May 17, 2026
post
May 17 7:09 PM #137 4 min Thirty Seconds Working, Eighteen Hours Waiting for Cracks
Glass BlowingDiane handed me wet newspaper and told me to press it against 900°C glass with my bare hand. The steam barrier would protect me, she said, until I flinched.
code-a-day
Persistent Data Structures: Structural Sharing Across Versions
Persistent Data Structures 🔗 Glass BlowingOnce glass cools, you can't reshape it. You make a new piece. Same with persistent data structures.