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Compilers

Compilers are a fun challenge to write. Follow me as I explore some ideas on language design.

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Completely Useless Fun Project: Building The Parser
Last week, we learned about the history of the compiler and about the lexer. This week we are talking about parsing.

Completely Useless Fun Project: Parts Of The Compiler
This week I am talking about the parts of the compiler, doing a deep dive into the Lexer and Parser and showing how to build the Lexer and Parser in Python. At the end of this post, we should have a working lexer and parser.

Completely Useless Fun Project: Building A New Programming Language
This week, I am doing something new. Something most people will shy away from. But not me! Why? Because I am a masochist. So what am I doing? I am going to start creating a completely new language.

Emerging Technology

New Technology is emerging all the time. Here we discuss the latest trends and technology.

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My Experience With .NET Core
I have been playing around with .NET core after having experience with regular old ASP.NET for years. While its a cool technology, its not without its thorns.

Engineering

Software engineering is hard. There are many ways to solve a single problem. Lets discuss some of them.

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From Test Driven Development to Test Driven Design
Too often when we speak about Test Driven Development, or TDD, we speak about it as if it’s an investment. I think it’s time to change the conversation and talk about TDD as if it is an essential engineering step.

Building Production Code
Last Tuesday, I gave a talk on building production code for Michigan State’s Spartan Hackers. In a bit of a departure from my retro theme, I am writing about building production code

GraphQL

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Authorization in GraphQL
GraphQL is a great new technology. It fills many gaps the REST leaves. However, there are challengs with GraphQL. One of those challenges are authorization and authentication.

Serverless GraphQL at the Edge
Serverless GraphQL API’s at the Edge. Did I hit on all of the buzzwords?

GraphQL as an extension of Conway’s Law
“Organizations which design systems … are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.” – Melvin Conway

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Typescript
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GraphQL
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