Programming

Linus Torvalds vs. Ambiguous Abstractions

There’s no issue with abstracting code into a helper function. If we want to optimize for cognitive load, the intent should be as clear as possible…

Nov 26 •

Organic Growth vs. Controlled Growth

A codebase is like a garden: left to grow organically, it becomes colorful but chaotic.

Sep 30 •

What Makes Code Beautiful

The more average the code, the more pleasurable it is to read and maintain.

Jul 10 •

Ford-Fulkerson Algorithm

The maximum flow problem involves finding the highest possible flow that can travel from a source to a sink in a flow network without exceeding edge…

Apr 30 •

Functors, Applicatives, and Monads

Thanks to constructs like monads, imperative-style code can be reconciled with the purity and declarative nature of functional programming.

Mar 20 •

Tidying are a subset of refactorings. Tidying are the cute, fuzzy little refactorings that nobody could possibly hate on.

Mar 11 •

Partially Applied Functions vs. Currying

Combining currying with partial application leads to a cleaner and more concise way to break down complex functions into reusable components.

Feb 11 •

Align the happy path to the left; you should quickly be able to scan down one column to see the expected execution flow

Feb 4 •

Topological Sort

The topological sort is used in various places, especially when handling dependencies. For example, in Homebrew to resolve the package dependencies and…

Dec 5, 2024 •

From social networks to maps and even in biology, graphs provide a powerful way to represent and analyze relationships between objects.

Dec 4, 2024 •

A binary heap is great when we need quick access to the minimum or maximum element in a dataset.

Dec 3, 2024 •

Arrays vs. Linked Lists

Linked lists offer better time complexity for certain operations, but can lead to lower performance in practice due to a lack of spatial locality and…

Dec 2, 2024 •

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