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Bad data models lead to code complexity
Extra ifs are the cost of poor data models
Mar 11
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The sources of software complexity
How identifying where a certain kind of complexity comes from can help you avoid or isolate it
Mar 5
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February 2025
Beyond "It depends"
Retiring a tired phrase and searching for its replacement
Feb 25
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Zillions of one-line functions
The case against them
Feb 19
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Expressivity: A fourth definition
On the elusive nature of meaning in everyday words
Feb 11
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How to make each feature take less code
Feb 5
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January 2025
How does dev tooling help?
A made-up model of dev tooling improvement
Jan 28
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A vision for Runnable Specifications
An idealistic and practical take on domain modeling
Jan 21
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Why is modeling so powerful?
Cognitive load, leverage, externalization, and correspondence
Jan 7
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December 2024
The magic of metalinguistic programming
It's just a change of paradigm
Dec 31, 2024
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Solve problems by taking away
Our natural tendency is to add things to solve problems, but every thing you add can create more problems
Dec 24, 2024
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Lisp as an OO language
Deep into Alan Kay's cryptic definition of OOP
Dec 17, 2024
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