Lesley Lai / is on Nostr

Computer Graphics & Programming Languages person.

I twoot about languages like C, C++, Rust, JS/TS, and OCaml.

I organize two online meetups: @graphicsmeetup and Programming Languages Virtual Meetup

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2024-11-19 12:10:09

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@nprofile…jvvf Same experience with desktop firefox and my university's website. I think a lot of webdevs nowadays just don't test non-chrome browsers

2024-11-18 13:51:00

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@nprofile…nc4q @nprofile…vkt6 I think it is better to ask in the Obsidian forum or Discord, especially for this kind of questions that may need back-and-forth

2024-11-13 02:02:26

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@npub1typ…c8hh @npub12dy…s7uf An interesting bit of trivia is that this resembles the Chinese Great Flood legend, where constructing dams proved ineffective, but building canals succeeded
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_the_Great#Great_Flood_legend

2024-06-16 14:05:52

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@npub1upk…tcwy I used to be one of the "language X sucks" people, but now I have grown out of it when I realized that it is pretty toxic

2024-06-16 14:05:52

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@npub1upk…tcwy I used to be one of the "language X sucks" people, but now I have grown out of it when I realized that it is pretty toxic

2024-05-22 08:56:31

#rust question: do you consider returning a `Result<Option<SOmething>, SomeError>` anti-pattern? Should I just flatten it into `Result<Something, SomeError>`? The previous approach works great with question marks
#rustlang

2024-04-15 09:37:26

I really dislike the periodic "using system programming languages can save the planet" take. It is a pretty cheap way to feel moral superiority while not contributing to the real issue at all

2024-04-07 12:02:56

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@npub129g…4kwg Is this some kind of "split borrowing" problem? The only thing used in the iterator is `state.progress` but the whole struct is borrowed. I agree that this is often a pain point

2024-03-26 21:45:09

Those "IQ bell curve memes" are in my timeline yet again 😬. So let's be clear, those memes are elitist and gatekeepy. They only serve as a convenient excuse for people who believe they are on the right side to stop learning. Further, if you search its history, the meme was first used for some disturbing alt-right racist/ableist content on 4chan.
I will unfollow anyone who propagates those memes

2024-03-22 03:59:06

The Threads interop can easily become
1. Threads integrates with fediverse
2. Threads provides a more "out of box" experience and with additional features not supported by fediverse
3. Thread entices fediverse users to migrate
4. Threads eventually discontinues support of fediverse
The similar pattern happened before. And of every step, no one even need to have malicious intent

2024-03-17 15:31:04

Online courses that I recommend
https://lesleylai.info/en/moocs/

2024-03-15 13:33:21

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@npub1sys…ckr3 Sigh. Types that blatantly lie are worse than no types.

2024-03-15 13:33:21

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@npub1sys…ckr3 Sigh. Types that blatantly lie are worse than no types.

2024-03-06 13:25:39

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@rust_discussions@mastodon.socia l Meh. This parody is quite horrible tbh

2024-02-21 13:51:55

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@npub1upk…tcwy Ah. I didn't know about git switch. Now I searched, and I also learned about git restore too!

2024-02-09 04:56:15

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@npub1auf…zva7 @npub1hyk…3p33 Great article! Though it is kind of ironic that an article about "enshittification" is behind a paywall while the website *still* bombards you with floating ads (that my adblocker failed to completely remove)

2024-02-04 05:19:51

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@npub1pu3…8r76 I must only use 50% of my productivity. Imagine if I use all my sleep time to do work instead!

2024-01-29 07:09:20

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@npub1w66…rc58 Those are very different languages, depending on your needs and tastes.
- Both Go and Zig have a "minimalism" philosophy and are, to some degree, anti-abstraction
- Go has garbage collection, which can be a no for some tasks
- Zig is not memory-safe (but with many runtime checks by default). Rust is memory-safe and has no garbage collection, but sometimes you need boilerplate to circumvent the borrow checker
- If you enjoy FP, Rust is the only one offering some functional features.