Published inThe Backpacking PhotographerFocus Stacking for Macro PhotographyI posted the following image on social media recently:May 4May 4
Published inThe Backpacking PhotographerBackpacking with the Peak Design TripodI bought the Peak Design Travel Tripod, carbon version, several years ago. It has been a great travel companion due to its light weight…Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
Published inScala 3Scala 3: What Is “Direct Style”?Scala uses monads extensively for many operations with non-trivial effects, such as those involving asynchronous computation, including…Jun 4, 20231Jun 4, 20231
Published inScala 3Scala 3: Even Fewer BracesOne of the most significant, if controversial features in Scala 3 is optional braces, where significant indentation can be used instead of…Nov 20, 20221Nov 20, 20221
Published inScala 3Scala 3: “Erased” DefinitionsMartin Odersky and the EPFL Scala Center continue experimenting with potential new features in Scala 3. Let’s explore one of them, erased…Mar 26, 20222Mar 26, 20222
Published inScala 3Safer Exceptions in Scala 3I mentioned in What’s Changed Since Scala 3.0.0 that Scala 3.1 introduced an experimental feature for safer exceptions. Let’s explore it in…Jan 16, 20221Jan 16, 20221
Published inScala 3The Value of Parametric PolymorphismI’m giving a talk at Scale by the Bay, October 28th, on Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Scala in the Wild.Oct 10, 20211Oct 10, 20211
Published inScala 3Scala 3: What’s Changed Since Scala 3.0.0The Scala team continues to refine Scala 3, fixing bugs, refining existing features, and introducing some experimental features for Scala…Sep 4, 2021Sep 4, 2021
Published inThe Backpacking PhotographerMove Shoot Move for AstrophotographyDuring my recent trip to the Ruby Mountains in Nevada, I tried out the inexpensive and compact Move Shoot Move star tracker. This isn’t a…Aug 15, 2021Aug 15, 2021
Published inThe Backpacking PhotographerCamera Control for the Sony A7RIV Using the Syrp Genie DevicesI spent a week in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada last month. I’ve posted my best pictures to Flickr.Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021
