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So, the "Cure" for your programming woes is here, where #Erlang and #Idris have a love child that dances on the #BEAM. πŸŽ‰ It's like they decided what developers really need is more dependent types and less convenience. πŸ˜… Enjoy the 12 whole library modules, because who doesn't love a challenge? πŸ“šπŸ‘·β€β™‚οΈ
https://cure-lang.org/ #dependentTypes #programmingChallenges #programmingNews #HackerNews #ngated
Cure v0.2.0 - Verification-First Programming for the BEAM

Cure v0.2.0: A strongly-typed, dependently-typed programming language for the BEAM with built-in FSMs, SMT verification, and 12 standard library modules

πŸŽ„ Advent of Code 2025: Now with 50% less content because who needs challenge or fun in their puzzles? 🧩😴 Eric Wastl continues his public service of ensuring programmers have one less excuse to dodge real work during the holiday season. πŸŽ…πŸ’»
https://adventofcode.com/2025/about#faq_num_days #AdventOfCode2025 #LessContent #ProgrammingChallenges #HolidayCoding #FunWithPuzzles #HackerNews #ngated
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Two things LLM coding agents are still bad at

I’ve been trying to slowly ease into using LLMs for coding help again lately (after quitting ), but something always feels off -- like we’re not quite on the...

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Why is this hard?

This article is part of the series JEG2's Questions. In a previous article of this series I talked about how we must remain ever vigilant against what is making it into our code. I talked about the need to always analyze the cost of everything we are agreeing to carry forward. But there are two sides to every coin. Now we need to talk about when you need to fight to add more code, process, and infrastructure. This is the second concern that I always try to keep in my thoughts.

The Programmer's Stone
Problems with the heap

Writing your own C++ standard library from scratch

The C++ standard library (also know as the STL) is, without a doubt, an astounding piece of work. Its scope, performance and incredible back...