Disclaimer: this post isn’t meant to be a part of Programming Languages holywar or to say that either of languages is better. My goal is to outline the good ... (more…)

x7 is a lisp I made to explore language design and interpreters. Here's the hello world for it: (more…)

If you are familiar with Java or C/C++, understanding the assignment operator (=) in Rust will demystify a lot of its memory semantics. Assignment in Rust can have a range of outcomes depending on what you are assigning from and to, and on whether you are... (more…)

Compiling Rust to WebAssembly is still difficult. On macOS, there are weird bugs that require reinstalling LLVM and moving files around. On Linux, the official Emscripten binary in many cases isn’t bundled with the right LLVM, and the fix is to compile fr... (more…)

Rust is a systems programming language which enables developers to write safe and fast code without sacrificing high-level language constructs. At first, it ... (more…)