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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 2d

For anything important: maximise on understanding.

SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 2d

So I did a load of reading about Executors yesterday and I *think* you are correct, so I updated the blog post (+ credited you for the feedback - thanks!).
I guess it might be theoretically possible another executor resumes a task, but I dont think that would ever happen.

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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks! I really appreciate your feedback... I'll look into this further and try and clarify my understanding.

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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 3d

a man and a woman are sitting in a car with the words affirmative written on the bottom

ALT: a man and a woman are sitting in a car with the words affirmative written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 3d

Kinda want to write an IRC server using Swift...

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Xor @xordev.com · 3d

"Spherical"
vec2 u=FC.xy/r.y*PI;
vec3 c=vec3(sin(u.x+vec2(0,11))*sin(u.y),cos(u.y)),a,
v=mix(dot(a+=.57,c)*a,c,sin(t))+cos(t)*cross(a,c);
o.rgb=tanh(.1/abs(tan(v/.1)));

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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote a thing about an aspect of Swift Concurrency. Check it out (feedback welcome):

krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...

#swift #concurrency

Swift Concurrency and Cryosleep: Lessons from Aliens and Alien 3

Thoughts about Software and Building Software

krishna.github.io

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Deno @deno.land · 5d

Deno 2.5.3 has been released

github.com/denoland/den...

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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · 10d

Wrote up some thoughts and notes on using Swift outside of the typical Xcode developer set up.

krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...

Swift Beyond the Walled Garden

Thoughts about Software and Building Software

krishna.github.io

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 11d

RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 14d

To justify recurring revenue, you must deliver recurring value.

Many SaaS founders forget this, and then wonder why cancellations are so high.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 15d

I can't believe that I didn't know this.

You can use Control Center to change the text size of only an individual app.

I've been going into the Per-App section of Settings, Accessibility each time to do this (which is often).

A text size control from control center. An icon for Please Don't Rain is circled in red. There is also a choice for "all apps".

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Kenton Varda @kentonvarda.com · 19d

I don't have a problem with making new RPC systems! I can stop any time I want! But I don't want to. So I made a new one for you. It's called Cap'n Web. It's like Cap'n Proto RPC, except focused on working great in browsers and JavaScript/TypeScript servers. blog.cloudflare.com/capnweb-java...

An image of a circular fabric patch showing some sort of superhero in a nautical hat? Cap'n Web: Protect & Connect, it says. Looks like AI slop.

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Tim Condon @0xtim.bsky.social · 18d

Wrote a thing. Can you believe it's been nearly a decade!

Swift Language @swift.org · 18d

Ahead of next week's ServerSide.swift conference in London, organizer and Swift server workgroup member @0xtim.bsky.social looks back at the growth of Swift as a platform for building server apps: www.swift.org/blog/swift-o...

The Growth of the Swift Server Ecosystem

Nearly ten years ago, Swift was open sourced and an official runtime for Linux was released. I’ve been involved with Swift on the server since almost the very beginning, originally picking it up as a ...

www.swift.org

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Steve Troughton-Smith @stroughtonsmith.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 16

⭐️ I have finally published the source repository for Coppice, @pilky's mind-mapping app, as per his final wishes.

It is provided as-is, without a license, to help prospective #appkit developers learn from a longtime Mac developer who really sweated the details, and always went out of his way […]

Original post on mastodon.social

mastodon.social

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Keith Harrison @useyourloaf.com · Sep 4

Treating Warnings as Errors in Swift Packages #swiftlang useyourloaf.com/blog/treatin...

Treating Warnings As Errors In Swift Packages

In Swift 6.2, Swift Packages give us control over which compiler warnings to treat as errors.

useyourloaf.com

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Majid Jabrayilov @mecid.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dynamic member lookup is an excellent way to enhance APIs when you create a wrapper or proxy type. It’s particularly useful when you have a type that holds a generic property.
swiftwithmajid.com/2023/05/23/d...

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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · Sep 4

However bullish you are (or are not), this is a good question.

Measuring productivity - let alone effectiveness - in software engineering has always been problematic.

So how are we measuring AI’s impact on it?

your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · Sep 4

Another "where's the AI code?" question: where's the shovelware? If AI coding is so hot, we should be seeing a flood of crappy little apps, and we aren't.

mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...

note this post is from a huge AI bro too

Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.

mikelovesrobots.substack.com

SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · Aug 30

Having fun playing around with Icon Composer to update icons for various apps.

#buildinpublic

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Chris Ferdinandi @cferdinandi.bsky.social · Aug 30

Love HTML? I think you might enjoy Kelp, my new UI library powered by modern CSS and Web Components.

kelpui.com

Kelp

A UI library for people who love HTML, powered by modern CSS and Web Components.

kelpui.com

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · Jul 24

In the future, everyone will have been drawn by Andy Warhol on an Amiga.

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Travis Street @travisstreet.com · Aug 27

When there's only 5 days until September

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Zed @zed.dev · Aug 27

🚀 New in Zed: Bring your own agent, starting with Gemini CLI (@developers.google.com).

→ Try Gemini CLI with full code context in Zed
→ Build & run multiple agents in your editor
→ Powered by the new Agent Client Protocol (ACP)

Learn more:

Bring Your Own Agent to Zed — Featuring Gemini CLI - Zed Blog

From the Zed Blog: Zed now lets you use the agent of your choice through the new Agent Client Protocol, starting with Google's Gemini CLI.

zed.dev

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SmilingKenshi @smilingkenshi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Random encounters where you get to nerd out with a stranger are some of the best moments

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Douglas Hill @douglashill.co · Aug 22

We’re running another NSLondon coffee and code morning tomorrow. Meet at 11 at WatchHouse Marble Arch by Hyde Park. I’ll be there.

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