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I also updated the Wikipedia article on ReasonML on how it’s moved on to using Melange for compiling to JavaScript. Hopefully, these changes will make the difference between Reason and ReScript more clear! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_(programming_language)

Reason (programming language) - Wikipedia

James Lin Dec 22

After listening to an episode of the excellent Developer Voices podcast (hosted by @krisajenkins) about #ReScript, I noticed that ReScript didn’t have its own Wikipedia article. So I created one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReScript_(programming_language)

ReScript (programming language) - Wikipedia

James Lin Nov 3

I submitted a passport renewal application online last Sunday. It was approved and my new passport was mailed on Tuesday. I received it on Friday 🎉 This is the way it should be!

James Lin Sep 16, 2025

Here is an incredibly inspiring story about a homeless boy in Uganda who grew up to be a child advocate in the U.S., who has fostered 47 kids and adopted 3 more, and the man who changed his life. https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/14/us/peter-mutabazi-masiko-foster-dad-cec

A homeless youth asked a stranger for food. The man responded with a question that changed the kid’s life forever

Peter Mutabazi has fostered 47 children and adopted three more. He can trace it all back to a day from his rough childhood, when he met a man who challenged everything he believed.

CNN

James Lin Aug 23, 2025

I think my knowledge of computer history is decent, yet only now am I learning about Stephanie Shirley, a pioneer in the tech industry who started a software company in 1962 employing mostly women working part-time at home. Way ahead of her time 🫡 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/business/stephanie-shirley-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gU8.wJeI.jgQv1Phptkim&smid=url-share

Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91

In 1962, she started a software company at her dining room table with a revolutionary idea: to create a place where women could find a work-life balance.

The New York Times

James Lin Aug 3, 2025

After reading more about the computers from Poland that I saw at #vcfwest, I noticed that the Cobra 1 only had an article in Polish Wikipedia, so I used it as the basis of a new article in English Wikipedia. @mwichary, please let me know if I made any egregious errors (or, of course, you can fix them yourself 🙂). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_1

Cobra 1 - Wikipedia

James Lin Aug 3, 2025

I was at #vcfwest at the Computer History Museum today, and I ran across a few computers from Poland. @mwichary, do you know about these?

James Lin Jan 2, 2025

This holiday season, I learned that the melody of the Christmas carol “Carol of the Bells” is from a Ukrainian New Year’s song called “Shchedryk” (Щедрик), first arranged in the early 1900s, which in turn is based on a traditional Ukrainian folk melody. Here is Shchedryk sung in the original Ukrainian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RlLKvR2u8

Happy New Year everyone 🇺🇦

Original ukrainian version of Carol of the Bells: Mykola Leontovych - Shchedryk choir. Ukraine Music

YouTube

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James Lin Dec 29, 2024

Examples of folks making hand-crafted software I can think of: @panic, @goodenoughllc, 37signals.com, all the indie developers featured in @macstories

James Lin Dec 29, 2024

I’ve joked with my friends that I want to get into building hand-crafted, artisan software. Then Lian Proven of The Register makes the case for it, such as higher quality and being more attuned to a specific group’s needs. https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/the_future_of_software_part_2/

The case for handcrafted software in a mass-produced world

As AI automates programming, it could be worth exploring the value of bespoke code

The Register

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