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Seeing this happen a lot, though: deployment details creeping into a logical view of a system, clouding (pun intended) abstract reasoning about that system. Often in the earliest design/analysis phase already: “and here we’ll have a Lambda…”. A misconception of what “cloud-native” is about imo.

16.02.2025 21:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Re-read in this evening and what especially rings true is the observation that “the tools we train ourselves to use and in this respect programming languages […] shape our thinking habits”.

10.01.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Dijkstra on Haskell and Java

Special thanks to CentralApp’s Ashesh Ambasta for reminding me of this letter by Dijkstra to the Budget Council of the University of Texas of replacing the use of Haskell in their undergraduate programme in favour of Java. chrisdone.com/posts/dijkst...

10.01.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Really enjoyed myself at the Dutch FP Day today, which was, surprisingly perhaps, held in Belgium this year. Nice vibe, familiar faces, interesting talks, and engaging discussions during the breaks.

10.01.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hello, world! Happy New Year!

01.01.2025 09:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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