Today, a little about the fact that the new is better absorbed through the already known. It so happened that I write for $dayjob in Java, so I will come from this side. Java 1.5 introduces an interesting syntactic form – annotations. It looks something like this: The example shows an annotation @Deprecated that causesContinue reading “Day 10 – Java Annotations in Raku or my @annotation is role;”
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Day 9 – Raku code coverage
Although I love using Raku, the fact that it is still a relatively young language means that there is a fair amount that is lacking when it comes to tooling, etc. Until recently, this included a way to calculate code coverage: how much of the code in a library is exercised (=covered) by that library’sContinue reading “Day 9 – Raku code coverage”
Day 8 – Practice… on Advent of Code
“Hrmpf!” mutter mutter mutter “Bah!” The head elf Fooby Nimblecalmy was trying to to read an interesting article on Ramsey Theory, but was having a hard time because the latest addition in Santa’s IT Operations Buzz Bargoosey was steaming like a kettle. Anyway, Fooby was determined to go through the article, so decided to deliberatelyContinue reading “Day 8 – Practice… on Advent of Code”
Day 7 – Neural Nets in Raku (Part 1)
Thinky the Elf was sitting in his office, it had been a closet but he’d been given it as his office after the great baked beans incident. It wasn’t his fault. He was right that feeding the reindeer beans would give them a jet boost but Santa had not been all that happy about it.Continue reading “Day 7 – Neural Nets in Raku (Part 1)”
Day 6 – Following the Unix philosophy without getting left-pad
The Unix philosophy famously holds that you should write software that “does one thing, and does it well”. But following that advice too literally can lead to the micro-package dystopia that got us left-pad. But there is a way to write libraries that do only one thing without getting left-pad
Day 4 – Santa’s OCD Sorted
Santa has been around for a long time already. Santa remembers the days when bits where set by using a magnetic screwdriver! In those days, you’d made sure that things were orderly set up and sorted for quick access. Santa likes the Raku Programming Language a lot, because it just works like Santa thinks. There’sContinue reading “Day 4 – Santa’s OCD Sorted”
Day 1 – Batteries Included: Generating Thumbnails
It was a cold wintry night in the North Pole and Santa was in a mood. “Naughty. Naughty. Naughty. Ni..aughty” he grumbled, checking his list. Then checking it again. “Everything ok?” chipped cheerful Sparkleface the elf, bouncing into the room. “Isn’t it nice to have some cold weather for a change?” Santa scowled at SparklefaceContinue reading “Day 1 – Batteries Included: Generating Thumbnails”
Day 25: Reminiscence, refinement, revolution
By Jonathan Worthington Raku release reminiscence Christmas day, 2015. I woke up in the south of Ukraine – in the very same apartment where I’d lived for a month back in the spring, hacking on the NFG representation of Unicode. NFG was just one of the missing pieces that had to fall into place duringContinue reading “Day 25: Reminiscence, refinement, revolution”
Day 24: Christmas-oriented programming, part deux
In the previous installment of this series of articles, we started with a straightforward script, and we wanted to arrive to a sound object-oriented design using Raku. Our (re)starting point was this user story:
Day 23: Christmas-oriented design and implementation
Every year by the beginning of the school year, which starts by January 8th in the North Pole, after every version of the Christmas gift-giving spirit has made their rounds, Santa needs to sit down to schedule the classes of the North Pole Community College. These elves need continuous education, and they need to reallyContinue reading “Day 23: Christmas-oriented design and implementation”
Raku Advent Calendar 