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I would love that, I wrote Swift for many years for iOS. I don't have the bandwidth to do it, if I can review contributions if someone wants to try.

6/ 👀 Want to see the detailed analysis, methodology, and code examples? Read the full breakdown at davideme.dev/articles/cru...

5/ Key findings:
🥇 S Tier: TypeScript, Python, C#
🥈 A Tier: Kotlin
🥉 B Tier: Go
👎 C Tier: Java, PHP

What does this mean for your next project? The choice of language isn't just technical – it's economic. More code means bigger PRs, more bugs to hunt, and higher maintenance costs.

4/ But it's not just about lines of code. I also measured "DRYness" – how much code you repeat. TypeScript and Kotlin led with 45% unique lines, while Java and PHP fell to 35-39%.

3/ The results:

TypeScript & Python: ~500 lines of code ✅
Java & PHP: ~1000 lines of code 😳

That's 2x more code for identical functionality. In a world where every IDE has AI agents, fewer tokens = better productivity.

2/ So I decided to find out. I implemented the same REST API using identical OpenAPI specs across 7 languages: TypeScript, Python, C#, Java, PHP, Go, and Kotlin.

🧵 Which programming language is most efficient for REST APIs? I put 7 languages to the test. 📊

I've heard so many times say "if we rewrite this in [insert favorite language], it'll be faster/easier/more productive" – but where's the evidence?

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Have you ever felt like you're hitting the limits of what a coding agent can handle when a project grows past 20K lines? I'm starting to sense it's struggling to maintain context and intent.

Using Claude 4 in VSCode.

Ya hemos llegado a la parte de los aliens

Me arrepentí un poco de no haber escrito algo sobre las otras catástrofes. Ahora que lo tengo fresco, voy a poner TODO lo que pasó el domingo (sí, el domingo) y el lunes para tenerlo por aquí para el futuro ⚡️ (1/N)

Doom in Typescript Types took 3.5 trillion lines and a full year of work 0.0000009645 fps

@flipper83.bsky.social noticias como estás y la gente se pregunta porque tenemos debates como estructurar el código 😂

Porting Doom to Typescript Types took 3.5 trillion lines, 90GB of RAM and a full year of work

Fuente: Tom's Hardware
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@alanbarrosoa.bsky.social porfa un vídeo sobre el juez Adolfo Carretero, que la gente entienda porque no se denuncia con un juez del estilo.

Tercer día de Kotlin, como te echaba de menos, viejo amigo.

Ahora hacer los challenges a las 10PM con el cerebro frito del día, vas con un nivel de dificultad más.

Lo hice en Kotlin, pero vi gente resolverlo en una spreadsheet o en R. 😅

Acabo de completar Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024, primera vez que pruebo un coding challenge #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1