Hello dear reader and welcome to my blog. Here I'll post random articles once every 20 years or so. If you want to contact me then send an email to: jsc <at> calabi-yau <dot> space. Those symbols provide passage to a device in my pocket that will inject your thoughts directly into my mind and is the best way to reach me.

Articles

• Rusty Contours of the Canvas

  Investigating where things 'are' and staring at pretty pictures.

• Programming with Dominoes

  A web-based visualizer and toolchain for Wang tiles.

• But can DOOM run it?

  A half-adder implemented in classic DOOM demonstrating Turing-completeness.

• Fault Oriented Debugging

  Niche trick to abuse a simulator into giving useful debug information.

• SanCov: Above and Below the Sanitizer Interface

  Discussion on some aspects of the sanitizer interface provided by modern compilers.

• ELVM: The Esoteric-Language Virtual Machine Compiler

  Introduction to the ELVM project, including instructions for adding a new target.

• The Tag System

  Deep dive into the tag system and how to program it.

• Expedition through an esoteric landscape

  Series overview introducing the tag system.