Re-posted from: https://blog.kdheepak.com/understanding-variables-and-mutability-in-julia/index.html
I would like to present a mental model for understanding the basics of variable assignment and mutability in Julia using an analogy1 involving books and bookshelves, from a complete beginner’s perspective.
Re-posted from: https://blog.kdheepak.com/programmers-preferences-for-package-names/index.html
Are there trends in choosing package names in various programming ecosystems? Do package authors choose names for their packages that are alliterated with the name of the programming language? Let’s venture to find out.
Re-posted from: https://blog.kdheepak.com/advent-of-code-2020-retrospective/index.html
It is Christmas night, and it is the first time this month that I haven’t had to plan my schedule for the evening around a programming puzzle contest. For the last 25 days this month, I participated in Advent of Code 2020, and I managed to collect all 50 stars!