Mihai Olteanu

Programming, Lisp, Emacs, Split Keyboards
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A high-velocity style of software development
13 Dec 2024 | original ↗

I like to develop software projects in computer-speak and not through endless plans, meetings, chit-chats and documents expressed in non-formal languages. Some ideas from my personal style of software development based on exploration, regular code changes and keyboard speed

Defense of Lisp macros: an automotive tragedy
26 Jul 2024 | original ↗

Replacing Lisp's beautiful parentheses with dozens of special tools and languages, none powerful enough to conquer the whole software landscape, leads to fragmentation and extra effort from everyone, vendors and developers alike. The automotive field is a case in point.

If Lisp is so great
26 Jan 2024 | original ↗

Then why is not everybody using it? An non-standard answer with the conclusion that the question itself is incomplete and thus irrelevant.

The Event Loop simplified
25 Jan 2024 | original ↗

What has the Event Loop to do with standing in lines to buy groceries? A lot, if one want to minimize the time spent outside in freezing temperatures

Observer teams
16 Jan 2024 | original ↗

Software teams that have not mastered the technical language invent their own observer language together with the adoption of legions of tools and procesess

Soloists and populars
16 Oct 2023 | original ↗

A generic distinction between the style and motivations behind big, corporation-like software teams and small, independent ones

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