Finish 2020-10-31

fs2.md

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 # fs2
 
 - https://fs2.io
-- A library that allows abstracting data transmission and control into a shared
+- A [[Scala]] library that allows abstracting data transmission and control
-  concept called a `Stream`.
+  into a shared concept called a `Stream`.
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[Scala]: scala "Scala"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"

java-virtual-machine.md

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+# Java Virtual Machine
+
+- Software that executes platform-independent bytecode.

java.md

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 # Java
 
 - Programming language.
-- Compiled to bytecode that is executed on a Virtual Machine.
+- Compiled to bytecode that is executed on the [[Java Virtual Machine]].
 - Effectively platform-independent.
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[Java Virtual Machine]: java-virtual-machine "Java Virtual Machine"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"

journal/2020-10-31.md

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 - Set up this journal. See the [[readme]].
 - Looked into writing a [[Ghidra]] plugin to generate [[MASM Assembly]] for a
-  [[decompilation]] project.
+  [[decompilation]] project. It seems the process is complicated, by the "Hello
+  World" example given.
 - Explored whether or not it's possible to write recursive algorithms in
   constant space using [[fs2]], and how it applies to [[sledge]].
   - It was discussed in the Scala Discord whether or not there exists an
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 - Talked with my family about my plans for university. I've decided that if I'm
   unable to complete an Associate's Degree by the end of Summer 2021, then I'll
   reduce my workload and enter university in Fall 2022 instead of Fall 2021.
+- Discussed how safe and unsafe [[Zig]] is with [[MinusKelvin]]. The conclusion
+  was that [[Zig]]'s level of safety is perfect for a replacement for C, but
+  [[Rust]] gives better overall safety.
+- Explored the practicality of a `Real`/Computable number type for use in place
+  of [[Zig]]'s `comptime_float`. The consensus was that, if accurate, it would
+  be very useful for expanding [[Zig]]'s floating point datatypes outside of
+  just `f16`, `f32`, `f64`, and `f128`.
+- Discovered
+  [Minecraft, but it's Everywhere At The End Of Time](https://youtu.be/c3gpdZrT0eA).
+  I've figured out that this is some sort of reference to "The Caretaker,"
+  but I don't know what "The Caretaker" is. I'll have to do more research on it
+  tomorrow.
 
 [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
 [readme]: ..\README "Aly's digital garden"
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 [decompilation]: ..\decompilation "Decompilation"
 [fs2]: ..\fs2 "fs2"
 [sledge]: ..\sledge "sledge"
+[Zig]: ..\zig "Zig"
+[MinusKelvin]: ..\minuskelvin "MinusKelvin"
+[Rust]: ..\rust "Rust"
 [//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"

minuskelvin.md

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+# MinusKelvin
+
+- A [[person]].
+- Developer of ColdClear, a Tetris AI written in [[Rust]].
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[person]: person "Person"
+[Rust]: rust "Rust"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"

ocarina-of-time.md

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+# Ocarina of Time
+
+- Video game released on November 21, 1998 for the Nintendo 64.
+- One of the highest rated casual games of all time.

person.md

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+# Person
+

rust.md

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+# Rust
+
+- https://www.rust-lang.org/

scala.md

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+# Scala
+
+- https://scala-lang.org/
+- A programming language that mainly runs on the [[Java Virtual Machine]].
+- Scala can be compiled to JavaScript or via LLVM as well.
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[Java Virtual Machine]: java-virtual-machine "Java Virtual Machine"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"

sledge.md

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 - Completely disallows mutability in the source code to allow for better
   optimizations, and to allow for returning variably-sized objects like
   buffers or closures on the stack instead of the heap.
+- Meant to compile to native code like [[Zig]] and have manual memory
+  management like [[Zig]].
+- Meant to have typeclasses like [[Scala]] and operator overloading like
+  [[Scala]].
 
 [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
 [fs2]: fs2 "fs2"
 [Zig]: zig "Zig"
+[Scala]: scala "Scala"
 [//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"

todo.md

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 - [ ] Add this garden to the [Agora](https://flancia.org/go/agora)
 - [ ] Write a [[Ghidra]] plugin to output procedures as individual
   [[MASM Assembly]] files
+- [ ] Finish my contribution of `En_Tg` to the [[Ocarina of Time]]
+  [[decompilation]] project
+- [ ] Draft up a pull request that fixes invalid fields present in
+  `twitter4s`.
+- [ ] Finish my addition of a `HashMap` to `cats-collections`.
 
 [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
 [Ghidra]: ghidra "Ghidra"
 [MASM Assembly]: masm-assembly "MASM Assembly"
+[Ocarina of Time]: ocarina-of-time "Ocarina of Time"
+[decompilation]: decompilation "Decompilation"
 [//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"