{"id":1651,"date":"2021-08-29T16:59:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkulum.net\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:59:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:59:56","slug":"weeknote-for-8-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinkulum.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/29\/weeknote-for-8-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeknote for 8\/29\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Programming<\/h2>\n

\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n

I’m reevaluating my approach to learning Haskell.<\/strong> I should get used to that, because I’m trying to learn continuous improvement, so I’ll always be reevaluating. Last week I decided to create a practice project for learning the language. Here’s the Github repo<\/a>. But the careful way I was proceeding was way too slow, so I need a way to speed it up. That will involve either being less thorough or picking a shorter source to learn from. So this week I’ll look at my options<\/a> and then keep going in some direction. I’ll probably also give myself a more specific deadline for this project.<\/p>\n

Extreme Programming Explained<\/em> by Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres gave me another look at the gist of XP.<\/strong> It was good for background info, underlying principles, and a few ideas for implementation, but for detailed guidance you really have to look other places. Maybe Ward’s Wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Analysis Patterns<\/em><\/a> by Martin Fowler covers a mix of topics around the concept of domain models in software.<\/strong> It’s hard for me to get excited about object-oriented programming right now, but I think parts of the book will still be worth studying when I get back into my modeling project. It reminded me that object modeling is different from ontology engineering<\/a>, which is closer to what I’m after.<\/p>\n

Productivity<\/h2>\n

\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n

I’m considering going full nerd and moving my productivity system to Org-mode<\/a> for Emacs<\/a>.<\/strong> I’d been looking into Notion, but it doesn’t really let me mix tasks and notes the way I want, and it’s not scriptable enough to let me add that kind of functionality. Org-mode is very scriptable, so I’m curious what I can do with it. Of course, this means I have a new learning curve to deal with for both Emacs and Org-mode, but for the right productivity tool, a learning curve can be worth it. It would also give me an excuse to learn Scheme, the functional programming language Org-mode uses for its scripting.<\/p>\n

Coffee<\/h2>\n

\ud83d\ude10<\/p>\n

Barissimo Guatemala Medium Roast: 3\/5.<\/strong> It was a little sour a little too often.<\/p>\n

People<\/h2>\n

\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

After several months, on Friday night I had another picnic with my friend Tim.<\/strong> This time it was at the woods near my home. A bunch of mosquitos thought they were also invited. On our walk back we saw a skunk that luckily did not think it was invited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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