Interests
Reflex FRP System
Build interactive web frontends in Haskell and get Android and iOS apps for free.
Slacklining
The pinnacle of balance
Rock Climbing
You against gravity
Projects
Noteworthy software I've written
Snap Framework
A Haskell web framework focusing on simplicity, robustness, and ease of use.
Programmer Of The Month Competition
Wrote AI that used a genetic algorithm to go undefeated in the LOAPS game.
Presentations
Slides and videos of presentations I've given over the years
Intro to Blockchain
Basic introduction to proof of work, mining, public/private key crypto, and securing cryptocurrency.
"This has to be the best video on blockchain ive ever watched" -- YouTube commenter
Pact: Smart Contracts You Can Take To The Bank
A talk I gave at RethinkTrust 2018 about the Pact smart contract language.
Three Essentials of a Modern Programming Language
I'm often asked what I think of various programming languages. This describes the things I look for to answer that question.
Doing More with Modules and Types
Leveraging modules and types to write code that can't go wrong.
Coding and Reasoning with Purity, Strong Types, and Monads
A talk I gave at the New York Haskell Users Group.
In Pursuit of Production Minimalism
Do more and more with less and less until eventually you can do everything with nothing.
No Matter What You Work For Yourself
The only person you really work for is you.
I don’t distinguish between work and non-work because there is only one life.
Too Clever By Half
It’s always the meta-game that gets you.
They figure out a brilliant way to win at the mini-game that they’re immersed in, and they ignore the meta-game. Eventually the meta-game blows up on them, and they’re toast.
Code Complexity is a Design Problem
Think of code complexity as the opposite of a force multiplier. It’s a force diminisher. It imposes a tax on everything you might want to do with your product in the future.
Ideas are cheap and disposable; code is expensive and persistent.
If two ideas are equally impactful to the user, but engineering expresses real concerns about one, you should be able to it kill on the basis of being high-cost, even if engineering just has a gut feeling.