2025

Escape from the Dead House

Fear is just an illusion
2024

A high-velocity style of software development

I practice a style of software development based on speed and exploration and projects expressed directly in code and not discussed in endless meetings and written down in non-formal languages. For that I need an interactive environment, modular systems, a team collaboration model based on trust and good keyboard skills, among others.
2024

Defense of Lisp macros: an automotive tragedy

An overview of the countless tools, processes and standards employed in the automotive field besides the C programming language. C weakness breeds a whole field of special terminology and code generators and even new domain specific languages. Avoid Lisp parantheses and macros at your own peril.
2024

If Lisp is so great

...then why is not everybody using it? This question makes no sense though an answer is ofter searched for it. Great for what, for whom, in what circumstances, with what drawbacks and compromises? Life is full of such questions and scenarios. If I were to choose, I would live in the best house, eat the healthiest food, do whatever the heck I want all day long. Reality doesn't work that way.
2024

The Event Loop simplified

What has the Event Loop to do with standing in lines to buy groceries? A lot, if one want to minimize the time spent outside in freezing temperatures
2024

Observer teams

Software teams that have not mastered the technical language invent their own observer language together with the adoption of legions of tools and procesess
2023

Soloists and populars

A generic distinction between the style and motivations behind big, corporation-like software teams and small, independent ones
2023

Frequent persons on street signs around the world

I've once wondered, are street names dominated by male artists, heroes, scientists and politicians? So I went to openstreetmap, taken each country in turn, parsed and cleaned the relevant tags and made a list of those famous people of the past, pics, wiki links and summaries included. Spoiler alert: everywhere the past is almost always bloody.
2022

Emacs workspace management with tab-bar mode

How to group all shells, code, web browser and all other Emacs buffers into different tabs and switch easily between them with tab-bar mode.
2022

A non-standard book list for software developers

A peculiar book list for the adventurous and free-spirited on which to build a solid base for their future software adventures.
2022

Split programmable keyboards

Ditch the classic keyboard and your back and wrist pain together with it. Try a split, fully-programmable keyboard and discover a new world of possibilities. You'll never go back after.
2021

A Lisp adventure on the calm waters of the dead C

Some examples of Lisp features which are non-implementable in C, together with an analysis of the different levels of power between languages.
2020

Vuiet, or the long road to building my own music player

My experience with building my own Emacs, text-based, music player and discovering the build one to throw one away mantra.
2019

Use your palms to press the Control keys in Emacs

Over the years I've learned to use my palm to press the controls keys after some advice I've found online. This is an article encouraging that method to potential users. I've since replaced it with a split keyboard, but it has served me well all this time.
2009

Romanian Translation of Lessons in Electronic Circuits

Romanian translation of the famous Lessons In Electronic Circuits. It includes plenty of material related to electric and electronic circuits and it starts at the very beginning with ample explanations and step by step instructions and real-world examples.