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Designer/Programmer of Braid and The Witness. President, Thekla, Inc. Partner in IndieFund. Currently working on good new things.

San Francisco
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Joined January 2010

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    1. Jonathan Blow‏ @Jonathan_Blow Feb 12

      I don’t tend to keep old stuff around, which makes it more amazing that I have this paper, from a compiler class I took in like 1993, that is vaguely relevant to the backend work I am doing now.pic.twitter.com/rgbwmknHRX

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    2. Jonathan Blow‏ @Jonathan_Blow Feb 12

      I am not sure if the messy stapling job is my fault. I got a D in the class since I barely showed up or did any of the work ... these notes are from one of the times I at least aspired to doing the homework, but I don’t remember if I did.

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    3. David‏ @drrosat Feb 23
      Replying to @Jonathan_Blow

      @Jonathan_Blow If you got a D in the class, you didn't do homework, and you don't recommend university classes, then how did you learn compiler stuff well enough to end up developing one today that looks like it is going to be better than the existing compilers?

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    4. Jonathan Blow‏ @Jonathan_Blow Feb 23
      Replying to @drrosat

      Because most of the stuff taught in those classes is irrelevant to making a good compiler. A large part of it is just general good software engineering, which most modern-day professors don't really know about, because they don't have time to program enough.

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    5. Jonathan Blow‏ @Jonathan_Blow Feb 23
      Replying to @Jonathan_Blow @drrosat

      To be fair, the graduate-level class that I took was much better than the undergrad class; and, both provided at least some useful background knowledge. But still, I would not recommend people to use such classes as their primary reference in how to make a compiler.

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    6. Alfred Salahov‏ @alfred_tweet Feb 23
      Replying to @Jonathan_Blow @drrosat

      You always tell what not to do without ever giving some advice where to start or general keywords of what to try.

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      Jonathan Blow‏ @Jonathan_Blow Feb 24
      Replying to @alfred_tweet @drrosat

      My advice is to become a high-agency individual.

      7:33 AM - 24 Feb 2021
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        1. Alfred Salahov‏ @alfred_tweet Feb 24
          Replying to @Jonathan_Blow @drrosat

          It is a good advise and I do try but sometimes it is too tempting to cut corners by using experience of people, who spent years on a subject matter.

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        1. Blarghamel Jones‏ @BlarghamelJones Feb 25
          Replying to @Jonathan_Blow @alfred_tweet @drrosat

          Cool! Can you recommend a class on how to be a high-agency individual?

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