Obscure C from a new perspective
C is probably one of the most uninteresting programming languages in the world, from a language theory standpoint. It is very simple, doesn’t provide any advanced control constructs, the type system...
View ArticleConvenient XML stylesheet for articles
I’m currently writing a (hopefully) complete and comprehensive tutorial about monads in Haskell. I’m writing it in an XML document type I specifically made up for this kind of articles. Some of you...
View ArticlePrime de illuminati
Recently, when someone with the nickname Pr1me came into one of the German IRC channels I’m in, I pointed out that 1 is not a prime number. He should pick the nickname Pr11me instead.Of course, I was...
View ArticleUnderstanding Haskell monads
I’m proud to announce that I have completed my first monads tutorial for Haskell programmers. Although I’m not completely happy with a few parts (I’m a virgo after all), I’m releasing it now. I hope it...
View ArticleThe latest in low quality
With the advent of the internet and sophisticated digital audio and video codecs, classic hard mediums became less and less popular. People prefer to listen to their music on their PCs. However, it was...
View ArticleA reinterpretation of Python lists
I’m not a Python programmer and I only know the basics of the language, but what I never liked about it is its list handling. In general, just like C, Python is quite a boring language from a...
View ArticleThe problem with interpretations
I’ve had another one of those enlightenment experiences today, when I bought and read a very comprehensible book about quantum mechanics. What the author did right, and what most other authors do...
View ArticleContinuations for secure code
C is one of the most popular languages, especially for security-related applications including server programs, cryptography implementations and much more. Paradoxically it is also one of the most...
View ArticleBack from real life
After a long time of silence, I’m continuing to tell my story. There have been a lot of changes since. First and foremost, I’ve got a new job and I’m finally feeling to be at the right place. My work...
View ArticleA new final solution
After more than one year of silence I have once again changed my homepage completely. On my way I used many approaches to website and blog management:Static HTML pages (using WYSIWYG editors),static...
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