Author Archives: J. D. Bartlett

The Most Useful Thing

Posted on Monday 10 December 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

According to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a towel is “about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.” When was the last time you wished you had your towel with you? I was sitting on the … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon in Trosnoth

Posted on Monday 3 December 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I recently spent 14 hours hacking on Trosnoth with a friend, and I thought I’d give you a taster of two things that are coming in Trosnoth 1.7… Neutral Zones The rules are a-changin’. People have suggested variations of this … Continue reading →

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A Whole New Language

Posted on Monday 26 November 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I like to dream. Occasionally I dream about what the ideal programming language would look like. Yes, I know, writing a new programming language would involve all sorts of hurdles like convincing people to adopt it, building a community around … Continue reading →

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Python in Your Browser

Posted on Monday 19 November 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing around with some tools which compile Python code to JavaScript. If you’re writing a web app with a Python back-end, writing Python for the browser offers two things: (a) you no longer … Continue reading →

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Don’t Beg the Question

Posted on Monday 12 November 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

Did you know: “begging the question” doesn’t mean what you* think it means. * “You” applies to 90.1%** of living English-speaking people. ** This figure was plucked from the æther, so it must be true. What Does It Mean? Traditionally, … Continue reading →

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