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Default map value

Aug 15, 20245 min read

In this post, I'll explain how to provide a default value when querying an absent key in a hash map in different programming languages. Java Let's...

Default map value

The pitfall of implicit returns

Mar 21, 20243 min read

Implicit returns are a feature in some languages. They have recently bitten me, so here's my opinion. Statements, expressions, and returns Before...

The pitfall of implicit returns

Feedback from calling Rust from Python

Nov 2, 20234 min read

I got plenty of feedback on my post about Calling Rust from Python: Hacker News /r/python /r/rust Many comments mentioned pyo3, and I should use...

Feedback from calling Rust from Python

On cosmetics vs. intrinsics in programming

Aug 1, 20223 min read

A ruthless battle occurs every day on the World Wide Web. Its goal is to decide which programming flavor is the best: OOP or FP? I assume that...

On cosmetics vs. intrinsics in programming

What I miss in Java, the perspective of a Kotlin developer

Jun 13, 20227 min read

Java has been my bread and butter for almost two decades. Several years ago, I started to learn Kotlin; I never regretted it. Though Kotlin compiles...

What I miss in Java, the perspective of a Kotlin developer

Toying with Kotlin's context receivers

May 16, 20225 min read

Kotlin added the idea of Context Receivers in version 1.6.20. In this post, I'd like to toy with them to understand how useful they can be. Note that...