Programming

17 Sep 2023

Binary Trees, Databases, and 38 Years Apart

In 1985, a magazine article taught me what a binary tree was. In 2023, I implemented one in Go inside a dBase II clone. Between those two moments, the same idea — only the tool changed.
17 Jul 2023

Learning Go with dBase II — or: recreating 1983 in 2023

After BIP38, the method stayed the same: pick a project that is too big and just start. This time, a complete clone of dBase II — the language I used in the 90s.
05 Apr 2022

Learning Go with BIP38 — or: how to overcomplicate a learning journey

The best way to learn a language is to build something you actually want to exist. Even if it is a Bitcoin key encryption tool.