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Structed Object Definition Language (SODL)

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

The Structured Object Definition Language (SODL) is a domain-specific language designed for defining data structures, relationships, and constraints in a clear and organized manner. Files written in SODL use the .sodl extension, reflecting the language’s focus on structured object definitions. SODL provides a rich set of constructs that allow developers to model complex data relationships while maintaining type safety and data integrity.

The name “Structured Object Definition Language” reflects the language’s core purpose: it provides a structured way to define objects and their relationships in a data model. The “Structured” aspect emphasizes its systematic approach to organizing data definitions, while “Object Definition” highlights its primary focus on defining data objects and their properties.

Working with large C codebases

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Searching for symbols

The product that I work on, has over 22 million lines of source – most of it a nightmare. I use vim as my editor of choice ¹. Both cscope and ctags (integrated into vim), allow me to quickly move between files and lookup definitions of symbols, and help in understanding the challenge-du-jour.

Throw in fuzzy find capabilities of the most awesome Ctrl+p plugin, and vim becomes the best ‘IDE’ out there!

Elixir - A crash course

Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

These are notes from the official Elixir documentation. It a quick walk-through of the unique features in Elixir for someone coming from years of C — a way for me to remember and use as a reference.

Summary

Types

Atoms

Named contants with a value. true and false are atoms.

Strings

Supports unicode string natively! It’s about time. ¹
You can concatenate strings using <>. "hello" <> " world".

Anonymous functions

Native support for closures – called anonymous functions. Also, functions are first-class, i.e. can be passed as arguments into other functions. Special syntax is required to invoke ananymous functions.