Because implementing obsolete programming languages is a great use of my free time, I've created cxxforth, an implementation of Forth in C++.
Inspired by JONESFORTH, I wrote it in the style of a tutorial. The source code is automatically converted to a pretty-printed format: https://github.com/kristopherjohnson/cxxforth/blob …
I recently obtained a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino, and a model train set. This should keep me busy and out of trouble for a while.
My plan is to use the Arduino to read sensors and control the turnout switches on the track, but I think it is easier to …
I am currently developing an OS X application. The application needs to perform some operations that require root privileges (installing and uninstalling launchd daemons, sending signals to other users' processes, etc.) So I started looking for some documentation about how to do that. I figured it would take a few …
A few months ago, I signed up for the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, which will take place this Saturday (November 14). I thought I would have adequate time to train, but it hasn't worked out that way. I ran a half marathon last week, with a time of 2:30 (not …
For fun, I wrote an interpreter for a programming language with a rude name, in C++.
It's available here: https://gist.github.com/kristopherjohnson/e5fc3d19c251dc561f62
There are other C++ interpreters for this language, but most of them look a lot more like C than like C++. My goal was to …
Today I ran the "Labor Day Run for Autism Half Marathon" at Fowler Park/Big Creek Greenway.
My time was 2:37. Not as good as I had expected. I was hoping for a time in the 2:20-2:30 range. I ran out of gas around mile 9, and …
I've had an old Samsung Galaxy S Captivate phone, running Android 2.2, that I've used as a test device while developing Android apps. In my new job, I no longer need to support Android 2.2 (hooray!), but I do need to support Android 2.3 (boo!). I tried …
A lot of programmers like brightly colored syntax-highlighting themes for their source code editors. I do not. I find colorful high-contrast themes to be fatiguing, distracting, and annoying, so I've gravitated toward low-contrast themes like Zenburn and Havenjark. But even those feel too "busy" for me.
I've been on a …