Archive - Bit Maybe Wise

Simplicity, designing languages, and career advice for software engineers

Jan 24 •

Hercules Merscher

Tsonnet, a humble beginning

Adding types to Jsonnet, one compiler error at a time

Jan 22 •

Hercules Merscher

The Sneaky String Concatenation Of Jsonnet

When missing plus signs don't break your code—but probably should

Jan 20 •

Hercules Merscher

Simple might not be what you think it is

Thoughts on sophistication and simplicity

Jan 13 •

Hercules Merscher

November 2024

Happy Friday everyone!

Nov 29, 2024 •

Hercules Merscher

October 2024

Lambos, funny stuff, and ASCII fun fact

Oct 29, 2024 •

Hercules Merscher

September 2024

Where the rubber meets the road!

Sep 17, 2024 •

Hercules Merscher

In defense of legacy code

I love legacy code! Don't you?

Sep 10, 2024 •

Hercules Merscher

July 2024

Welcome to the ABEND dump, where I share the most interesting content I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching.

Jul 25, 2024 •

Hercules Merscher

May 2024

April 2024

Welcome to the ABEND dump, the issue where I share the most interesting content I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching lately.

Apr 9, 2024 •

Hercules Merscher

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