Category: Programming
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O Poder Transformador da Programação Funcional: O que 15 Anos de Haskell me Ensinou
Aprender Haskell não é uma tarefa fácil, e como o título do artigo ironicamente sugere, pode parecer que leva 15 anos. No entanto, a vereda traçada por essa linguagem funcional oferece recompensas profundas ao alterar a forma como os desenvolvedores pensam em programação. Testemunhei isso ao explorar Haskell e outras linguagens funcionais como F# e…
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The Timeless Power of Lisp: Is It Still a Top Choice 30 Years Later?
Thirty years after ‘On Lisp’ and nearly as long since the influential essays that crowned it the pinnacle of programmer productivity, the debate over Lisp’s relevance remains vibrant. The ability of Common Lisp (CL) to stay pertinent amid a deluge of modern programming languages is a testament to its enduring design and adaptability. Revisiting Lisp…
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Monads: Unwrapping the Burrito of Functional Programming
Monads are one of those concepts that can baffle programmers, no matter their level of expertise. They evoke a mix of dread, intrigue, and sometimes downright confusion. The analogy of monads being like burritos might sound whimsical or even ridiculous at first, but as we sift through the layers of commentary from various programming communities,…
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Avoiding the ‘Premature DRY’ Syndrome: A Balanced Approach to Code Duplication
In the world of software development, the DRY principle — ‘Don’t Repeat Yourself’ — is often touted as one of the cornerstones of clean code. The idea is simple: avoid code duplication to make maintenance easier and the codebase more manageable. However, like most best practices, it isn’t immune to misuse when applied too rigidly.…
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The Hidden Costs of Go’s Error Handling: Can Sentinel Errors Truly Slow Down Your Code by 3000%?
Every seasoned Go developer knows that error handling plays a critical role in creating resilient and stable software. However, a recent article brings to light some startling performance implications of using sentinel errors and the errors.Is function, potentially slowing down code by up to 3000%. While this headline figure has since been corrected to a…
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Enhancing Rust’s Calling Convention: A Path to More Efficient Abstraction Handling
The ongoing exploration into Rust’s calling conventions significantly underscores the language’s quest for robustness in managing abstractions without conceding performance. Often juxtaposed with Swift’s more flexible handling of similar challenges, Rust’s current paradigm shows both formidable strengths and evident limitations. Swift’s adoption of a stable application binary interface (ABI) for dynamic linking showcases a motivated…