Jeff Allen @profoundlynerdy@mastodon.technology

Shenandoah in OpenJDK 17: Sub-millisecond GC pauses - https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2021/09/16/shenandoah-openjdk-17-sub-millisecond-gc-pauses

@profoundlynerdy But I use these roles differently. Raku has parametrised roles, and I use these as types, so I don't give them methods, only attributes which are the parameters. I've explained it in detail here:

https://wimvanderbauwhede.github.io/articles/roles-as-adts-in-raku/

@profoundlynerdy Roles are a mechanism to add functionality to classes without inheritance. You can define some methods and attributes in a role and then any class can use these by "mixing in" the role, using the "does" keyword (as opposed to "is" for class inheritance).

For example

class Quadruped {
...
}
role Canine {
method bark { say "woof" }
}

class Dog is Quadruped does Canine {
...
}

any Dog can now bark, even though "bark" is not a method of Quadruped or Dog itself.

Some time back in June I mentioned this idea of a Japanese-inspired programming language.

Three months and six thousand lines of code later, here is Haku: a toy functional programming language inspired by literary Japanese.

It is probably “pre-alpha” but if you want to try it out, or just read about it:

https://codeberg.org/wimvanderbauwhede/haku

#programming #japanese #rakulang #haku

"Facts..."

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@profoundlynerdy https://www.dafont.com/monofur.font

I guess I lacked the discipline during the last 3 decades but still...
#retrocomputing

MNT Research is a small independent company creating a libre laptop called the MNT Reform. You can follow at:

➡️ @mntmn

The official website is at https://mntre.com and there's more info about the laptop at https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2020-05-08-the-much-more-personal-computer.html

#MNTResearch #MNTMN #MNTReform #MNT #Computing #Libre #Hardware #OpenHardware #OpenSourceHardware #OSH #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Technology #Business #Company

This is my painting "Ethereal thunderhead nebula", designed to be a spaced-out version of thunderstorm clouds and rainshafts. Kinda pretty I think.

#art #MastoArt #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #spaceart #nebula #nebulae

@profoundlynerdy

That's a FAQ: https://mwl.io/faq#publishing

"Energy prices in Europe hit records after wind stops blowing. Heavy reliance on wind power, coupled with a shortage of natural gas, has led to a spike in energy prices"

Now, go complain to Lazard and BNEF with their "wind and solar cheapest in the world" conclusion out of a careful cherry-picking 🤷

https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-prices-in-europe-hit-records-after-wind-stops-blowing-11631528258

@profoundlynerdy I use and prefer Iosevka (https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/), and specifically Iosevka Curly light, for my editor font; it has a fairly broad Unicode footprint (though notably does not include most of the CJK planes) and is open source.

In my terminal I use Iosevka Fixed Curly Extended medium; its primary differences from the base Iosevka Curly are that it's a wider aspect ratio (which leads to a more 4:3-ish, though not quite, 80x24 terminal) and it has no ligatures.

Fun story, I was actually introduced to phreaking by Richard Dean Anderson during an episode of MacGuyver where he uses a paperclip to make a call from a payphone.

Kids: A payphone is like a cell phone that doesn't go anywhere and eats quarters.

Also, a paperclip is a bendy bit of wire for holding paper together.

Paper is mulched up trees and glue for writing on.

Writing is like typing, but with a stick full of coal.

@Phate6660 @choroba yep, modern #perl is much nicer than the old line noise days of perl <5.8. If you're interested in learning more, this book (free online) is a good primer:

http://modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl_2016/index.html

Ah yes, a 90's classic beloved and remembered by everyone.