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Cover for Beyond Unicorn: Why I Code-Gen Instead of Emulating
Programming 1248 words 6 min

Beyond Unicorn: Why I Code-Gen Instead of Emulating

Emulation is wrong when you call the same routine thousands of times. How Alicorn lifts x64 to C# and replaces Unicorn on the hot path.
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Programming 702 words 4 min

Building a Native x64-to-C# Transpiler: Why I Built Alicorn

Building a native x64-to-C# transpiler sounds simple until you meet the RFLAGS register. The question behind Alicorn, and what the gap keeps teaching me.
Cover for How to Merge PGN Files in F#: Streaming, Performance, and Discriminated Unions
Programming 709 words 4 min

How to Merge PGN Files in F#: Streaming, Performance, and Discriminated Unions

How I built a CLI tool to merge chess PGN files using F#'s type system, streaming I/O, and functional patterns — merging gigabytes of games with 64 KB of memory.
Programming 1069 words 5 min

Why I Built ZaString

On zero allocations, Span<T>, and the pursuit of performance without sacrifice.