James Lin

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Show threadJames LinDec 22
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 LinDec 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 LinNov 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 LinSep 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 LinAug 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
Show threadJames LinAug 3, 2025
@mwichary Thanks! You can probably guess that I started out with machine translation (Google Translate), but I also made sure not to just copy and paste
James LinAug 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

Show threadJames LinAug 3, 2025
@mwichary Oh, I didn’t realize VCF Midwest was that big. Clearly I’ve never been before!
Show threadJames LinAug 3, 2025
@mwichary Ah, it would have been fun to meet up there! But meanwhile, hopefully you can make it to VCF Midwest in September in Schaumburg, Illinois, not too far away from you. Maybe those computers will show up there too! https://vcfmw.org/
Home | Vintage Computer Festival Midwest

A Yearly Celebration of Computing History

Show threadJames LinAug 3, 2025
@mwichary Ah, the modern revival of the Cobra computer. Did you use any of these growing up?