Philip PetersonHow the Curse of Lisp impacts your business (even if you don’t use Lisp)In programming language design, one trope that comes up is the Curse of Lisp. What does it refer to? Well, a particular genre of…Jul 9Jul 9
Philip PetersonThe Evil is in the FuzzAs we know from physics and information theory, entropy stands as the harbinger of disorder. Our societal systems face the same threat —…Jan 11Jan 11
Philip PetersonBalancing feelings in the age of reasonSometimes when I am feeling overwhelmed, I take to writing. Writing serves me as a means of thinking. The lazy way of doing this is often…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Philip PetersonWorshipping the ServiceIn my previous post, Code as Religion, I mentioned the value in placing structure above all else in how we think about our place in the…Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022
Philip PetersonThree Key Tensions in Your Enterprise CodeWhen developing enterprise code, teams and individuals must often choose between two extremes. You can think of this as on a road trip…Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
Philip PetersonChoosing a Development StackThe age-old debate among software developers is what programming language to use. Just one step outside of the garden, is the only slightly…Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Philip PetersonCode as religion“There are no religious undertones in any of my programming work.” — vladb on perlmonks.orgFeb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
