The Cognitive Dark Forest

This is somewhat of a thought experiment, thinking is still free, so let’s indulge. thinkpad 2009, I bought a refurbished ThinkPad, installed Xubuntu, and started coding. No permission was needed, no subscription. No gatekeeper, and no middleman taking its toll, between me and the future me. Just idea, code editor, music in my ears and off I went towards a brighter future - a product market fit, or a learning experience. ...

March 27, 2026 · Janko

Working on a Programming Language in the Age of LLMs

genie I’ve been working on Rye since 2018. It’s a project of joy — but also because I believe there is a potential to create something of value to others, eventually. Even people living under a rock know we’ve entered the age of LLMs. I don’t jump to ships too soon, but eventually, even I had to admit: code can get generated from prompts. And in many situations — with a smart prompter — the results are quite OK. ...

July 21, 2025 · Janko