Event Design for Streaming Systems: A Primer
How to use event streams in an effective, scalable, future-proof way.
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I'm Ian, a software engineer and entrepreneur based in The Netherlands. I'm an engineer at Mercury, a financial technology company that develops bank products for startups of all sizes. I write about engineering, cooking, and life.
Engineering
Accidental or Essential? Understanding Complexity in Software Design
Understanding the difference between essential and accidental complexity in software design.
Embracing Flexibility in Haskell Libraries: The Power of Records of Functions
Improve the robustness and flexibility of your Haskell apps by changing how you design your libraries.
Hi, Barbie! Higher kinded records made easy(er)
We often need to make and manipulate derived types that are similar to each other, but not quite the same. Higher-kinded records provide a way to do this in a generic way, but are clunky. We\
Cooking
The Cadence of Salting
When you salt matters as much as how much you salt. Understanding the timing changes everything.
Personal
What You Need to Know About Trump\
A look at the Trump administration\
Actuarial Murder and Other Diffuse Acts of Violence
An exploration of how institutional decisions and systemic policies can cause widespread harm with less accountability than direct violence, examining cases from healthcare to education where bureaucratic choices have life-altering consequences despite being treated as mere business decisions.
The Cruel Part Is
A poem
Vignettes
A collection of memories