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12 Apr 2020
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Finally, a good use for AI

Finally, a good use for AI

It's time to accept that AI is here to stay. It's proven itself to be useful to developers writing code, students who have an assignment due tomorrow, incels looking for validation from virtual women and everyone in between. But there is still one area where it

By Simon Reynolds 19 Jun 2025
Software architecture and natural inspiration

Software architecture and natural inspiration

Computer science is a relatively young discipline but it is based on logic and a good design is based on mathematical theories even if that's not immediately obvious while developing it. Some languages are based entirely on mathematical ideas, SQL is based entirely on set theory, but ultimately

By Simon Reynolds 21 Dec 2024
StringBuffer - An F# string builder

StringBuffer - An F# string builder

A few years ago (I know, I really should update this blog more often) I asked WTF is...a computation expression. Well, I'm happy to say in the meantime I discovered a great use for one that's reusable, and have finally released it as a library.

By Simon Reynolds 29 Mar 2024
Mastodon, the getting started guide

Mastodon, the getting started guide

So now that Twitter has been sold and is already in trouble, with dropping ad revenue, mass layoffs, and the prospect of accounts previously banned for hate-speech returning, it's no surprise that a lot of people are looking to move to other platforms. Enter Mastodon, a decentralised platform

By Simon Reynolds 06 Nov 2022
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