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Sending my First Webmention I'm trying out the guide [Sending your First Webmention from Scratch](https://aaronparecki.com/2018/06/30/11/your-first-webmention) and following it step by step. 1. Add link to guide ...
How does CI work in projects2? My own code hosting platform, [projects2](https://projects.rickardlindberg.me/projects2/), implements what I consider [proper CI](post:2023/04/06/what-should-a-ci-server-do/post.md). That is, it does something like this when you want to...
How to assign version numbers to software? My thoughts on software development are highly influenced by agile ideas. When I think about how software evolves, I think about...
Can GCC warn about functions that are not called? I was wondering if GCC can warn about functions that are not called. Here is a sample program where the function...
Newsletter December 2025: Progress on rlworkbench Here is an update on what I've been working on in December. ## Advent of Code I couldn't resist participating in [Advent...
Drawing Images in C I watched [Graphics API is irrelevant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNX9H_ZkfNE) and learned a simple way to do graphics in C by using the simple PPM image...
Maze Math Puzzles Inspired by [](post:2025/12/13/advent-of-code-2025/post.md), I wanted to make some kind of similar puzzle for my son. He usually takes some interest in...
Advent of Code 2025 **Warning: This blog post contains spoilers. If you don't want any insights into this years' puzzles, stop reading now.** I couldn't resist...
Newsletter November 2025: Can rlworkbench replace Vim? This month I have continued learning about performance aware programming. First of all, I've progressed in the course [Computer, Enhance!](https://www.computerenhance.com/) I've done...
Newsletter October 2025: Computer Enhance! This month I discovered Casey Muratori. This opened up a whole new world of programming to me, and I have been...
Newsletter September 2025: Platform Engineering This month I discovered the term *Platform Engineering*. In particular, I watched [this video series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwLLcwQlnXBy0sfJHkZvomeH7EO4QU67h) from the *Modern Software Engineering* channel. I also...
Newsletter August 2025: More Programming This month I've been programming on two hobby projects. I have made progress on both as well as enjoyed the craft...
Newsletter July 2025: Leisure programming This month I did some work on [Timeline](https://projects.rickardlindberg.me/timeline/). Since we moved part of the development over to [my own code hosting platform](https://projects.rickardlindberg.me/) we...
Newsletter June 2025: Ink & Switch This month I watched the presentation [](bib:simplepeter). This introduced me to [Ink & Switch](https://www.inkandswitch.com): > An independent research lab exploring the future...
Newsletter May 2025: Podcasts and a new Blog This month I consumed some podcasts and Youtube videos related to programming. Here are my favourites: * Listening to [](bib:lex467sweeny) made me...
Classes as a Bunch of Independed VMs I want to explore what and object-oriented programming system looks like where each object is represented as a VM running on...
How to Make Programs Come Alive? In [](bib:lex309carmack), Carmack explains how he likes to run his programs through a debugger so that he can see what is...
What is Software Engineering? In [](bib:lex48bjarne), Bjarne talks about that he wants certain (safety critical) systems to be programmed by trained engineers. Not just any programmer. That...
Security is a Systems Property In [](bib:lex48bjarne), Bjarne talks about security being a systems property. You can not make a system secure by only securing certain...
Newsletter April 2025: projects2 This month I've done a lot of programming. I ended up working more on [my own code hosting platform](https://projects.rickardlindberg.me/). I call...
Newsletter March 2025: Snowboarding This month I have done nothing related to programming in my spare time. Partly because it is snowboard season. <img src="uploads/2025/snowboard-are.jpg" width="600" height="337"...
Newsletter February 2025: A New Code Hosting Platform? When I came across [XXIIVV](https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/about.html) in last month, I immediately got interested in the idea that in order to be able...
Newsletter January 2025: Inspired and Motivated by New Laptop and Reading ## New Laptop I got a new laptop this month. It was almost 10 years since I bought my previous one. I...
Replacing Ctrl-R in Bash without TIOCSTI I have [previously written](post:2017/05/19/evolution-of-recalling/post.md) about how I use [rlselect](https://projects.rickardlindberg.me/rlselect/) as a replacement for Ctrl+R in Bash. It works by creating a key binding in...
Today's realization is that you can get... Today's realization is that you can get important things done by consistently working on them for 15 minutes at the...
Newsletter December 2024: Advent of Code December is the month of [Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/). I had told myself not to participate this year because I know I...
Newsletter November 2024: A New Project Compared to [last month](https://rickardlindberg.me/2024/11/03/newsletter-october-primitive.html), this month I did some programming in my spare time. I had fewer commitments, and my mind started thinking...
Today I ran part of the way... Today I ran part of the way to work. It was a cold, beautiful winter morning in Stockholm. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/173380/2024/running-dec04.jpg" width="600"...
Sometimes, I solve programming problems by coding... Sometimes, I solve programming problems by coding on paper. A few days ago, it looked like this: <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/173380/2024/code-on-paper-nov28.png" width="600" height="512"...
I've started working on a code editor... I've started working on a code editor that is a mix of a text editor and a structured editor. It...
We got some more snow. I like... We got some more snow. I like running in the winter. Especially when there is snow and the sun is...
I needed to submit some [heic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format) photos... I needed to submit some [heic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Image_File_Format) photos to a service that only accepted jpg. I didn't know about the heic...
Today was the first day of snow... Today was the first day of snow this season. Not much. I'm looking forward to many more runs on a...
I was researching how to run [Black](https://pypi.org/project/black/)... I was researching how to run [Black](https://pypi.org/project/black/) (and possibly other formatters) from Vim and found [Ergonomic mappings for code formatting...
How would you improve this code? ```python def update_r_users(service) ... How would you improve this code? ```python def update_r_users(service) r_users = [] for user in service.get_all_users(): ...
Newsletter October 2024: Primitive Obsession? Normally I do something related to programming in my spare time every month. I read something that I find interesting and...
Today I learned about the [Rison](https://github.com/Nanonid/rison) data... Today I learned about the [Rison](https://github.com/Nanonid/rison) data serialization format. I wrote a function to convert a Python value to Rison...
I've used [testing without mocks](https://www.jamesshore.com/v2/projects/nullables/testing-without-mocks) quite extensively... I've used [testing without mocks](https://www.jamesshore.com/v2/projects/nullables/testing-without-mocks) quite extensively now. I've also used it in a work project for more than a...
It's getting dark. It gives variation to... It's getting dark. It gives variation to the running. <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/173380/2024/running-oct28.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Me running in the dark.">...
Various things have kept me from running... Various things have kept me from running for a while. Today I had enough. I just had to go for...
Newsletter September 2024: Bash Redirects and Reading This month I read [How to Use a Zettelkasten to Write Stories Packed with Emotion](https://www.kathleenspracklen.com/zettelkasten-emotion). It inspired me to write something using...
Pull requests discourage experiments because changes can... Pull requests discourage experiments because changes can only propagate after approval. The idea behind PRs is to only approve "good"...
Today I just needed to run. I... Today I just needed to run. I had not run since I hurt my achilles tendon almost a month ago....
If you want to know how to... If you want to know how to implement a Bash-like shell, with support for redirects, in only 31 lines of...
Do you know the difference between the... Do you know the difference between the following Bash commands? ```bash program 2>&1 >/tmp/log.txt program >/tmp/log.txt 2>&1 ``` If not, you might be interested in...
Bash Redirects Explained I thought I knew how Bash redirects worked. If I wanted to redirect the output of a command to a file,...
I just implemented a small shell in... I just implemented a small shell in 29 lines of Python that has support for redirects: ```text $ ./minishell.py ~~?~~> echo hello hello ~~0~~>...
Newsletter August 2024: Smart Notes and Blogging In August I had my last week of summer vacation. I read a book that made me want to improve my...
Linking (and how it has evolved) in Smart Notes I created Smart Notes to be a digital note taking application that follows principles from the Zettelkasten method, as explained in...
Did another bike workout at the gym.... Did another bike workout at the gym. Similar heart rate and duration as my regular runs, but felt like more...
Today I bought a gym membership. I... Today I bought a gym membership. I spent another 40 minutes on the bike. I felt good after the workout,...
Yes! The draft makes sense now. I... Yes! The draft makes sense now. I think. I had a rough idea of what I wanted to write about....
Today I spent 40 minutes on a... Today I spent 40 minutes on a bike in the gym. I'd rather be running, but I've got some pain...
It's time for a new avatar. I'm... It's time for a new avatar. I'm thinking I should update them more frequently. Maybe yearly? Anyway, here is the...
It's like it's all out there. Energy,... It's like it's all out there. Energy, motivation, well being, creativity... You just have to put on a pair of...
How I found out about Micro.blog When I was researching the Zettelkasten method (a specific way to take notes), I ended up on [Writing Slowly](https://writingslowly.com/2024/07/14/a-system-for.html). It looked like this: <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/173380/2024/writingslowly-zettelkasten.png" width="600"...
I just implemented support in [Smart Notes](https://github.com/rickardlindberg/one-file-programs/tree/master/smartnotes)... I just implemented support in [Smart Notes](https://github.com/rickardlindberg/one-file-programs/tree/master/smartnotes) for giving links a text description. This was inspired by recent readings about [concept...
[My website as a home](https://nicochilla.com/my-website-as-a-home/) (found via... [My website as a home](https://nicochilla.com/my-website-as-a-home/) (found via [End of Year Hyperlink Dump](https://dahlstrand.net/2024/01/01/end-of-year.html)) talks about a metaphor for websites: > I feel...
I first learned programming by hitting "View... I first learned programming by hitting "View Page Source" on a web page to learn how something was implemented. Today, 20+...
Poor man's redirect in a static site I just moved my blog to [Micro.blog](https://micro.blog/). My domain name, `rickardlindberg.me`, now points to the new blog. I have not yet...
I was tired and low on energy.... I was tired and low on energy. I knew I needed to run. I know that the longer I run,...
Today I did a lot of focused... Today I did a lot of focused work. My brain was tired. Solution? Running. It worked. It always works. That's...
Newsletter July 2024: Note Making Re-Visited This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2024/)....
Output Tracking vs Mocks This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/output-tracking-vs-mocks/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/output-tracking-vs-mocks/)....
Newsletter June 2024: Quines and Smalltalk This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2024/)....
May 2024 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2024/)....
Refactoring a function to 6 classes This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/function-to-oop-refactoring/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/function-to-oop-refactoring/)....
April 2024 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2024/)....
DRAFT: 'What is a user story?' This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/what-is-a-user-story/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/what-is-a-user-story/)....
March 2024 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2024/)....
February 2024 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2024/)....
January 2024 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2024/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2024/)....
December 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2023/)....
November 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2023/)....
October 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2023/)....
September 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2023/)....
DevLog 013: Raspberry Pi game console This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-013-raspberrypi-game-console/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-013-raspberrypi-game-console/)....
August 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2023/)....
DevLog 012: Investigating export crash This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-012-investigating-export-crash/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-012-investigating-export-crash/)....
The end? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-the-end/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-the-end/)....
DevLog 011: Modifying cut out point This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-011-modifying-cut-out-point/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-011-modifying-cut-out-point/)....
July 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2023/)....
DevLog 010: Debugging MLT/GTK segfault This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-010-debugging-mlt-gtk-segfault/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-010-debugging-mlt-gtk-segfault/)....
DevLog 009: Improve timeline scrubbing This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-009-improve-timeline-scrubbing/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-009-improve-timeline-scrubbing/)....
DevLog 008: How to overcome lack of motivation? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-008-how-to-overcome-lack-of-motivation/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-008-how-to-overcome-lack-of-motivation/)....
DevLog 007: Which feature to work on next? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-007-which-feature-to-work-on-next/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-007-which-feature-to-work-on-next/)....
DevLog 006: Adding the concept of a clip This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-006-adding-the-concept-of-a-clip/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-006-adding-the-concept-of-a-clip/)....
DevLog 005: MLT proxy hell This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-005-mlt-proxy-hell/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-005-mlt-proxy-hell/)....
DevLog 004: Proxies with correct FPS This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-004-proxies-with-correct-fps/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-004-proxies-with-correct-fps/)....
DevLog 003: Clarify GUI separation This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-003-clarify-gui-separation/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-003-clarify-gui-separation/)....
DevLog 002: Change mix strategy for cuts in GUI This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-002-selecting-cut-type-in-gui/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-002-selecting-cut-type-in-gui/)....
Writing my own video editor This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/writing-my-own-video-editor/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/writing-my-own-video-editor/)....
How to get fast feedback on graphical code? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/fast-feedback-on-graphical-code/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/fast-feedback-on-graphical-code/)....
DevLog 001: J-cuts and L-cuts in my video editor? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-001-jcut-lcut/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/devlog-001-jcut-lcut/)....
June 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2023/)....
Multiplayer This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-multiplayer/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-multiplayer/)....
High-level or micro-tests? A discussion with Ron. This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/high-level-low-level-ron-reply/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/high-level-low-level-ron-reply/)....
Spawn multiple balloons This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-spawn-multiple-balloons/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-spawn-multiple-balloons/)....
Does TDD work when building a game? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-tdd-and-games/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-tdd-and-games/)....
May 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2023/)....
Score as text This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-score-as-text/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-score-as-text/)....
How to test a router? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/how-to-test-a-router/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/how-to-test-a-router/)....
Programming a Logitech Gamepad F310 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-logitech-gamepad-f310/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-logitech-gamepad-f310/)....
A case for the infrastructure wrapper This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-wrapper-pygame-draw-circle-bug/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-wrapper-pygame-draw-circle-bug/)....
Turning arrow This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-turning-arrow/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-turning-arrow/)....
Hit balloon and score points This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-hit-balloon-and-score-points/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-hit-balloon-and-score-points/)....
Game over? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-game-over/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-game-over/)....
April 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2023/)....
Thinking about test design This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-thinking-about-test-setup/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-thinking-about-test-setup/)....
Shooting the arrow This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-shooting-arrow/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-shooting-arrow/)....
Demo and game idea This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-demo-and-game-idea/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-demo-and-game-idea/)....
Separating pygame completely from the rest of the game This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-pygame-separation-design/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-pygame-separation-design/)....
Test driving the game loop This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-game-loop/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-game-loop/)....
Trying Ron's Python Asteroids This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/trying-rons-python-asteroids/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/trying-rons-python-asteroids/)....
TDD trick: fake it! This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/tdd-fake-it/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/tdd-fake-it/)....
Introducing Agile Game Development with Python and Pygame This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-introduction/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/agdpp-introduction/)....
What should a Continuous Integration (CI) server do? *After drafting this article, I asked for feedback on [James' Discord](https://discord.com/channels/897648912851173408/897648913799077930/1076788077353246760). [Emily](https://coding-is-like-cooking.info/) [wrote](https://discord.com/channels/897648912851173408/897648913799077930/1078285384527650877) back and said that this sounded a lot like pre-tested integration...
March 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2023/)....
February 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2023/)....
January 2023 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2023/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2023/)....
December 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2022/)....
How should I evolve the design of my projectional editor? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/evolving-design-of-projectional-editor/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/evolving-design-of-projectional-editor/)....
November 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2022/)....
October 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2022/)....
September 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2022/)....
August 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2022/)....
How to write reliable socket servers that survive crashes and restarts? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reliable-socket-servers/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reliable-socket-servers/)....
July 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2022/)....
June 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2022/)....
May 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2022/)....
April 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2022/)....
March 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2022/)....
February 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2022/)....
RLMeta poster 2: the poster that wasn't This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-poster-2/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-poster-2/)....
January 2022 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2022/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2022/)....
December 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2021/)....
November 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2021/)....
October 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2021/)....
September 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2021/)....
What Is Programming? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/what-is-programming/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/what-is-programming/)....
August 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2021/)....
July 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2021/)....
Dogfooding Literate Programming Support in Smart Notes (June 2021 Update) This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2021/)....
May 2021 Update This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2021/)....
Newsletter April 2021 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2021/)....
Newsletter March 2021 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2021/)....
Newsletter February 2021 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2021/)....
Kinesis Advantage 2 Swedish Setup This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/kinesis-advantage-2-swedish-setup/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/kinesis-advantage-2-swedish-setup/)....
Newsletter January 2021 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2021/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2021/)....
Newsletter December 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2020/)....
Newsletter November 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2020/)....
Newsletter October 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2020/)....
Newsletter September 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2020/)....
Newsletter August 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2020/)....
The Bullet Journal Method: Migration as Review This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/bullet-journal-method-migration-as-review/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/bullet-journal-method-migration-as-review/)....
Newsletter July 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2020/)....
Atomic Habits: The Two-Minute Rule This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/atomic-habits-two-minute-rule/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/atomic-habits-two-minute-rule/)....
Newsletter June 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2020/)....
Newsletter May 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/may-2020/)....
Creating the RLMeta poster This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/creating-rlmeta-poster/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/creating-rlmeta-poster/)....
DRAFT: Compiling expressions to x86 machine code This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/expr-to-x86-compiler/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/expr-to-x86-compiler/)....
Newsletter April 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/april-2020/)....
DRAFT: Porting RLMeta to C++ This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-cpp/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-cpp/)....
Layout/Update problem in wxPython This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/wx-layout-update/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/wx-layout-update/)....
Newsletter March 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/march-2020/)....
Newsletter February 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/february-2020/)....
Newsletter January 2020 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2020/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/january-2020/)....
Memoizing failures in RLMeta This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-memoize-failures/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-memoize-failures/)....
Newsletter December 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/december-2019/)....
Newsletter November 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/november-2019/)....
Newsletter October 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/october-2019/)....
Newsletter September 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/september-2019/)....
Segfault with custom events in wxPython This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/timeline-segfault-wxpython/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/timeline-segfault-wxpython/)....
Alan Kay notes This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/alan-kay-notes/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/alan-kay-notes/)....
Parsing left associative operators using RLMeta This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-left-associativity/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-left-associativity/)....
Doctest fails in Python 3 with wxPython This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/timeline-doctest-wxpython/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/timeline-doctest-wxpython/)....
Newsletter August 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/august-2019/)....
RLMeta: a VM based approach This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-vm/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta-vm/)....
Newsletter July 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/july-2019/)....
Newsletter June 2019 This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2019/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/newsletter/june-2019/)....
Optimizing RLMeta This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/optimizing-rlmeta/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/optimizing-rlmeta/)....
DRAFT: Parsing off-side rule languages with RLMeta This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/draft-rlmeta-offside/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/draft-rlmeta-offside/)....
Modifying the RLMeta metacompiler This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/modifying-rlmeta/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/modifying-rlmeta/)....
A meta approach to implementing programming languages This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/rlmeta/)....
A new home for Timeline In this article I present thoughts on a new home for [Timeline](https://projects.rickardlindberg.me/timeline/). Timeline is free software, and in order to develop it,...
Evolution of recalling Bash history This article is about how I've become more efficient at using Bash, the interactive UNIX shell. When I work in Bash, I...
Bitten by Python generators This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/bitten-by-python-generators/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/bitten-by-python-generators/)....
Tell, don't ask example This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/tell-dont-ask-example/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/tell-dont-ask-example/)....
Problem statements in commit messages This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/problem-in-commit-message/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/problem-in-commit-message/)....
Timeline release statistics This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/timeline-release-stats/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/timeline-release-stats/)....
Precision of datetime in Python This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/python-datetime-precision/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/python-datetime-precision/)....
Analysis of Timeline emails This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/analysis-timeline-emails/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/analysis-timeline-emails/)....
Search and replace in Vim This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/search-and-replace-in-vim/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/search-and-replace-in-vim/)....
The danger with implicit if statements in Python This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/python-danger-implicit-if/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/python-danger-implicit-if/)....
Xmodmap on Fedora This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/xmodmap-on-fedora/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/xmodmap-on-fedora/)....
Accumulating cruft This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-05-accumulating-cruft/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-05-accumulating-cruft/)....
Recognizing progress This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-04-recognizing-progress/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-04-recognizing-progress/)....
Testing as a minimum This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-03-testing-as-a-minimum/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-03-testing-as-a-minimum/)....
Small increments This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-02-small-increments/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-06-02-small-increments/)....
Refactor before This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-28-refactor-before/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-28-refactor-before/)....
Discoverable tests This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-27-discoverable-tests/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-27-discoverable-tests/)....
Functional core This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-26-functional-core/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-26-functional-core/)....
Editing code as text This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-23-editing-code-as-text/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-23-editing-code-as-text/)....
Erlang This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-22-erlang/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-22-erlang/)....
Naming intermediate steps This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-21-naming/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-21-naming/)....
State This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-20-state/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-20-state/)....
Testability == good design? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-19-testability-good-design/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-19-testability-good-design/)....
Visualizing program flow This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-18-visualizing-flow/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-18-visualizing-flow/)....
Clarity is hard This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-15-clarity-is-hard/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-15-clarity-is-hard/)....
Exploring with doctest This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-14-doctests/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-14-doctests/)....
Powerful software This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-13-powerful-software/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-13-powerful-software/)....
Software writer This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-12-software-writer/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2014-05-12-software-writer/)....
Latency free overdubbing in Ardour This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/ardour-latency-free-overdubbing/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/ardour-latency-free-overdubbing/)....
Refactoring step in TDD This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-05-refactoring-step-tdd/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-05-refactoring-step-tdd/)....
Mindmap tasks This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-04-mindmap-tasks/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-04-mindmap-tasks/)....
Visualizing hierarchy and grouping This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-03-visualizing-hierarchy-and-groupings/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-03-visualizing-hierarchy-and-groupings/)....
Cohesion an naming This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-02-cohesion-and-naming/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-02-cohesion-and-naming/)....
Learning about a problem This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-01-learning-about-a-problem/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-07-01-learning-about-a-problem/)....
Formatting code This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-30-formatting-code/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-30-formatting-code/)....
One thing per commit This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-29-one-thing-per-commit/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-29-one-thing-per-commit/)....
Atomic operations This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-28-atomic-operations/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-28-atomic-operations/)....
Constant progress This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-27-constant-progress/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-27-constant-progress/)....
Small steps This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-26-small-steps/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-26-small-steps/)....
Smallest possible thing This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-25-smallest-possible/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-25-smallest-possible/)....
Resistance to learning This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-24-resistance-to-learning/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-24-resistance-to-learning/)....
Documenting projects This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-23-documenting-projects/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-23-documenting-projects/)....
Features and bugs This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-22-features-and-bugs/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-22-features-and-bugs/)....
Bug free code This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-21-bug-free-code/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-21-bug-free-code/)....
Using tests for feedback This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-20-testing-for-feedback/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-20-testing-for-feedback/)....
Duplicated code This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-19-duplicated-code/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-19-duplicated-code/)....
Maintainable tests This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-18-maintainable-tests/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-18-maintainable-tests/)....
Test coverage This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-17-test-coverage/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-17-test-coverage/)....
Size of code This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-16-code-size/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-16-code-size/)....
Confidence in changing code This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-15-confidence-change-code/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-15-confidence-change-code/)....
What tests to keep? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-14-tests-keep/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-14-tests-keep/)....
Boy scout habit This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-13-boy-scout/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-13-boy-scout/)....
Refactor with higher confidence This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-12-refactor-confidence/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/thought-of-the-day/2013-06-12-refactor-confidence/)....
Related things are not kept together This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2013-02-24-related-things-are-not-kept-together/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2013-02-24-related-things-are-not-kept-together/)....
How to organize your tests? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-09-08-how-to-organize-your-tests/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-09-08-how-to-organize-your-tests/)....
Learn how to implement languages This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-08-30-learn-how-to-implement-languages/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-08-30-learn-how-to-implement-languages/)....
Good bad programmer This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-07-22-good-bad-programmer/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-07-22-good-bad-programmer/)....
A refactoring story This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-07-11-a-refactoring-story/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-07-11-a-refactoring-story/)....
Data structures in OOP This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-06-23-data-structures-in-oop/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-06-23-data-structures-in-oop/)....
A beautiful Brainfuck implementation This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-06-17-a-beautiful-brainfuck-implementation/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-06-17-a-beautiful-brainfuck-implementation/)....
Closing the feedback loop This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-03-03-closing-the-feedback-loop/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-03-03-closing-the-feedback-loop/)....
Setup and teardown in HUnit This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-02-25-setup-and-teardown-in-hunit/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-02-25-setup-and-teardown-in-hunit/)....
Hello world in Haskell and GTK This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-02-11-hello-world-haskell-gtk/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-02-11-hello-world-haskell-gtk/)....
Writing a real application in Haskell This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-02-05-writing-a-real-application-in-haskell/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-02-05-writing-a-real-application-in-haskell/)....
Organizing information on a wiki This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-01-23-organizing-information-on-a-wiki/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-01-23-organizing-information-on-a-wiki/)....
Introducing a series about the development of an application This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-01-11-application-development-series-intro/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2012-01-11-application-development-series-intro/)....
Does TDD have less advantage in Haskell? This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2011-11-02-does-tdd-have-less-advantage-in-haskell/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2011-11-02-does-tdd-have-less-advantage-in-haskell/)....
Learning Haskell This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2011-10-10-learning-haskell/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2011-10-10-learning-haskell/)....
Testing configuration This post has not yet been imported to my new blog. In the meantime, you can read it here: [http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2011-09-28-testing-configuration/](http://archive.rickardlindberg.me/writing/reflections-on-programming/2011-09-28-testing-configuration/)....

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