Any #TOML nerds? Would you say this is valid TOML? (I'm building a parser.)

```
inline = { array = [ 1,
2 ] }
```

The spec says "No newlines are allowed between the curly braces unless they are valid within a value."

This includes multi-line strings, but do you interpret it to permit newlines in an array? The array itself is technically a single value inside which newlines are valid. It is obviously not "in the spirit" of inline tables but the ABNF grammar allows it.

#programming #parser

Building a basic tokenizer in Kotlin Somehow this felt a bit dirty... 😉

private fun peek(): Token {
// ...
}

#kotlin #programming

Let’s say you’ve just finished a major software project that took a year to complete. How long would it take you to write the exact same system again?

Probably no more than a third. My latest blog post discusses why.

https://henko.net/blog/most-of-the-time-is-design/

#programming #softwaredevelopment #softwaredesign

"Argh! The developers are so difficult. They always ask so many questions. Why can’t they just do what I asked them?"

When developers ask difficult questions it is often a sign that they care. This is the topic of my latest blog post.

https://henko.net/blog/why-developers-are-so-difficult/

#programming

I enjoyed Jeet Mehta's take on writing even though few people will read what you write.

https://www.jeetmehta.com/posts/thrive-in-obscurity

In particular, his take on using yourself as proxy for the audience resonates with me.

> Your audience is just you, pushed outwards.

I write things that interest me. Hopefully, it will be interesting to other people too.

This rings true to me. I've previously worked at places where the work I started was decided six months ago. But don't worry, we did "agile"! 😝

Doing what you think, not what you thought https://world.hey.com/jason/doing-what-you-think-not-what-you-thought-60bb5bef