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I wrote an explainer for monads because I think they are typically explained in a terrible way for the working programmer. Would love any feedback on this.

Thanks for posting this! I've started looking into the history of Postscript because I was looking into the idea of "sending a program not a data structure". Some thoughts so far: …

This sounds cool. You mentioned Swift's macros - would you mind talking a bit how you are using them?

Yes, you can use SPM to package up Objective-C code.

I should have included the following information in the blog post (will update it later!): I usually have: - 45g of air popped popcorn (64 calories). - 5 to 10g of butter (37 - 74 …

Most people are consumers, not creators.

Probably my favourite book on programming. Thanks for posting it here - I'll have to make time for a re-read of it.

Information arbitrage is one helluva social media drug.

The thing that's "holding back" the iPad isn't hardware. It's the economics of the App store. I'm sure Apple are very happy with the niche the iPad dominates in - it leaves plenty …

Maybe you just aren't going to be able to afford everything and will just have to make a choice about what you consume.

I suspect Apple knows the developer experience for Swift is terrible (even if the Apple developer community at large is in mass denial about this). The number 2 item on Swift Core …

Could you talk a bit about the kinds of things you had to fight the compiler on? Can you identify any idioms or approaches that seem normal or natural in other languages, but which…

You are dealing with a lot, in a compressed period of time. Try to remember that your first priority and responsibility is looking after your own mental, physical and spiritual (I …