mchaver

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by mchaver 11d ago
For web frontend, it's derivative programming language, rescript, is also a secret weapon because of types, fast compilation times and first class support of React. Using React in rescript is much nicer than TypeScript.
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by mchaver 22d ago
I initially missed the line saying it was a short story and read through most of it as personal experience until the last couple of paragraphs. That made it even more exciting, but it is still very good as a fictional story.
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by mchaver 24d ago
I do fondly. I also like Typing of the Dead. So much that I am working on recreating those experiences for other languages like Chinese.
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by mchaver 1mo ago
I am working on Cangjie Workbook. I am trying to create the best in class tool for learning Cangjie. It's a Chinese input method based on decomposing characters into sub parts (not necessarily related to how they are written). It has a
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by mchaver 2mo ago
> He and I can bang out tons of it in minutes that would have taken months before. We do this and then no one reads it. Honest question, did you guys read it yourselves before asking the rest of the team to read it?
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by mchaver 2mo ago
I've been working on a web application for learning 倉頡輸法 https://demo.cangjieworkbook.com/ , no login required for the demo version (Cangjie Input method). It's a visual way of decomposing Chinese characters. It h
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by mchaver 2mo ago
> I suspect that Rust will start taking over as a dominant LLM output language. I doubt it. I think most people will become more entrenched in their favored ecosystem. > I also suspect that in short order we'll have entirely new
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by mchaver 2mo ago
I am fine with people having principles and doing things their way. Not everything has to be a race to be the best. There are still plenty of people that appreciate traditional crafts. Anyway, if Zig+AI can be the next, greatest thing, can&
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by mchaver 2mo ago
> I wish there were options on HN to filter out "my opinion is a fact and you're all wrong" articles Don't wish. Just vibecode it for your personal use. Seriously.
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by mchaver 3mo ago
houseguessr does not work. I could not select an answer.
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by mchaver 3mo ago
If you guys are hiring, I am interested. My email and personal website are in my profile. Thanks!
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by mchaver 3mo ago
Probably because it's a work around and not what most people want to do. Imagine someone telling you you have to type English in Cyrillic. I know if I could no longer type out Chinese characters and had to use pinyin it would feel very
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by mchaver 3mo ago
My guess would be line height is a challenge and Naskh already exists. Then probably because these scripts are not used often in the places that are centers of software/OS development.
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by mchaver 3mo ago
I would say some of us are welcoming and embracing it. Others are trying to fight the good fight, but it is hard to fight the momentum that is building.
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by mchaver 3mo ago
It's very niche, but I have created a course for learning Cangjie 倉頡, which is a Chinese input system based on the visual appearance of characters (not necessarily etymologically correct). The advantage of this system is you can type m
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by mchaver 4mo ago
What do you find about bringing it into production? Is it the actual language patterns or the tools? I've done Haskell in production for over a decade now so I am not sure what challenges newcomers face.
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by mchaver 4mo ago
I don't agree with the repeated mantra that technology is neutral because the creation, maintenance and promotion of technology requires lots of resources and a lot of choices. A lot of conscious effort goes into creating things, and t
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by mchaver 4mo ago
Very nice looking game. I added it to my wishlist.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
Yes, definitely wouldn't use print because in an async environment that will get garbled. A proper logging library is the way to go.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
That sounds really nice. I have a couple of Haskell servers running on VMs, but the build requirements really slow down the process. I have to use dockers to help cache dependencies and avoid recompiling things that have not changed, but it
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by mchaver 5mo ago
> For some reason the very concept of extended families and community engenders deep anger and hostility from some Americans I think because excessive individualism plays into the hands of large companies. There is an individualist cultu
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by mchaver 5mo ago
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've always liked Haskell and OCaml syntax.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
That's fine for a library or locally run executable, but I've worked on distributed systems in Haskell and you really need logging in place to track what is going on. Of course, you will have IO somewhere in a executable where you
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by mchaver 5mo ago
I like how your comment can be interpreted in two completely opposite manners. Either it is depressing that coding by hand is something curious, worthy of blogging about, or you are an AI-maximalist deriding lowly meat powered coding. Based
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by mchaver 5mo ago
Do you have any more notes/lectures/references that you can share? I would like to try something similar.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
Thanks for taking the time to look. My biggest focus right now is own Numerikos. I hope I can make a better math learning platform. Math games are fun too. There are some nice ideas in the examples you have shared here.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
Nice work on letterpaths. I really enjoyed moving the snake around and the sand sounds. It had me hypnotized for a few minutes.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
I am siding with the group that opens bananas from the bottom.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
In many countries, having citizenship means you are registered to vote. It is pretty convenient. Just show your ID card and you can vote.
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by mchaver 5mo ago
I am building a web application for learning math. I want it to be something between Khan Academy and Math Academy. Here is a demo of fourth grade https://demo.numerikos.com/ Currently the best part about it is one of my ki

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