bahmanm

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23785552

After nearly 2 years of work, I'm excited to release the first version of bjForth, featuring partial JONESFORTH compatibility and initial Java interop.

Grab it and start hacking: https://github.com/bahmanm/bjforth/releases/tag/v0.0.2

PS: bjForth is a Forth (indirect threaded) written entirely in Java and its execution model is influenced by that of JONESFORTH.

Hey all.

First off, bjForth is a Forth written from the ground up with modern Java and its execution model is largely influenced by that of JONESFORTH.

Currently I'm working on Java inter-op and would like to ask for your opinions/experience on semantics and syntax.

The relevant GitHub issue.

Thanks in advance.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22574276

If there was one reason I liked coding in Java, it'd be AssertJ and its brilliant extensibility.

The image is an example of it from bjForth

The ability to create custom assertions makes the test code concise and read naturally.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18315517

I wanted to share a personal experience that might resonate with some of you. I've been diagnosed with ADD and major depressive syndrome, and for a long time, I struggled to enjoy over-the-board chess.

The fast pace and constant need for focus left me feeling drained and frustrated – blaming myself for not being able to concentrate.

Then, I discovered correspondence chess! This format allows for a much slower pace, giving me the time I need to analyze positions and make thoughtful moves. It's been a game-changer. No more pressure, just the joy of strategic thinking without the stress.

Do you ever feel like traditional chess isn't quite the right fit?

If you struggle with focus or find the fast pace overwhelming, correspondence chess could be for you! Here are a couple of options to get you started:

• ICCF.com (International Correspondence Chess Federation): This is the official platform for serious correspondence chess with tournaments and rankings.

• Daily Chess on chess.com: This is a more casual option where you can play correspondence games at your own pace.

Let me know in the comments if you've tried correspondence chess, or if you're interested in giving it a go!

I stumbled upon Opening Master the other day and am quite tempted to buy the Golem subscription and use it with Scid.

Have you ever used their databases? If yes, can you share your thoughts please?

In particular:

• How is the quality of the compilation?
• Are there any annotated games in the database (like ChessBase)?
• Is it as large as they claim it to be?
• Does it receive proper regular updates?

Shameless plug: I am the author.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4183051

I thought I'd share how happy I've been w/ my Gnome experience these past few years despite the usual controversial UI/UX decisions the Gnome folks make.

I use Gnome Online Accounts integration w/ Google (drive, e-mail, calendar & contacts) and it "just works"™ & it does so quite reliably.

It's so polished & well-integrated in the desktop that I often don't even notice that I'm using in on a daily basis ❤️

PS: I'm using Gnome 44.3 on openSUSE Tumbleweed running on an old ThinkPad T530 w/ an nVidia GPU.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4079840

"Don't repeat yourself. Make Make make things happen for you!" 😎

I just created a public room dedicated to all things about Make and Makefiles.

#.mk:matrix.org
or
matrix.to/#/#.mk:matrix.org

Hope to see you there.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2915088

⛔ Latest #Emacs (29.1-1.1) is broken on openSUSE Tumbleweed. Running emacs fails w/ a cryptic message.

💡The solution is to launch it using any of emacs-gtk or emacs-x11 or emacs-nox.

💡If your workflow relies on Emacs daemon like mine does, then simply evaluate (server-start) in the scratch buffer.

Hopefully the fix will be out very soon.

Cross-posted from https://mastodon.social/@bahmanm/110842724716130994

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2039017

Have you ever been in a situation where you'd needed to work on different/new machines on a daily basis and wished there was a way to have all your essential Firefox configurations/addons/bookmarks on those machines without connecting your precious Firefix Sync account with all those stored passwords and credit cards?

What are you favourite/useful rsync tricks these days?

Mine is rsync -r --chown=AUSER:AGROUP SRC DST to copy the files and change the ownership on the fly.