challenge) of learning languages in parallel.

September 12, 2015Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (vi)

Collection types and the difference between syntax and semantics.

September 19, 2015Filed under Tech#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (vii)

Pattern matching and the value of expression blocks.

September 19, 2015 (updated September 20, 2015)Filed under Tech#listicles#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (viii)

Functions, closures, and an awful lot of Swift syntax.

October 18, 2015 (updated October 19, 2015)Filed under Tech#listicles#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (ix)

Sum types (enums) and more on pattern matching

November 09, 2015 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#listicles#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (x)

Classes and structs (product types), and reference and value types.

December 06, 2015 (updated December 22, 2015)Filed under Tech#listicles#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Thoughts on 2015 (and 2016)

December 26, 2015Filed under blog#family#podcasting#rustMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xi)

Hopes for the next generation of systems programming.

January 10, 2016Filed under Tech#programming-languages#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Women in Rust

January 10, 2016Filed under tech#podcasting#rust#tweetstormMarkdown source

“I Don't Know When I'd Use That”

Learning new languages as a way of stretching your brain.

January 17, 2016Filed under tech#haskell#programming languages#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xii)

Properties: type and instance, stored and computed.

February 27, 2016 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#listicles#rust#rust-and-swift#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xiii)

Methods, instance and otherwise.

February 28, 2016 (updated March 06, 2016)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Static Site Generators and Podcasting

Publishing podcasts the hard way.

February 28, 2016Filed under tech#podcasting#python#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xiv)

Indexing and subscripts, or: traits vs. keywords again.

March 10, 2016Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xv)

Inheritance: a Swiftian specialty (for now).

March 12, 2016Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Ember.js: "Introducing Subteams"

May 24, 2016Filed under tech#emberjs#links#programming languages#rustMarkdown source

In which one tech I really like (Ember.js) steals a great idea from another tech I really like (Rust).

Rust and C++ function definitions

A small study in syntax and legibility.

June 03, 2016 (updated June 07, 2016)Filed under tech#cplusplus#programming languages#rustMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xvi)

Initialization: another area where Swift has a lot more going on than Rust.

June 07, 2016 (updated June 22, 2019)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Vectors and Iterator Access in Rust

Be careful not to move things instead of borrowing them.

June 16, 2016Filed under Tech#rustMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xvii)

More on initializers!

June 30, 2016 (updated July 04, 2016)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Rust and Swift (xviii)

Deinitialization: ownership semantics and automatic reference counting

July 24, 2016Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#rust-and-swift#swiftMarkdown source

Rust vs. React Native—What?

Tradeoffs, or: Speed and stability are for everyone

October 07, 2016Filed under Tech#f sharp#javascript#rust#software development#swiftMarkdown source

Using Rust for ‘Scripting’

With a bonus: cross-compiling from macOS to Windows!

November 14, 2016 (updated November 15, 2016)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Rust development using VS Code on OS X, debugging included

November 18, 2016Filed under tech#links#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Super handy guide for getting a debugging/IDE environment set up for Rust.

The Itch

How typed functional programming is what I was looking for all along.

December 19, 2016Filed under tech#functional programming#javascript#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Better Off Using Exceptions?

Maybe, but only if your language demands it.

February 20, 2017Filed under Tech#fsharp#functional programming#rust#software developmentMarkdown source

Becoming a Contributor

The prepared script for my talk at Rust Belt Rust 2017, given October 27, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio.

November 02, 2017Filed under Tech#open source software#rust#software development#talksMarkdown source

Exploring 4 Languages

Rust, Elm, Reason, and F♯ – a bunch of cousins!

December 31, 2017Filed under tech#domain-driven design#elm#four-languages#fsharp#functional programming#reasonml#rustMarkdown source

Exploring 4 Languages: Project Setup

Getting Rust, Elm, F♯, and ReasonML installed; their editor plugins configured; and their project files ready.

January 01, 2018Filed under Tech#domain-driven design#elm#four-languages#fsharp#functional programming#reasonml#rustMarkdown source

Exploring 4 Languages: Starting to Model the Domain

How we use types to capture business concepts in Rust, Elm, F♯, and ReasonML.

January 14, 2018Filed under Tech#domain-driven design#elm#four-languages#fsharp#functional programming#reasonml#rustMarkdown source

Exploring 4 Languages: Integrity and Consistency

Making, and keeping, promises – with Rust, Elm, F♯, and ReasonML.

March 24, 2018Filed under Tech#domain-driven design#elm#four-languages#fsharp#functional programming#reasonml#rustMarkdown source

Aesthetics and Programming Languages

Why does C♯ drive me insane but I love Rust?

May 13, 2018Filed under Tech#csharp#programming languages#rustMarkdown source

Rust is Incredibly Productive for CLIs

Don’t let the tagline fool you: Rust is for more than just “systems programming.”

May 20, 2018Filed under tech#programming languages#rustMarkdown source

Scales of Feedback Time in Software Development

Orders of magnitude: build-time errors, automated tests, manual test, CI, staging, production.

October 22, 2018 (updated October 22, 2018)Filed under Tech#programming languages#rust#software development#testingMarkdown source

Review: The Rust Programming Language

A genuinely great programming book.

November 07, 2018Filed under Tech#book reviews#programming languages#rustMarkdown source

JavaScript is C

Maintaining invariants the most painful way possible.

December 20, 2018Filed under Tech#c#elm#javascript#rust#software development#typescriptMarkdown source

Appearance: Corecursive #34

Mostly TypeScript, but also a bit of Rust, type theory, and productivity.

July 15, 2019Filed under Tech#appearances#podcasting#programming languages#rust#typescriptMarkdown source

I was delighted to spend a bit over an hour chatting with Adam Gordon Bell on the Corecursive podcast. I was there officially to talk about TypeScript, and I did a lot of that… but we also dug into Rust a bit, of course, as well as talking about my schedule and “productivity”.

I’ve been podcasting for a few years now, but this was only the second time I’ve ever been on someone else’s podcast—and it was a blast. Thanks so much to Adam for having me on!