October 20, 2025
Everything is a File: Virtual Filesystems for CLI Data Tools
How I turned scattered data managers into navigable systems using virtual filesystems and POSIX commands.
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July 15, 2025
chop: When Every Command Returns the Same Kind of Thing
27 image commands, one constraint: read JSON, write JSON. The closure property as a generative design principle.
December 18, 2024
jsonl-algebra: Relational Algebra for Nested JSON
A command-line implementation of relational algebra for JSONL data with full support for nested structures, schema inference, and composable pipelines.
December 15, 2024
The Dot Ecosystem: From Simple Paths to Data Algebras
A composable ecosystem of tools for manipulating nested data structures. From a simple helper function to a full data algebra, guided by purity, pedagogy, and the principle of least power.
February 20, 2016
The Unix Philosophy and API Design
Do one thing well, compose freely, use text streams. This applies to libraries and APIs, not just shell scripts.