David Karr Johnston

David Karr Johnston

📍 Brooklyn, New York

Writing 12 programming languages in 2023, part 2

Heyyyy, long time no see. I'm still working on this project, even though I haven't checked in here. Hope this entry finds you well. I should probably just get into the language, but I feel a certain obligation to account for my time. Before that, a

Dynamic Squarespace elements without Javascript

Arielle asked me to write a program for her the other day. Something that would embed images of the books she’s marked as “currently reading” on Goodreads in her website. Something like this: Shouldn't be an issue, I thought, nothing a little Javascript can’t accomplish. There

Writing 12 programming languages in 2023 pt. 1

Why programming languages? I think I want to work on programming languages. I want to work on programming languages because I write programs all day. When I write programs, I see a lot of things that can be improved, so I have ideas for programming languages. I went to college

The silliest way to save $4 per week, part 2

To recap TwoSix weeks ago, I laid out a subway puzzle I came across recently. The goal of the puzzle is to ride the subway as cheaply as possible. The rules of the puzzle are as follows: 1. The normal subway fare is $2.75 2. The Cash App card

The silliest way to save $4 per week, part 1

A story about a Subway puzzle. Dorsey's devilish desire The first piece of this puzzle came to my attention when a friend clued me in to Cash App's MTA boost. Cash App is a service for sending people money. You can also get a debit card

To begin

Premise: writing in public has the following personal value propositions. 1. Writing out my thoughts helps clarify those thoughts. Writing is, in this sense, like speaking aloud. I think writing is less effective than teaching in this regard, but it doesn't require an audience so that's