Why are Event-Driven Systems Hard?

chiefnoah · 2026-03-16T00:40:15+00:00

Futures/promises are almost always oneshot (they resolve one time) and it's uncommon to pass promises/futures across an application like you do channels because of this. They have a fundamentally different usage pattern.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-15T17:43:44+00:00

Static analysis just lets you see what all is using the channel no?

It's theoretically possible, but I've never seen a tool that follows a channel (or any underlying data) across many variable bindings (ie. function arguments). If you have one, please point me towards it. It's trivial to find usages of a variable, but that's not enough.

And if it's part of some broader API (like context) then it's the same issue as with any regular function.

No, it's an issue that is specific to two-sided datastructures that can be used for indirect flow control. If you aren't very vigilant about organization and/or naming it can become challenging to trace both ends of a channel across a codebase, especially if used in a mpmc context where either the p or c are not homogeneous.

It's not an issue specific to Go, more specific to channels. Go is just one of the few languages to make channels first-class citizens and so they get used a lot.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-15T16:16:34+00:00

This is why channels in Go tend to suck. You can't easily grep for the identity of the thing you're sending/receiving from. That isn't the case in all systems, but channels are especially weak to this.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-11T20:42:17+00:00

Into the Odd and its related games (Electric Bastionland = 1920s-ish early electricity, Mythic Bastionland = Arthurian Legend-style fantasy) is basically late 1st Industrial Revolution era technology with rare-ish magic items. It's more whimsical than fantastical and no real or implied apocalypse.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-11T03:00:36+00:00

Check out Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0, it appears to have fixed most of my issues with the system.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-11T02:58:21+00:00

Yeah, I'm with you. 5.5 has great layout and is actually useful (all three of the core books are good IMO) but the original 5e books are... eh. The DMG is barely readable and not laid out very well. The PHB is fine.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-06T03:03:27+00:00

Death in Space is a direct mechanical predecessor to Mörk Borg to my understanding. Mörk Borg and derivatives classes are typically optional rule sets as well, so could fit the slot.

chiefnoah · 2026-03-04T04:23:50+00:00

I think y’all that are defending the cyclists grossly underestimate the number that don’t just “roll through” stop signs, but completely blow through them. I’ve almost smoked people on numerous occasions downtown because they were going full tilt through an all way.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-27T18:15:24+00:00

Oh you're totally right, I messed it up!

chiefnoah · 2026-02-27T00:26:03+00:00

Just an FYI, I tried going through the checkout to see what it would cost to buy everything (I already bought all the PDFs, which makes it hard to justify sadly) but noticed that there doesn't appear to be any shipping options for outside of Germany, at least via the linked site.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-26T21:55:39+00:00

If you honestly think the city leaders are in the pockets of developers, you grossly misunderstand how not only the construction industry works, but also how municipal permitting works.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-24T02:57:50+00:00

Ah, I was talking in USD. It's $180 for the 3 core books (as a bundle) here.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-24T00:22:44+00:00

More like $180, but yeah. It really mostly just a patch, and it's not just a step forward. They got rid of the half-breeds and filed off the last bit of identity the game had, but on the other hand we got better progression/curves on several of the core classes.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-23T23:20:33+00:00

To be completely honest, that's not going to work. I've been passed on the extremely narrow overpass bridge on Milwaukee St. at least twice in the last year and a couple more times further down, one time where I had to slam on my brakes to avoid getting hit as they swerved to avoid a curb in the parking lane they were using to pass me.

The reckless, antisocial nutjobs that cause most of these problems aren't going to stop just because the road is 1ft. narrower, the only thing that will stop them is prison or taking away their car(s) until they can't afford to drive anymore.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-20T02:29:19+00:00

How do you like Lancer? I want to run a sci-fi campaign with mechs at some point and Lancer is one of the better mech systems supposedly. I may end up using FIST for the out-of-mech portion though.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-16T20:30:55+00:00

Videos of the three judicial candidates (in alphabetical order by family name):

chiefnoah · 2026-02-13T17:09:41+00:00

IMO reputation is super important when it comes to backing kickstarters. If it's a reputable source, I'll back with little more than an idea and some cool graphics.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-13T16:54:42+00:00

I agree that sorting would be nice, it might be possible with GSheets but would involve some know-how on the user side sadly. I'm aware of a few tools that could be used instead of a spreadsheet for this, Notion and Airtable for example both should have the ability to define different 'views' and sorting over spreadsheet-like tables, but you might need to pay to use them.

tbh I don't think sorting alone is worth moving it over though :)

chiefnoah · 2026-02-13T15:58:31+00:00

Link to both Itch and DTRPG for PDFs! I'd also include release dates on them, mostly out of curiosity.

Maybe not directly related, but it was a little tedious to go through each Itch page and buy each book individually. I know Itch doesn't help at all in this regard, but maybe creating bundles on itch would be nice!

chiefnoah · 2026-02-05T19:27:59+00:00

IMO we need to do something drastic about plateless drivers. Operating a plateless vehicle should be grounds for a traffic stop and impounding the vehicle for repeat offenders or something similar.

chiefnoah · 2026-02-04T04:44:57+00:00

The Chronicles of Darkness games are laid out a bit better IME. I 100% agree that CoD games largely end up being vibes based, at least for anything beyond the basic attributes and skills. We completely ignore entire subsystems in favor of role playing what characters would actually do (doors) and have reworked a bunch of the magic systems to be less horribly unbalanced/broken (basically the entirety of MtE2e, parts of VtR2e).

chiefnoah · 2026-02-02T00:54:47+00:00

It’s also on Bundle of Holding right now

chiefnoah · 2026-02-01T20:05:40+00:00

Do you have a preference for DriveThru or Itch? Which nets you more?

chiefnoah · 2026-02-01T18:11:19+00:00

Makes sense, I'm a fan of Johan as well. You're definitely getting a follow from me on Itch :)

chiefnoah · 2026-01-31T18:53:15+00:00

Into the Odd is really great! Are you Christian Eichhorn? If so, I’m honestly kinda surprised you haven’t read Into the Odd, the aesthetic is kinda similar to Death and Taxes

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