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I think modern computer software was a mistake and we should go back to our roots of developing for limited hardware.

The same amount of electricity that could power MS-DOS for a year is now used to ask Copilot how to save a Word document to your local Desktop instead of OneDrive.
January 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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I've written this thread up as a blog post with some more details:
Why some DVLA digital services don't work at night
dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/wh...
January 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New blog post about why Go is well-designed and the difference between bad design, disagreeing with the goals of a project and "I don't like this".

#golang #language design

mattjhall.co.uk/posts/go-is-...
January 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Take a look at what might be the first 🌐 ISO Standard (not yet published as of now) composed with Typst
Read and comment: the C defer TS (unpublished draft)

Done completely in typst -- this looks official as hell, too.

Thanks again @typst.app -- drive.google.com/file/d/19ofx...
C - defer Technical Specification.pdf
drive.google.com
December 20, 2024 at 5:49 AM