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2026
Formal Verification Is Becoming Mandatory3 minWhy EACL: Situated AuthZ2 minIdea: Branch Prediction & Speculative Execution for AI Tool Calls1 minWhy I'm Long Clojure in The Age of AI3 minBraai Engineer's Guide to Vibecoding2 minTuno Is To Love1 min
2025
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2016
Group Momentum1 minMaintaining Large Software1 minSerialise Your Mind2 minSo You Want To Learn To Code1 min
2015
Curation2 minThe High Test2 minGrieving Is Growing1 minTalk at UCT: State of the Art in Front End Development1 minUndesign Your Retail Website3 minBad Startup Ideas1 minTrips1 minDefensive Programming2 minLanguage as a Lever1 minVisionary Domain Expertise1 min
2014
So You Want To Start a Startup2 minRedesigning MyNames' Login Flow1 minMyNames Now Accepts Bitcoin & Credit Card Payments1 minShipping MyNames With Docker2 minCrucial Conversations2 minTop K Quickselect in Clojure1 minWhy Clojure?1 minWe're Hiring Clojure Developers1 minTalk at UCT: Intro to Clojure1 minBack up to Speed on Colemak1 minHow To Update NodeJS With SaltStack1 min
2013
Talk at PyConZA 20131 minHacker Cup 2014 Qualification Round in Clojure1 minMetacognition1 min21 Weeks of Colemak1 minChessmate Java Chess AI2 minShare Feelings on Facebook1 minLaugh Tracks and Existential Angst1 minBitcoin1 minRunning Windows 8 on a Macbook Air1 min7 Weeks of Colemak1 minMacWinKey: Apple Keyboard Shortcuts for PCs1 minDesign by Omission1 minHow To Type Fast1 minHow To Choose a Brand Name1 minTrendy vs. Timeless Design1 minDon't Make Users Pick a Username1 minOn Borrowing & Lending1 min
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