Author Archives: Graham

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I make it faster and easier for you to create high-quality code.

It protects. It also promotes and prevents.

Posted on 2020-06-24 by Graham

I sometimes get asked to review, or “comment on”, the architecture for an app. Often the app already exists, and the architecture documentation consists of nothing more than the source code and the folder structure. Sometimes the app doesn’t exist, … Continue reading →

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Forearmed

Posted on 2020-06-16 by Graham

In researching my piece for the upcoming de Programmatica Ipsum issue on cloud computing, I had thoughts about Apple, arm, and any upcoming transition that didn’t fit in the context of that article. So here’s a different post, about that. … Continue reading →

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Continuous Integration for Amiga

Posted on 2020-05-30 by Graham

Amiga-Smalltalk now has continuous integration, I don’t know if it’s the first Amiga program ever to have CI but definitely the first I know of. Let me tell you about it. I’ve long been using AROS, the AROS Research Operating … Continue reading →

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Mature Optimization

Posted on 2020-05-27 by Graham

This comment on why NetNewsWire is fast brings up one of the famous tropes of computer science: The line between [performance considerations pervading software design] and premature optimization isn’t clearly defined. If only someone had written a whole paper about … Continue reading →

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Video podcast: Hisoft C for the ZX Spectrum

Posted on 2020-05-14 by Graham

Episode 6 of the SICPers podcast is over on Youtube. I introduce a C compiler for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. For American readers, that’s the Timex Sinclair TS2068.

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SICPers podcast episode 5

Posted on 2020-05-08 by Graham

It lives! Kinda. Amiga-Smalltalk now runs on Amiga. Along the way I review The K&R book as a tutorial for C programming, mentioning my previous comparison to the Brad Cox and Bjarne Stroustrup books. I also find out how little … Continue reading →

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SICPers podcast episode 4

Posted on 2020-05-01 by Graham

We’re back to Amiga-Smalltalk today, as the moment when it runs on a real Amiga inches closer. Listen here. Aminet has git, but only for MorphOS. MEmacs is the only text editor you need. HiSOFT, makers of HiSOFT C++ SAS … Continue reading →

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SICPers Podcast Episode 3

Posted on 2020-04-25 by Graham

The latest episode of SICPers, in which I muse on what programming 1980s microcomputers taught me about reading code, is now live. Here’s the podcast RSS feed. It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had … Continue reading →

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SICPers Podcast episode two

Posted on 2020-04-16 by Graham

Episode 2 is live! The only link I promised this week is to the BCHS web application stack. Short for BSD, C, httpd, sqlite, it’s a minimalist approach to making web applications. As ever, your feedback is welcome, here or … Continue reading →

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SICPers podcast episode one

Posted on 2020-04-09 by Graham

I made a podcast! Full show notes here due to the character limit at podbean. Amiga-Smalltalk project on GitHub Free books on Smalltalk: the three Addison-Wesley books “Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment”, “Smalltalk-80: The Language and its Implementation” and “Smalltalk-80: … Continue reading →

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