nomic: online edition
like, I want a bit which allows you to browse the rules and connections between them easily - but people can change the rules about how rules work, so either I have to ignore that or I have to account for all possible rule changes?
programming
every few months I'm like
"I should make C, but better"
and so I start designing a simple language, and slowly I'm like "ooo I think I should have this, that would make it easier" and I add on more and more things
and then I realise that it's basically rust and I'd have to write a hugely complicated compiler for it and no-one would ever use it
hot take on input methods (with sources! that I can't find right now because my brain is out of brainergy)
mice are difficult to learn and difficult to use, especially for people with injuries or disabilities
this is a major reason why smartphones and tablets have gotten very popular - touch input is much, much less taxing
machismo in computers, light rant
compilers are tools
languages are tools
ignoring your tools might be fun
but isn't actually good?
and if you're doing it for fun go ahead
but that doesn't make you like
better?
like
if you're a carpenter
and you don't use hammer
i'm gonna be impressed as hell
but i'm not gonna hire you to work on my house
because you're going to spend 10x as long for half the quality
not using your tools doesn't make you better
it makes you a fool
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