Building an Interactive Generative AI for Music in TypeScript – Part 1
Have you ever wanted to listen to some music but couldn't quite find what you wanted? Or have you ever wanted to make some music, but you aren't a trained…
Building a 1v1 Game Matchmaking Service in Go – Part 3
This article is part 3 of a series. Part 1 - Domain ModelingPart 2 - Turning Domain Model into Code The associated code repo is here. Deployment At the end of…
Building a 1v1 Game Matchmaking Service in Go – Part 2
This article is part 2 of a series. Part 1 - Domain Modeling The associated code repo is here. Turning the Domain Model into Code In Part 1, we modeled…
Building a 1v1 Game Matchmaking Service in Go
This article is Part 1 of a series. Part 2 - Turning the Domain Model into Code A 1v1 Game Matchmaking Service is a service that pairs up opponents for…
How AI will change Software Development
Lessons from Mathematical Optimization - the basis for current AI Machine Learning and many parts of current 'AI' systems are built on top of the field of Mathematical Optimization. There…
Taming Concurrent Code – State Transitions vs Flows
Concurrent code is everywhere. Anytime you have multiple operations that can take a little time and happen simultaneously, you've got concurrent code. If you are reading and writing files, interacting…
The Duality of State and Events
Duality has different meanings in different domains, but the essential idea is that of 'two sides of the same coin'. There is one object, or one entity, and there are…
Functional Core, Imperative Shell implemented with Finite State Transducers
In a previous article we looked at Finite State Transducers (FSTs). To quickly recap, a Finite State Transducer is a type of Finite State Machine that also produces output. This…
Thinking in Finite State Transducers to Enhance Precision
What is a Finite State Transducer? Your first guess might be that its an essential component of a car-based time machine, like a flux capacitor. It isn't, but believe it…
Using Queueing Theory to Build Better Software Systems
Here's a fun question you can use at parties: Can you think of a word with 5 consecutive vowels? If you have really interesting friends, you might get some exotic…