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Finally! I’ve always been enamored with Swift, but Linux compatibility has been a consistent pain point. Can’t wait to give it a try

Interesting. Scary.

So cute! The roast site made me laugh, but this is wholesome. The world needs both ;)

I highly recommend “Essentials of Compilation” by Jeremy Siek, which explores the same nano-pass approach using both Python and Racket. His course is easily one of my favorites.

I use Jekyll too. It’s got to be one of the easier solutions out there. Not to mention, integration with GitHub/Cloudflare pages is great.

I am in the habit of writing verbose comments in my source code, which includes attributing the algorithms used and where I found information thereon. Unfortunately, this is not common practice… Be the change you want to see!

In a shock to literally nobody… Jokes aside, I am looking forward to reading this paper

This is because each desktop operating system using a different graphics rendering engine—Quartz on macOS and X/Wayland on Linux, for example. In order to write an application that works on all major operating systems, you either need to use a graphics library that has already done the heavy lifting of calling the native frameworks under the hood or you have to do it yourself. Or you can use a web-based graphics library that has also already done that heavy lifting, with the added advantage that you can use languages like HTML, CSS, and Javascript to easily create visual elements. This is attractive when the alternatives like Qt are notoriously difficult to deploy and force you to use C/C++.

“Hey, I hear you’re a programmer! That’s great, because my buddy and I have this idea for a business. We have everything important figured out, and all we need is a programmer to throw it together.”

The sheer number of times I have been approached with this same phrase… 😂

The Arc Browser, in my experience, is a half-assed Chrome reskin. That being said, it is impressive to see a Windows app developed in Swift!

I do not take personal issue with vaping. Humans have been consuming nicotine for thousands of years, and even though it is unhealthy, I don’t think it’s ever going away. However, the article specifically covers the banning of single-use vapes; and I absolutely agree that these have to go. They are extremely attractive to children and adolescents, and they’re terrible for the environment. I think the best approach toward regulating vapes is to ban flavors and disposables.

I bought an old Speak and Spell a few summers ago as a circuit-bending project, and I want to build custom vocabulary ROMS. To this end, I have been working on a bitstream generator for the TMS5220, with the goal of being cross-platform, as the existing tools only run on Windows 3.0 and OSX…

My first mistake was doing it in C++, although I love the language, since I’ve had the royal displeasure of trying to compile it for Windows. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to throw in the towel and re-write the damned thing in Java. That being said, if you’ve got a Mac or Linux machine, you can check it out here. And if you’ve got a clue how to compile a Qt app for Windows, please submit a PR :')

Wish I had this in engineering undergrad! Very cool.

Yes, this is a good point. I think the best way to do it is to have the car controls visible at all times, with the CarPlay/Auto interface wrapped in a frame. This is how Jeep does it.

What is so wrong with CarPlay or Android Auto T_T