Write some software, give it away for free

nonogra.ph

This website which you’re on right now is free (as in beer), free (as in freedom), open source software called Nonograph. It cost about $600 USD to release, mostly due to two initial security reviews. Now I give it away … Read more

Why I Write (1946)

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This material remains under copyright in some jurisdictions, including the US, and is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Orwell Estate. The Orwell Foundation is an independent charity – please consider making a donation or becoming a Friend of … Read more

Write less code, be more responsible

blog.orhun.dev
write-less-code,-be-more-responsible

My thoughts on AI-assisted programming. “AI-assisted programming?Nah, I have a rat under my hat” These days, the discourse on AI-assisted programming, vibe coding and LLMs is getting a bit overwhelming and sometimes we are overexposing ourselves to it, whether we … Read more

What does it mean to “write like you talk”?

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what-does-it-mean-to-“write-like-you-talk”?

Subordinate clauses, phrasal modifications, and metadiscourse People often say to “write like you talk.” Paul Graham has a post titled “Write Like You Talk” where he says explicitly that written language is worse than spoken language because “Written language is … Read more

How I write software with LLMs

stavros.io
how-i-write-software-with-llms

I don’t care for the joy of programming Lately I’ve gotten heavily back into making stuff, and it’s mostly because of LLMs. I thought that I liked programming, but it turned out that what I like was making things, and … Read more

Write up of my homebrew CPU build

willwarren.com
write-up-of-my-homebrew-cpu-build

Hello! This is the third part of the series about WCPU-1, my homebrew 8-bit computer. Check out Part 1 and Part 2! Recap/Intro # Let’s just get this over with: Don’t look it directly in the eye! So in Part … Read more