2022-01-07

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Breaking down a small language design proposal

We are developing a new systems programming language. The name is a secret, so we’ll call it xxxx instead. In xxxx, we have a general requirement that all variables must be initialized. This is fine for the simple case, such as “let x: int = 10”. But, it does not always work well. Let’s say that you want to set aside a large buffer for I/O:

let x: [1024]int = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, // ...

This can clearly get out of hand. To address this problem, we added the “…” operator:

let x: [1024]int = [0...];
let y: *[1024]int = alloc([0...]);

This example demonstrates...

Примеры ассемблерного кода для ZX Spectrum

Я не буду делать длинное вступление. Один знакомый хакер однажды сказал, что 10 строк кода могут быть понятнее и интереснее, чем 1000 слов объяснений. Все эти примеры написаны на ассемблере для архитектуры Z80 и запускаются на ретро-компьютере ZX Spectrum 48k.

Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects

Six years ago, I wrote a post speaking out against the use of Slack for the instant messaging needs of FOSS projects. In retrospect, this article is not very good, and in the years since, another proprietary chat fad has stepped up to bat: Discord. It’s time to revisit this discussion.

In short, using Discord for your free software/open source (FOSS) software project is a very bad idea. Free software matters — that’s why you’re writing it, after all. Using Discord partitions your community on either side of a walled garden, with one side that’s willing to use the proprietary Discord client, and one side that isn’t. It...

Please use me as a resource

I write a lot of blog posts about my ideas,1 some of which are even good ideas. Some of these ideas stick, and many readers have attempted to put them into practice, taking on challenges like starting a business in FOSS or stepping up to be leaders in their communities. It makes me proud to see the difference you’re making, and I’m honored to have inspired many of you.

I’m sitting here on my soapbox shouting into the void, but I also want to work with you one-on-one. Here are some things people have reached out to me for:

Street Fighter 2: Spin when you can't

Street Fighter 2: Subtile accurate animation

Sustainable creativity in a world without copyright

I don’t believe in copyright. I argue that we need to get rid of copyright, or at least dramatically reform it. The public domain has been stolen from us, and I want it back. Everyone reading this post has grown up in a creative world defined by capitalism, in which adapting and remixing works — a fundamental part of the creative process — is illegal. The commons is dead, and we suffer for it. But, this is all we’ve ever known. It can be difficult to imagine a world without copyright.

When I present my arguments on the subject, the most frequent argument I hear in response is...

Street Fighter 2: The World Warrier

Following Street Fighter 2 paper trails