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Using IPA to improve my Thai

An exploration of using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to enhance Thai language learning, focusing on improved vowel pronunciation.

thai language learning IPA pronunciation

You Should Test Less - Skip Irrelevant Tests With Impact Analysis

Test-impact analysis (TIA) optimizes CI pipelines by running only relevant tests based on code changes, reducing test execution time and resource consumption.

testing devops TIA test-impact analysis optimization performance

Adding HTTP/2 client support to Aleph

A technical overview of implementing HTTP/2 client support in Aleph, detailing challenges with stream handling, protocol negotiation, and real-world implementation differences from the HTTP/2 specification.

Aleph HTTP/2 Clojure HTTP

Undertale in EXAPUNKS
Fun!

My mashup demo recreating Undertale inside the Zachtronics' game EXAPUNKS.

Undertale Exapunks

Test-induced design damage in Clojure

An exploration of test-induced design damage (TIDD) in Clojure, examining how code modifications made solely for testing can lead to unnecessary complexity, with comparisons of various approaches including with-redefs, binding, protocols, and the dynamic-redef library.

Clojure TIDD TDD test redef dynamic redef

Arrhythmic Beats - IDM

A curated list of influential IDM artists and essential albums from the 90s, featuring Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, and more.

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A case study in refactoring Clojure trie code for performance

A detailed exploration of optimizing Clojure trie implementation for performance, showing the progression from idiomatic but slow code to highly optimized JVM-specific implementations with significant speed improvements through algorithmic changes and JVM optimizations.

Clojure performance trie

Using Clojure for the Cryptopals cryptography challenges

Insights and challenges from solving the Cryptopals cryptography exercises using Clojure, highlighting specific implementation issues, JVM limitations for byte manipulation, and offering tips for specific challenges.

Clojure cryptopals Matasano cryptography

Using Algo to setup the strongSwan VPN

A practical guide to setting up a personal VPN using Algo and strongSwan on an existing Ubuntu server, including solutions to common issues with SSH connections, firewall configurations, and root access requirements.

VPN Algo Strongswan

Premature optimization is the root of all hair loss

A cautionary tale about focusing on algorithmic optimization before profiling. I wasted time implementing fancy graph algorithms for a puzzle only to discover that Java startup time was the actual bottleneck.

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Using IPA to improve my Thai

You Should Test Less - Skip Irrelevant Tests With Impact Analysis

Adding HTTP/2 client support to Aleph

Undertale in EXAPUNKS
Fun!

Test-induced design damage in Clojure

Arrhythmic Beats - IDM

A case study in refactoring Clojure trie code for performance

Using Clojure for the Cryptopals cryptography challenges

Using Algo to setup the strongSwan VPN

Premature optimization is the root of all hair loss

MODULO LOTUS

Blog Posts

Tags

Using IPA to improve my Thai

You Should Test Less - Skip Irrelevant Tests With Impact Analysis

Adding HTTP/2 client support to Aleph

Undertale in EXAPUNKS Fun!

Test-induced design damage in Clojure

Arrhythmic Beats - IDM

A case study in refactoring Clojure trie code for performance

Using Clojure for the Cryptopals cryptography challenges

Using Algo to setup the strongSwan VPN

Premature optimization is the root of all hair loss

Undertale in EXAPUNKS
Fun!