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2. 5. 2023Thor's Law – raganwald.com
2. 5. 2023Thor's Law – raganwald.com
27. 4. 2023New Yorker Cartoon, c. 2025 – raganwald.com
27. 4. 2023New Yorker Cartoon, c. 2025 – raganwald.com
10. 1. 2023Cryptographic techniques used by nCrypt Light in 1994 – raganwald.com
10. 1. 2023Cryptographic techniques used by nCrypt Light in 1994 – raganwald.com
3. 11. 2022Mutual Recursion in Language – raganwald.com
3. 11. 2022Mutual Recursion in Language – raganwald.com
28. 1. 2022Help Wanted – raganwald.com
28. 10. 2021The Inner Osborne Effect – raganwald.com
28. 10. 2021The Inner Osborne Effect – raganwald.com
18. 2. 2021The Mouse Trap (2008) – raganwald.com
9. 1. 2021Invertible Functions – raganwald.com
3. 5. 2020Untitled FRACTRAN Game – raganwald.com
3. 5. 2020Remembering John Conway's FRACTRAN, a ridiculous, yet surprisingly deep language – raganwald.com
17. 12. 2019Exploring Regular Expressions, Part II: Beyond Formal Regular Expressions – raganwald.com
17. 12. 2019Exploring Regular Expressions, Part II: Regular Languages and Finite-State Automata – raganwald.com
21. 9. 2019From Pushdown Automata to Self-Recognition – raganwald.com
21. 9. 2019Exploring Regular Expressions and Finite-State Recognizers, Part I – raganwald.com
21. 9. 2019Exploring Regular Expressions and Finite-State Recognizers, Part I – raganwald.com
11. 3. 2019A JavaScript Exploration of Enumerations, Countable Sets, and Infinity – raganwald.com
14. 2. 2019A Brutal Look at Balanced Parentheses, Computing Machines, and Pushdown Automata – raganwald.com
14. 2. 2019A Brutal Look at Balanced Parentheses, Computing Machines, and Pushdown Automata – raganwald.com
3. 2. 2019Ayoayo and Linear Recursion – raganwald.com
3. 2. 2019Ayoayo and Linear Recursion – raganwald.com
26. 1. 2019Structural Sharing and Copy-on-Write Semantics, Part II: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle – raganwald.com
26. 1. 2019Structural Sharing and Copy-on-Write Semantics, Part II: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle – raganwald.com
14. 1. 2019Exploring Structural Sharing and Copy-on-Write Semantics, Part I – raganwald.com
14. 1. 2019Exploring Structural Sharing and Copy-on-Write Semantics, Part I – raganwald.com
14. 11. 2018Alice and Bobbie and Sharleen and Dyck – raganwald.com
14. 11. 2018Alice and Bobbie and Sharleen and Dyck – raganwald.com
17. 10. 2018Pattern Matching and Recursion – raganwald.com
17. 10. 2018Pattern Matching and Recursion – raganwald.com
12. 9. 2018Ruby's Hashes and Perl's Autovivification, in JavaScript – raganwald.com
12. 9. 2018Ruby's Hashes and Perl's Autovivification, in JavaScript – raganwald.com
10. 9. 2018Why Y? Deriving the Y Combinator in JavaScript – raganwald.com
10. 9. 2018Why Y? Deriving the Y Combinator in JavaScript – raganwald.com
9. 9. 2018Functions All The Way Down – raganwald.com
3. 9. 2018Deriving the Y Combinator and Why Bird from the Mockingbird – raganwald.com
30. 8. 2018To Grok a Mockingbird – raganwald.com
30. 8. 2018To Grok a Mockingbird – raganwald.com
3. 8. 2018The Eight Queens Problem... and Raganwald's Unexpected Nostalgia – raganwald.com
3. 8. 2018The Eight Queens Problem... and Raganwald's Unexpected Nostalgia – raganwald.com
27. 5. 2018A Trick of the Tail – raganwald.com
27. 5. 2018A Trick of the Tail – raganwald.com
20. 5. 2018Recursion? We don't need no stinking recursion! – raganwald.com
20. 5. 2018Recursion? We don't need no stinking recursion! – raganwald.com
3. 3. 2018More State Machine ❤️: From Reflection to Statecharts – raganwald.com
3. 3. 2018More State Machine ❤️: From Reflection to Statecharts – raganwald.com
23. 2. 2018How I Learned to Stop Worrying and ❤️ the State Machine – raganwald.com
23. 2. 2018How I Learned to Stop Worrying and ❤️ the State Machine – raganwald.com
14. 12. 2017Truncatable Primes in JavaScript – raganwald.com
14. 12. 2017Truncatable Primes in JavaScript – raganwald.com
22. 7. 2017Closing Iterables is a Leaky Abstraction – raganwald.com
22. 7. 2017Closing Iterables is a Leaky Abstraction – raganwald.com
4. 6. 2017A Sequence Problem – raganwald.com
4. 6. 2017A Sequence Problem – raganwald.com
30. 4. 2017What's a Transducer? – raganwald.com
30. 4. 2017What's a Transducer? – raganwald.com
19. 4. 2017Having our cake and eating it too: "Using iterators to write highly composeable code" – raganwald.com
19. 4. 2017Having our cake and eating it too: "Using iterators to write highly composeable code" – raganwald.com
15. 4. 2017Disambiguating Left-Association, Right-Association, and the Associative Property – raganwald.com
10. 4. 2017A quick look at reduce, foldl, foldr, and associative order – raganwald.com
10. 4. 2017foldl, foldr, and associative order – raganwald.com
6. 4. 2017Turing Machines and Tooling, Part I – raganwald.com
6. 4. 2017Turing Machines and Tooling, Part I – raganwald.com
8. 3. 2017The Lumberjane Song – raganwald.com
8. 3. 2017The Lumberjane Song – raganwald.com
12. 1. 2017Time, Space, and Life As We Know It – raganwald.com
12. 1. 2017Time, Space, and Life As We Know It – raganwald.com
27. 12. 2016Why Recursive Data Structures? – raganwald.com
27. 12. 2016Why Recursive Data Structures? – raganwald.com
15. 12. 2016From Higher-Order Functions to Libraries And Frameworks – raganwald.com
15. 12. 2016From Higher-Order Functions to Libraries And Frameworks – raganwald.com
30. 11. 2016Anamorphisms in JavaScript – raganwald.com
30. 11. 2016Anamorphisms in JavaScript – raganwald.com
12. 11. 2016Eliminating Waste with Lean Software Development – raganwald.com
20. 7. 2016From Mixins to Object Composition – raganwald.com
20. 7. 2016From Mixins to Object Composition – raganwald.com
16. 7. 2016Why Are Mixins Considered Harmful? – raganwald.com
16. 7. 2016Why Are Mixins Considered Harmful? – raganwald.com
25. 4. 2016The Hubris of Impatient Sieves of Eratosthenes – raganwald.com
25. 4. 2016The Hubris of Impatient Sieves of Eratosthenes – raganwald.com
15. 4. 2016“We will encourage you to develop the three great virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience, and hubris” – raganwald.com
15. 4. 2016“We will encourage you to develop the three great virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience, and hubris” – raganwald.com
17. 3. 2016“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute” – raganwald.com
17. 3. 2016“Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute” – raganwald.com
19. 1. 2016First-Class Commands (the annotated presentation) – raganwald.com
19. 1. 2016First-Class Commands (the annotated presentation) – raganwald.com
31. 12. 2015This is not an essay about 'Traits in Javascript' (updated) – raganwald.com
31. 12. 2015This is not an essay about 'Traits in Javascript' (updated) – raganwald.com
28. 12. 2015JavaScript Mixins, Subclass Factories, and Method Advice – raganwald.com
28. 12. 2015JavaScript Mixins, Subclass Factories, and Method Advice – raganwald.com
23. 12. 2015super() considered hmmm-ful – raganwald.com
23. 12. 2015super() considered hmmm-ful – raganwald.com
20. 12. 2015An ES6 function to compute the nth Fibonacci number – raganwald.com
20. 12. 2015An ES6 function to compute the nth Fibonacci number – raganwald.com
3. 11. 2015Solving a Coding Problem with Iterators and Generators – raganwald.com
3. 11. 2015Solving a Coding Problem with Iterators and Generators – raganwald.com
24. 8. 2015Getters, Setters, and Organizing Responsibility in JavaScript – raganwald.com
24. 8. 2015Getters, Setters, and Organizing Responsibility in JavaScript – raganwald.com
8. 8. 2015Extension Methods, Monkey-Patching, and the Bind Operator – raganwald.com
8. 8. 2015Extension Methods, Monkey-Patching, and the Bind Operator – raganwald.com
5. 8. 2015Method Advice in Modern JavaScript – raganwald.com
5. 8. 2015Method Advice in Modern JavaScript – raganwald.com
5. 8. 2015Before you copy that code... – raganwald.com
28. 6. 2015Method Decorators in ECMAScript 2015 (and beyond) – raganwald.com
28. 6. 2015Method Decorators in ECMAScript 2015 (and beyond) – raganwald.com
26. 6. 2015Using ES.later Decorators as Mixins – raganwald.com
26. 6. 2015Using ES.later Decorators as Mixins – raganwald.com
20. 6. 2015Purely Functional Composition – raganwald.com
20. 6. 2015Purely Functional Composition – raganwald.com
17. 6. 2015Functional Mixins in ECMAScript 2015 – raganwald.com
17. 6. 2015Functional Mixins in ECMAScript 2015 – raganwald.com
10. 6. 2015Prototypes are Objects (and why that matters) – raganwald.com
10. 6. 2015Prototypes are Objects (and why that matters) – raganwald.com
4. 6. 2015Classes are Expressions (and why that matters) – raganwald.com
4. 6. 2015Classes are Expressions (and why that matters) – raganwald.com
30. 5. 2015De Stijl: How necessary are var, let, and const? – raganwald.com
30. 5. 2015De Stijl: How necessary are var, let, and const? – raganwald.com
11. 5. 2015OOP, JavaScript, and so-called Classes – raganwald.com
11. 5. 2015OOP, JavaScript, and so-called Classes – raganwald.com
8. 5. 2015Carnac the Magnificent – raganwald.com
8. 5. 2015Carnac the Magnificent – raganwald.com
24. 4. 2015Hilbert's Grand JavaScript School (2015 Edition) – raganwald.com
24. 4. 2015Hilbert's Grand JavaScript School (2015 Edition) – raganwald.com
3. 4. 2015Left-Variadic Functions in JavaScript – raganwald.com
3. 4. 2015Left-Variadic Functions in JavaScript – raganwald.com
1. 4. 2015Partial Application in ECMAScript 2015 – raganwald.com
1. 4. 2015Partial Application in ECMAScript 2015 – raganwald.com
12. 3. 2015The Symmetry of JavaScript Functions (revised) – raganwald.com
12. 3. 2015The Symmetry of JavaScript Functions (revised) – raganwald.com
23. 2. 2015(unlikely to be) The Last Word on Interviewing for a JavaScript Job – raganwald.com
23. 2. 2015(unlikely to be) The Last Word on Interviewing for a JavaScript Job – raganwald.com
21. 2. 2015Interviewing for a JavaScript Job – raganwald.com
21. 2. 2015Interviewing for a JavaScript Job – raganwald.com
17. 2. 2015Lazy Iterables in JavaScript – raganwald.com
17. 2. 2015Lazy Iterables in JavaScript – raganwald.com
13. 2. 2015The Quantum Electrodynamics of Functional JavaScript – raganwald.com
13. 2. 2015The Quantum Electrodynamics of Functional JavaScript – raganwald.com
7. 2. 2015Tail Calls, Default Arguments, and Excessive Recycling in ES-6 – raganwald.com
7. 2. 2015Tail Calls, Default Arguments, and Excessive Recycling in ES-6 – raganwald.com
2. 2. 2015Destructuring and Recursion in ES-6 – raganwald.com
2. 2. 2015Destructuring and Recursion in ES-6 – raganwald.com
20. 12. 2014Why Why Functional Programming Matters Matters – raganwald.com
20. 12. 2014Why Why Functional Programming Matters Matters – raganwald.com
24. 10. 2014Fun with Named Functions in JavaScript – raganwald.com
24. 10. 2014Fun with Named Functions in JavaScript – raganwald.com
28. 9. 2014600 Months – raganwald.com
28. 9. 2014600 Months – raganwald.com
22. 8. 2014Chickens And Pigs – raganwald.com
22. 8. 2014Chickens And Pigs – raganwald.com
4. 8. 2014I Can't Find Good Salespeople – raganwald.com
4. 8. 2014I Can't Find Good Salespeople – raganwald.com
9. 7. 2014A JavaScript Constructor Problem, and Three Solutions – raganwald.com
9. 7. 2014A JavaScript Constructor Problem, and Three Solutions – raganwald.com
23. 6. 2014Greenspunning Predicate and Multiple Dispatch in JavaScript – raganwald.com
23. 6. 2014Greenspunning Predicate and Multiple Dispatch in JavaScript – raganwald.com
15. 6. 2014Structs and ImmutableStructs – raganwald.com
15. 6. 2014Structs and ImmutableStructs – raganwald.com
30. 5. 2014Repost: Captain Obvious on JavaScript – raganwald.com
30. 5. 2014Repost: Captain Obvious on JavaScript – raganwald.com
13. 5. 2014How to Trick the Gullible into Learning a New Programming Language – raganwald.com
13. 5. 2014How to Trick the Gullible into Learning a New Programming Language – raganwald.com
26. 4. 2014JavaScript Values Algebra – raganwald.com
26. 4. 2014JavaScript Values Algebra – raganwald.com
10. 4. 2014Mixins, Forwarding, and Delegation in JavaScript – raganwald.com
10. 4. 2014Mixins, Forwarding, and Delegation in JavaScript – raganwald.com
31. 3. 2014Class Hierarchies? Don't Do That! – raganwald.com
31. 3. 2014Class Hierarchies? Don't Do That! – raganwald.com
17. 3. 2014Future JS – raganwald.com
17. 3. 2014Future JS – raganwald.com
10. 3. 2014Writing OOP using OOP – raganwald.com
10. 3. 2014Writing OOP using OOP – raganwald.com
28. 2. 2014A Programmer's Story – raganwald.com
28. 2. 2014A Programmer's Story – raganwald.com
20. 2. 2014At home with the Bumblethwaites – raganwald.com
20. 2. 2014At home with the Bumblethwaites – raganwald.com
11. 2. 2014Private Methods In Ruby – raganwald.com
11. 2. 2014Private Methods In Ruby – raganwald.com
19. 1. 2014Prototypes Are Not Classes – raganwald.com
19. 1. 2014Prototypes Are Not Classes – raganwald.com
14. 1. 2014The New JavaScript Problem – raganwald.com
14. 1. 2014The New JavaScript Problem – raganwald.com
19. 12. 2013Type-Fu Fighting – raganwald.com
19. 12. 2013Type-Fu Fighting – raganwald.com
8. 10. 2013Defactoring – raganwald.com
8. 10. 2013Defactoring – raganwald.com
12. 9. 2013The Predicate Module Pattern – raganwald.com
12. 9. 2013The Predicate Module Pattern – raganwald.com
1. 8. 2013Leaky Greenspunned Abstractions – raganwald.com
1. 8. 2013Leaky Greenspunned Abstractions – raganwald.com
29. 7. 2013I hated, hated, hated this CoffeeScript – raganwald.com
29. 7. 2013I hated, hated, hated this CoffeeScript – raganwald.com
27. 7. 2013It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Scoping in CoffeeScript and JavaScript – raganwald.com
27. 7. 2013It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Scoping in CoffeeScript and JavaScript – raganwald.com
19. 7. 2013Yes, JavaScript is a Lisp – raganwald.com
19. 7. 2013Yes, JavaScript is a Lisp – raganwald.com
20. 6. 2013Unfinished Work #1: Bind-by-Contract – raganwald.com
20. 6. 2013Unfinished Work #1: Bind-by-Contract – raganwald.com
14. 6. 2013Happy Birthday To Me – raganwald.com
14. 6. 2013Happy Birthday To Me – raganwald.com
30. 5. 2013Functional's Greatest Accomplishment – raganwald.com
30. 5. 2013Functional's Greatest Accomplishment – raganwald.com
9. 5. 2013Inelegance – raganwald.com
9. 5. 2013Inelegance – raganwald.com
2. 5. 2013config ||= config – raganwald.com
2. 5. 2013config ||= config – raganwald.com
16. 4. 2013Did you ever take that test yourself? – raganwald.com
16. 4. 2013Did you ever take that test yourself? – raganwald.com
8. 4. 2013When FP? And when OOP? – raganwald.com
8. 4. 2013When FP? And when OOP? – raganwald.com
2. 4. 2013Explicit vs. Clever – raganwald.com
2. 4. 2013Explicit vs. Clever – raganwald.com
29. 3. 2013High Level Trampolining – raganwald.com
29. 3. 2013High Level Trampolining – raganwald.com
28. 3. 2013Trampolines in JavaScript – raganwald.com
28. 3. 2013Trampolines in JavaScript – raganwald.com
27. 3. 2013My Literate CoffeeScript Blogging Workflow – raganwald.com
27. 3. 2013My Literate CoffeeScript Blogging Workflow – raganwald.com
26. 3. 2013The Interview – raganwald.com
26. 3. 2013The Interview – raganwald.com
24. 3. 2013Zee Hackenbush Bird – raganwald.com
24. 3. 2013Zee Hackenbush Bird – raganwald.com
21. 3. 2013Arity and Partial Function Application – raganwald.com
21. 3. 2013Arity and Partial Function Application – raganwald.com
20. 3. 2013Six Questions – raganwald.com
20. 3. 2013Six Questions – raganwald.com
19. 3. 2013Counting Crows (diversion) – raganwald.com
19. 3. 2013Counting Crows (diversion) – raganwald.com
17. 3. 2013A Surreal Encounter with a Winged Elephant – raganwald.com
17. 3. 2013A Surreal Encounter with a Winged Elephant – raganwald.com
16. 3. 2013A long time ago, in a village far, far away – raganwald.com
16. 3. 2013A long time ago, in a village far, far away – raganwald.com
7. 3. 2013What's the difference between Currying and Partial Application? – raganwald.com
7. 3. 2013What's the difference between Currying and Partial Application? – raganwald.com
27. 2. 2013Two Brief Points About CoffeeScript 1.5 – raganwald.com
27. 2. 2013Two Brief Points About CoffeeScript 1.5 – raganwald.com
23. 2. 2013Implementing the Sieve of Eratosthenes with Functional Programming – raganwald.com
23. 2. 2013Implementing the Sieve of Eratosthenes with Functional Programming – raganwald.com
22. 2. 2013Hilbert's School Closed for Discriminatory Practices – raganwald.com
22. 2. 2013Hilbert's School Closed for Discriminatory Practices – raganwald.com
21. 2. 2013Hilbert's Grand JavaScript School – raganwald.com
21. 2. 2013Hilbert's Grand JavaScript School – raganwald.com
20. 2. 2013Twenty Thirteen – raganwald.com
20. 2. 2013Twenty Thirteen – raganwald.com
19. 2. 2013Better to leave it in the social sphere – raganwald.com
19. 2. 2013Better to leave it in the social sphere – raganwald.com
8. 1. 2012Duck Programming – raganwald.com
8. 1. 2012Duck Programming – raganwald.com
21. 2. 2008The Mouse Trap – raganwald.com
21. 2. 2008The Mouse Trap – raganwald.com
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