it’s not a prime but happy new year 2021!

went back in time and liked a bunch of old posts.

commits 2ce62db...86822f5 implement support for typical social signals, like share/boost and like.

performing and visualizing simple interactions are table stakes for socializing in the fediverse, so it's an important milestone. i got one like. i want more! 😉

if you're a fan of the crystal programming language check out ktistec. if you're brave enough to try it, i'd love feedback!

#ktistec

lessons

1. asterite is correct. named tuples in crystal are seemingly attractive (compile-time type checking of keys and values) but quickly become a trainwreck as the compiler specializes every method receiving them (passing/receiving **options is definitely a code smell). every possible permutation of keys and values is a new type and results in a  specialized copy of a method, increasing build time and executable size.
2. crystal + sqlite continue to perform well. i recently released code that computes and displays social signals like boosts/shares and likes as part of the content in the timeline. even though counts are aggregated on the fly, rendering is still brisk—about 780msec to fetch and render 1000 posts from the main timeline.

#ktistec

i'm seeing the weirdest kind of phishing lately. it's inbound as candidates applying for software engineering jobs, but with the sketchiest imprint on the internet imaginable. the last one i looked at listed a company at which he'd been employed the last two years—which, when googled, resulted in a browser redirected tour of spam sites.

the kids always know what to get me.

i feel like "ozymandias" would be a great name for a cat. pride and ruin describe a few cats i’ve known.

saki after last week’s snow storm in nyc