News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Unifying the Technical Interview by nathanyz on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @07:28PM (#24782962)
This is like an entirely new genre within fantasy. I don't even know what you would call it, but it is both entertaining and a beautiful showing of skill all at the same time.

Maybe you can't even call it fantasy since it is real code & logic with no magic involved.

Re:Unifying the Technical Interview by micimize on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @07:53PM (#24783141)
It's like pedagogical fantasy, or like, narrative programming instead of literate programming.

In Neal Stephenson's Anathem there are monks that turn mathematical proofs into songs and other art, and it reminds me of that.

Re:Unifying the Technical Interview by arethuza on Thursday October 15, 2020 @05:28AM (#24786616)
Someone had a go at creating music in the style of the mathic world from Anathem - I rather like it:

https://synthesist.net/music/anathem/

Re:Unifying the Technical Interview by uryga on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @07:44PM (#24783067)
it's something like... magical realism + hard sci-fi? not gonna attempt a portmanteau but ideas welcome