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Append-Only Programming (2024)
A tongue-in-cheek way to write software.
Rather than use a conventional text editor, I prefer to simply cat >> main.c, which ensures that rules (2) and (3) are strictly observed. I wrote a small Lisp interpreter in append-only fashion, and it got tedious around the third time I had to re-type eval_string. If this post does inspire you to try it yourself, I'd recommend a couple of revisions that preserve the spirit while easing some of the monotonous parts:
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