Ian Varley

Austin, TX  http://ianvarley.com 17 posts
    

Text Is A Programmer's Medium

Artists spread paint over a canvas; pastry chefs mix flour and sugar. As a programmer, your medium is text. Specifically, plain text, devoid of any fonts, colors, or formatting of »

Software Got Easier

This blog is about how we represent ideas in computers. I recognize that this is a pretty niche topic, and for the most part, I expect that most of my »

A Whole New World

Getting this party (re)started, in a post GPT world. »

Complementary Cognitive Artifacts

For most people, the history of technology is: 1. Humans have to do crappy stuff to stay alive 2. Humans are clever, so they invent technologies to make life easier »

Decided: A Hot Dog Is Not A Sandwich

Wherein I answer the age-old internet debate. »