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The universal type

July 19, 2014
Micro types universal

CL-USER> (setf universe (find-class 't)) #<BUILT-IN-CLASS T> CL-USER> (typep universe universe) T View On WordPress…

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The universal type

July 19, 2014
Lisp types universal

CL-USER> (setf universe (find-class 't)) #<BUILT-IN-CLASS T> CL-USER> (typep universe universe) T…

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A graphical Repl for Lisp

July 19, 2014
Micro gtfl gui

A graphical Repl for Lisp Finally found one of the things I was looking for! GTFL is a (ql:quickload "gtfl") call away. See this pdf to find out more. Meanwhile, here is an example:…

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A graphical Repl for Lisp

July 19, 2014
Lisp gtfl gui

Finally found one of the things I was looking for! GTFL is a (ql:quickload "gtfl") call away. See this pdf to find out more. Meanwhile, here is an example:…

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Lisp, CLOS and Math

July 18, 2014
Micro clos mathematics

Lisp, CLOS and Math What, you say, mathematicians just have to use Haskell ?? Stop right there, and read this. Technically, there’s nothing new to see here at all. Lisp is high-level and low-level.…

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Lisp, CLOS and Math

July 18, 2014 1 min read
Lisp clos mathematics

What, you say, mathematicians just have to use Haskell ?? Stop right there, and read this. Technically, there's nothing new to see here at all. Lisp is high-level and low-level. Lisp is multi-pa…

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(Untitled)

July 18, 2014
Uncategorized disruption silicon valley

Silicon Valley, and everything it stands for metonymically in our culture, has indeed affected billions of people around the planet. The innovations have come fast and furious, turning the past four d…

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A place for Snippets ...

July 18, 2014
Uncategorized

On second thoughts, Tumblr is actually a great place for snippets, the kind of stuff that I would otherwise “+1” or “Like” and spam my “wall” with.…

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Moved to Wordpress

July 18, 2014
Uncategorized blog moved wordpress

Decided that Tumblr isn’t really a good substitute for a blog (and Wordpress is? Are you joking? Maybe), so went with wordpress instead ……

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Calculating, Scheming, and Paul Graham

July 15, 2014
Micro haskell Lisp miranda paul graham s-expressions scheme

Calculating, Scheming, and Paul Graham I came across [this paper] recently, and it challenged some of the thoughts/assumptions that had been building in my mind for a while (it discusses Scheme vs Mi…

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Calculating, Scheming, and Paul Graham

July 15, 2014 1 min read
Uncategorized haskell Lisp miranda paul graham s-expressions scheme

I came across [this paper] recently, and it challenged some of the thoughts/assumptions that had been building in my mind for a while (it discusses Scheme vs Miranda, but you can imagine Lisp vs Haske…

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Trying out Haskell again

July 15, 2014
Uncategorized haskell setup

Because, you know, every once in a while … Clear out existing stuff rm ~/.ghc ~/.cabal Get basic stuff sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ghc cabal-install Set up cabal cabal update cabal…

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