The Eric Normand Podcast podcast

The Eric Normand Podcast

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.

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.

 

#242

All about the stratified design lens

In this episode, I introduce the stratified design lens, which talks about how and why we ... more

25 Sep 2023

12 MINS

12:24

25 Sep 2023


#241

All about the time lens

In this episode, I introduce the time lens, and I posit a law about representing time in c... more

19 Sep 2023

10 MINS

10:36

19 Sep 2023


#240

All about the volatility lens

In this episode, I introduce the volatility lens, which seeks to help us write code that d... more

11 Sep 2023

18 MINS

18:28

11 Sep 2023


#239

All about the architecture lens

In this episode, I introduce the architecture lens, its questions, and its goal of modelin... more

31 Jul 2023

24 MINS

24:20

31 Jul 2023


#238

All about the executable specification lens

In this episode, I introduce the executable specification lens, its questions, and its goa... more

24 Jul 2023

15 MINS

15:18

24 Jul 2023


#237

All about the composition lens

In this episode, I introduce the composition lens, its questions, and its goal of figuring... more

10 Jul 2023

13 MINS

13:44

10 Jul 2023


#236

All about the operation lens

In this episode, I introduce the operation lens, its questions, and its goal of capturing ... more

03 Jul 2023

19 MINS

19:40

03 Jul 2023


#235

Data lens

In this episode, I introduce the data lens, its questions, and its goals of capturing rela... more

26 Jun 2023

23 MINS

23:18

26 Jun 2023


#234

All about the domain lens

In this episode, I introduce the domain lens, its questions, and its goal.

19 Jun 2023

19 MINS

19:54

19 Jun 2023


#233

How does executable specifications compare with other modeling paradigms?

In this episode, I compare executable specifications to UML, DDD, and software design.

12 Jun 2023

23 MINS

23:25

12 Jun 2023


#232

What is the title of my new book?

I've found a better title for my book: Executable Specifications. Listen to find out why i... more

05 Jun 2023

07 MINS

07:26

05 Jun 2023


#231

What are the domain modeling lenses?

I'm organizing my new book in terms of lenses. Each lens focuses our attention on one impo... more

29 May 2023

20 MINS

20:58

29 May 2023


#230

How is domain modeling evolving these days?

I talk about the progress I've made on my book and why I'm throwing it away and starting o... more

22 May 2023

20 MINS

20:20

22 May 2023


#229

Why don't I encounter more type errors when programming in Clojure?

I give another reason why I don't encounter so many type errors in Clojure.

15 May 2023

07 MINS

07:17

15 May 2023


#228

What is the "reify to an interpreter" refactoring?

Watch the creation of a simple refactoring to turn functions into data.

08 May 2023

07 MINS

07:13

08 May 2023


#227

How to teach an essential skill in domain modeling?

One important skill in domain modeling is learning to see the semantics of your language, ... more

24 Apr 2023

12 MINS

12:05

24 Apr 2023


#226

What is an isomorphism?

An isomorphism is a one-to-one mapping from two sets, and encoding your domain model invol... more

17 Apr 2023

05 MINS

05:12

17 Apr 2023


#225

Applying domain modeling to an existing data structure

Domain modeling also works after you've already got lots of code. How can we apply domain ... more

10 Apr 2023

09 MINS

09:44

10 Apr 2023


#224

What is the commutative property?

We discuss the commutative property, why we use it, and three different possible meanings.... more

20 Feb 2023

06 MINS

06:21

20 Feb 2023


#223

Why is the associative property important?

We look at several examples where the associative property gives us expressive power.

13 Feb 2023

12 MINS

12:31

13 Feb 2023


#222

What is the process for coming up with a good conceptual model?

We describe a three-step process for discovering conceptual models.

30 Jan 2023

14 MINS

14:49

30 Jan 2023


#221

What is the closure property?

I discuss the closure property, which creates operations that can be nested. It's one thin... more

23 Jan 2023

07 MINS

07:45

23 Jan 2023