Kyle Simpson getify

## 1.js
// note: this uses proposed JS syntax for pipeline operator: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-pipeline-operator

// CHARACTER STATS (code comments and their padded whitespace ignored)...
//   letters, numbers (a-z A-Z 0-9): 317
//   non-letters-non-whitespace: 138
//     simple symbols (+ - * / . " : ( ) [ ] { } , =): 94
//     compound symbols (=> ?? ?. |> %%): 15 (30 chars)
//     optional semicolons: 14
//   whitespace: 90

## 1.js
// note: this requires a JS library for the IO monad, for example Monio: https://github.com/getify/monio/blob/master/MONIO.md#io-monad-one-monad-to-rule-them-all

// CHARACTER STATS...
//   letters, numbers, string-literal-chars (a-z A-Z 0-9 / < >): 273
//   non-letters-non-whitespace: 78
//     simple symbols (. ` " ( ) { } $ , =): 63
//     compound symbols (=>): 4 (8 chars)
//     optional semicolons: 6
//   whitespace: 73

## gist:7325764
/*
wordArray: { words: [..], sigBytes: words.length * 4 }
*/

// assumes wordArray is Big-Endian (because it comes from CryptoJS which is all BE)
// From: https://gist.github.com/creationix/07856504cf4d5cede5f9#file-encode-js
function convertWordArrayToUint8Array(wordArray) {
	var len = wordArray.words.length,
		u8_array = new Uint8Array(len << 2),
		offset = 0, word, i

## monads-and-friends.md

      
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              July 16, 2020 19:38
            
              
                Monads and Friends...
              
          
    Monads and Friends...

Over the last 24-48 hours, I've fielded quite a flurry of tweets related to a couple of threads I posted recently. Upon reflection on the feedback, especially the negative stuff, I decided to write this blog post to clarify a few things about my background on the topic, what I was trying to say, what I've done so far, and what I'm hoping to do (and learn!) in the future.
It's a bit of a lengthy read, but if you find you've got the time, I hope you'll read it.
To be clear, the feedback has been on a broad spectrum. A lot of it was actually quite positive, people thanking me and appreciating my continued efforts to try to make dev topics approachable. As a matter of fact, over the years, I've received boat loads of such positive feedback, and I'm tremendously grateful that I've had a helpful impact on so many lives.
But some of it veered decidedly the other direction. I'm deliberately not linking to it, because I don't want to either amplify or gang up on those folks. I'm offended an

  
## 1.js
convert("one hundred five");  // "105"
convert("six hundred and fifty three");  // "653"
convert("zero zero one two three");  // "123"
convert("twelve o three");  // "1203"
convert("thirteen zero nine");  // "1309"
convert("fifteen sixteen");  // "1516"
convert("fourteen ninety two");  // "1492"
convert("nineteen ten");  // "1910"
convert("twelve hundred");  // "1200"
convert("twenty three hundred"); // "2300"

## 1.js
/*
  NOTE: This code assumes a bare git repo in ./bare-git/,
  which should have at least one text file in its root,
  named "greetings.txt".

  This code updates the contents of a "greetings.txt"
  file, and creates a new file called "greetings-XXX.txt"
  (with XXX being a random number). It then creates a new
  commit for these changes. Finally, it reads and dumps
  the new current contents of the repo, file by file.

## gist:2cd95b61e5105afd75f8
function asyncify(fn) {
    var orig_fn = fn,
        intv = setTimeout( function timer(){
            intv = null;
            if (fn) fn();
        }, 0 )
    ;

    fn = null;

## 1-utils.js
function flow(...fns) {
	return arg => fns.reduce((res,fn) => fn(res),arg);
}
function partial(fn,initialArgs) {
	return (nextArgs = []) => fn(...initialArgs,...nextArgs);
}
function pick(prop) {
	return obj => obj[prop];
}
function prepend(prefix) {

## gist:2b53198906d320abe650
function foo(x) { x = (typeof x != "undefined") ? x : 10; .. }
function foo(x = 10) { .. }

function foo(x,y,z) { .. }; foo.apply(null,[1,2,3]);
function foo(x,y,z) { .. }; foo(...[1,2,3]);

function foo() { var args = [].slice.call(arguments); .. }
function foo(...args) { .. }

var o = { x: 2, y: 3 }, x = o.x, y = o.y, z = (typeof o.z != "undefined") ? o.z : 10;

## 1.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0">
<title>Test Page</title>

<script>
// early compute the vw/vh units more reliably than CSS does itself
computeViewportDimensions();
	// note: this uses proposed JS syntax for pipeline operator: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-pipeline-operator

	// CHARACTER STATS (code comments and their padded whitespace ignored)...
	// letters, numbers (a-z A-Z 0-9): 317
	// non-letters-non-whitespace: 138
	// simple symbols (+ - * / . " : ( ) [ ] { } , =): 94
	// compound symbols (=> ?? ?. \|> %%): 15 (30 chars)
	// optional semicolons: 14
	// whitespace: 90
	// note: this requires a JS library for the IO monad, for example Monio: https://github.com/getify/monio/blob/master/MONIO.md#io-monad-one-monad-to-rule-them-all

	// CHARACTER STATS...
	// letters, numbers, string-literal-chars (a-z A-Z 0-9 / < >): 273
	// non-letters-non-whitespace: 78
	// simple symbols (. ` " ( ) { } $ , =): 63
	// compound symbols (=>): 4 (8 chars)
	// optional semicolons: 6
	// whitespace: 73
	/*
	wordArray: { words: [..], sigBytes: words.length * 4 }
	*/

	// assumes wordArray is Big-Endian (because it comes from CryptoJS which is all BE)
	// From: https://gist.github.com/creationix/07856504cf4d5cede5f9#file-encode-js
	function convertWordArrayToUint8Array(wordArray) {
	var len = wordArray.words.length,
	u8_array = new Uint8Array(len << 2),
	offset = 0, word, i
	convert("one hundred five"); // "105"
	convert("six hundred and fifty three"); // "653"
	convert("zero zero one two three"); // "123"
	convert("twelve o three"); // "1203"
	convert("thirteen zero nine"); // "1309"
	convert("fifteen sixteen"); // "1516"
	convert("fourteen ninety two"); // "1492"
	convert("nineteen ten"); // "1910"
	convert("twelve hundred"); // "1200"
	convert("twenty three hundred"); // "2300"
	/*
	NOTE: This code assumes a bare git repo in ./bare-git/,
	which should have at least one text file in its root,
	named "greetings.txt".

	This code updates the contents of a "greetings.txt"
	file, and creates a new file called "greetings-XXX.txt"
	(with XXX being a random number). It then creates a new
	commit for these changes. Finally, it reads and dumps
	the new current contents of the repo, file by file.
	function asyncify(fn) {
	var orig_fn = fn,
	intv = setTimeout( function timer(){
	intv = null;
	if (fn) fn();
	}, 0 )
	;

	fn = null;
	function flow(...fns) {
	return arg => fns.reduce((res,fn) => fn(res),arg);
	}
	function partial(fn,initialArgs) {
	return (nextArgs = []) => fn(...initialArgs,...nextArgs);
	}
	function pick(prop) {
	return obj => obj[prop];
	}
	function prepend(prefix) {
	function foo(x) { x = (typeof x != "undefined") ? x : 10; .. }
	function foo(x = 10) { .. }

	function foo(x,y,z) { .. }; foo.apply(null,[1,2,3]);
	function foo(x,y,z) { .. }; foo(...[1,2,3]);

	function foo() { var args = [].slice.call(arguments); .. }
	function foo(...args) { .. }

	var o = { x: 2, y: 3 }, x = o.x, y = o.y, z = (typeof o.z != "undefined") ? o.z : 10;
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0">
	<title>Test Page</title>

	<script>
	// early compute the vw/vh units more reliably than CSS does itself
	computeViewportDimensions();