cpressey

This article has moved to the Specs-on-Spec repository.

yelouafi

Algebraic Effects in JavaScript part 1 - continuations and control transfer

This is the first post of a series about Algebraic Effects and Handlers.

There are 2 ways to approach this topic:

• Denotational: explain Algebraic Effects in terms of their meaning in mathematics/Category theory
• Operational: explain the mechanic of Algebraic Effects by showing how they operate under a chosen runtime environment

Both approaches are valuables and give different insights on the topic. However, not everyone (including me), has the prerequisites to grasp the concepts of Category theory and Abstract Algebra. On the other hand, the operational approach is accessible to a much wider audience of programmers even if it doesn't provide the full picture.

sebmarkbage

let cache = new Map();
let pending = new Map();

function fetchTextSync(url) {
  if (cache.has(url)) {
    return cache.get(url);
  }
  if (pending.has(url)) {
    throw pending.get(url);
  }

sebmarkbage

function asyncToReact(fn) {
  class PromiseComponent extends React.Component {
    state = { waiting: true, result: null };
    componentDidMount() {
      fn(...this.props.args).then(result => this.setState({ waiting: false, result }));
    }
    componentDidUpdate() {
      fn(...this.props.args).then(result => this.setState({ waiting: false, result }));
    }
    shouldComponentUpdate(newProps) {

garybernhardt

This document has moved!

It's now here, in The Programmer's Compendium. The content is the same as before, but being part of the compendium means that it's actively maintained.

Avaq

const I  = x => x
const K  = x => y => x
const A  = f => x => f (x)
const T  = x => f => f (x)
const W  = f => x => f (x) (x)
const C  = f => y => x => f (x) (y)
const B  = f => g => x => f (g (x))
const S  = f => g => x => f (x) (g (x))
const S_ = f => g => x => f (g (x)) (x)
const S2 = f => g => h => x => f (g (x)) (h (x))

stereobooster

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/07/15/email-newsletters-worth-subscribing-to/

LISP

• http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-10.html#%_sec_1.1
• DSL exmple http://sqlkorma.com/
• http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#why_this

Javascript

• http://ejohn.org/apps/learn/

mbleigh

source "https://rubygems.org"

gem 'sprockets'
gem 'sprockets-sass'
gem 'sass'
gem 'compass'
gem 'bootstrap-sass'
gem 'handlebars_assets'
gem 'coffee-script'

fnichol

A Common .ruby-version File For Ruby Projects

Background

I've been using this technique in most of my Ruby projects lately where Ruby versions are required:

• Create .rbenv-version containing the target Ruby using a definition name defined in ruby-build (example below). These strings are a proper subset of RVM Ruby string names so far...
• Create .rvmrc (with rvm --create --rvmrc "1.9.3@myapp") and edit the environment_id= line to fetch the Ruby version from .rbenv-version (example below).

Today I learned about another Ruby manager, rbfu, where the author is using a similar technique with .rbfu-version.

jed

            DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
                    Version 2, December 2004

 Copyright (C) 2011 Jed Schmidt <http://jed.is>

 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
 copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
 as the name is changed.

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