Programming AI is fundamentally similar to a compiler, with English being a poor input language choice due to its imprecision and non-deterministic nature. While AI tools can enhance programming workflows through improved search and pattern recognition, the current hype around AI coding overlooks its limitations and the need for better programming languages and tools.
An exploration of Emacs' extensibility through a practical example of customizing org-mode's sorting behavior, demonstrating how Emacs encourages deep customization and provides powerful tools like advice-add for system modification. The article showcases how to implement automatic sorting of org-mode entries using buffer-local settings, highlighting Emacs' unique approach to user customization.
A programmer shares insights on computing, mathematics, and software development, detailing experiences with Lisp, Emacs, and various programming languages while emphasizing the importance of vocabulary-driven development and mathematical thinking in software design.
A phishing attack targeting crates.io, the main Rust package repository, was detected through emails directing maintainers to a fake GitHub login page. The crates.io team has acknowledged the situation, with no compromised packages identified as of September 12th UTC.
NGINX has announced native ACME support through their official ngx_http_acme module, enabling automated Let's Encrypt certificate management. This integration joins other major web servers like Traefik, Caddy, and Apache httpd in providing native ACME support, marking a significant step towards automated web security.
A developer explores the parallels between biological evolution and musical patterns by creating a 'melody breeder' digital playground and a musical version of Conway's Game of Life. The project demonstrates how cultural elements like music and trends follow evolutionary patterns similar to biological systems, supported by research in cultural evolution and neuroscience.
A technical description outlines multiple programming paradigms and their seamless integration in a coding environment. The document highlights the combination of object-oriented, functional, declarative, and procedural programming styles with natural syntax and semantics.
The article explores how complex programming interview problems, often requiring dynamic programming solutions, can be simplified using constraint solvers like MiniZinc or Z3. Several common interview questions are demonstrated with their constraint solver implementations, showing how these tools can handle increasingly complex requirements with minimal code changes.
A detailed analysis of solving the SICP problem set reveals it requires 729 hours over 8 months, involving 6 programming languages and 9 software tools, tracking time spent per exercise and difficulty distribution. The analysis provides valuable data on course workload estimation, student motivation tracking, and curriculum design improvements.
A comprehensive guide presenting 35 specific methods to enhance Rust programming practices, covering essential topics from type systems to FFI boundaries. The guide is structured into six main sections, focusing on types, traits, concepts, dependencies, tooling, and advanced Rust features. Each item provides detailed insights for writing more effective and maintainable Rust code.