A developer's experience with Rust's modern tooling, highlighting the Cargo build system and its benefits for dependency management and deployment.
A curated list of resources for learning the Go programming language, from official tutorials to books and community links.
A guide for Python/R users transitioning to Java, focusing on the necessity of IDEs like Eclipse or IntelliJ for productive development.
An essay arguing that 'boring' programming languages are superior for complex, interesting work, contrary to popular tech industry advice.
An interview about software testing in Python, covering the author's journey with Python, the Zen of Python, and challenges for beginners.
A critical review of the Julia programming language, highlighting performance and numerous bugs encountered by the author.
A literature review examining empirical studies on the impact of static vs. dynamic typing on software quality, finding mostly small effects.
A tutorial on using the VennEuler.jl Julia package to recreate a data analytics language popularity diagram from survey data.
A developer switches their default Python to PyPy for better performance and bug-finding, encouraging others to try it.
A developer reflects on mastering multiple languages after encountering a tricky JSON parsing issue in R while maintaining a CRAN package.
A student's accepted application to the IDA Summer of Code program, where they will be paid to work on the Rust programming language.
A critique of Go's verbose error handling patterns, comparing them to more concise assembly language approaches.
A guide explaining the key differences between Python 2.7.x and Python 3.x, covering syntax changes, features, and common pitfalls.
Explains how Unix shell commands use Lisp-like syntax with program-name-first structure and expression composition.
Analyzes trends in modern programming languages, focusing on static typing and native compilation as key directions for scalable development.
A critical analysis of Python 3's slow adoption five years after its release, examining the causes and consequences for the community.
A developer shares their journey learning Python, including recommended courses, books, and IDEs, and their decision to take a university course.
A comprehensive list of reserved keywords in JavaScript, detailing their evolution across different ECMAScript versions and usage rules.
An introduction to Hy, a Lisp dialect that runs on Python, exploring its syntax, capabilities, and the author's initial experience with it.
A developer shares additional long-term goals: creating their own programming language and writing a programming book.
