Code, Strings, and Keys

Category: programming

  • The Artisan’s Return: How LLMs Are Making Us Forget We Already Solved This

    There’s a particular kind of satisfaction that comes from asking an LLM to generate a solution to your problem. The code appears, seemingly tailored to your exact needs. It… mostly works. You ship it. But somewhere in the back of your mind, a voice whispers: “Didn’t someone solve this already?” They did. Probably a decade…

  • Whitespace is Significant

    While I was in my first couple years of college, Python was gaining traction as a hot new programming language. I had been programming in C since high school, but was curious about new languages. I took an interest in learning more about Python. A classmate told me that whitespace (at least indentation) was significant…

  • Lua Script to Start, Unhide, and/or Auto-Arrange

    I’m starting to try using HammerSpoon, which is driven by Lua, for automatically arranging my applications depending on application scenarios. I have 3 screens, including a MacBook Pro at Retina native resolution and a Seiki 4K display. I grabbed the names of the monitors from Display Menu‘s menu bar menu. I initially made the mistake…