Computational Iceberg
Hello CoRecursive newsletter subscriber,
It’s September now, and I have a new episode out here:
It's a fun episode about various strange types of computation featuring my neighbour Don McKay.
Don's explains varying computer errors and hacks and I cover quines and esoteric computing.
Since the last newsletter I've also published an in depth guide on using JQ:
JQ is a powerful tool, but it wasn't until I wrote this article that I truly understood how to best use it.
Both the previous episode on Zig and the JQ guide showed up on hacker news:
As this newsletter goes out I'm just about to board a plane for Toronto after spending the week at a team planning session at Earthly. I love working from my home office, but getting together for planning sessions and team bonding is always a great experience that leaves me excited for the future.
Enjoy the podcast! I have a coupe really exciting episodes planned for the coming months and I'll be sharing some details of them to you as part of this newsletter.
Thanks, Adam
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