Andy Balaam Twitter Archive

@allankellynet your tweet is my command

#javascript >>> var arr = [12,43]; arr.length = 4; arr; --> [12, 43, undefined, undefined]

#javascript >>> [33, 22, 11, 3, 2, 1].sort() ---> [1, 11, 2, 22, 3, 33]

@angeloselvini Thanks - posted for fun, not out of incomprehension :)

♺ @angeloselvini: @andybalaam Uh! Ok, so this is a lot of fun :) var a=0.1+0.2; // 0.30000000000000004 #javascript

#javascript >>> this.id='g'; var obj={ id:'o', myMeth:function(){return this.id;} }; var m=obj.myMeth; obj.myMeth()+'!=='+m();
"o!==g"

RealTek RTL8111/8168B Ethernet not working on Ubuntu? http://goo.gl/6qO7F

RT @hashpling RT @petegoodliffe: @hashpling shows us the full genius of C++ at #accu2012 Read the code.

On way to #accu2012. Hoping for another John Lakos firehose experience.

Tried to knock up some code for an #accu2012 lightning talk on the train. Think I failed.

#accu2012 lightning talk submitted: "Tail call optimization in C++".

My #accu2012 lightning talk http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/tail-call-opt-in-cpp/tail-call-opt-in-cpp.pdf implementing tail call optimisation in C++.

Thoroughly enjoyed my brief #accu2012 visit. @KevlinHenney informs me gcc and VS implement tail call opt if stars are properly aligned.

Does the tail-call optimised version perform much worse than a normal recursive function? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/04/30/performance-of-tail-call-optimised-c/ #accu2012 #cpp #functional

JavaScript WTFs the videos are now up. Episode 1 - the Global Object is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFoGp1ECGE&feature=plcp

6 videos outlining some of the WTFs of JavaScript http://is.gd/3okuC4 #javascript #wtf

Generalising tail call optimised C++ http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/05/08/generalising-tail-call-optimised-c/ #cpp #functional #templates

Scheme: feel the cool video. It's 40 years old, and it's still cooler than you: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/05/22/scheme-feel-the-cool-video/ #lisp #scheme #programming

Closures in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/06/01/scheme-3-closures/ how the magic happens #scheme #lisp #closures #programming #functional

Recursion in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/06/16/scheme-4-recursion-how-to-write-functions-in-scheme/ it's just the way you write code in #scheme #lisp #recursion #programming #functional

Quoting in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/06/21/scheme-5-quotation-video/ why can't I have this in <insertlanghere>? #scheme #lisp #quoting #programming #functional

Macros in Scheme video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/07/02/scheme-7-macros-video/ make your own language, and use that instead, #scheme #lisp #programming #macros

Cool #raspberrypi projects http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/07/20/cool-raspberry-pi-projects/

#bash associative arrays by example http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/17/bash-associative-array-examples/

Write your first ever computer game on your #raspberrypi: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/30/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-01-before-we-star/ #programming #tutorial

Compare the lengths of common #foss licenses. MIT is shortest, #gpl is longest. How I made it: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/15/length-of-open-source-licenses/

Say hello on your #raspberrypi in #python http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/06/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-02-saying-hello/

#programming is like doing magic. Write your first ever spell in #python on @Raspberry_Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/14/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-03-its-like-a-magic-spell/

Bring up a #pygame window in your first ever @Raspberry_Pi #programming project
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/20/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-04-a-small-black-screen/

First steps towards #programming a real game in #pygame on your @Raspberry_Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/22/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-05-say-something/

Learn about loops and ifs #programming #python on your @Raspberry_Pi http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/11/24/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-06-a-better-class-of-waiting/

@Raspberry_Pi game #programming tutorial - Decide whether the player did the right thing: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/12/04/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-08-success-and-failure/ #python #pygame

My First @Raspberry_Pi game finally gets a red square: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/12/14/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-10-red-square/ #raspberrypi #programming #python #pygame

Challenge: use #java to write this (with clarity). ", ".join( '"%s"' % line for line in lines ) #python

Almost finished my @Raspberry_Pi #programming tutorial - penultimate episode: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/01/11/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-11-being-less-rude/ #raspberrypi #python #pygame

Our game is finished! Test your reactions to basic stimuli on your @Raspberry_Pi with my #programming tutorial http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/01/16/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-12-scoring-done/

11-year-old achieves "Hello, world!" using my @Raspberry_Pi #programming videos. It was all worth it! https://diy.org/sparkboy123/000sb9?utm_source=api&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=project_new#50576

great - I love having a programmer as my boss :-)

Time to top up my hope in other humans for the year: I have booked for the Friday at #accu2013.

at least the code is getting reviewed, although from your tone I suspect it's retrospective, which is almost no review at all.

RT @foobarber: @andybalaam my lad @IrrelevAwesome just got a Rpi. He's using your tutorial now. Thanks!

RT @StuartWilksHeeg: Hugely recommend @andybalaam videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glV-LP39__c and blog http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/ for novice @Raspberry_Pi use ...

RT @olvemaudal: Have you registered for ACCU 2013? The best C and C++ conference in Europe. #accu2013 http://accu.org/index.php/conferences

@Refreshcarts sent me the wrong cartridge, were very apologetic and helpful, and rectified asap. Thanks! #everyonemakesmistakes

Missing --dry-run for Ant? Hack it in: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/01/31/dry-run-mode-for-ant-ant-n-ant-dry-run/ #ant #java

Can you write reusable code in #ant? Sort of. Blog+video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/02/08/everybody-hates-build-xml-code-reuse-in-ant/ #java

@KevlinHenney claims OO is possible in Java. I claim TDD is possible in Ant: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/02/16/everybody-loves-build-xml-test-driven-ant/ #ant #java #programming #tdd

RT @asbradbury: Glad someone has finally written a story about the amazing @Raspberry_Pi community achievement that is Raspbian http://t ...

Surely what I'm using now is fine? Why use git for source control? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/03/13/why-use-git-for-source-control/ #git #video

@accu2013 #accu2013 tweets and blogs at http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ Contact me to add your blog.

My #accu2013 finally begins. Today includes @stroustrup, @hashpling, @phil_nash, lightning talks, and, as ever, multiple clashing sessions.

RT @phil_nash Extension methods via “left-arrow operator”. http://ideone.com/jWHxu2
#accu2013

At #accu2013 @stroustrup gave syntax for "Terse" templates. I don't like it, but not for the reasons others gave: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/04/13/c14-terse-templates-an-argument-against-the-proposed-syntax/

RT @spolsky: Rackspace is doing the right thing by stepping forward to fight trolls. Support them! http://www.rackspace.com/blog/abolish-the-patent-vanquish-the-troll/

RT @gregcons: I like concepts lite. I like polymorphic/generic lambdas. I don't like Terse Templates. Too terse for me but can't suggest ...

RT @phil_nash: By “trad. template syntax is deprecated” I mean he sees some form of “terse templates” syntax as becoming the default app ...

It's so quaint that you employ "humans" and communicate using "talking".

I'll do my best to live up to your expectations!

How to use git video - the basics - starting, changing, tracking history:
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/04/20/how-to-use-git-the-basics/ git stash is a killer feature.

RT @ashalynd: Google giveth, Google taketh away... - Dumped! by Google http://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2013/04/22/dumped-by-google/ via @gdinwiddie

RT @didierverna: Why SICP matters. #lisp http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/sicp.html

YouTube suggestions when I watch Growing a Language by Guy Steel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ahvzDzKdB0

Things that are good in #programming languages part 4: ownership & memory http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/01/goodness-in-programming-languages-part-4-ownership-memory/

woah! /me frantically checks facts.

Bash: passing several values through a pipe http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/10/passing-several-values-through-a-pipe-in-bash/

Creating and switching branches, and basic merging in #git video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/13/branches-in-git/

should http://www.thusspakeak.com/ be on http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ ?

class X{static void x(String s){System.out.println(s.split(";").length);}public static void main(String[]a){x("");x(";");x("x;");x(";y");}}

Did you guess the output? #java #wtf
$ javac X.java && java X
1
0
1
2
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/05/23/behaviour-of-java-string-split/
Wasn't easy to fit into a tweet...

See you at #BigIF on Saturday. http://enoughfoodif.org/g8/london

We're ready! #BigIF @EnoughFoodIF Imagine IF we could be the generation to end hunger.

I still haven't recovered. What an exhilarating read.

I can say with all honesty it changed my life.

#git cherry-picking, merging and rebasing #video Merging in git: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/07/11/merging-in-git/ http://youtu.be/lnxsUeAcHZU

#thingsthatshouldneverhappen
1. Scrolling up in a file to see what class you are in.

#thingsthatshouldneverhappen
2. Scrolling up in a file to see what function you are in.

#thingsthatshouldneverhappen
3. Scrolling up in a file to see what "if" block you are in.

RT @climagic: Lonely is the user who searches the Internet for an error message and only finds the source code that generates it.

SourceForge changed my life. Now they mislead downloaders. I am leaving. Very sad. http://sourceforge.net/blog/today-we-offer-devshare-beta-a-sustainable-way-to-fund-open-source-software/

Vim for fun - a #video on the basics of #vim and why you should bother http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/09/11/vim-for-fun/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yph9-fPTtm4

Ant 1.9.1 has if:set attribute to make all tasks conditional. It doesn't work for macrodefs. Workaround: sequential http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/09/13/using-ifset-unlessset-etc-with-macrodefs-in-ant/

What is REST? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/10/01/what-is-rest/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zz_XvKTVxI

I think it depends who ends up with the bottom left corner.

Want FairTrade decaf instant coffee from @sainsburys? Hard luck. They don't sell it any more. @FairTradeUK

There is no FairTrade decaf instant coffee on your online store, or my local store in Staines. So I have no coffee! @FairTradeUK

Please, please, please give me a hint on how to do logging right.

Correctly predict which events are of interest?

Implementing Paging in a REST API #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2013/12/05/paging-in-a-rest-api/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XSc0oWyQVE

perl -pi -e 's/\r\n/\n/g'

Looking forward to #accu2014 - tweets and blogs here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/

Anyone interested in starting a #coderdojo in the Egham area? #accu2014

My #accu2014 lightning talk "5 Quines" slides: http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/five-quines/five-quines.pdf

More info on Quines: http://www.madore.org/~david/computers/quine.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_(computing) http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Quine http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?QuineProgram #accu2014

Really glad to hear your wife is enjoying the Pi tutorials! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2012/10/30/my-first-raspberry-pi-game-part-01-before-we-star/

See comment number 4: "Do you accept worshipers?" My thoughts exactly. #quines

Avoid mocks by refactoring to functional http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/04/11/avoid-mocks-by-refactoring-to-functional/

RT @nevanking: @seriouspony my favourite programming book introduction.

RT @MartinMoene: .@andybalaam the price: 4 new classes, inheritance & names ending w. unKevlinic words “Provider” and “Calculator” http://t…

RT @AmnestyUK: As outraged as we are that 200+ schoolgirls are still missing? Take action: http://amn.st/1mCb8kK #BringBackOurGirls http:/…

Does test-driven development harm clarity? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/05/09/does-test-driven-development-harm-clarity/

RT @end_svc: The Global Summit to End #SexualViolence in Conflict is just a few days away http://ow.ly/xLihT #TimeToAct

RT @PeninsulaClinic: Can't understand why this is not trending.UK healthcare No 1 from 11 major western countries. http://bit.ly/1uyA0YT h…

Using OpenID for authentication in our little REST API #rest #openid #python http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/06/23/openid-security-in-a-rest-api/ http://youtu.be/wDanjFva0do

A quine is a program that prints out itself
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/06/25/five-quines-video/
http://youtu.be/JQ_Fylah0Cg

How do mocking frameworks like JMock work? Let's write our own: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/07/a-mini-mocking-framework/
http://youtu.be/5-bf-71xbPA

RT @20tauri: Here they are! LEGO reveals the new female scientist set. My latest on @SciAm feat. @AIatariel http://bit.ly/1oKgoAQ http://t…

Node.js is a little odd, which is normally a good thing. http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/14/what-is-node-js/ http://youtu.be/fGBjvoifI1k

Letter to my MP on #DRIP http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/14/letter-to-my-mp-on-drip/

RT @tomhpollock: By "Put existing powers beyond legal doubt," Do you mean "Make existing practice legal" Mr Cameron? #DRIP http://t.co/QzGB…

Will Philip Hammond support this cause as enthusiastically as you have? #TimeToAct

Jon Snow's return from Gaza, Palestine July 2014: http://youtu.be/mR1LGoNg5p4

RT @MartinMoene: .@accuorg's free Overload journal of August 2014 is out - http://accu.org/

RT @AccuOrg: August's Overload, our free journal, is available http://buff.ly/V6VBwM Includes articles by @andybalaam @LenHolgate @chrisol…

RT @AccuOrg: Does Test-Driven Development Harm Clarity? - @andybalaam asks if TDD harms clarity. http://buff.ly/XQXUWl #tdd

Police use tear gas on crowd in Ferguson, Mo., protesting teen’s death http://wapo.st/1BaBBKM via @washingtonpost

RT @codemonkey_uk: CAAAVE "it's like flappy bird, but for people who don't like graphics" http://thad.frogley.info/caaave

RT @AmnestyNZ: The situation in #Ferguson has prompted us to send human rights teams. First time we've deployed inside the US. http://t.co/…

RT @grumpyjames: @andybalaam Your overload article on TDD/clarity: it is absolutely spot on. Thank you for putting it together.

Thanks! There's a lot of benefit in challenging the consensus but we need care because not everyone digs TDD at all.

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam @grumpyjames Thanks for writing it :-)

RT @sdkstl: .@amnesty observers being escorted away from #Ferguson corner being cleared of all but credentialed media. http://t.co/UL7ympTB…

$ python
>>> import re
>>> print re.search( "i", "team" )
None

$ python
>>> "i" in "team"
False

Can 2 + 2 = 5 in various programming languages?
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/08/22/absolute-truth-in-programming-languages/

RT @shivlakhanpatel: @andybalaam hi Andy I saw ur video on ReST paging and I just loved it.

Android programming #video - setting up Android Studio. http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/11/android-programming-setting-up-android-studio/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI_hZMOjOnc

@ElizSimins Just read http://cargocollective.com/eliz/Manic-Pixel-Dream-Girl . It's beautiful, thank you.

Building a menu system in an Android app using Activities and Intents 'video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/17/android-programming-a-menu-using-activities-and-intents/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a4SxFlrbyI

We wrote Python on Raspberry Pi Minecraft for a summer project: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/16/raspberry-pi-minecraft-python-summer-project-screenshots/

My emails were going missing because I forwarded from my domain host - don't do it, SPF breaks it http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/19/dont-use-email-auto-forwarding-emails-will-go-missing/

Android programming - drawing bitmaps in a game loop #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/21/android-programming-drawing-bitmaps-in-a-game-loop/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVj-VcBZMk

Testing at the right level in an android game http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/09/24/android-programming-a-non-android-android-game/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmvkgCNfm_k

RT @JonJagger: http://accu.org conference Call for Papers is open. http://accu.org/index.php/conferences/accu_conference_2015/accu2015_call_for_papers Closes Nov 5th. #accu2015 Please retweet

RT @winkleink: Egham @Raspberry_Pi #RJam Controlling @Scalextric from @scratchteam Big hit.

we had a great time at the @Raspberry_Pi #RJam - thanks! Next time we plan to bring something to demo ourselves.

thinking of showing Python @Raspberry_Pi Minecraft creations and my Python on Pi videos, if those sound appropriate.

My new Android game Rabbit Escape, now really working on Android #video
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/10/07/android-development-rabbit-escape-really-working-on-android/
http://youtu.be/PjTO_NROo3I

RT @marcprecipice: http://seriouspony.com/trouble-at-the-koolaid-point

RT @glyph: It needed to be said; it needs to be said:

https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2014/10/thanks-lennart.html

It needs to be said to lots of other people, too.

RT @MattWilcox: We should stop calling people who do this ( http://seriouspony.com/trouble-at-the-koolaid-point ) trolls. It’s a word that makes light of it, and is gam…

RT @TheMarySue: It’s Ada Lovelace Day, So Here’s A Brief History Of Her EXTREME RADNESS
http://www.themarysue.com/ada-lovelace-history/

Saving the state of an Android game in its game loop thread #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/10/17/android-development-saving-state/
http://youtu.be/q0ZDLTbVIjM

RT @Spacekatgal: I wrote something for XOJane
"It was an absolute pleasure knocking you on your ass for the fine women in this field."
http…

RT @venturita: When Women Stopped Coding http://n.pr/ZxLWBh

RT @feliciaday: Crossing the Street http://tmblr.co/ZYSKNy1ToDcyH

#gchq http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/29/gchq-nsa-data-surveillance

Help the GNOME Foundation (@gnome) defend the GNOME trademark against Groupon! To #defendGNOME please donate at https://gnome.org/groupon/

#groupon backed down, after wasting a lot of the GNOME Foundation's time and energy http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2014/11/11/groupon.html

Let's make a social network http://tilde.club/~silver/projects/pumpkin_spice.html #pumpkinspice

Writing code is my favourite thing. I try to share my excitement about it with girls and boys (and grown-ups) whenever I can.

I'd love more people to feel judged purely by their actions in Open Source, like I do, and Susan Sons does http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/girls-and-software

"Why Do People Who Make Toys for Girls Seem to Hate Them?" #barbie http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LR8F4SHJ9YVA/ref=cm_cr_dp_title/183-3790210-8685655?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0449816192&nodeID=283155&store=books

#barbiecode Barbie responds, concerned, "if you learn to code you can participate instead of just consuming!"

RT @ironfroggy: rollin’ RT @rstanek: Okay, this is my favorite edit so far: RT @doublehelix: #feministhackerbarbie knows her web dev http:/…

Why I use Linux http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/12/01/why-i-use-linux/

We'll be showing some Minecraft and Python programming at the Egham #RJam on 25th January @winkleink @Raspberry_Pi

RT @AIatariel: 500 supporters already! (only 9500 to go) Spread the word for new #LEGO #Science Adventures! https://ideas.lego.com/projects/83039 http://…

Lego Autism/PDD-NOS Planboard https://ideas.lego.com/projects/85205

RT @codemonkey_uk: Goto considered harmful? Premature optimisation is the root of all evil? Neither of them hold a candle to global state a…

The books that have changed my life so far (5.5 of them): http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/12/02/books-that-changed-my-life/

RT @gmbpompey: The Sun admits '600,000 benefit tourists' story was 'not accurate' & 'has no evidence', prints very tiny correction http://t…

RT @thinkgeek: Today in Geek History: Happy Birthday, Grace Hopper! This pioneer in computer science was born in 1906. http://t.co/J6EKw4lv…

RT @timbray: Those people who tortured like mad then lied about it, they’re the same ones saying we shouldn’t want privacy on the Internet.

RT @LordMcConnell: The report of a quite remarkable piece of UK diplomacy https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385811/FCO707_PSVI_post_summit_report_v10.pdf Congratulations @WilliamJHague and the te…

RT @nebogeo: This is what superstar coders look like http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10810980/Female-codebreakers-reunited-at-Bletchley-Park.html

Make your own snowflake Christmas card using Scratch on the @Raspberry_Pi #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/12/16/snowflake-christmas-card-in-scratch-on-the-raspberry-pi/ http://youtu.be/E1PzzvpnE_g

RT @jaffathecake: David Cameron vows to ban TLS (and other types of encryption MI5 can't read) if reelected. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11340621/Spies-should-be-able-to-monitor-all-online-messaging-says-David-Cameron.html

Seriou…

RT @winkleink: Egham,Surrey @Raspberry_Pi event 25th January. Only 30 places left.
Free to attend just register on @eventbrite http://t.co/…

RT @winkleink: #EghamRJam. The most people ever attended with over a dozen projects on display and best of all more kids @Raspberry_Pi. Hug…

RT @winkleink: Scratch. Did I hear someone say Scratch @scratchteam #EghamRJam

RT @winkleink: Lots of fun at #EghamRJam love the PiControl

We had a brilliant time at #EghamRJam yesterday - thanks @winkleink! If anyone wants code for our @Raspberry_Pi minecraft spells, ping me.

RT @femfreq: Here is what one week of harassment looks like for me on Twitter. [Content warnings galore, obviously] http://femfreq.tumblr.com/post/109319269825/one-week-of-harassment-on-twitter

http://www.artificialworlds.net/find-the-dependencies-and-eliminate-them/

RT @chrisoldwood: [article] Simplicity through Immutability.

http://www.chrisoldwood.com/articles/simplicity-through-immutability.html

(Originally published in the latest C Vu).

RT @sarahmei: I've paired with dozens of junior developers over the years. I did it wrong so you don't have to. https://devmynd.com/blog/2015-1-pairing-with-junior-developers

RT @NO2ID: The Police have just uploaded 18 million of our pictures onto a facial recognition system... yes really. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31105678

RT @natpryce: There's nothing local about thread-local variables

Configure your Tomcat in code, instead of web.xml http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/05/programmatic-equivalents-of-web-xml-sections-for-tomcat/

What I thought of Groovy after writing Snake in it
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/05/snake-in-groovy/
http://youtu.be/LZzr9wvlWaE

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice 3 is now Creative Commons! Download all 116 pages of its goodness here: http://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-3/ http://t.co/5xzU…

RT @martinfowler: From @RonJeffries - don't try to manage dependencies, instead work to eliminate them
http://ronjeffries.com/articles/2015-02-08-dependencies/index.html

RT @jasongorman: Mock Abuse: How Powerful Mocking Tools Can Make Code Even Harder To Change http://codemanship.co.uk/parlezuml/blog/?postid=1288

My new game, Rabbit Escape, is out now for Linux, Windows and Mac!
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/10/rabbit-escape-a-bit-like-lemmings-v0-1-released-for-linux-windows-and-mac/

RT @hintjens: How to capture open source projects. Step 1: teach them to use permissive licenses. http://hintjens.com/blog:68

RT @ben_nuttall: A year's worth of @LinuxVoice! I loved reading every single issue. Great work, guys.

RT @Spacekatgal: "I'm Brianna Wu, and I'm risking my life standing up to Gamergate." Why this fight is important, please RT it.

http://t.c…

Implementing map, filter etc. in Java again. Will I never give up?

My new game Rabbit Escape is out now for Linux, Windows and Mac! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/15/rabbit-escape-v0-1-out-now-for-linux-windows-and-mac/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0g8qU4FcQ

Every game should have a level editor, even if it's Notepad. Making levels for Rabbit Escape http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/19/how-to-make-your-own-levels-for-rabbit-escape/ http://youtu.be/fJz8Q_O0ACE

RT @sarahnovotny: http://sarah.is/R3ad1ng: The Time Everyone “Corrected” the World’s Smartest Woman http://ift.tt/1Dxvxiq

RT @jeresig: Great essay by @sarahmei: Mind the Gap: Why We're Missing our Best Chance for Gender Parity in Tech https://devmynd.com/blog/2015-2-mind-the-gap

Some thoughts on "What is a good company?" - please help me improve it: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/24/what-is-a-good-company/

It's about sharing: why make Rabbit Escape open source? #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/02/27/why-rabbit-escape-is-open-source-free-software/ http://youtu.be/PMWo_yD15RU

RT @JonJagger: ACCU conference early boid rates expire real soon now! @accu2015 #accu2015 http://t.co/0V7URz19BQ Flip a coin and RT if it …

RT @WilliamJHague: This #InternationalWomensDay let’s remember those who suffer appalling #sexualviolence in conflict. Rape in war cannot g…

Encapsulation as passing on responsibility: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/16/encapsulation-as-passing-on-responsibility/

Discovering Ruby by writing snake #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/12/snake-in-ruby/ https://youtu.be/JuwCJT6lNIc

Writing snake in ZX Spectrum BASIC http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/27/snake-in-zx-spectrum-basic/ https://youtu.be/z2a2p6SXwl8

RT @PeterBjuhr: @andybalaam thanks for the video! My first experience with computers and programming was with a ZX81 computer http://t.co/k…

lucky you! I never got a ZX81. The Speccy was awesome. It was a brilliant nostalgia trip to code for it again.

more power to the Raspberry Pi :-)

Thanks, really glad you like it!

If you want, you can donate a little per video I make at: https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam Only if you want :-)

OAuth+HTTPS is probably reasonable. I suggest watching my videos for more information: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyU3jNA6VjSKjhzhVcYH6MQeFGwptXfQ

RT @martinfowler: Being SWATed is an ugly form of online harassment. @freebsdgirl explains what she did to avoid it getting nasty
http://t…

Just registered! https://twitter.com/winkleink/status/585012608924839936

Hoping to show some Scratch and JavaScript on @Raspberry_Pi at #EghamJam. Think autonomous car will have to wait for next time. @winkleink

RT @igrigorik: hard won programming wisdom, courtesy of @rob_pike...

Tweets and blog posts about @AccuOrg #accu2015 @accu2015 at Planet Code: http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/

Anyone want to design a theme for Planet Code? http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ It's a little ... minimalist at the moment.

@GOVUK on my self-assessment form, when I choose Yes for Self-Employed, the Business Name box does not appear - any ideas? (Firefox, Linux)

Wishing I was at #accu2015 already.

RT @winkleink: Come to the Egham Raspberry Jam this Sunday 26th. http://eghamjam7.eventbrite.com Robots, Gaming and Brain wave scanners http://t.co…

RT @fifilepieu: Kerry pays tribute to thousands of people who have died making the treacherous journey #DonLetThemDrown @AmnestyUK http://…

Finally on my way to #accu2015. Choosing sessions is as hard as ever.

Had a brilliant time at Egham Raspberry Pi Jam yesterday. Thanks @winkleink

More info on the stuff we showed at yesterday's @EghamJam (Scratch, JavaScript and Python) can be found at http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/category/raspberry-pi/

RT @annajayne: Wow. @chandlerc1024 showing how the Clang fuzzer can identify the Heartbleed vulnerability in < 5 s. One heck of a finale to…

RT @dirkhaun: Thanks @JonJagger & the conference committee for another great #accu2015 Looking forward to seeing what @russel_winder does w…

RT @russel_winder: Alison Lloyd at #accu2015 "It's all about the people!" A great message for all developers of any and all software.

very sorry, now fixed: http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/scheme-06-lambda/scheme-06-lambda.html

Thanks for letting me know - sorry for missing it out. Now fixed.

Now realising you may be implying I should put that license on the presentation: I really intend that anyway, so will.

I didn't make the connection - I saw it on twitter and somehow lost the name of the person who said it :-(

Rabbit Escape now zooms! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/05/02/rabbit-escape-0-3-1-now-with-zoom/

I pick apart some cool code: art in 3 tweets: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/05/04/tweetable-art-code/ http://youtu.be/PExki98tCts

wow, very flattered/scared to be being discussed by #guile devs.

RT @ubuntu_mate: Ubuntu MATE is now listed on the Raspberry Pi Download page http://buff.ly/1EWCp8X Thanks to the @Raspberry_Pi team! http:…

Selfishness and fear win #GE2015

Just another reason to subscribe. https://twitter.com/LinuxVoice/status/596309987913310208

RT @Spacekatgal: So frustrated. @Twitter says Tweeting my private cell number doesn’t violate their rules.

You are failing every woman on …

GitTorrent, a decentralised GitHub http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/

Testing legacy code by adding singletons http://buontempoconsulting.blogspot.com/2015/05/testing-legacy-code-by-adding-singletons.html from @fbuontempo

RT @eviltrout: Huge WTF in Java programming with URLs: (via @lukereeves)

Reviewing code over IM? Try Smiley Review Convention. Respond ":" to mean "I am looking" and "-)" for "reviewed without further changes".

What it was like to write a snake game in Dart http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/03/snake-in-dart/ https://youtu.be/t1vgfGAb1hc

If you like, support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam. Snake in Dart video out now https://www.patreon.com/posts/2605988

I'm asking @POTUS for justice for Edward Snowden: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/justice-edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower#.VXFawGcZFtF.twitter via @amnestyuk

Name a popular social network that is not controlled by a single entity. Now even blogs have to be on medium. We must fix this. How?

Android: onResume, onPause, onSaveInstanceState etc. are called in what order? Answers: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/05/order-of-android-activity-lifecycle-events/

Android: detecting when the user enters or leaves your app: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/05/detecting-whether-an-android-app-is-stopping-or-starting/

RT @WinObs: Warning: Don’t Download Software From SourceForge If You Can Help It http://clkon.us/1KUXCDB

I will be moving my remaining projects off sourceforge as soon as possible. http://www.howtogeek.com/218764/warning-don%E2%80%99t-download-software-from-sourceforge-if-you-can-help-it/

Can anyone recommend a mailing list provider I can use instead of sourceforge? Or are mailing lists just so last millennium?

10 years ago I made a prediction. Wrong. http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/08/prediction-result-corporate-linux/

I don't think so - I am just looking for someone to host a mailman (or equivalent) for free for my open source projects.

RT @rseymour: Figure 1. vs Figure 6. "Mocks are Bad, Layers are Bad" by @andybalaam http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2108

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of June 2015 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal

Lemmings is my favourite game. Some of its history: http://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-lemmings/

Want to play (and make) a pale imitation of Lemmings? Try Rabbit Escape http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/

Mocks are a code smell: http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2108

RT @JoyceAnelay: Honoured to be appointed the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing #SexualViolence in Conflict: http://t.c…

RT @maxkreminski: ✏ http://mkremins.github.io/blog/unix-not-acceptable-unix

In which I argue that the Unix CLI is stuck in the 1970s and that Unix orthodoxy is killing the…

RT @winkleink: http://eghamjam8.eventbrite.com. Next Egham Raspberry Jam is on the 12th of July. Come join us.

RT @schrodingerskit: Funding for male sexual violence centres in London cut to £0. Petition here: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-of-london-mayor-of-london-please-recognise-and-support-male-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse

Detecting whether the user left (or entered) my android app: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/18/code-for-detecting-when-you-leave-an-android-app/

Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/#.VYfK-KCtjIA.twitter

RT @izs: In OSS, saying "only the code matters" is just incompetence.

Software is by and for humans.
Empathy is a core developer skill.

RT @CrashOverrideNW: PLEASE oppose ICANN stripping away WHOIS privacy - it's one of the best protections people have against getting doxed …

New movie review podcast featuring @cockers_97 (and me) http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/

Gone Girl review in our new podcast with @cockers_97 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/06/25/gone-girl-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-1/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We are the Good Robot Andys. We talk movies. Follow us.

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 7 is now free to download under @creativecommons - tell your friends! http://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-7/ http://t.co/…

RT @shanley: "Each new programming language is a little rebellion."
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/the-life-cycle-of-programming-languages

Lego idea: "Lovelace &amp; Babbage" https://ideas.lego.com/projects/102740

New Rabbit Escape out now - please test: if it's ok this version will go onto the Play Store. http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/

Lemmings-like Android game Rabbit Escape v0.4 out now - with music by @tryad_music and home-made sound effects. http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/

Now on YouTube too. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/616403202892677120

RT @codinghorror: It's not that Unix won -- just that closed source lost. Big time.

RT @evacide: It turns out that the British govt was unlawfully spying on @amnesty and had lied to them about it: https://www.amnesty.org/latest/news/2015/07/uk-surveillance-tribunal-reveals-the-government-spied-on-amnesty-international/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The latest podcast, all about #Foxcatcher http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/07/01/foxcatcher-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-2/ subscribe using RSS, iTunes and now on Youtube.

RT @newsycombinator: Announcing the First Art of Computer Programming EBooks http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Watch the new episode, all about #Nightcrawler https://youtu.be/1AsI5lvAuq0 and subscribe

@ASPHFT I tried to phone one of your departments and reached an answer phone. Can I email?

thanks, I have emailed.

RT @TheLastLeg: If you need a leg up or can offer someone a leg up, tweet us using the hashtag #legup and let's get it trending!

RT @AccuOrg: July's C Vu Journal has been published, Volume 27 issue 3. http://accu.org/index.php/journal (ACCU members only).

RT @charltonbrooker: Boris Johnson wonders why the BBC didn't make Breaking Bad. It's because in the UK Walter White would receive free tre…

Dithering about whether to add a shortcut to .vimrc: is the convenience worth the non-standardness?

Connect knowledge, people, and cats
http://idlewords.com/talks/web_design_first_100_years.htm

RT @Spacekatgal: Twitter suspended almost 100 percent of my death threats this weekend! It's sad that this deserves celebration, but here w…

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of August 2015 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal

If Docker won't start on Ubuntu 15.04, do this: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/07/17/docker-fails-to-start-on-ubuntu-15-04/

Changing command line options for the Docker daemon under systemd http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/08/27/changing-the-docker-daemon-options-in-systemd-on-ubuntu-15-04/

Don't design for performance until it's too late http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2136

Home-made, open source, Lemmings-like fun. Buy Rabbit Escape on Android for 60p: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape

"...watching This Youtube Tutorial where Andy (the host's) hair gets progressively cooler throughout ..." https://blog.automateeverything.ca/2015/05/21/pain-of-the-brain/

Letter to my MP on UK government assassination of British Citizens in Syria http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/08/letter-to-my-mp-on-uk-government-assassination-of-british-citizens-in-syria/

RT @paddyashdown: Minister in the Lords just confirmed refugee orphans and children brought in under Cameron's scheme will be deported at a…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Under the Skin” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 5 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/09/07/under-the-skin-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-5/

Rabbit Escape level Hard 16 "Makes Me Cross" Walkthrough https://youtu.be/VyE_sDPwNzU

Finally, you can write your web sites in ZX Spectrum BASIC http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/09/zx-spectrum-basic-web-server/

Make can't build files whose names contain colons https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-make@gnu.org/msg03318.html

RT @ThePiPodcast: The Pi Podcast Episode 2 is now live featuring an interview with @recantha and @Geeky_Tim. http://thepipodcast.com/the-pi-podcast-2-pi-wars/

RT @LinuxVoice: Issue 10 is free and CC! Linux vs Win 10, tiling WMs, Grub, Systemd, @Raspberry_Pi and more: http://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-10/ http://…

surprising, but still true: {build tools better than make} = ∅

Start understanding what merging and rebasing really are, so you can avoid messing them up http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/10/difficult-merges-in-git-dont-panic/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk4nJpNoCF0

How do you make systems of genuinely re-usable parts? Everyone should watch this https://youtu.be/6Bia81dI-JE @natpryce @sf105

RT @AccuOrg: September's C Vu Journal has been published, Volume 27 issue 4. http://accu.org/index.php/journal (ACCU members only). http://t.co/chfj6y…

Command-line commands are:
- easy to predict
- easy to repeat
- easy to automate
- easy to document
Yes, they are hard to learn. Worth it?

RT @Dr_Black: TONIGHT AT 9PM - "Girls Can Code" @BBC3 TV prog featuring @adepledge @wendytanwhite @eileentso @debbiewossk @julescolema @ol…

Girls Can Code, Episode 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06ccksx/girls-can-code-episode-1 via @bbciplayer

RT @meetingcpp: Scott Meyers awesome post on maps, sets and flat versions of them
http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/2015/09/should-you-be-using-something-instead.html
#cpp
#cplusplus

Rabbit Escape: 60p, no in-app purchases, collects no data, no permissions, open source https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape https://twitter.com/Hanzo55/status/644754160949202945

RT @end_svc: Survivors may have a range of complex and long-term psychological and medical issues #TimetoAct

Introducing GNOME 3.18 https://youtu.be/xu0VSKvfNEI

RT @waxpancake: Read these two back to back. @bw on click fraud. http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-click-fraud/ And @baconmeteor: http://idlewords.com/talks/what_happens_next_will_amaze_you.htm

We'd be better off if Apple bought every employee a fur coat and Bentley
http://idlewords.com/talks/what_happens_next_will_amaze_you.htm

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 20 is on sale now! See the contents: http://tinyurl.com/lv20contents And buy here: http://shop.linuxvoice.com/products/single-issues http://t…

Searching through files is fast on Linux. I usually include all my (2500) Java files when I know the answer is in a JavaScript file.

the extra search time is less than it takes to type "--type js"

Of course, going off and tweeting about it often takes longer.

One would have thought that we would have learnt the lessons of those defeats. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/while-russia-launches-airstrikes-britain-s-position-on-syria-remains-an-inglorious-failure-of-a6674161.html

RT @sarahsharp: What makes a welcoming open source community?
http://sarah.thesharps.us/2015/10/06/what-makes-a-good-community/

we tried our best, but also failed to find time to get ready. We'll be there, but without the planned "RPi photo booth".

There's a small chance we can get something ready for Sunday, if there's room...

It was surprisingly tricky to work out how to show rich text in an AlertDialog on Android http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/10/10/android-using-a-textview-to-show-rich-text-in-an-alertdialog/

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of October 2015 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal

RT @amnesty: US bombing of #DoctorsWithoutBorders hospital MUST be investigated now: http://amn.st/6014BMaVm #MSF #Kunduz http://t.co/YWaVpF…

Mocks are Bad, Layers are Bad http://accu.org/index.php/journals/2108 https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/654538313567731712

RT @sarahsharp: Wow. Not sure if it's someone posing as Richard Stallman, but still...
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-10/msg00862.html

Atwood's Law http://documentup.com/shelljs/shelljs

RT @Snowden: In an astonishing act of civil courage, one American just shattered an unspeakable lie. https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/ http://t.co/Ow…

very disappointingly, I'm afraid I don't. But I am thinking of re-writing it in JavaScript :-)

Pin-pointing China's attack against GitHub: http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/04/pin-pointing-chinas-attack-against.html#.ViDVPnDOvIZ.twitter

You inspired me http://www.spreadshirt.com/enterprise-forwarding-C3376A103390443 @stevestreeting https://twitter.com/stevestreeting/status/654585853159833600

:-( I just ran find over my entire backup drive to no avail.

@spreadshirt is there a problem with your UK site? I see spinners forever when trying to make a product.

the HTTPS Everywhere plugin triggered my problem. Lots of aborted requests to http://analytics.spreadshirt.co.uk

“I wanted to make a product and sell it directly to people who’d care about its quality.” — @dhh https://medium.com/@dhh/reconsider-41adf356857f

RT @wikileaks: #TPP launches major attack on open-source with this NSA-friendly anti-open source provision
#GNU

RT @libertyhq: Just so we're clear, there's DEFINITELY been no climbdown on surveillance. Spoiler alert: this is terrifying #IPBill https:/…

RT @LinuxVoice: New podcast! Recorded live with the ace @mcnalu at the equally ace @oggcamp 2015. http://bit.ly/1SrIwGO https://t.co/hCzZ…

I can't decide whether I'm more offended by the sexism or inaccuracy of this infographic http://www.resignationmedia.com/properties/thechive

Their whole site reads like they really, really hate women. #ResignationMedia

RT @sarahsharp: The Gentle Art of Patch Review: http://sarah.thesharps.us/2014/09/01/the-gentle-art-of-patch-review/
Cc @chadversary

RT @natpryce: We are about to lose the War on Terror https://conspicuouschatter.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/uk-draft-ip-bill-the-last-policy-discussion-about-surveillance-before-the-mass-gagging/

RT @AccuOrg: November's C Vu Journal has been published, Volume 27 issue 5. http://accu.org/index.php/journal (ACCU members only). https://t.co/JhMi1…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Society” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 6 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/11/society-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-6/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Bonus extra: Spectre, dealt with in 3 minutes: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/11/spectre-bonus-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-6-bonus/

I just discovered git rebase -i --exec "make test" master. It just does exactly what I needed. Again.

Diplomacy not bombs will end the misery in Syria and the horrors of Paris says Paddy Ashdown http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/diplomacy-not-bombs-end-misery-6838743#ICID=sharebar_twitter

RT @POTUS: Slamming the door in the face of refugees would betray our deepest values. That's not who we are. And it's not what we're going …

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Sorcerer" - The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 7 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/18/sorcerer-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-7/

The Elm compiler wants to be your friend http://elm-lang.org/blog/compilers-as-assistants

Using @github and @gitlab #video http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/11/25/using-github-and-gitlab/ https://youtu.be/wcMX4n_orpQ

Free Raspberry Pi with @TheMagP1 magazine https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/40/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “John Wick” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 8 #film #podcast http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/11/25/john-wick-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-8/

. @Plusnet are you storing my password in plain text? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/25/plusnet_still_delivering_passwords_plaintext/ via @theregister

. @plusnethelp so that's a yes?

VTech paid no attention to securing your kids' photos and chat http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/02/vtech_breach_breakdown/

Java's standard library is too hard to use, for simple things. Evidence? http://stackoverflow.com/a/1485730/22610?stw=2 QED.

Java HTTPS to a server with a self-signed certificate http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/12/07/java-https-to-a-server-with-a-self-signed-certificate/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Slow West” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 9 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2015/12/04/slow-west-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-9/

RT @Malsharifi: Hundreds of Muslims flooded the streets of London yesterday to condemn terrorism.

Media's response: Silence.

RT https://t…

Explore a codebase using my new project git-history-data https://developer.ibm.com/open/2015/12/11/learning-about-the-git-codebase-using-git-history-data/

Which files get modified by the most people? Who makes the biggest commits? https://developer.ibm.com/open/2015/12/11/learning-about-the-git-codebase-using-git-history-data/

RT @recompilermag: Issue 2 is for sale now http://recompilermag.com/2015/12/14/issue-2-is-for-sale-now/

you could use a local branch and remember never to push it, but I'd recommend not storing your keys in source control.

my videos on Git and GitHub might help, if you're not fully up to speed yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMX4n_orpQ

I hope the videos might help. Once you understand the underlying concepts it makes total sense. Without them, confusion.

RT @GoodRobotAndys: 2 films, 1 title, all in one podcast: "Far from the Madding Crowds" - The Good Robot Andys season 1, episode 10 https:/…

RT @EFF: F. Scott Fitzgerald died 75 years ago today. But Great Gatsby isn't public domain—thanks to absurd copyright terms. https://t.co/w…

Make a snowflake Christmas card in Scratch on @Raspberry_Pi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PzzvpnE_g

Make a snowflake Christmas e-card web page on @Raspberry_Pi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcLBGvMOZWE

New release of Rabbit Escape - 100 levels of puzzling, no ads, open source, 60p https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape

RT @EghamJam: Getting a @Raspberry_Pi for Christmas? Want to have fun with it? Come to Egham Raspberry Jam on the 17th Jan. https://t.co/XM…

RT @codinghorror: The Website Obesity Crisis http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

Is this how the Thought Police gets started? http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/04/out-of-school-education-settings/

Personally, I interpret “British values” to mean being tolerant of views very different from my own http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/04/out-of-school-education-settings/

Excited about Elm @elmlang - I wrote Snake http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/07/snake-in-elm/ https://youtu.be/kTwuPk3Lyxk

RT @natpryce: "Being a library HttpClient is not to dictate which logging framework the user has to use". No. Being a library HttpClient SH…

. @myhermes your courier said they dropped my parcel in Secure Porch, but I don't have a porch. Cust. serv. refused to help. Do you care?

RT @gavinengel: Support @andybalaam Andy Balaam creating Programming Videos @Patreon https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam?ty=2

Raspberry Pi Photo booth is nearly ready for @EghamJam . Just need to draw some comedy moustaches and Pi-themed photo frames!

RT @ohanhi: We built a business-critical web app for a customer in @elmlang. A brilliant decision!
http://futurice.com/blog/elm-in-the-real-world https://t.co/3R8…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Song of the Sea - The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 11 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/01/13/song-of-the-sea-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-11/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Bonus episode: Star Wars: The Force Awakens http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/01/13/star-wars-the-force-awakens-bonus-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-11-bonus/

Raspberry Pi Funniest Photo Game @EghamJam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/16/raspberry-pi-funniest-photo-game/

Which Raspberry Pi photo was funniest? @EghamJam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/01/18/which-raspberry-pi-photo-was-funniest/

Our home-made photo booth box for @EghamJam

Brilliant to meet @thecookiegranny and @joshuabayfield at @EghamJam and find out about Sprint.js http://sprint.alex-bates.com/ like Scratch in JS!

Thanks @winkleink for another great @EghamJam https://youtu.be/H1VDzbbdA_M

Great to meet @AverageManvsPi at @EghamJam - awesome robots, ProtoZero kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/955730101/protozero-a-raspberry-pi-zero-prototyping-board

Fantastic to meet @drlucyrogers at @EghamJam - cool robots and firecrackers with @NodeRED

Really good to meet @SouthendTech again at @EghamJam. Tried to persuade me to go to @CambridgeJam but one is enough for me!

"... mocking in Clojure ... a sign we need to refactor our code." http://blog.jenkster.com/2015/12/which-programming-languages-are-functional.html yes! http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/06/10/mocks-are-bad-layers-are-bad/

RT @AverageManvsPi: New blog post! A write up of the 10th Egham Raspberry Jam: http://www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com/2016/01/10th-egham-raspberry-jam.html #RaspberryJam #RaspberryPi #Egham

RT @developerWorks: Dig into and analyze the #Git codebase using git-history-data | By @andybalaam ~ http://ow.ly/XcBLI

Video tutorials on #Git - why use it, how to use it (branches, merging, conflicts), using GitHub https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyU3jNA6VjSUZPhZ7WtoBUnxzChBwKuw

The #elmlang compiler told me "main" needs to return Element or Html (or a Signal of one of them). Is there a document telling me this?

I keep thinking a per-developer CI that acts as a gate for pushing to the central repo.

potentially, yes - where? (I am west of London)

the web?

pure mistake, that I will now leave in because it tickles me.

hmm lack of Internet is a problem. I was thinking of writing web pages, which could be done locally...

It's clear we need to stop depending so hard on a single (non-Free) source for our software http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/

Elm makes me happy #video #elmlang http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/02/08/elm-makes-me-happy/ https://youtu.be/8pPO9kM2N5I

RT @thelittlelisper: Racket ships with a fantastic tileset for 2D games
https://github.com/technomancy/super-explorer/blob/master/super-explorer.rkt
via @technomancy
#Lisp https://t.co/BWEin1…

This is the kind of evil stuff you do every day when hacking on Rabbit Escape https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/219

The science (and God!) of Interstellar http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast/2014/11/10/episode-8-special-announcement-interstellar @GoodRobotAndys @cockers_97

Rabbit Escape 0.8 now has a glowing speed-up button! http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ Free download or 60p in Play Store.

Ant has dependencies between "targets". "Tasks" are just commands. Don't tell anyone I know this.

Ant has very little concept of anything useful.

Make a Firefox standalone app http://www.adercon.com/ac/node/38

Maybe coming to Rabbit Escape in a couple of release's time ... water that flows. https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/298

SourceForge Acquisition and Future Plans https://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-acquisition-and-future-plans/

Overview of my favourite book of the Bible https://vimeo.com/153358379?ref=tw-share "God as accuser"

A Virtual DOM approach wins again (like #elmlang uses) https://twitter.com/eviltrout/status/702960324257976321

RT @hashpling: And I'm one of them! https://twitter.com/github/status/702263707561103360

https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/andybalaam/the+server+defaultserver+is+ready+to+run+a+smarter+planet.-A105625691#?affiliateId=1246955/sb/1456486894_SP_P_F_TS

resorting to passive aggression

Figuring out how water will flow in Rabbit Escape https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/298

Been playing Poly Bridge by @drycactusgames. Wow, that is addictive. Almost forgot to sleep.

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Raspberry Pi 3 has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 64-bit chip, still just $35 http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/raspberry-pi-3-has-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-64-bit-chip-still-just-35/

Coming soon to Rabbit Escape: fire! http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/

. @sarahsharp My video series on Git may also be helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di_-HAC6ms8&list=PLgyU3jNA6VjSUZPhZ7WtoBUnxzChBwKuw #OutreachyChat

Deeply, deeply unknown. Unknowable?

RT @m_wimpress: FOSS Talk Live! A free evening of Live Linux Podcasts. Tickets are limited, get yours now! http://www.fosstalk.com/ https://…

RT @UKUN_NewYork: Shocking doesn't even begin to describe latest @UNHumanRights report on #SouthSudan. It's time for an arms embargo. https…

The Rabbit Escape developers love rabbits https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/pull/355

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 16 is free, CC and can be shared with the world -- tell your friends! https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-16/ https://t.c…

Good luck.

@JabberUK my Jabber account on http://xmpp.org.uk won't log in - is there a problem? Thanks!

yes, it's working again. Thanks for your help.

Rabbits may drown if you're not careful
http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/

RT @Cassetteboy: New! @privacyint and Cassetteboy vs The Snoopers' Charter - https://youtu.be/D2fSXp6N-vs #IPBill

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of April 2016 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 1, Episode 12 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/02/18/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-the-good-robot-andys-season-1-episode-12/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “The Witch” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 2, Episode 1 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/04/18/the-witch-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-1/

RT @ACCUConf: We're looking forward to meeting you all next week for #ACCUConf! See you soon!

RT @russel_winder: Everyone at #ACCUConf, we changed the pattern so the hash tag is #ACCUConf rather than #accu2016. @ACCUConf

See some @AccuOrg members' blogs, and tweets on #ACCUConf at http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ @ACCUConf

Contact me if your blog is suitable to add to http://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ #ACCUConf

RT @codemonkey_uk: Boss Alien are hiring coders. Excellent pay & conditions. No crunch. Get in touch! #gamehires #gamejobs plz RT. :)

Can't wait to arrive at #ACCUConf tomorrow. Don't do or say anything interesting until I'm there, please.

Possible idea for #ACCUConf lightning talk: please nominate the single worst decision made in the design of a programming language.

ooh that's up there.

yes but I'd prefer a more human measure of the misery it causes: NSaWs? ("nights spent at work")

I explicitly instructed everyone in a previous tweet not to do or say anything interesting until I arrived.

Missing even a day of #ACCUConf is a terrible mistake. It's hard enough choosing between sessions when there. https://twitter.com/phil_nash/status/722718529825464320

oh now PHP you're making to it too easy

RT @phil_nash: @andybalaam null pointers

On way to #ACCUConf. Looking forward to inspiration and some of the smartest people I've met.

Really interesting talk by @didierverna on Julia. Seems like scheme with some crazy syntax and types.

We are witnessing java approaching a usable language #ACCUConf "Refactoring to streams"

Come and see me talk about Snake written in 5 different languages tomorrow 14.30 #ACCUConf

Yes you can play Snake if you come to my talk tomorrow. #ACCUConf Which language will be most fun?

ZX Spectrum BASIC, obviously.

Breaking news: an off-by-one error means we will actually cover 6 languages, not 5 at 14:00 tomorrow #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam which will be slowest? 😉

As ever @KevlinHenney teaching us how to apply under-known ideas in totally practical ways. Express intent declaratively #ACCUConf

wait and see but look out for a layer of dynamic language built on top of a virtual machine.

yeah that is unfortunate but I'm just filling an empty slot.

My remote control car broke, scuppering my project for Sunday :-( https://twitter.com/joshuabayfield/status/723536010026594304

RT @didierverna: @andybalaam Lisp has classes and static types, if you want them. #ACCUConf #publichumiliation

RT @austin_bingham: @andybalaam and @DRMacIver should combine forces to help us vote in the perfect programming language. #ACCUConf

RT @DRMacIver: @austin_bingham @andybalaam The last time I combined voting and programming languages, http://hammerprinciple.com/ happened.

My Snake session moved to 11.30 #ACCUConf

th concurrent ings some overlap times

'How to Evolve Your Way Out of a Paper Bag' @fbuontempo #ACCUConf https://youtu.be/vhhS_MYViW4

Snake in 6 languages is at 11.30 today #ACCUConf

Languages I wrote snake in: Elm, ZX BASIC, Ruby, Python3+Qt5, Groovy #ACCUConf 11.30 Bristol 3

RT @ACCUConf: Programme Changes: 11:30 Bristol 3 will now be ‘Writing Snake in 5 Programming Langauges’ by Andy Balaam #ACCUConf

RT @russel_winder: Note that it was @ysb33r and @andybalaam , not I, that explicitly mentioned #Groovy at #ACCUConf.

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam smashes his previous score in snake #ACCUConf

RT @robsmallshire: .@elmlang looks like Haskell but is honestly less scary than Haskell. @andybalaam at #ACCUConf implementing Snake.

RT @robsmallshire: At #ACCUConf @andybalaam depicts @elmlang as jewels and the browser as a potato is his architecture diagram.

RT @russel_winder: @robsmallshire Do I detect some built-in bias emanating from @andybalaam slides? #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam moves on to the zx spectrum #snake #ACCUConf

RT @chrisoldwood: Snake in 5 different programming languages, including ZX Spectrum Basic! -- @andybalaam

RT @robsmallshire: .@andybalaam This would have been so much easier in BBC BASIC. #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam being groovy #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam and finally dart but his laptop is too slow to start eclipse #ACCUConf

RT @chrisoldwood: @bodil If it makes you feel any better I grew up on VIC-20 Basic and it wasn't any better :o). // @andybalaam

RT @avl7771: @robsmallshire @andybalaam @elmlang Opera is faster than a potato. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaT7thTxyq8

https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam
Nominate the next language for snake @fbuontempo

RT @robsmallshire: Maybe this is the right time to plug my #abandonware BBC BASIC to .NET CIL compiler written in IronPython. https://t.co/…

Sinclair BASIC, with all 16K of the promised 48

Awesome call to action from @annajayne : practice empathy #ACCUConf

Videos about writing snake in various languages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZzr9wvlWaE&list=PLgyU3jNA6VjTYOJZVTYuxMz2UD7hi4Xsu&sns=tw #ACCUConf

Sinclair BASIC on a Web server http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/09/09/zx-spectrum-basic-web-server/ #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: Write a Snake!Best practice article for accu's Overload mag #ACCUConf inspired by @andybalaam

Ants are small, right? @EghamJam

Ants that can draw graphs @EghamJam

Rabbits at @EghamJam http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape

RT @MarkDurbin104: @chrisoldwood @andybalaam Just searched the "Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly" (My influential ZX Book)
Its now a PDF,…

RT @chrisoldwood: @MarkDurbin104 @andybalaam I was a heretic - a VIC-20 / Amstrad CPC6128 person :o).

vic20 people were friends. It was acorn people I was suspicious of.

RT @KevlinHenney: A bit of light Sunday viewing for you: "Declarative Thinking, Declarative Practice", my @ACCUConf #ACCUConf talk: https:/…

And thanks for mine for a lightning talk mentioning D :-) https://twitter.com/danielbryantuk/status/724544006244409344

RT @meetingcpp: Some videos from the #ACCUConf are already online:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhay24LTpO1s4bIZxuIqKw/videos

Writing Libraries is Terrible by @DRMacIver #ACCUConf https://youtu.be/2XCDm3MoXUY

Normal life for a female software engineer: hundreds of rape and death threats http://read.bi/1NMEyVO We need to change.

Today I mostly can't run my "unit" tests because the shared database has gone down. #redredrefactor

RT @gvanrossum: mypy 0.4 released today! http://www.mypy-lang.org/ 'pip install mypy-lang'

You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

RT @jessitron: Tradeoffs of coordination among teams - or, the CAP theorem applied to your organization: http://blog.jessitron.com/2016/05/tradeoffs-in-coordination-among-teams.html

Read the free online book. Watch the videos. Your life will be better. https://twitter.com/neilccbrown/status/727851857603923969

RT @ACCUConf: Thank you again to all our fabulous speakers from #ACCUConf! To check out some of their sessions head on over to https://t.co…

#elmlang was amazing before. It's now much better http://elm-lang.org/blog/farewell-to-frp

#elmlang has been a revelation to me.

RT @codinghorror: Thoughtful piece on the march towards centralized services https://whispersystems.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/

Elm intends to replace it entirely. Don't know about others. I think ClojureScript does. Don't forget PureScript too.

RT @newsycombinator: Save Firefox https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/04/save-firefox

If WebAssembly works (i.e. is faster on major browsers) then I guess so.

Elm video - some of the basics you need to read Elm code http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/05/13/elm-basics-video/ https://youtu.be/g48K6ABfRzA

My personal view of what the main ideas of Christianity are:
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/05/18/basic-concepts-of-christianity-video/
https://youtu.be/SHEqaahin5w

RT @fbuontempo: A agent just asked me to remove "I can code my way out of a paper bag" from my CV

I partially implemented a C++ REPL once. It's a terrible hack, but it works: http://www.artificialworlds.net/wiki/IGCC/IGCC

Would anyone use it? 2.8K downloads since 2012, and not one email. I reckon no-one is using IGCC.

I find I rarely use REPLs, even in langs where they are popular. It's often hard to get into the real context.

Very much not brilliant. ~500 lines of Python.

Yet another example of Clang helping C++ grow up into a real language.

Rabbit Escape has no terms and conditions, unless you count a short privacy policy http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/privacy.html https://twitter.com/torkildl/status/735535906422165504

RT @Shevdon: Don't forget; in order to EU vote you must register by end of tomorrow, 7th June. Otherwise you get what everyone else wants.

Judging risk in an interaction with someone: https://kateharding.net/2009/10/08/guest-blogger-starling-schrodinger%E2%80%99s-rapist-or-a-guy%E2%80%99s-guide-to-approaching-strange-women-without-being-maced/

RT @faisalislam: IFS release statement saying Gove misrepresented their calculations on NHS Brexit impact in his interview with me: https:/…

Thanks! https://twitter.com/danielszmu/status/740325694496968704

RT @listratow: Docker fails to start on Ubuntu 15.04 by @andybalaam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/07/17/docker-fails-to-start-on-ubuntu-15-04/

My Scheme videos get a significant peak in views in September, which I take to mean some people are learning Scheme at uni.

maybe some of us can be links in a chain lasting generations.

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “The Lobster” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 2, Episode 2 http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/06/09/the-lobster-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-2/

Snake in Python 3 + Qt 5 video: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/06/10/snake-in-python-3-qt-5/ https://youtu.be/7oRf3XxBVMU

OK, just a little hint.
https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape/issues/99

Really enjoying my new job at @openmarket . We are recruiting! https://app.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oXfu2fws&s=AddThis#.V20N5vcrWPg.link

If anyone (esp. from a sometimes-under-represented group) wants to ask me anything about the role, PM me. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/746293099517861888

We are really keen to build a diverse team. PM me if you want to find out about the role or ask anything. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/746293099517861888

Several jobs available, at different levels and locations. (Our team is in London) http://jobs.jobvite.com/openmarket/jobs https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/746293099517861888

Today's sermon: our job is the same as on Thursday - love our neighbours.

RT @DavidLammy: Wake up. We do not have to do this. We can stop this madness through a vote in Parliament. My statement below https://t.co/…

RT @HoCpetitions: The petition site is working and secure. We’re monitoring the site to ensure it’s used properly: https://petition.parliament.uk/help

http://keithharris.org/petition/

RT @benphillips76: London Mayor Sadiq Khan breaks Eid fast with the Archbishop and the Chief Rabbi. I love this picture so much. https://t.…

Brexit fallout: Six practical ways to help fix this mess http://gu.com/p/4nxxd/stw

We need a general election.

RT @fbuontempo: @ACCUConf more implementations of snake!!!!! Thanks @andybalaam for this year's surprise treat.

Rabbit Escape 0.9 is out now! 20 new phone-friendly small levels. It's an open source, home-made Android game.

Download it free here: http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ or buy on the Play store for 60p here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape

Walkthroughs for Rabbit Escape by GamingInky https://youtu.be/k38IyW92wPE

Today's syllabus for my kids on #nutstrike day.

Just send them here, or, if you're feeling generous, sign up for a reward: https://www.patreon.com/andybalaam

Wow, good luck with the decision-making!

it begins.

RT @LinuxVoice: Linux Voice issue 20 is now @creativecommons! Share its awesomeness with everyone you know: https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-20/ https:/…

RT @linclark: Code that my mom wrote 50 years ago just went up on GitHub https://twitter.com/pea53/status/751418260864667648

RT @aleszubajak: Law professor wears #BlackLivesMatter shirt to class. Students complain. Professor writes priceless response: https://t.co…

RT @guardian: Police blame worst rise in recorded hate crime on EU referendum http://trib.al/qo4ybXL

Car was damaged in an accident (no-one hurt). @coopukinsurance lost my car, found it again, and won't get me a replacement for days. Avoid.

Not the kind of stress you need when shaken. My next insurance will be with someone who can reliably get me a new car, not @coopukinsurance

RT @mozilla: The first Rust components will ship to hundreds of millions of @firefox users soon! Many thanks, @rustlang community https://t…

you can use my surname to find the claim. I am unhappy because we still have no replacement car.

RT @Raspberry_Pi: Anybody out there able to give Imran a hand? https://twitter.com/o_Immy_P/status/753272091252850689

Reading "Echoes" by @LauraTisdall. Really exciting. A hacker under pressure from everywhere is forced to leave the safety of digital life.

just don't let any spoilers slip until I finish!

RT @cczona: Conferences: STEAL THIS IDEA. Talk time slot on badge! My speaker anxiety and my networking impulses both thank you. https://t.…

Two different functions, both called á() http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/08/11/ambiguous-names-in-java-due-to-non-normalised-unicode-but-all-ok-in-python/

RT @LinuxVoice: Issue 21 is now free and @creativecommons – tell your friends and share the GNU/Linux love! https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-21/ https:/…

RT @codemonkey_uk: The latest issue of Overload has an article about implementing SNAAAKE http://thad.frogley.info/snaaake/ by yours truly: https://t…

Improving #rustlang errors, inspired by #elmlang https://blog.rust-lang.org/2016/08/10/Shape-of-errors-to-come.html

#FirstSevenLanguages
Sinclair BASIC
AMOS BASIC
Pascal
Java
C
C++
Scheme Lisp

Monotonically improving?

RT @EghamJam: Announcing 12th Egham Raspberry Jam on the 16th of October. Free to attend just register on Eventbrite.
https://t.co/JGe7c8Oo…

RT @ACCUConf: ACCU 2017 - Will you be there? Dates to be announced soon! #ACCUConf

RT @webmink: Open source uproar as MariaDB goes proprietary http://wmk.me/2bCzYPL

In which I wear no shoes at all. https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/768063000653733888

Say it proud. https://twitter.com/samnewman/status/768011081654472704

RT @julianharty: Drones for Good: an automated way to detonate landmines - Mine Kafon Drone on @Kickstarter! http://kck.st/2a5PB1H

RT @clairettran: @WWCLondon don't forget the Ruby workshop is on Tues 6th Sep! Event details - https://t.co/cX1f4MtQ7b. Look forward to see…

RT @marius_i: What git server should I use? by @andybalaam http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2014/07/15/what-git-server-should-i-use/ #git #dev #programming #sourcecontrol #tech

RT @KathyBacon75: @GoodRobotAndys One year on I'm listening to Far From the Madding Crowds! Sorry it took me so long...

there is no time limit :-)

GeekGirl Meetup UK Gives Away Free Tickets for Men in Tech http://www.geekgirlmeetup.co.uk/blog/2016/9/7/geekgirl-meetup-uk-gives-away-free-tickets-for-men-in-tech

Is a manual changelog a code/process smell?

RT @chrisoldwood: @andybalaam Probably, but not a big one, IMHO. I've usually pretended the JIRA/Trello story ID to commits for this.

http…

RT @schneierblog: Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet: Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the de... https://…

I thought maybe you were going for "prepended"?

Aren't they all?

Free to use (CC-BY) tech people stock photos https://flic.kr/ps/35JBJ7 from #wocintech

RT @sarahmei: Wanting to teach others does not make you a lesser engineer. It makes you a greater one. https://twitter.com/JimStLeger/status/776180988753829892

RT @hrw: 3 years ago he warned public of massive gov surveillance, time for Obama to #PardonSnowden http://bit.ly/2cmwQLJ https://t.co/OT…

Simple example of Netty 4 usage http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/09/15/simple-example-of-netty-4-usage/

"Simple" in heavy air quotes

(based in Chiswick) is a brilliant place to work. Much of the code is Java, though. (I am hoping to improve that.)

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Midnight Special" is not a horror film about a train http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/09/20/midnight-special-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-5/ #podcast #film

RT @GoodRobotAndys: We are considering a "tech questions" podcast. Things like "What's so good about the Raspberry Pi?", "What is Python?"…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: @GoodRobotAndys If so, what questions would you like us to cover? E.g. "What is the Internet made of?"

+1

New video series - how to write a programming language. Starting with a lexer:
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/09/24/how-to-write-a-programming-language-part-1-the-lexer/
https://youtu.be/TG0qRDrUPpA

Hoping we can be helpful contributors to @womenwhocode ! https://twitter.com/oisinlunny/status/781527876776722432

Thanks for taking the time to meet us! Excited about @WomenWhoCode https://twitter.com/coderinheels/status/781524430493286401

RT @Snowden: If you're serious about security, @QubesOS is the best OS available today. It's what I use, and free. Nobody does VM isolation…

RT @lambdista: If you live/are willing to relocate to London and love pure FP this is your chance.
#haskell https://twitter.com/ndm_haskell/status/781471777352511488

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What is the Internet made of? The Good Robot Andys stray into technology http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/10/03/what-is-the-internet-made-of-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-6/
https://t.co/HPYCMxK…

How to write a programming language, part 2 - the parser
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/09/how-to-write-a-programming-language-part-2-the-parser/
https://youtu.be/9-EYWLbmiG0

RT @starstryder: Can we just celebrate this for a minute?

Girls present science to the President & everyone wears a tiara because https:…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: AndyB thought it might be actorly, but actually AndyC says it's survival horror, which sounds better "Green Room" https…

Saw a cyclist get "doored" this morning. The Dutch have a way to prevent it. http://99percentinvisible.org/article/dutch-reach-clever-workaround-keep-cyclists-getting-doored/

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of October 2016 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal

Basic setup of a Haskell project http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/14/basic-haskell-project-setup-unit-tests-code-formatting/

I tried to write a unit test and ended up writing the missing documentation http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/14/basic-haskell-project-setup-unit-tests-code-formatting/

@winkleink we are bringing a Raspberry Pi t-shirt that didn't fit me to @EghamJam - could be a prize? Looks like: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/andybalaam/raspberry+pi+prompt-A106903116

Thanks great to meet you too!

How to write a programming language: the magic bit (the evaluator):
http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2016/10/16/how-to-write-a-programming-language-part-3-the-evaluator/
https://youtu.be/uhgEqRKDvjU

RT @MrTomsWorld: A quick blog post about today's @EghamJam
http://mrtomsworld.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/12th-egham-raspberry-jam.html

RT @winkleink: Some pictures from @EghamJam on Sunday
https://goo.gl/photos/NtPQxGa1zQtXjAXK9

RT @Snowden: Officials: Mass surveillance is legal.
Courts: No. Even post-2013, "bulk collection" violated human rights (ECHR).

https://t…

RT @fbuontempo: ACCU2017 CfP https://conference.accu.org/site/posts/201610202151_callforsessions.html

UK has the lowest % of female engineers in Europe #WinTech16

RT @popey: Sad to see the 'end' of @LinuxVoice https://www.linuxvoice.com/merge/ - Was great while it lasted!

Writing a unit test in Elm https://youtu.be/GNHOyHbGUlg

Trying https://mastodon.social after @KevlinHenney mentioned it. Find me at https://mastodon.social/users/andybalaam

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam @KevlinHenney And I'm at https://mastodon.social/users/fbuontempo

Come meep with me on https://mastodon.social

I have been using Elm to learn FP, and am seeing the limitations being described here, but it has been a brilliant introduction. https://twitter.com/bodil/status/794506158430179329

RT @Snowden: Researchers just demonstrated how to hack the official vote count with a $30 card. Details: https://blog.cylance.com/cylance-discloses-voting-machine-vulnerability https://t.…

RT @Pravdauk: Someone asked me why I read German History, at the time my answer was one day it might be useful. And that day as arrived. ht…

RT @LSE_WPS: Blog: Conflict-related sexual violence is preventable & should be a priority for new #UNSG http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/wps/2016/11/03/conflict-related-sexual-violence-is-a-preventable-crime-and-should-be-a-priority-for-the-new-un-secretary-general/ #EndSVC #…

@TheMagP1 how do I send you a proposed article?

thanks, sending now...

RT @Kasparov63: If you need help explaining to your kids that your president is bad guy and that opposing him is patriotic, I have some exp…

RT @Snowden: Brighter futures are not won through just a vote and hope, but by recognizing you are more than a check in a box.

RT @paddyashdown: If Trump does as he says & pulls the plug on NATO, UK will face 2 alternatives. Become a satrap of the US, or find our wa…

RT @kronda: I’ll just leave this here. Shared with permission. https://twitter.com/kronda/status/796208201158922240

RT @Snowden: The powers of one government are inherited by the next. Reforming them is now the greatest responsibility of this President, l…

RT @czaplic: Create the perfect bug report with @elmlang 0.18! New debugger let's you skip tedious repro and focus on the problem https://t…

RT @clairettran: A short snippet of last night's @WWCLondon Sonic Pi Ruby workshop @WomenWhoCode https://t.co/pgZMwHxJhA

We move on with a presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens https://youtu.be/p-w5Qg8_RgA

I emailed you a possible article but didn't get a reply - did you get it? Thanks!

RT @jdakwar: In addition to tear gas and water cannons, protesters reported being hit by rubber bullets and percussion grenades. https://t.…

RT @EverydaySexism: Support for men who have experienced rape or sexual abuse at any time in their lives from @SurvivorsUK https://t.co/JbI…

thanks! No hurry - just checking it arrived.

5 minute summary of the CAP theorem: http://mwhittaker.github.io/2014/08/16/illustrated-proof-cap-theorem/

Don't let the fear of being sent to jail stop you from fighting for what you believe in. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38012048

Machine learning workshop with Women Who Code thanks @coderinheels !

Thank you! We had a great time https://twitter.com/coderinheels/status/801530785383776256

RT @openmarket: Thanks @coderinheels - it is an honour to support the amazing work of #WWCode @WomenWhoCode @WWCLondon #womenintech

RT @WWCLondon: @WomenWhoCode London members busy learning / finding out more about #MachineLearning Thanks to @OpenMarket London for host…

RT @WWCLondon: Andreea-Ingrid Funie has just kicked off tonight's #MachineLearning workshop at @OpenMarket London. #ml #womenintech #wwcod…

RT @coderinheels: .@WomenWhoCode London's #MachineLearning workshop is being hosted by @OpenMarket tonight. #ml #technology #womenintech #w…

RT @ThePracticalDev: Margaret Hamilton being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

RT @webmink: Right-wing terrorist found guilty of murder of MP

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/23/thomas-mair-found-guilty-of-jo-cox-murder?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet

RT @astroclea: @ApolloMargaret can I just say what a great inspiration you are? Thank you for leading the way to the stars.

RT @natpryce: UK govt now requires ISPs record their users' browsing history.
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/11/serious-data-breach-puts-6-million-three-uk-mobile-customers-risk.html
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2016/10/uk-isp-talktalk-hit-huge-400000-fine-personal-data-breach.html
https://t.co/…

RT @czaplic: Been reviewing @rtfeldman's @elmlang book. I think it is excellent! Chapter 3 is great, and chapter 4 is out today.

https://t…

I'm going to be working with some year 6 (age 10) teachers to develop some coding lessons. Any useful links, Internets?

My plan is to start by writing some HTML+JavaScript in Notepad. No need to install anything, which should reduce the pain.

We pretty much have boot-to-JS, which is, erm.

"Research" for kids coding found me this: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/131889810/

It's twitter. https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/804280147293638656

RT @robsmallshire: @andybalaam This just leaves me longing for the days of boot-to-BASIC. Where is boot-to-Python or boot-to-Ruby?

every teacher should know about: https://www.raspberrypi.org/resources/

and for help and idea with use the Raspberry Pi these are great:
http://www.theraspberrypiguy.com/tutorials/

Anyone know any good HTML+JavaScript teaching resources?

A lot of people are arriving on https://mastodon.social

@chankfonts I used your awesome font Sarcastic Robot here: https://youtu.be/Yph9-fPTtm4 and only just saw the license - is it ok to use here?

fantastic, thank you! Ever thought of releasing the font under a free culture license? https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/freeworks/

The year 6 teachers enjoyed writing their first HTML+CSS. We basically did fonts and styles. Next time, images. https://andybalaam.github.io/html-examples/

When I get around to finishing it, there will be a blog post with all the links people suggested I give them.

RT @amnesty: Edward Snowden stood up for your human rights. Now it's time to stand up for him. Tell @POTUS to #PardonSnowden: https://t.co/…

Awesome! https://twitter.com/chankfonts/status/806470015063126016

RT @mike_ducker: Well, he does have a point.... https://twitter.com/jonnyhopper/status/808423620439633925

RT @wendymac: Just Launched! Women Who Draw, an open directory of female illustrators. Join & Share! http://WomenWhoDraw.com https://t.co/d…

RT @AccuOrg: Our free Overload journal of December 2016 is out - http://accu.org/#latestjournal

RT @robsmallshire: @KevlinHenney The ARM instruction set was designed and simulated by Sophie Wilson in BBC BASIC, which she also wrote. #H…

Woah the new debugger in #elmlang 0.18 makes debugging a mobile site easy. Just elm-make with --debug and refresh!

No

"Arrival" is andyc's movie of the year https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/811165168394760192

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Good Robot Andys discuss Rogue One between recordings http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/12/19/rogue-one-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-9-bonus/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What is Coding? http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2016/12/19/what-is-coding-the-good-robot-andys-season-2-episode-10/

RT @joindiaspora: Something that we'll never be able to do because technically, **you** control diaspora* thanks to its free and open sourc…

RT @isislovecruft: SPOILER ALERT: they denied 100% of the patches with female-sounding pseudonyms https://twitter.com/isislovecruft/status/811502983615840256

A guide to Mastodon for non-programmers https://swaldie.github.io/Mastodon-Guide/

Standard Tuesday

Animated GIFs look better on https://mastodon.social/users/andybalaam/updates/618601

Play it here! http://www.artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/ https://twitter.com/aIexbates/status/816650410354241536

Is anyone else's @DreamHost @WordPress down? I think it can't see the DB...

woohoo feedback!

ticket #7607007 - thanks

We're going to the @EghamJam 22nd Jan!

RT @ditzkoff: The portion of that Meryl Streep speech that stunned and silenced the Golden Globes.

RT @gregcons: Interview with me ... good reason to join, no? https://twitter.com/AccuOrg/status/818019328524222466

Resources for teachers on coding http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/09/resources-for-year-6-teachers-on-coding-and-programming/

Rabbit Escape now has 140 levels http://artificialworlds.net/rabbit-escape/

the 20 new levels are the hardest we have ever made.

People on https://mastodon.social are friendly and talk about #gamedev, among a number of other things, many of which I don't understand.

RT @Snowden: Mr. President, if you grant only one act of clemency as you exit the White House, please: free Chelsea Manning. You alone can…

Me! https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/819835930496430081

Let's switch to Signal: https://sgnl.link/1KpeYmF

The fact that WhatsApp handles key changes is not a "backdoor" https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/

RT @EghamJam: One week to go. http://eghamjam13.eventbrite.com
If you live near Egham and Staines drop by and experience something new. @Maplin_SNS

RT @Snowden: The world's top human rights groups just delivered over one million signatures to Obama. For once, I have no words. https://t.…

The prayer I prayed on Sunday

Submitting an app to F-Droid http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/17/submitting-a-package-to-f-droid/

Automating UI smoke tests for an Android app http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/17/automated-ui-tests-on-android/

RT @xychelsea: Thank you @BarackObama for giving me a chance. =,)

People are making friends and being nice to each other on http://mastodon.social

High priority Free Software projects https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/

Chaotic car of @Raspberry_Pi coming to @EghamJam tomorrow! It's got a mind of its own.

The Chaos Car blog post: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/01/22/raspberry-pi-jam-chaos-car/ for @EghamJam

I am on Weds at 4pm! "How to write a programming language" https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/823471227897528320

RT @_zyxt_: I'll be speaking at ACCU for the first time this year. 4pm on the Wed. See here for the full schedule. https://conference.accu.org/site/stories/2017/schedule.html

is it #accu or #accuconf or something else?

You can follow #AccuConf on http://mastodon.social here: https://mastodon.social/tags/accuconf

RT @GoldenGateNPS: “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I am loving Gravity Defied (Trail racing game) - https://f-droid.org/app/org.happysanta.gd

My game Rabbit Escape is now on the F-Droid store! https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescape

Here's an instrumental metal song my mate Pete and I wrote about 15 years ago. Samples from "Frankenstein 2000" http://www.artificialworlds.net/mnemonic/music/Peoples_Network.mp3

5 years after the last release, version 1.4 of my music player GSSMP is out - now built for AMD64! http://gssmp.sourceforge.net/

RT @Samathy_Barratt: Who do I know going to @ACCUConf this year?

I'm looking to share accommodation.

RT @andylongshaw: Slightly less quietly if we all retweet it https://twitter.com/Independent/status/829361346047332352

RT @coderinheels: .@wmginsberg, ProdMgr at Google's @Polymer Project on stage now at @WomenWhoCode London's Meetup at @TicketmasterUK // #W…

Full example of how to make multiple podcast RSS feeds with Jekyll https://github.com/andybalaam/Jekyll-Podcast-Feed

RT @adamconover: This is perhaps the best gaming bundle of all time. The Witness, Stardew Valley & more, & ALL the $ go to charity https://…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: “High Rise” – The Good Robot Andys, Season 3, Episode 1
http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/02/13/high-rise-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-1/

What if death exists? http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/08/what-if-death-exists.html

What if death does not exist? http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/12/what-if-death-does-not-exist.html

RT @gasproni: This is very important | Mass sexual assault in Frankfurt by refugees 'completely made up' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/frankfurt-mass-sexual-assault-refugees-fake-made-up-bild-germany-cologne-new-year-allegations-a7581291.html

Consider http://mastodon.social - https://medium.com/@Gargron/the-power-to-build-communities-a-response-to-mark-zuckerberg-3f2cac9148a4#.oqhsnx81f

RT @sarahmei: 1. You ARE good at this.
2. You WILL face discrimination & maybe harassment.
3. You CAN take your fabulous self elsewhere. Li…

What if god does not exist? #podcast http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/12/what-if-god-does-not-exist.html

RT @guardian: No, wives 'withholding sex' are not to blame for male violence | Laura Bates http://trib.al/ciUv4pf

What if god exists? http://artificialworlds.net/imagine/podcast/2017/02/13/what-if-god-exists.html

A huge rush of people are arriving on http://mastodon.social

Paul Nuttall of the UKIPs https://youtu.be/eusOPQotliw

RT @sarahmei: Grace Hopper was 37 when she joined the Navy, 40-something when she pioneered the compiler, & 50-something when she wrote COB…

I would vote for a party willing to raise and spend 10 billion USD/year to solve the clean water problem http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/23/world/price-of-safe-water-for-all-10-billion-and-the-will-to-provide-it.html

RT @Herring1967: Some people sponsoring me per tweet today (you may want to set an upper limit) Donate to Refuge if you like https://t.co/x…

RT @PatrickIber: Alice Duer Miller would have been great at twitter. From "Are Women People?" 1915

RT @codinghorror: What happened when gender roles were reversed in the Trump / Clinton debates? https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/march/trump-clinton-debates-gender-reversal.html

RT @EghamJam: 30th April. Next Egham Raspberry Jam. Come learn about programming and electronics. http://eghamjam14.eventbrite.com

RT @nowthisnews: This Democratic congressman had the perfect takedown of Paul Ryan and the GOP's health care plan

The guard on my @SW_Trains train this morning (07:54 from Egham) is brilliant: good info, clear, friendly.

Including a little discussion about Arnie: https://twitter.com/GoodRobotAndys/status/847185126131994624

RT @oisinlunny: Great to catch up with @coderinheels & @andybalaam at @fora_space this morning

Possible workshops I might lead for @WWCLondon - how to write a programming language, first look at #elmlang programming. Votes?

RT @coderinheels: Squeezing in a meeting with @openmarket & @fora_space. Love ❤️ this place! Scheduling some @WomenWhoCode London events…

Just generally? https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/847446880220991489

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam New languages +1. Speaking +1. Both. +1 (or two)

Looks like both might be the plan actually :-)

RT @StackOverflow: Keeping your information safe is our top concern. Today we launch the next evolution of security at Stack Overflow. http…

RT @argumatronic: > if we write code with a Monoid constraint, but it doesn't actually require a Monoid, then we're no better than animals…

People are arriving: http://mastodon.social http://mastodon.xyz http://icosahedron.website http://social.tchncs.de http://gay.crime.team

RT @argumatronic: hi @twitter could you kindly loan some of your servers to http://mastodon.social for a while because we are all going th…

Canonical are dropping Unity https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/

RT @eddiejaoude: Interesting, #twitter has some competition… https://twitter.com/WeRockTech/status/849939753185099779

Register to vote, then vote Lib Dem.

Ditch the birdsite and join us for a Mastodon-exclusive week, starting this Monday! #woollyweek https://chaos.social/@blinry/50986

RT @fbuontempo: About to practice my keynote for #ACCUconf to work colleagues

RT @russel_winder: Still time to get your @ACCUConf ticket for next week. If you are not there you won't hear @russmiles , @fbuontempo , @…

RT @timfarron: It's not too late to prevent a divisive, hard Brexit. This is your chance to change the direction of our country.
https://t.…

The http://mastodon.social network is approaching 0.5M users.

RT @EghamJam: One week (and a day) to Egham Raspberry Jam. http://eghamjam14.eventbrite.com

On way to #accuconf . It's all about the code.

Slides ready for my talk 4pm today at #accuconf

RT @fbuontempo: Lakos is in the building. Repeat Lakos is in the building #ACCUConf //@annajayne

RT @annajayne: Setup and almost ready.... #accuconf

2 possible lightning talks in mind for #accuconf but no mental space until my main talk today is done.

Considering writing snake in Chapel #accuconf

RT @fbuontempo: Next, @andybalaam writes his own programming language. Wonder if he's written snake in it? #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: And in Cell a tab is explicitly an error @andybalaam #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: Cell appears to be tuples all the way down @andybalaam #ACCUConf

RT @fbuontempo: Cell stands for cell elementary learning language @andybalaam #ACCUConf

@petegoodliffe my slide (yes, just 1) for #accuconf lightning talk "A Story" tonight: http://www.artificialworlds.net/presentations/a-story-about-feeling-safe/a-story.pdf

Dmitry Kandalov writing snake in Kotlin! #ACCUConf

Kotlin looks amazing - thanks for a brilliant talk @dmitrykandalov #accuconf

Text of my#ACCUConf lightning talk "A story" http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/a-story-about-feeling-safe/a-story.html

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam @dmitrykandalov If you are at #DevoxxUK, I'm doing a couple of sessions that will involve #Kotlin and #Ceylo…

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam on the associated of magic and meta - magic users. (Nearly made me cry ) #ACCUConf

RT @richardhoward: I want to join The AMMU. Thank you @andybalaam #ACCUConf

RT @richardhoward: @fbuontempo @andybalaam It was lovely. My favourite thing all year 👏

RT @Samathy_Barratt: "Ignoring the things that exclude people and make people feel unsafe, does not make those things go away" #ACCUConf

RT @Samathy_Barratt: #ACCUConf, or The Association of Magic and Metamagic Users 😄

Text of my #ACCUConf lightning talk "A story" http://artificialworlds.net/presentations/a-story-about-feeling-safe/a-story.html

Thanks! https://twitter.com/russel_winder/status/857661229996834818

RT @phil_nash: H/t @andybalaam https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/857653207060926465

Brilliant keynote by brilliant @fbuontempo at #ACCUConf . Made me think about death again.

RT @hatcat01: Once you learn about confirmation bias you start seeing it everywhere. @fbuontempo #ACCUConf

RT @hatcat01: I'm REALLY ENJOYING this keynote from @fbuontempo on AI: Actual Intelligence at #ACCUConf. Covers stuff I’ve been mulling for…

RT @robsmallshire: "My mother's maiden name had to be at least 8 letters long" @fbuontempo in her #ACCUConf keynote on Actual Intelligence.

RT @petegoodliffe: @fbuontempo @andybalaam Made me cry

RT @ChapelLanguage: The "Audacity of Chapel" playlist is now on Spotify for @ACCUConf:

https://open.spotify.com/user/bradchapel/playlist/3O7reyeZu1QFkPXRH2pR5Q

RT @fbuontempo: std::launder show me the money. Nico is so much more than an application programmer #ACCUConf

I know this feeling :-) https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/857706559052419072

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam Loved this, thank you.

I am sold https://twitter.com/fbuontempo/status/857901210564743169

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam Goth ;-)

RT @sebrose: Welcome to Uncanny Valley. @fbuontempo in search of Actual Intelligence. (9:30 am keynote at #ACCUConf might be the wrong plac…

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam snakes out of a 2D paper bag? @KevlinHenney suggests "snakes on a plane" as title

RT @pcwilliams: Something that might interest some #accuconf folks, teaching the world "what is code" https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/ @TechAtBloomb…

I am thinking a cellular automaton, but not sure I can make it work. https://twitter.com/ChapelLanguage/status/857667096926408704

http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2015/03/27/snake-in-zx-spectrum-basic/

"What is Git?" Surely you know, Charles? #ACCUConf

will do!

Thanks! https://twitter.com/winkleink/status/857906867426791425

RT @JonJagger: http://cyber-dojo.org now supports Elm + ElmTest (thanks to Austin Bingham) #cyber-dojo #ACCUconf

RT @ChapelLanguage: The slides from Brad's @ACCUConf keynote, "The Audacity of Chapel" are now available from the Chapel website:

https://…

RT @robsmallshire: At #AccuConf @AhtoTruu's talk on Fenwick Trees was a moment of brilliance, highly relevant to a problem I'm working on.

RT @PeteDoesStuff: Just watched a great talk on accidental complexity in code by @KevlinHenney. Definitely worth a viewing! https://t.co/Lt…

RT @antogilbert87: Charles Bailey is holding an absolute masterclass about Git at #ACCUConf !

RT @AhtoTruu: Just did my first #ACCUConf talk! Code and slides at https://github.com/ahtotruu/fenwick

RT @fbuontempo: Inspired by @michelgrootjans at #ACCUConf

Thanks! https://twitter.com/bethmackenzie/status/857989958824546304

RT @ACCUConf: Code Club - Help support their important work - Just Giving Text 'GPJL64' or '70070' then amount £5, £10, £20 etc....Thank yo…

RT @Samathy_Barratt: "Everything at #ACCUConf is about doing stuff at compile time. This wouldn't be a real talk unless I did things at com…

RT @petegoodliffe: #ACCUConf has been (so far) astonishingly well organised, with great speakers, spectacular atmosphere, and wonderful att…

A story about magic, and how we treat each other: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/02/a-story-about-magic-and-how-we-treat-each-other/

RT @fbuontempo: Battle twitter wherein AI bursts your echo chamber #startupIdea @andybalaam @IAmSteveLove

RT @_JonKalb: @joncaves @CppCon @ACCUConf I'm listening. How can we encourage a more diverse set of speakers and attendees?

RT @Samathy_Barratt: I just published “A Magical new World — Thoughts of a first time ACCU attendee.” https://medium.com/p/a-magical-new-world-thoughts-of-a-first-time-accu-attendee-3c819440aaaf

Brilliant to hear you enjoyed it! I always find it exciting and incredibly draining.

RT @mattgodbolt: A fantastic #ACCUConf trip report. Wish I'd have known how great is was going to be! http://vittorioromeo.info/index/blog/accu2017_trip_report.html

RT @anastasiak2512: That was a great story of one person inspiring the whole community. Really new and modern C++ is coming! Thanks @herbsu…

RT @MrTomsWorld: Some pictures from today's awesome @EghamJam. https://flic.kr/s/aHskUNuvsf

RT @russel_winder: Dear @ACCUConf attenders, thanks for making 2017 conference so great. New attenders told me it was welcoming and inclusi…

RT @TartanLlama: Had a great time at #ACCUConf. Thanks to everyone who was so welcoming and to all the speakers for their great talks!

RT @odinthenerd: #ACCUConf has opened my mind to the point that I don't even know what to say, some people in C++ are truly amazing

RT @russel_winder: . @herbsutter on @ACCUConf "ACCU is a multi-language conference, the best kind".

RT @TartanLlama: @phil_nash @andybalaam I got a rudimentary version of compile-time-checked builders working: https://godbolt.org/g/aPlbYU

RT @fbuontempo: "PyTest is my new favourite thing" @IAmSteveLove #ACCUConf

Possibly biggest takeaway from #ACCUConf - view the ASM from loads of different compiler versions live at https://gcc.godbolt.org

Awesome! New challenge - make it a compile error to e.g. set age twice.

Parallel programming with what just might be the right separation of concerns - Chapel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HfeuJAJKmM #ACCUConf

You rule.

Facebook target you when vulnerable https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/05/facebook-helped-advertisers-target-teens-who-feel-worthless/

http://mastodon.social has over half a million people on it. It is not controlled by a single entity. There are thousands of servers.

Thanks, I was over-simplifying.

RT @TartanLlama: My trip report for #ACCUConf @ACCUConf: http://blog.tartanllama.xyz/c++/2017/05/02/accu-trip-report/

Wow, thanks for the kind words about my talk! Brilliant to meet you.

Blog aggregator of people involved with #ACCUConf and others. Ping me if you'd like to be on there http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/

.@TartanLlama @Samathy_Barratt @supahvee1234 I'm looking at you

Obviously it's mainly aimed at the RSS feed since the formatting is what you might call "basic".

@supahvee1234 I couldn't find an RSS feed for your blog - http://vittorioromeo.info/index/1.rss looks like it's just one category?

Planet Code now features @Samathy_Barratt @arne_mertz and @TartanLlama http://artificialworlds.net/planetcode/atom.xml @supahvee1234 hopefully soon...

RT @gregcons: "ACCU did a great job of creating a safe and welcoming space" - Yay! #ACCUConf https://twitter.com/Samathy_Barratt/status/859138593880723456

Thanks, now added! Some kind of <link would be cool as in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/RSS/Getting_Started/Syndicating

Added, but nothing is showing up because the newest post is from 2015?

Also, the items need <description>s to show up right, and date should look like:
<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 08:29:19 +0000</pubDate> and

.@Samathy_Barratt @arne_mertz @TartanLlama @supahvee1234 Added @supahvee1234 and @sixty_north ! More welcome...

Planet Code updates http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/02/planet-code-updates/

Thanks, already there!

RT @BBCPeterH: Oxfordshire Leave voter tells Lib Dem Leader Tim Farron "You are an absolute disgrace!" Watch what happens next... https://t…

(London) is recruiting a security person. Good people, lots of work to do...

Thanks, looks much better. If you want full articles to appear on planetcode, you need the full article in the description, but up to you.

It is eggstremely old, but effective.

RT @ACCUConf: I added a video to a @YouTube playlist http://youtu.be/lFBW2qBAcaU?a Mastering Git’s index - Charles Bailey [ACCU 2017]

I was supposed to be writing an Android game but instead blogged about getting Gradle to show you the actual errors: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/10/make-android-gradle-display-unit-test-failure-messages/

RT @Snowden: This FBI Director has sought for years to jail me on account of my political activities. If I can oppose his firing, so can yo…

Intro to GNU Social and Mastodon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbThIh4M790

Me talking through the full code of a tiny programming language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-XjMzKaC8 #accuconf

A C++ iterator range that wraps another to adapt it http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/12/c-iterator-wrapperadaptor-example/

RT @Raspberry_Pi: New post: the open-source @JuliaLanguage for scientific computing is now available for Raspberry Pi https://t.co/7dP12nHF…

Python async explained properly https://youtu.be/tS08IP5ibTs - I was confused, and am now enlightened #accuconf @robsmallshire

RT @GoodRobotAndys: What killed all those NHS computers anyway? http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/05/15/wannacry-ransomware-attack-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-5/ #podcast

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Train to Busan #podcast with spoilers http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/05/15/train-to-busan-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-6/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: 2 minutes on Alien Covenant #podcast http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/05/16/alien-covenant-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-6-bonus/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: The Good Robot Andys #podcasts are on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysjFTdELhw4

RT @jimkillock: Lib Dems to scrap mass snooping powers if elected—well done @LibDems for making this an election issue #GE2017 https://t.c…

Wrapping an iterator with another in a non-1-1 way in C++ http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/17/c-iterator-wrapping-a-stream-not-1-1/

RT @actual_ransom: The three bitcoin wallets tied to #WannaCry ransomware have received 266 payments totaling 43.3013299 BTC ($77,759.94 US…

RT @LeaVerou: OMG I just released my work of the past 2yrs as OSS! 🙀🙀🙀
Introducing Mavo: Create Web Apps Entirely By Writing HTML! https://…

http://mastodon.social has quite a bit of gamedev discussion but I think it may still be closed for registrations.

RT @kotlin: You've been waiting for this: Google just announced that Kotlin has become a first-class language on Android!
https://t.co/4OMO…

RT @Samathy_Barratt: This is one amazing woman.
She changed the world. https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/865250670831702016

RT @StephanTLavavej: Stop using the std::iterator base class; C++17 deprecated it. Just provide the 5 typedefs directly. Remember, value_ty…

Come and learn to code with me! https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/865543641741180930

RT @EghamJam: Yes, yes, yes @Andybalaam will be running a programming workshop. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/865544747309424643

Register to vote by midnight today https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

RT @LibDemPress: Over 50 leading business figures back Lib Dems as the only UK party supporting staying in the single market https://t.co/h…

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/15535374/mastodon-spotlight-aftermath

In the week up to 12th May, 64 children under 14 died in the UK. Like last night, each was a tragedy. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales

RT @EghamJam: After 14 Egham Raspberry Jam finally set up a blog.
http://eghamrjam.blogspot.com/

RT @DrRayBakes: Fantastic work by #Newsround. They should just take over the rolling coverage:

Thanks. I was actually going to ask you to point out any mistakes I had made - I am finding it really tricky to understand.

RT @KevlinHenney: Terrorism (politics through violence) and the xenophobic/racist right wing (politics through hatred) exist in symbiosis.…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Swiss Army Man spoilerific review, (warning: contains mention of Wonder Woman) http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/06/05/swiss-army-man-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-7/

Vote https://youtu.be/p7iUYWMD77w

RT @natpryce: Or to put it another way: UK prime minister furthering the aims of Al Qaeda & ISIS https://twitter.com/reutersworld/status/872166845545107456

RT @DaveGorman: 1: A few years ago a friend of mine, who happens to be a vicar, was having a moan. He'd been asked to sign a petition by a…

Running very large numbers of tasks in Python3 asyncio required a bit of DIY: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/05/31/python-3-large-numbers-of-tasks-with-limited-concurrency/

Ensuring Python includes the timezone when you print a datetime in ISO format: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/09/python-printing-utc-dates-in-iso8601-format-with-time-zone/

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join my team. Learn more or J...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3sfKJiwX…

#StrongandStableLeadership

I tried to build on this to allow 100M requests here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/

I tried to build on this to allow 100M requests here: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/

Making 100 million requests with Python 3 aiohttp: http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/12/making-100-million-requests-with-python-aiohttp/ (building on work by #PawełMiech)

RT @winkleink: Next @EghamJam 23rd July. http://eghamrjam.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/announcing-15th-egham-raspberry-jam.html
Time to finalise the workshops.

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Lead Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or ...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3UfiKiwY…

That could definitely be a cool way of approaching it, but I wonder whether it would look less similar to the sync equivalent code?

Thanks, I am aware of Akka but haven't got into it much yet!

RT @robsmallshire: What's a coroutine? Come to my #ndcoslo talk at 15:00 in room 8 to find out. With added Python 3 goodness.

Coming soon to a Rabbit Escape near you, rabbots:

RT @EghamJam: Egham Jam 23rd July. We got workshops and retro computing http://eghamrjam.blogspot.com/

@andybalaam @MrTomsWorld

"git what" is "git status" on steroids https://github.com/andybalaam/git-what

RT @bodil: stdout, always and forever. https://twitter.com/tammybutow/status/878292705587023873

My first attempt to contribute code to the Python standard library: http://bugs.python.org/issue30782

RT @TartanLlama: Yay, the Metaclasses C++ proposal is here: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2017/p0707r0.pdf

Looking forward to the @WWCLondon event tomorrow! https://www.openmarket.com/press/openmarket-hosts-women-code-event-london/

I support not supporting them: the primary purpose of a version num. is a hierarchically-orderable number (right?) and words are ambiguous.

RT @shanselman: How does a blind developer code? Check out my friend @saqibs code an app LIVE on stage in @VisualStudio https://t.co/a1eD7f…

RT @hackerfantastic: #Petya encrypts ON BOOT. If you see CHKDSK message your files not yet encrypted, power off immediately. You can recove…

RT @coderinheels: Looking forward to our @WomenWhoCode London workshop tonight - Writing Your Own Programming Language w/ @andybalaam @open…

@WWCLondon volunteers

@WWCLondon my slides in big!

RT @SPataut: "It's all about the cool" Thx @andybalaam
Great workshop !
@WomenWhoCode @coderinheels

RT @WWCLondon: We've just kicked off our "Write Your Own Programming Language" workshop, with @andybalaam. Thanks for the support @openmar…

RT @WWCLondon: Thanks @andybalaam for that great Write Your Own Programming Language workshop! & thanks @openmarket and @fora_space for spo…

My report on the @WWCLondon event at @fora_space last night http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/06/29/women-who-code-workshop-on-write-your-own-programming-language/

RT @KaraMarck: Fantastic @WWCLondon workshop writing a super mini compiler in #Python! Thank you @andybalaam, @WWCLondon, @openmarket 😀 htt…

definitely my favourite type of program!

RT @feyeleanor: @andybalaam language internals have fascinated me since my teens - long before I met academia & PL theory & imposter syndro…

RT @winkleink: 23rd July. What a way to start the summer holidays.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/15th-egham-raspberry-jam-tickets-34722936237

RT @phil_nash: If you use Catch, please help me out by completing this simple, 10 question, survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TLLYQJW
(and please RT)

RT @gdndevelopers: Really excited to host @WWCLondon tonight for an intro to building an API in Scala https://t.co/rlDvraTke4

RT @SocProgressIOM: A Brit wrote to @GuyVerhofstadt asking him to save her EU citizenship - here is his reply (below) #Remain 🇬🇧🇪🇺 https://…

RT @Samathy_Barratt: This would all be solved if people just considered "Does this negatively affect me directly? No? Okay then. "

Just binge-watched series 1 and 2 on All4. Amazing. Seriously. https://twitter.com/AbbottVision/status/882927226710261762

RT @dmitrykandalov: Kotlin's hidden costs - Benchmarks https://sites.google.com/a/athaydes.com/renato-athaydes/posts/kotlinshiddencosts-benchmarks

RT @winkleink: @chertseyRC For @EghamJam the Scratch workshop is perfect or 8/9 year old.
Send a Contact the Organiser email from the Even…

RT @BrianTRice: Code review is inherently too late for collaboration, especially if there's a power dynamic like blocking someone's next ac…

RT @winkleink: Are you in the #Staines #Ashford #Egham area and want your kids to learn programming and making with electronics. https://t.…

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3KUTNiw7…

GNOME3 on Ubuntu ready to test https://popey.com/blog/posts/ubuntu-artful-desktop-july-shakedown.html

RT @TartanLlama: I finally understand how shared library load tracing works on Linux. Made a short demo here, will write up soon. https://t…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Podcast on #BabyDriver http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/07/17/baby-driver-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-9/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Slight ramblings related to the new @bbcdoctorwho http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/07/17/jodie-whittaker-is-doctor-who-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-9-bonus-1/

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Thank you #GeorgeARomero podcast: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/07/17/george-romero-tribute-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-9-bonus-2/

RT @direlog: ‘programming’ is a delightful pastime in which you debug for hours only to discover the real problem is: you can’t read, and y…

RT @xor: George Romero died yesterday. Usually that would start a 70-year clock on his copyrights. But his masterpiece was already public d…

RT @nowthisnews: This might just be the best government PSA ever.

RT @GoodRobotAndys: George Romero tribute #podcast https://youtu.be/kv3lfzBeb_k

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Jodie Whittaker is @bbcdoctorwho #podcast https://youtu.be/AJZY34R3wnU

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Baby Driver #podcast https://youtu.be/D39R2BG3Fag

RT @coderinheels: Margaret Hamilton talks about being NASA's first software engineer & creating the software that launched Apollo 11 https:…

Lots of instructions ready for @EghamJam today. It's a "broken levels challenge"

Traffic lights workshop all ready for @EghamJam too! A bit of python at 2.45, some scratch at 1.30.

the power of Lego!

Thanks everyone, hope you enjoyed it! https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/889133371242291200

RT @EghamJam: Now learning Python with #GPIOZero

RT @EghamJam: Learning Physical computing with @matt_sendorek at @EghamJam

RT @chertseyRC: @EghamJam @4tronix_uk @rjam_chat @andybalaam Oscar loved it thanks !

RT @chertseyRC: Lots more fun and games @EghamJam

Info about the Broken Levels challenge and Traffic Lights workshop we did today at @EghamJam https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/07/23/broken-levels-challenge-egham-raspberry-pi-jam-july-2017/

RT @EghamJam: Thank you for running the Scratch workshop. Over subscribed and amazingly successful. https://twitter.com/matt_sendorek/status/889091031102369793

Any time!

RT @MrTomsWorld: Some random photos from today's @EghamJam. https://flic.kr/s/aHskZVdW5y

It was fun, see you next time! https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/889163429809926145

RT @jessphillips: So spent morning encouraging women to have smear tests to save lives and other women to demand pay equality, first email…

RT @robsmallshire: Electric cars – only good for city run arounds. That was ten years ago. Just reached the arctic 1000 km north of home, v…

RT @fbuontempo: Wondering how to draw decent pictures for the book.. Liking matplotlib's xkcd module (https://matplotlib.org/examples/showcase/xkcd.html) https://t.co…

RT @winkleink: @andybalaam @EghamJam As discussed at @EghamJam mould for lego pieces. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162447960342

RT @xychelsea: remember, its love and inspiration that gives us our courage 🌈💕😎 https://twitter.com/InspiraExspira/status/890215523522314240

RT @ACLU: For any trans service member affected by today’s announcement: Please get in touch with us, because we want to hear from you.

I love questions about programming, including functional, testing, Lisp, Python, Java, C++! I have wrong opinions about most things. https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/889004724669661184

RT @ACCUConf: Herb Sutter - Thoughts on Metaclasses - Keynote from Day 4 of ACCU17 http://youtu.be/6nsyX37nsRs?a

RT @TartanLlama: I'm getting a lot of people asking me for resources to learn C++. Here's a thread of some ideas (but please keep DMing me…

"Effective C++" to go from error-prone to slightly less error-prone. "Modern C++ Design" to have your mind blown.(Both highly recommended.) https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/890588119799656448

C++ was invented primarily to teach humility to humans. https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/890591871877218304

boom https://twitter.com/codemonkey_uk/status/890688287467286528

The talk is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-XjMzKaC8 - more for fun than usefulness!

RT @EghamJam: Write up for Egham Raspberry Jam from the 24th July.
http://eghamrjam.blogspot.com/2017/08/15th-egham-raspberry-jam-report.html
Thank you to @matt_sendorek and @andybalaam for…

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?38suZjwR…

RT @sarah_eliz_gray: Here's to the women who stride into work on Monday after a weekend reading arguments against their place in their chos…

We are looking for devs: http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/openmarket/job/oszy5fwo?__jvst=Employee&__jvsd=sZdF7hwK&__jvsc=Twitter&bid=n2naVBwA

@BBCr4today 784+441=1225 and 900+256=1156. I wrote a small Python program.

#PuzzleForToday https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/895890413156003840

RT @xpyrrh: I would apply for this if I didn't need a work visa! UK followers here you go https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/894572867903516672

RT @KevlinHenney: Scrollbars: do or do not; there is no try.

Have them or don't: this whole appear-only-on-mouse-over (maybe), 1mm-wide th…

RT @xychelsea: in solidarity! ❤️ defend against fascism ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊ by any means necessary we are #RealResistance 😎🌈💕 #WeGotThis https://t.…

RT @GeorgeTakei: It bears repeating: Nazis killed 6 million Jews in concentration camps. That swastika represents genocide. Remember that w…

RT @davidmaraniss: The living former presidents - Bushes, Carter, Clinton & Obama- should make a joint statement calling on the racist Tru…

Play my game! (open source/free software) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.artificialworlds.rabbitescapefree

RT @scratch: "We would like to create more opportunities where children can be creators and not consumers."
https://metropolisjapan.com/metropolis-august-2017-scratch-workshop/

RT @sanityinc: 2017 is a great time to make sure the software you're building will be a force for good in the world.

In John 8v4 Jesus stood next to the oppressed facing down the respectable moral authorities. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:4-11

The Good Samaritan is explicit anti-racist teaching. Samaritans were hated. Luke 10v25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10:25-37

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam Totally. "Who is my neighbour?". "That guy from next door". Jesus had a sharp sense of humour.

RT @attn: .@Schwarzenegger has a blunt message for Nazis.

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Love vs. Fear" - we go philosophical: http://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/08/21/love-vs-fear-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-10/ . Also, Arnie.

RT @GoodRobotAndys: "Love vs Fear" with pictures! https://youtu.be/lsovXUWZ0jE

My first go at live coding (in Elm) https://www.twitch.tv/videos/169290577

This is the first time I've done anything like this - please give feedback.

RT @aral: #Mastodon is ad free, and does not have corporate sponsors. You can support development via #patreon & #liberapay

https://t.co/q…

RT @SenDuckworth: When I was bleeding to death in my Black Hawk, I didn’t care if the troops saving me were gay, straight, transgender, bla…

Awesome! Let me know any feedback, or get involved at https://github.com/andybalaam/rabbit-escape

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more or Jobvi...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3mbt1jwP…

RT @jrmaidment: Nick Clegg on Brexit progress: "It's a bit like staring at a building site & saying you've made progress because you've mad…

RT @CodeClub: New post: we've increased our age range to include ages up to 13. For more information, check out today's blog post
https://t…

I switched planetcode https://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/ to http://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/ - let me know what you think http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/12/blog-aggregatorplanet-in-wordpress-using-feedwordpress/

Took me a while to find a decent RSS aggregator/planet, but went for http://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/ and it looks good so far.

Unofficial aggregator of blogs by people related to @AccuOrg - updated today to be a bit nicer: https://www.artificialworlds.net/planetcode/

Your face is not secret, so it's a username, not a password.

RT @fbuontempo: WHO WROTE THIS CODE? Oh. I did.

RT @RaineyDav: why do we need more #womenintech? just think about these interchangeable heels.. http://bit.ly/2eXnvaN designed from a fem…

Hurricane relief bundle https://itch.io/b/195/hurricane-relief-bundle

maven-assembly-plugin descriptor for a simple tarball with dependencies http://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/14/maven-assembly-plugin-descriptor-for-a-simple-tarball-with-dependencies/

RT @Reza_Zadeh: A good overview of how Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, & Facebook make their empires run.

RT @EghamJam: Why Egham Jam 15th October. Make something Scary. https://eghamjam16.eventbrite.com

RT @PaulBrandITV: BREAKING: UK Stats Authority writes to Boris saying it's "surprised & disappointed" he's using £350m figure AGAIN. "Clear…

I'd love to do that!

RT @SallyHitchiner: What Twitter was made for: Man accidentally starts Twitter war between Natural History and Science museums https://t.co…

RT @PJTheEconomist: The government has an official position on fiscal effects of Brexit. This is it.

RT @end_svc: SRSG Patten @endrapeinwar "Rape is the action of the perpetrator, stigma is the reaction of society. Both must change" #EndSti…

RT @RyanJones: CCCleaner - an anti-malware program - seems to have been infected with malware. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ccleaner-compromised-to-distribute-malware-for-almost-a-month/

RT @klmr: This may be the first direct study to measure the effect of static typing on correctness.

Spoiler: it’s staggering.
https://t.co…

RT @fbuontempo: Make a 3D model of your face here http://cs.nott.ac.uk/~psxasj/3dme via @Limes102

HTML5 CSS Toolbar + zoomable workspace that is mobile-friendly and adaptive https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/20/html5-css-toolbar-zoomable-workspace-that-is-mobile-friendly-and-adaptive/

RT @JasonKander: Patriotism isn't about making everyone stand and salute the flag.

Patriotism is about making this a country where everyon…

RT @SteveSmithCD: Don't Repeat Yourself within a bounded context
Do Repeat Yourself between bounded contexts https://twitter.com/joe_mighty/status/912322080582053888

RT @Will_1225_DOD: 橋の最終形態とは、二足歩行である。#Polybridge

RT @TechAtBloomberg: Hear @hashpling present "Just Enough #x86Assembly to Be Dangerous" @CppCon today at 5:20 PM PT https://bloom.bg/2fn8ejH…

RT @ESOTERICTalia: Do you know why we are kneeling? #TakeAKnee

RT @quentinpradet: How do you rate limit calls with asyncio? https://quentin.pradet.me/blog/how-do-you-rate-limit-calls-with-asyncio.html

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Review/chat about The Autopsy of Jane Doe https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/09/25/the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-11/

please be good ... please be good ... please be good https://twitter.com/cockers_97/status/912736789584064512

RT @ReeAmilcarScott: Just this week some alt-right types called me nigger and when I reported the tweets I was told the tweets didn't viola…

RT @TECHKNOWDay: What is TECH(K)NOW Day? Watch the video below and hear from attendees on how the last #techknowday went #womenintech #wom…

FileZilla with proxy not working with strange characters in the password by https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2017/09/29/filezilla-with-proxy-not-working-with-strange-characters-in-the-password/

RT @fermatslibrary: 10 factorial (10!) seconds is exactly 6 weeks

There's not enough @thebreeders music in my life.

Because who are you protecting, and from what? https://twitter.com/robsmallshire/status/914765977702760449

RT @gnome: #GNOME 3.26 release video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpO4qQWFu8A

#include <vector>
class X{
private:
X& operator=(const X&);};
int main(){
X obj;
std::vector<X> arr;
arr.push_back( obj );
}
// 2465

ref: https://www.artificialworlds.net/blog/2008/04/07/c-is-an-expert-language/ - this is a real-world example, so I claim extra points.

RT @spenley: Some gun stats from @BBCNews in 2016.

Looking forward to Tech(Know)Day tomorrow! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techknow-day-on-ada-lovelace-day-2017-tuesday-october-10-9am-to-5pm-tickets-37327624931?aff=estw&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=discovery&utm_content=attendeeshare&utm_campaign=social&utm_term=listing

Consider coming to my workshop "Write your own programming language" - we will write a little language in Python. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/917303443093708801

Yes, let's. https://twitter.com/cockers_97/status/917322454556651521

Come to the "Write your own programming language" workshop today at Tech(k)now Day - organised by volunteers from @openmarket

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techknow-day-on-ada-lovelace-day-2017-tuesday-october-10-9am-to-5pm-tickets-37327624931?aff=allies we're on at 12:30 in W9 near the South Core. https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/917680425648181248

RT @RaineyDav: Happy #ALD2017 Create a better future for #womenintech by working together. Attend http://bit.ly/adaevents17. Learn, Support,…

RT @GoodRobotAndys: Chat and spoilers about Prevenge https://www.artificialworlds.net/goodrobotandys/2017/10/09/prevenge-the-good-robot-andys-season-3-episode-12/

@openmarket volunteers for Tech (k) now Day - Thank you!

Thank you Zach and Elliott from @openmarket for helping out on the help desk at Tech(k)now Day!

RT @oisinlunny: Great to see this - thanks as always @coderinheels for the opportunity to work with @WomenWhoCode! https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/917689186534248448

RT @openmarket: At @OpenMarket we are honoured to support the excellent work of @WomenWhoCode’s @TECHKNOWDay and celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay…

Thanks @WWCLondon @TECHKNOWDay for a great #AdaLovelaceDay !

RT @4theLoveOfCode: Making own programming language @TECHKNOWDay

RT @Malala: 5 years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls' education. Today, I attend my first lectures at O…

The "Write your own programming language" workshop in progress @TECHKNOWDay - thanks to our @openmarket volunteers!

TECH(K)NOW Day writeup: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/techknow-day-workshop-writing-programming-language-andy-balaam

Thank you! https://twitter.com/4theLoveOfCode/status/917834533118140417

RT @DarylOrts: OpenMarket Inc. is looking for Senior Software Development Engineer to join my team. Learn more o...
http://app.jobvite.com/m?3xSs5jwK…

RT @4theLoveOfCode: Totally. I went to 3 workshops but wish I could do all of them. https://twitter.com/ThisIsJoFrank/status/917765052094144512

RT @museumofcomm: Bell System approved list of random numbers. Numbers selected from this set are compliant with the System’s requirements…

RT @textfiles: So, this just happened. http://blog.archive.org/2017/10/10/books-from-1923-to-1941-now-liberated/ we're putting up scans of every pre-1941 book we can find that is no longer…

RT @BBC_Future: The discovery of previously forgotten papers means we can now celebrate these female code-breakers! http://bbc.in/2kCCnB6…

Have you tried LyX? https://www.lyx.org/ I found it OK when I tried it years ago.

Also maybe Pandoc could help write in one format and convert to another http://pandoc.org/

Have been trying out https://qutebrowser.org/ and so far really liking it. Keyboard-driven browser, with Vim-like bindings.

The hardest thing is remembering to press "i" before typing something.

Wow, thank you! Definitely ok... https://twitter.com/4theLoveOfCode/status/918033126638673920

RT @jimchines: Reposting this, as it seems to be perpetually relevant.

RT @mersmom8: This Shirt Says It All!

RT @bonnie_appleton: How to help women in STEM by @vickybluemoon @TECHKNOWDay @ResearcHersCode https://t.co/yy0Jg2TYy8

Relying on Haskell can become a problem in later life.

RT @spolsky: you know I'm gay right? https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/918148320924545024

RT @joewalnes: Annual reminder about this bash feature

https://medium.com/@joewalnes/handy-bash-feature-process-substitution-8eb6dce68133

RT @mattgodbolt: Today I set up a @patreon for #CompilerExplorer. If you'd like to support CE, it's now #OnPatreon https://patreon.com/mattgodbolt?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare2…

RT @mattgodbolt: I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/IfUPkUAEwrk?a CppCon 2017: Charles Bailey “Enough x86 Assembly to Be Dangerous”

RT @winkleink: A little guide for those attending the 16th Egham Raspberry Jam on Sunday. https://twitter.com/EghamJam/status/918866456896401409

RT @ACCUConf: #ACCUConf call for session proposals for 2018 opens tomorrow. For what and how see https://conference.accu.org/posts/2017/201710150836_whatsaccuabout.html and https://t.co/6…

RT @argumatronic: right. sometimes when these things get going on twitter, i only mention the rape and not the guys who have followed me ar…

RT @Devilligan: Lego has made a Margaret Hamilton set and I'm very much there for it.

RT @hatcat01: Thank you LEGO! https://brickset.com/article/31241/women-of-nasa-revealed

Loving #bbcw1a. The writing is genius.

RT @fbuontempo: @andybalaam Something like "We need to find what we do well and do less of it better."

yes no brilliant

RT @jfbastien: “Sleep constructor” to migrate people off STLPort.

RT @TomSteyer: Trump threatens our Constitution, our freedoms, and our lives. It’s time to begin impeachment proceedings. Join us. https://…

RT @nershly: Wrote about using std::unique_ptr with a custom deleter:

http://rachelnertia.github.io/programming/2017/10/30/custom-deleters/

Consider writing a proposal for @ACCUConf - the organisers are encouraging new submitters, and welcome questions: https://conference.accu.org/posts/2017/201710150748_proposalsforaccu2018.html

My @ACCUConf proposals are in! How many am I allowed?

RT @Samathy_Barratt: @andybalaam @ACCUConf One proposal per track, obviously!

RT @feyeleanor: @andybalaam @russel_winder @ACCUConf I spoke at @ACCUConf a few years back - very friendly bunch despite their fearsome tec…

What is Mastodon and why is it better than Twitter?
https://nolanlawson.com/2017/10/23/what-is-mastodon-and-why-is-it-better-than-twitter/

RT @ACCUConf: ACCU 2018 keynote speakers: Gen Ashley, Hadi Hariri, Seb Rose, and Lisa Lippincott. More details soon.

RT @anastasiak2512: Have you submitted to ACCU 2018? The conference is great btw. So take your chance! https://twitter.com/russel_winder/status/925720375618613248

RT @GailOllis: Any potential @ACCUConf presenters thinking "I'll be in a minority": all the MORE reason to sign up and help change that! ht…

. @SW_Help I hear you plan to change my direct journey Egham->Kew Bridge to involve 2 changes. Is that right? https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/timetable-consultation

RT @Samathy_Barratt: My poem from @PyConUK is up on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/XsKUP23WPxY?t=13m42s

RT @GailOllis: Speaker tip: write down ideas you have in the bar! I could be doing a talk with @jezhiggins at @ACCUConf if I remembered our…

Bear in mind that @ACCUConf is about lots of different langs. Last year included Chapel, x64 assembler, Python, Cell, Elm, JavaScript.

Last year's @ACCUConf schedule seems to have fallen off the Internet, but a version is here: https://web.archive.org/web/20171020163059/https://conference.accu.org/stories/2017/schedule.html

RT @robsmallshire: @andybalaam @ACCUConf I wish all conferences would incorporate the year into the conference URL and preserve a static ve…

Hack on Git with mentors available to help https://go.bloomberg.com/attend/invite/git-sprint-hosted-bloomberg/

Thanks, the link I wanted was https://conference.accu.org/2017/schedule.html . These 2 pages don't link to it: https://accu.org/index.php/conferences and https://conference.accu.org/2017/

RT @russel_winder: @andybalaam @ACCUConf No it is definitely there. https://conference.accu.org/2017/schedule.html

RT @BrandyLJensen: I'm increasingly interested in how we reconcile ideas of forgiveness with our modern condition of mistakes existing in p…

RT @mjg59: I've been doing kernel development for over a decade and here's the most important thing I learned in that time: it's better to…

RT @sarahsharp: - Folks
- Peeps
- Comrades
- Gentlepeople
- Fellow Humans https://twitter.com/mariatta/status/926141459530579968

RT @russel_winder: @allankellynet @gasproni @robsmallshire @sleepyfox @ACCUConf C++ is only 45% to 55% of the conference, there is a lot mo…

RT @robsmallshire: @allankellynet @gasproni @russel_winder @sleepyfox @ACCUConf I've spoken at ACCU three times: Once on functional program…

RT @GailOllis: @russel_winder @allankellynet @gasproni @robsmallshire @sleepyfox @ACCUConf I've just suggested to someone that they should…

RT @corinnekitsell: Rape as a weapon of war. UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative includes women, men, girls & boys @end_svc https:/…

RT @RashadaHarry: An absolute pleasure, very best of luck to all those shortlisted https://twitter.com/WATC_WeAreTech/status/927446699592822784

Are you going to reply @SW_Help ? https://twitter.com/andybalaam/status/925769108137959430

RT @SW_Help: @andybalaam Hi Andy, all comments on the proposed timetable should be directed to the email address in the link. ^MB

Beautiful puzzly and storytelly worlds to create and explore http://www.wonderworlds.me/ made by the awesome @mike_ducker

RT @jonlis1: 13/ EU unsure whether civil servants not telling ministers truth, or if ministers just aren't listening- but UK incompetence i…

RT @jonlis1: 32/ So, I hear you ask, where's the good news?

Easy. If UK wants to extend A50, or revoke it, just say magic word. Even at l…