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The ABEND dump is the issue where I share the most interesting content I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching lately.

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 Have you played Terraria? What if I tell you this guy built a computer inside the game?!

How crazy genius is that?!

I Made a 32-bit Computer Inside Terraria - YouTube

I document my journey implementing Computerraria: a 32 bit CPU running inside the game Terraria. I've been working on this for over 6 months now and thought ...

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Rich Hickey is retiring

The creator of Clojure and Datomic is retiring. But don’t run so fast with conclusions, he’s now dedicating full time to Clojure.

Though I’ve never been a Clojure developer myself, Rich is full of wisdom that can be applied to software engineering in general. My favorite talk from him is “Simple Made Easy”, where he talks about fighting against complexity:

"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011) - YouTube

Rich Hickey, the author of Clojure and designer of Datomic, is a software developer with over 30 years of experience in various domains. Rich has worked on s...

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 Advice From the Creator of C++

I stumbled upon this short video of Bjarne Stroustroup on YouTube, where he gives advice to young programmers, and digresses about the importance of staying open and flexible for what life throws your way, and how it can be beneficial to avoid frustrations throughout your career.

(Life) Advice From The Creator of C++ - YouTube

The creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup, shares some valuable life advice that, let’s face it, all developers, no matter their years of experience could use. A...

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“Be water, my friend.”

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