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Trade-offs between Single- and Multiple-Dispatch

Introduction Lately I've been thinking about the trade-offs between multiple-dispatch and single-dispatch. Single-Dispatch: Simplicity and Efficiency Single-dispatch has its appeal in its simplicity. ...

Thoughts on Interactive Programming

Exploring Guile for Game Development So, after deciding to take GuixSD for another spin on my x220, I've become interested in trying out Guile again. For starters I wanted to do a simple Pong, since i...

Future Projects: One-Week App Development Challenge

Digital Nomad Life So, I've finally become one of these digital nomad backpackers, floating through Asia with neither purpose nor goals. While it is pretty nice to get to see so many different places ...

Skill X Change - Day 0: Project Setup and Tech Stack Exploration

Project Introduction So for my first project I thought I'd build a simple Web Page/App where people can specify what they know and what they'd like to know, and the system then matches people up so th...

Skill X Change - Day 1: Why I'm Abandoning the Project

Decision to Abandon the Project So, I'm calling quits on this project. Mainly because working with this stack is just no fun and mostly just slows me down. Still good that I tried things out, so that ...

WS2HTTP - Day 0: Bridging WebSockets and CGI

The Problem with Modern Web Stacks So, because I've been thinking a lot about how to do small projects on the web without all the complexity inherent in modern stacks I came upon an idea that might be...

WS2HTTP - Day 1: Switching from Rust to Node.js

Initial Attempt with Rust/Tokio Today I've continued experimenting with this WS2HTTP idea and first started building the backend with Rust/Tokio... Gotta say, I really didn't like it, it just felt so ...

WS2HTTP - Day 2: Implementing Message Routing

Progress Update I've been somewhat busy with other things on the weekend but today I've returned to work some more on WS2HTTP, and by now things actually work pretty well. It's also a lot less complic...

6 Tips for Effective AI-Assisted Coding

Introduction: My Journey with AI Coding Tools So, I've started using Cursor about 6 months ago, in the beginning I was quite skeptical but by now I can't imagine going back to coding everything by han...

Building a Digital Menu Startup: Lessons from bitmenu

Building a Digital Menu Startup: Lessons from bitmenu

RMake: A Modern GNU Make Alternative written in Rust

I've often thought that make is a solid tool, but it could really benefit from modern features like package management and file watching capabilities. After considering this for a while, I decided to ...

MandoMaster: AI-Powered Chinese Learning with Spaced Repetition

MandoMaster: AI-Powered Chinese Learning with Spaced Repetition

CodeWaifu: Building an AI Code Assistant with Voice Control and VTuber Avatar

Greetings, this time I'll write about a project I haven't started yet but rather one I'm about to start with. Instead of writing about things I've learned/experienced, I'll try and use this entry to s...

Modern C Makefiles: Complete Setup with CI/CD

Introduction Today I'd like to talk about Makefiles, since these days they seem to have fallen out of favor and are basically forgotten by anyone without a beard. I'll start by giving a simple C examp...

ZZTerm: A Terminal Emulator with Extended Graphics Capabilities

In today's post, I'm excited to share my work on ZZTerm, a next-generation terminal emulator that bridges the gap between text-based terminals and graphical applications. This project, like my previou...

Nujel: A Lightweight Lisp Implementation

Today I'm going to write about another old project of mine where development stopped but where I'm still somewhat excited about the overall idea. It's my attempt at writing my own Lisp-like programmin...

Seeqie: A Terminal-Based Image Viewer Using Sixel Graphics

Seeqie: A Terminal-Based Image Viewer Using Sixel Graphics

CLuix: A Common Lisp Approach to Functional Package Management

Hey there, This time I'd like to talk about an idea I've been carrying around for some time, percolating in my subconscious. Hopefully, I'll get to explore an actual implementation soon. The main idea...

VibeOS: Day 1 - Creating an Operating System from Scratch with AI

VibeOS: Day 1 - Creating an Operating System from Scratch with AI

WikiNarau: Interactive Learning Meets Wiki

WikiNarau: Interactive Learning Meets Wiki

A certain magical shooter - My Touhou-Inspired Game Jam Project

A certain magical shooter - My Touhou-Inspired Game Jam Project

MandoMaster 2: Evolution of a Chinese Learning Tool

MandoMaster 2: Evolution of a Chinese Learning Tool

Cocz.net - Now Powered by a Custom TypeScript SSG

Cocz.net - Now Powered by a Custom TypeScript SSG

MaoMi - Building a Vibe Coding Platform for Web Games

MaoMi - Building a Vibe Coding Platform for Web Games

WolkenWelten Update - Multiplayer Now Working in TypeScript Version!

WolkenWelten Update - Multiplayer Now Working in TypeScript Version!