Archive - FREST Substack

Islands in a sea of state.

Jul 14 •

August 2023

Why now? So What?

Sequoia founder Don Valentine famously asked founders: “Why now?” and “So what?”

Aug 17, 2023 •

RESTful presentation

An elegant tool, for a more civilised age

Aug 16, 2023 •

A private space for us to converse and connect

Aug 16, 2023 •

April 2023

How the CIA Ruined Programming

We’re only just now starting to recover. And we have a long way to go.

Apr 5, 2023 •

March 2023

FREST is simpler computing for ordinary folks and programmers alike.

Mar 8, 2023 •

February 2023

Distributed == Relational

Perhaps surprisingly, distributed systems are naturally relational

Feb 21, 2023 •

Welcome to FREST!

Computing for everyone

Feb 18, 2023 •

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