Programming on The Negation

Data Definitions, Not Flowcharts

Sat, 24 May 2025 23:43:58 +0000

Computer programs are best understood in terms of the data they consume, process and produce. Flowcharts are useful for visualizing control flow, but not for understanding complexity.

Choosing A Template Engine: The More Powerful Problem

Sat, 17 May 2025 21:49:05 +0000

Continuing on the topic of template engines, I would like to share my thoughts on the power of template engines, and how it relates to the power of abstractions in programming.

Thinking in Templates

Fri, 16 May 2025 22:30:13 +0000

I believe that there is value in thinking in templates when it comes to programming. I will try to explore the concept of templating in general, how it reveals important patterns in programming, and how it appears in the wild often in the form of template engines.

Code is Liability

Tue, 13 May 2025 23:55:27 +0000

While programming, we often aim to avoid repetition. Repetition is boring, and ironically, much of programming exists to automate boring tasks in the first place. But repetition is just one symptom of a much deeper problem: Code itself is a liability.