Forem: Ryan Newton

What is record/replay for? How is it different than deterministic execution?

Ryan Newton — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:03:14 +0000

These two things are often confused, even by experts. This article explains the differences in usage and the benefits offered by these two different but related beasts.

Flaky test root causes + introducing Reproducible Containers

Ryan Newton — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:01:05 +0000

This blog post is a small manifesto on what causes flaky tests and what we can do about it.

Introduction to Reproducible Builds

Ryan Newton — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:58:23 +0000

This blog post explains why it's important for software build systems and compilers to produce the same binary files when given the same source code. It further goes into a technique for automating reproducible builds, arguing that reproducibility doesn't have to be whack-a-mole, and doesn't need to require patching tool chains.

The reproducible builds website is another great resource to learn more about reproducible builds.

Pure Programs: Pure functions all grown up

Ryan Newton — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:54:31 +0000

This new blog post is written from a functional programming perspective -- connecting FP (in the small) and determinism (in the large): from pure functions, to pure programs.

Hello dev.to! CS prof, into: FP, compilers, container tech

Ryan Newton — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:16:04 +0000

Hi all,

I recently learned about this community thanks to HeavyBit. I look forward to engaging with this you all on topics like functional programming, Haskell, DevOps, build systems, containers, k8s, etc.

Best,
-Ryan