The Code Diarist

A diary about code

It Begins

March 27, 2025

What is Code? Is it secret writing? A guide for personal conduct? A list of instructions for a computer? Is it always systematic, in which case how does randomness figure into it?

What about all the subtle signals people send to each other during everyday social interactions? Surely there is some kind of code, one that I never have been able to decipher.

For writing out loud in these turbulent times, I need a topic that does not make me feel anxious. Code could be it.

We shall see.

Recent articles:

October 2, 2025 Automate html Links with Emacs Lisp
A LISP function is described for automatically producing and inserting navigational links from header tags, such as<h2>, in an html file for a web page.

September 30, 2025 Use The Right Tool
Do not pound nails with a dish-rag, nor wash dishes with a hammer...

September 24, 2025 A Dichotomy of Documentation
I often grumble about official documentation for certain examples of classic open-source. Perhaps I should not, but I do.

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