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Welcome to my blog. Here, I write about various subjects, including (but not limited to) functional programming, compiler development, programming language theory, and occasionally video games. I hope you find something useful here!
Recent posts:-
Implementing and Verifying "Static Program Analysis" in Agda, Part 1: Lattices
4965 words, about 24 minutes to read.
This is the first post in a series on static program analysis in Agda. See the introduction for a little bit more context. ...
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Implementing and Verifying "Static Program Analysis" in Agda, Part 0: Intro
800 words, about 4 minutes to read.
Some years ago, when the Programming Languages research group at Oregon State University was discussing what to read, the Static Program Analysis lecture notes came up. ...
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Microfeatures I Love in Blogs and Personal Websites
3126 words, about 15 minutes to read.
Some time ago, Hillel Wayne published an article titled Microfeatures I’d like to see in more languages . In this article, he described three kinds of features in programming languages: fundamental features, deeply engrained features, and nice-to-have convenience features. ...
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Integrating Agda's HTML Output with Hugo
3997 words, about 19 minutes to read.
One of my favorite things about Agda are its clickable HTML pages. If you don’t know what they are, that’s pages like Data. ...
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The "Deeply Embedded Expression" Trick in Agda
2470 words, about 12 minutes to read.
I’ve been working on a relatively large Agda project for a few months now, and I’d like to think that I’ve become quite proficient. ...
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Bergamot: Exploring Programming Language Inference Rules
2421 words, about 12 minutes to read.
Inference Rules and the Study of Programming Languages In this post, I will talk about inference rules, particularly in the field of programming language theory. ...
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My Favorite C++ Pattern: X Macros
4185 words, about 20 minutes to read.
When I first joined the Chapel team, one pattern used in its C++-based compiler made a strong impression on me. Since then, I’ve used the pattern many more times, and have been very satisfied with how it turned out. ...
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The "Is Something" Pattern in Agda
1865 words, about 9 minutes to read.
Agda is a functional programming language with a relatively Haskell-like syntax and feature set, so coming into it, I relied on my past experiences with Haskell to get things done. ...
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Proving My Compiler Code Incorrect With Alloy
6969 words, about 33 minutes to read.
Disclaimer: though “my compiler code” makes for a fun title, I do not claim exclusive credit for any of the C++ code in the Chapel compiler that I mention in this post. ...
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Search as a Polynomial
3733 words, about 18 minutes to read.
I read a really neat paper some time ago, and I’ve been wanting to write about it ever since. The paper is called Algebras for Weighted Search , and it is a tad too deep to dive into in a blog article – readers of ICFP are rarely the target audience on this site. ...