Ashton Wiersdorf

wiersdorf@fosstodon.org

Husband, father. CS PhD student at the U of Utah, making programming languages better. I usually write about macros, type systems, Racket, Elixir, Emacs, and hiking.RT ≠ endorsement, etc. Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean I don't respect you.I am indebted to my forebears who immigrated to America seeking a better future. I am the product of their decisions and sacrifices. Immigration is good.

Posts

Post #1802074
I need a Sesame Street segment where Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci pick out the letter/number of the day and Anne Hathaway looks on in befuddlement.
Post #1802073
RE: https://ruby.social/@camertron/116435336506419667 I follow the “Calvin’s dad” philosophy in so many ways
Post #1802072
Proud daddy moment: I was bouncing my baby on my knee and I hummed a bit of the William Tell Overture. We’ve done this before while actually listening to a recording. This time, my baby turned around and pointed at our sound system. Obligingly, I turned it on. His smile widened as we listened to the song and I bounced him. As soon as the song ended, his face fell a little bit. I turned it back on, and the smile returned. :)
Post #1802071
I’m glad I took up running in time to appreciate how ridiculously amazing a sub-2-hour marathon is. Sheesh.
Post #1802070
Using an AI to do your homework so you don’t fail your class is like sending someone to the dentist in your stead so you don’t have to get any cavities filled.
Post #1802069
Empty Set, n.: A mathematical entity defined as the collection of all foods not improved by the addition of bacon or maple syrup.
Post #1039792
Got some marketing spam for a class on SCRUM. Let it be noted in the public record that I consider SCRUM to be a *blight* on the software engineering industry. I wrote up my experience here: https://lambdaland.org/posts/2023-02-21_metric_worship/ #scrum
Post #622050
I have ideas for programming languages now https://github.com/nevesnunes/z80-sans