I am playing with the NaturalLanguage framework in #Swift and I am having some interesting results. Here are the most similar words to the word „Dictatorship”. The left column are the words, the right is the distance. The more distant, the less similar the word is.

dictator 0.7791867852210999
autocracy 0.7871801853179932
dictatorial 0.7904724478721619
regime 0.7980139851570129
democracy 0.8397299647331238
totalitarian 0.845069408416748
repressive 0.8523193001747131
oligarchy 0.8619794845581055
despotism 0.8681145310401917
despot 0.8691430687904358
Here is the code I used.
import NaturalLanguage
guard let embedding = NLEmbedding.wordEmbedding(for: .english) else {
print("Nic z tego nie będzie.")
fatalError()
}
let words = embedding.neighbors(for: "dictatorship", maximumCount: 10)
for word in words {
print("\(word.0)\t\(word.1)")
}
#apple #swift #programming #CodingFun #iOS #macOS

Check out the latest blog post on the #swiftlang website about the #adwaita for #swift package!

https://www.swift.org/blog/adwaita-swift/

You can find the repo on GitHub: https://github.com/AparokshaUI/adwaita-swift

#linux #libadwaita #gnome #gtk

GitHub - AparokshaUI/adwaita-swift: A framework for creating user interfaces for GNOME with an API similar to SwiftUI

A framework for creating user interfaces for GNOME with an API similar to SwiftUI - AparokshaUI/adwaita-swift

^GitHub

The #gnome app "Memorize" is on Flathub!

https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.david_swift.Flashcards

It is written using Adwaita for #swift with an interface very similar to #swiftui.

https://github.com/david-swift/Memorize

#linux #flathub #libadwaita

Install Memorize on Linux | Flathub

Study flashcards

^Flathub

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Currently working on two #gnome apps!

- Scripter: A simple app for basic scripts ⌨️ & calculations 📐 [GitHub: https://github.com/david-swift/Scripter]
- Flashcards: Create, edit, and study flashcard sets 🎓 - easily import your existing Quizlet sets [GitHub: https://github.com/david-swift/Flashcards]

Both are written in #swift using an interface similar to #swiftui for #gtk and #libadwaita [GitHub: https://github.com/AparokshaUI/Adwaita]

I came across a blog from a 2 years ago that compared different implementations of dot product. It had a couple interesting points. The cost of functional programming in #Swift was huge (31x on M1 and 198x on x86). I did an equivalent test in #Rust and the cost was 1x (on M2). That lets programmers use the high level abstractions without dreading the performance costs.

Rust:
left.iter().zip(right.iter())
.map(|(&l, &r)| l * r )
.sum::<f64>()
https://eclecticlight.co/2021/08/04/when-idiomatic-code-is-slower-and-how-to-accelerate/

When idiomatic code is slower, and how to Accelerate

Benchmarking 32-bit Float vector dot-product calculations using Swift, NEON assembly, and Apple’s SIMD libraries, on Intel and M1 Macs.

^{The Eclectic Light Company}

OK, trying an experiment with my Programming Languages class!

• Have an AI generate some of your writing assignment.
• Critique its output. Call BS on its BS.

Assignment details in screenshots below. I’ll let you know how it goes.

(Here are the links from the screenshots:)

Raw AI Text:
https://gist.github.com/pcantrell/7b68ce7c5b2e329543e2dadd6853be21

Comments on AI Text:
https://gist.github.com/pcantrell/d51bc2d4257027a6b4c64c9010d42c32

(Better) Human Text
https://gist.github.com/pcantrell/f363734336e6063f61e451e2658b50a6

#ai #chatgpt #education #writing #highered
#swift #proglang

The first half hour of @rjmccall’s talk provides really good insight into Apple’s plans and motivation for Swift: a single successor language for C/C++/Obj-C for the entire stack, including kernel and embedded systems. Focused on correctness, safety, and security. Incremental adoption is key, hence the importance of interop with C, Obj-C, and now C++. #Swift

“Introducing a Memory-Safe Successor Language in Large C++ Code Bases”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgivCGdmFrw

Introducing a Memory-Safe Successor Language in Large C++ Code Bases - John McCall - CppNow 2023

https://www.cppnow.org​https://www.linkedin.com/company/cppnow---Introducing a Memory-Safe Successor Language in Large Code Bases - John McCall - CppNow 2023...

^YouTube

Man Reader - my Mac app for reading Terminal command man pages - has finally had its long awaited update. The new version is now waiting for review.

Currently, Man Reader costs USD 4.99 or the local equivalent. I will be increasing this to USD 9.99 when the update is released, so if you want to save some money, buy it now and get the upgrade at half-price.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/man-reader/id522583774?mt=12

#macOS #swift #terminal #zsh #bash

One thing I particularly like about Rust — which I’m very new to — is how thoughtfully the compiler errors and warnings have been designed. It not only diagnoses and explains the problem: it provides a possible solution. Genius.

This is the essence of good design: it’s compassionate, anticipating the needs and wants of another person. I can’t think of another language that does anything like this. Certainly not Swift, not that I’m bitter.

#rust #swift

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#Dev recommendations 6. #RegEx can be a hard topic for every new person starting with #programming. However don’t be scared of them because they are useful and fun! If you struggle to learn #RegularExpressions here are my favorite resources.
1. https://regex101.com. This website is your all in one toolbox for regular expressions, with tutorials, reference and a very advanced debugger which can visualise the expression’s output. All for free, and with #accessibility for the #blind out of the box.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6I-Ahc0HB4&list=PL4cUxeGkcC9g6m_6Sld9Q4jzqdqHd2HiD
A little course on regular expressions. The teaching is cler and the guy explains everything on the way.
As always, if you have any questions about #RegEx, #csharp #dotnet, #swift or anything else, feel free to ask me!

regex101: build, test, and debug regex

Regular expression tester with syntax highlighting, explanation, cheat sheet for PHP/PCRE, Python, GO, JavaScript, Java, C#/.NET.

^regex101