Last month I wrote a prototype markdown processor as part of learning the Icon programming language. This month I'm rewriting it as part of learning Go, but this time with the intention of maintaining the tool over the long term.
As mentioned in the previous article, "gebildet" is intended ...
(Background: 12 Projects in 2013)
I wrote a bit about the general experience of programming in Icon a couple of weeks ago. This post is a brief post-mortem about a project that I tried to build using Icon. I'm not planning on releasing the source, because I don't ...
(Background: 12 New Languages in 2013)
Icon is a cool little programming language. It's worth learning, even if it isn't practical for daily use.
Pros:
As I mentioned in 12 New Languages, I'm learning a new programming language each month in 2013. To go along with this effort, I need a dozen things worth building -- one for each language.
I'm going to try to play to the strengths of each language. Here's ...
I'm setting a personal goal in 2013 to learn a new programming language each month. Obviously, I won't be able to learn any of them in depth, but I plan on completing a small project in each language.