STM is a very nice parallel programming model used intensively in Haskell and Clojure. There's a F# implementation which can be found in FSharpx library. Today I'm going to test performance of both the Haskell and the F# STMs. The test is very simple - re[...]

This was my second time at The Strange Loop. When I attended in 2011, I said that it was one of the best conferences I had ever attended, and I was disappointed that family plans meant I couldn't attend in 2012. That meant my expectations were high. The m[...]

I dusted off some old code that I’ve written to query the API provided by Skånetrafiken. I’ve also published it to rubygems. It’s quite nice to work with soap using ruby.

I dusted off some old code that I’ve written to query the API provided by Skånetrafiken. I’ve also published it to rubygems. It’s quite nice to work with soap using ruby.

Here Be Monsters is one year old! Big things are happening behind the scenes in the world of our episodic MMORPG Here Be Monsters, since the beta started back in September 2012 we have attracted a small but dedicated group of players who have watched the [...]

It feels a little odd even to write this post, but I receive quite a few emails asking me for advice on how to get better at programming, how to get through interviews, whether it's better to be a generalist or a specialist etc. I want to make it very cle[...]

Command line tools should do what people expect. It’s a bit chaotic to navigate how to parse command line parameters since there are many conventions. A single - to indicate a short parameter, that is: -a Two – to indicate a long parameter, that is:[...]

Command line tools should do what people expect. It’s a bit chaotic to navigate how to parse command line parameters since there are many conventions.<ul> A single - to indicate a short parameter, that is: -a Two -- to indicate a long parameter, that is: [...]

I have been meaning to write this post for quite a while now. Since the first announcement of the iOS7 beta I immediately saw the list of new API’s and SpriteKit caught my eye straight away. I only managed to get time to briefly look over the API a[...]