Archive - Eric Normand's Newsletter

January 2025

December 2024

The magic of metalinguistic programming

It's just a change of paradigm

Dec 31, 2024 •

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 •

Lisp as an OO language

Deep into Alan Kay's cryptic definition of OOP

Dec 17, 2024 •

Nobody cares about software design

Bad design won't get you fired, and hiring more people to deal with it might get you a raise

Dec 10, 2024 •

Slowification and Amplification

How whining and deceleration are keys to improvement and speed

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

The end of algorithms

The key to unlocking scale, according to Alan Kay

Nov 26, 2024 •

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