Comment by jart

Comment by jart 3 days ago

Author here. If anyone wants to see an example of an awesome program you can run on the 520 byte version of my lambda calculus virtual machine (Blc) then check out https://github.com/woodrush/lambdalisp If you run the command in that project, it'll download my VM from the blog post, build a 20kb lambda expression you can pipe into it, and BOOM a fully object-oriented LISP REPL will appear in your terminal. It's like magic. For an example expression, try typing (+ 2 3) and hit enter. Then type (let ((a 2) (b 3)) (+ a b)) and hit enter. You need an x86 linux machine to do this right now.

troad 3 days ago

Justine - thanks so much for all these amazing projects. You're an inspiration.

One thing I saw you write recently is that chasing the newest fads is a distraction. That makes sense, but if you don't mind me asking, what do you think one should focus on instead? Which are the classic languages, tools, mindsets, and CS concepts that one must master?

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jart 3 days ago

Hi troad, I read your book: https://justine.lol/sectorlisp2/troades.html
I don't remember saying that. You might be thinking about https://justine.lol/ape.html where I said we should be focusing on the old things that matter which aren't going away, like UNIX magic numbers, C libraries, and computer science. But I've got nothing against the new. I think AI for example is exciting. Ultimately you should focus on whatever summons your passion and curiosity. Since if you're tapped into that divine energy within, then you can make anything work, and others will agree. Even if it's just boring old numbers.

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