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Infrequent, Pragmatic, Lambda Blog
Personal blog · rpeszek.github.ioprogramming
Infrequent, Pragmatic, Lambda Blog is a personal blog at rpeszek.github.io about programming. Since 2021, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “Let's agree to be different. On empirical and deductive nature of coding”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-19, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in an HN thread on limiting the number of languages and frameworks in an organisation. The only comment does not cite this blog; it cites a different site on cognitive load theory in software development.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Let's agree to be different. On empirical and deductive nature of coding2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-11-10
- Cognitive loads in programming2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-08-31
What Hacker News says?
Absolutely; the issue has to do with the "Cognitive Load" imposed on the programmer. Standardizing on a small set of languages/frameworks(ideally one) also has the advantage that developers can better communicate/interact with each other using a common language thus enabling better overall productivity. The Cognitive Load Theory in Software Development - https://thevaluable.dev/cognitive-load-theory-software-devel..…
Comment linking /posts/2022-08-30-code-cognitiveload.html
on “Ask HN: Should orgs limit the number of languages/frameworks?”Submitted Cognitive loads in programming as a story · 333 points
HN discussionSubmitted Let's agree to be different. On empirical and deductive nature of coding as a story · 11 points
HN discussionSubmitted Probability Tree Diagrams. Recursion Schemes as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Maybe considered harmful, or stories about error information loss as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Let's agree to be different. On empirical and deductive nature of coding as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Type Enthusiast's Notes about TypeScript part 1 as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Maybe Overuse, Stories About Error Information Loss as a story · 1 points
HN discussion