Dean WamplerinThe Backpacking PhotographerFocus Stacking for Macro PhotographyI posted the following image on social media recently:9 min read·May 4, 2024----
Dean WamplerinThe 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…5 min read·Sep 6, 2023----
Dean WamplerinScala 3Scala 3: What Is “Direct Style”?Scala uses monads extensively for many operations with non-trivial effects, such as those involving asynchronous computation, including…7 min read·Jun 4, 2023----
Dean WamplerinScala 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…5 min read·Nov 20, 2022--1--1
Dean WamplerinScala 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…6 min read·Mar 26, 2022--2--2
Dean WamplerinScala 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…7 min read·Jan 16, 2022--1--1
Dean WamplerinScala 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.7 min read·Oct 10, 2021--1--1
Dean WamplerinScala 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…5 min read·Sep 4, 2021----
Dean WamplerinThe 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…6 min read·Aug 15, 2021----
Dean WamplerinThe 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.3 min read·Aug 7, 2021----