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@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-04-14 09:45:44
Content warning: Documenting Scheme?

I've just begun a project in #Guile #Scheme, and I'm looking for tooling -- especially documentation tooling. #Clojure has Marginalia and Codox, both of which I like; Common

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-04-26 21:18:55

`apply` has to deal with that only two kinds of two kinds of things: lambdas and nlambdas, interpreted or compiled. And if I choose to go down the 'compile everything' route, as most modern Lisps do, then I don't have to deal with interpreted functions. But if I do #Clojure like things like 'map in function position', then I add complexity again. And if I do what I want to do, …

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-04-19 11:13:58

This excerpt from the #Clojure documentary is a clear example of why Universal #BasicIncome would be such a good thing: when you give people the time and financial security to pursue their passion projects, you get marvellous things out of it.