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Re:Vinix – A modern operating system written in V on Thursday September 17, 2026 @05:55PM (#49747151)
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Re:DAG Workflow Engine on Monday May 04, 2026 @01:57PM (#48012340)
YAML as a programming language is something I consider as an anti-pattern (see AWS Step Functions). Very difficult to read/debug/test. It's better to use a real programming language that compiles into a DAG (e.g. Temporal, Dagger.io).
Re:Parting ways with our Julia simulation after 100M miles on Saturday September 27, 2025 @12:05AM (#45393141)
Chris Rackauckas gave a thoughtful comment here:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gspuMS1hSQo&lc=UgybMqt_1cv76Q5aT...

Here, he mentions how ahead-of-time compilation may be an essential feature to allow Julia to integrate well with embedded systems.

AoT compilation has been a hot topic for quite a while since the lack of it (albeit partially supported in 1.12 with significant limitations) limits the ability to deploy Julia in many environments (embedded, serverless, browsers).

Re:Towards LaTeX in the Browser on Saturday January 27, 2018 @06:26PM (#16248711)
I have found KaTeX to be the best currently-available solution. In particular, it can be rendered without client-side javascript.
This is why open source drivers are important.