John Arundel

Go/Rust writer and teacher 🦀. Programming is fun, and you should have fun! Join my Code Club for free Rust + Go learning resources ↓

[Richard Seroter @rseroter]

These "10x Commandments of Highly Effective Go" from @bitfield on the @jetbrains blog are terrific.

Some of these apply to any programming language, but I like the specific advice and examples for @golang devs.

https://t.co/Ii1tHMDaqS

[John Arundel @bitfield]

Just a heads up, you won't be seeing much from me on here anymore. If you like my stuff, join my mailing list to get plenty of it:

https://t.co/PcFAPsa1kl

I'm also in that other place we don't talk about (you know the one) as 'bitfieldconsulting'.

It's mostly been a pleasure!

[John Arundel @bitfield]

So it's come to this: https://t.co/H9pEzSskvP

[GoLand, a JetBrains IDE @GoLandIDE]

“GoLand can do that?” 🤔
Yes! @bitfield reveals 10 of the IDE’s secret superpowers that make Go coding faster, safer, and easier – from smarter search and powerful debugging to AI-enhanced assistance.

Read the new blog post 👇 https://t.co/JeVmTIwHNZ

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@kakkoyun_me What specifically do you think is out of date about it?

[Paul Keen @pftg]

Start with your dream API and work backwards. The magic function method changed how I design code. Simple yet powerful. #rust #programming #cleancode https://t.co/0K89Oo41nQ

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@theblackperil_ Confirmed.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

Sometimes the best refactoring tool is the Delete key.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

The better the software, the less documentation it needs.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

Can't believe I forgot to mention this: you can buy all five of my Go books for the price of four today. How's that for a humble bundle? https://t.co/SfO3wMvDvs

[Seed Oil Believer @seedoilbeliever]

@bitfield do you run Thanksgiving sale? Looking to buy some of your books

[John Arundel @bitfield]

”Layoffs are a fact of life in a volatile industry. You may not see the rocks coming; companies tend to fail gradually, then suddenly. But an unexpected transition to 'funemployment' needn’t be a disaster.“ https://t.co/vlHMP1VzN0

[John Arundel @bitfield]

‘Graydon Hoare described Rust as “technology from the past, come to save the future from itself”. He wanted to build, not a new, exciting, and experimental programming language, but a solid, boring, reliable language, based on proven ideas that work.’ https://t.co/IoMHZ7GpOH

[John Arundel @bitfield]

A simple, step-by-step guide to reducing load on your servers at this busy time:
https://t.co/BoCJB4Fr9C

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@Zerotrust4m https://t.co/6om4ux2vPz

(You could also just Google for 'rust vs go'—it's been the top result for this search for years)

[John Arundel @bitfield]

”For probably 80% of the software we write, Go gets the job done just fine. Rust, on the other hand, neatly fills the gaps where Go isn’t an ideal choice: kernels, firmware, embedded devices, real-time systems.“ https://t.co/FG2tW0wQ0W

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@ajayka Go programmers are cheaper.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@caridoesphysics https://t.co/jI12iQ8KzN

[John Arundel @bitfield]

My favourite particle is the muon. It's just so unnecessary (“who ordered that?”).

Its only job is to go round and round a massive fridge in Chicago, and occasionally let us see through pyramids. I love that one of the universe's 24 quantum fields is set aside just for this.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@martinmbauer @lukebarnesastro @Philip_Goff Pretty solid instance of Betteridge's Law of Headlines in action.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

@AntonyMerleDev Yes, there's nothing praiseworthy about “speaking your mind”. A toddler can do that (and they do, all the time). It takes a grown-up to know when silence is the right thing to say.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

“Never think that being polite is a sign of weakness,” Chen said. “It is really a sign of great strength. When people are rude, they expose their weaknesses. When we are polite, our enemies cannot see our weaknesses.”

https://t.co/ZSYZT3EgaE