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Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Small Programs and Languages

Small Programs and Languages (ratfactor.com)

183 points by andsoitis 1 day ago | 28 comments

A personal blog card by Dave (ratfactor) on the appeal of tiny programs and small programming languages like Forth, Lisp, Tcl, and Lua, with examples of minimal implementations.

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Screenshot of ratfactor.com: The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)

The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)(ratfactor.com)

111 points by andsoitis 1 day ago | 36 comments

A personal wiki card by Dave Gauer arguing that limitations, like simple tools, story structure, and small budgets, foster creativity and learning.

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Screenshot of ratfactor.com: How big is a Git commit?

How big is a Git commit?(ratfactor.com)

77 points by theanonymousone 17 days ago | 33 comments

A personal wiki card explaining how large a Git commit is on disk, covering zlib-compressed loose objects and packfiles.

git version-control zlib packfiles

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: My home network observes bedtime with OpenBSD and pf

My home network observes bedtime with OpenBSD and pf (ratfactor.com)

120 points by ibobev 7 months ago | 34 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: A Programmer's Loss of Identity

A Programmer's Loss of Identity (ratfactor.com)

186 points by zdw 8 months ago | 118 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Forth: The programming language that writes itself

Forth: The programming language that writes itself (ratfactor.com)

288 points by suioir 1 year ago | 123 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Ratfactor's illustrated guide to folding fitted sheets

Ratfactor's illustrated guide to folding fitted sheets (ratfactor.com)

190 points by zdw 1 year ago | 27 comments

Small Programs and Languages (ratfactor.com)

101 points by todsacerdoti 1 year ago | 38 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Implementing a Forth

Implementing a Forth (ratfactor.com)

109 points by todsacerdoti 1 year ago | 41 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: I learned Snobol and then wrote a toy Forth

I learned Snobol and then wrote a toy Forth (ratfactor.com)

131 points by ingve 1 year ago | 36 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Naur's "Programming as Theory Building" and LLMs replacing human programmers

Naur's "Programming as Theory Building" and LLMs replacing human programmers (ratfactor.com)

77 points by bertman 1 year ago | 101 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Ratfactor's Sequence Timer

Ratfactor's Sequence Timer (ratfactor.com)

13 points by zdw 2 years ago | 1 comments

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MNT Pocket Reform – Unboxing and First Impressions (ratfactor.com)

26 points by jandeboevrie 2 years ago | 2 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Fake Trees: Using Indents for Simpler UIs

Fake Trees: Using Indents for Simpler UIs (ratfactor.com)

216 points by ingve 2 years ago | 106 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: i386 Assembly Language trick for storing data in .text

i386 Assembly Language trick for storing data in .text (ratfactor.com)

125 points by ingve 3 years ago | 77 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Forth: The programming language that writes itself: The Web Page

Forth: The programming language that writes itself: The Web Page (ratfactor.com)

240 points by ingve 3 years ago | 72 comments

Screenshot of ratfactor.com: Zig is hard but worth it

Zig is hard but worth it (ratfactor.com)

352 points by signa11 3 years ago | 259 comments

A personal blog essay by Ratfactor arguing that the Zig programming language is hard to learn but worth the effort, illustrated with a cartoon.

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