Hacker News: yminsky

Understandable how you'd get that impression, but it's off the mark. We do lots of "ordinary" programming that looks nothing like waiting a compiler. Data analysis, high performance packet processing, log analysis, UI work, you name it.

We use OCaml as a general purpose tool, and it really excels in that role.

New comment by yminsky in "Language Design with Leo White"

yminsky — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:00:46 +0000

But we did, though we used the term "algebraic effects". And while it's being actively worked on, it hasn't landed yet, so I don't know that I'd call it recent...

Dynamically bound goto considered awesome: Language design with Leo White

yminsky — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:07:57 +0000

Article URL: https://signalsandthreads.com/language-design/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24849153

Points: 5

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Truechimers and falsetickers: what it takes to synchronize your clocks

yminsky — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:19:13 +0000

Article URL: https://signalsandthreads.com/clock-synchronization/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24778348

Points: 9

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Python, OCaml, (and Rust, and Swift) in a Machine Learning Context

yminsky — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:59:51 +0000

Article URL: https://signalsandthreads.com/python-ocaml-and-machine-learning/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24709514

Points: 3

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Signals and Threads: Compiler Optimization, with Greta Yorsh

yminsky — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:51:25 +0000

Article URL: https://signalsandthreads.com/compiler-optimization/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24642987

Points: 7

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New comment by yminsky in "Hardcaml: An OCaml library for designing hardware"

yminsky — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 01:27:38 +0000

These are a bit out of date, but they give you some flavor of the library, in an interactive form:

http://www.ujamjar.com/hardcaml/

New comment by yminsky in "Hardcaml: An OCaml library for designing hardware"

yminsky — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:42:03 +0000

If you're interested in understanding more about what Hardcaml is trying to achieve, you might enjoy this interview with Andy Ray, the primary author of the library:

https://signalsandthreads.com/programmable-hardware/

It's a podcast, but you can read the transcript too, if you're not into that format.

One thing that really struck me about the conversation is how much of the benefit that Andy sees coming from Hardcaml is from the testing story.

Multicast and the Markets

yminsky — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:08:38 +0000

Article URL: https://signalsandthreads.com/multicast-and-the-markets/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24570043

Points: 9

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The not-so-simple task of comparing two memory allocators

yminsky — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:28:44 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.janestreet.com/memory-allocator-showdown/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24494956

Points: 22

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