We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done. ¹

2023

For 2023 my main aim is to build up Rust proficiency - to feel-out what it takes to actually maneuver with it fluently in a variety of contexts.

I've "learned" Rust at the end of 2022, but quickly realized there's a significant gap between conceptual grokking of its model of the world and actual keen awareness of how it changes everything I've come to take for granted in the garbage-collected Zen garden of functional languages.

For the first time in years I found myself unable to write code I'm not embarrassed of and it's both upsetting and intriguing - it must be fixed!

some of the concrete tasks i'm working on

write

current

• riir generator of this site
• riir (pista-feeds-x --> pista-feeds)
• riir (pista --> TBD) to experiment with different approaches:
  • consider alternatives to the event loop
  • consider dynamic updates of slot configurations via a watched directory
  • consider dynamic slot resizing options
  • consider direct graphical output - lots of new possibilities down this road
• automate meeting notes. 1st experiment: https://github.com/xandkar/wav2txt

backlog

• local filesystem indexing and querying with dwm+cli-oriented ux
• riir generator of hfod site
• riir tiger compiler
• simple-ish database, mainly for practice, but must be something i'll actually use
• simple signal client
  • https://signal.org/docs/
  • https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal
  • https://github.com/emilk/egui
• fuse cas filesystem

read

current

• gjengset's rust for rustaceans
• bos' rust atomics and locks

backlog

• https://rust-unofficial.github.io/too-many-lists/
• https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/
• https://rust-lang.github.io/async-book/
• compeau & pevzner bioinformatics algorithms
• hennessy computer organization and design
• siek essentials of compilation
• levine linkers and loaders

paused

• appel modern compiler implementation in ml