The Eric Normand Podcast

Sep 25 2023 1k
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An off-the-cuff stream of Functional Programming ideas, skills, patterns, and news from Functional Programming expert Eric Normand of LispCast. Formerly known as Thoughts on Functional Programming.

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All about the stratified design lens

Sep 25 2023 12 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the stratified design lens, which talks about how and why we split things into layers.

All about the time lens

Sep 19 2023 10 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the time lens, and I posit a law about representing time in complex domains.

All about the volatility lens

Sep 10 2023 18 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the volatility lens, which seeks to help us write code that deals with a changing world.

All about the architecture lens

Jul 30 2023 24 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the architecture lens, its questions, and its goal of modeling architectural domains to manage complexity.

All about the executable specification lens

Jul 23 2023 15 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the executable specification lens, its questions, and its goal of getting to runnable, testable code as quickly as possible.

All about the composition lens

Jul 09 2023 13 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the composition lens, its questions, and its goal of figuring what's true when you perform multiple operations in a row.

All about the operation lens

Jul 02 2023 19 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the operation lens, its questions, and its goal of capturing the use cases of your software.

Data lens

Jun 25 2023 23 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the data lens, its questions, and its goals of capturing relationships among data values in data.

All about the domain lens

Jun 19 2023 19 mins  
In this episode, I introduce the domain lens, its questions, and its goal.

How does executable specifications compare with other modeling paradigms?

Jun 12 2023 23 mins  
In this episode, I compare executable specifications to UML, DDD, and software design.