I never regret writing documentation and outlines for projects first.

Here I try to write a simple Tree-sitter parser for the FASTA file type.

Interesting things happen at intersections, and a recent area of intersection that has caught my interest is the philosophy of science. Since the Enlightenment, people have noted that mathematicians and scientists do a kind of academic research that seems different from other disciplines. What differentiates these disciplines? When does something cross the line from science into pseudo-science? Answers to these questions are surprisingly more complicated than you might think. They are certainly more difficult to answer than popular science media would lead you to believe.

When I am about to work with someone new or have an important meeting, I like to prepare by finding that person's Master's or PhD thesis and giving it a cursory read. Viewed in the right light, a thesis gives me an intimate understanding of who that person is, both as an individual and as a scientist.

Root directories for software projects are over-cluttered and I think the XDG Base Directory specification can help us.