Adam Sherwood

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Hello and welcome to my portfolio!

I'm a sculptor turned software engineer. You can find out more about me here. Feel free to look around!

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Not every note in here is about work I've done. Some notes just refer to tools I've used or the people who built them, and many notes are just collection points for backlinks, but you should be able to find your way around without much trouble.

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Projects

kanren

2024 Logic Programming Nimskull Project

This library provides some logic programming utilities in Nimskull; sort of a miniKanren with some additional goodies for arithmetic and rules. It relies on my dynamic_value library.

dynamic_value

2024 Nimskull Project

This library provides a dynamic value in Nimskull on top of my persistent collection library. Uses tagged unions on 32-bit systems (WASM) and NaN-boxing on 64-bit systems. Intended to be used for implementing dynamic programming languages and similar projects.

persistent

2024 Functional Programming Nimskull Project

Implements Clojure-like persistent, immutable collections for Nimskull: vec, map, set, and multiset.

Standoff Property Editor

2020 Editor Outliner Project Standoff Properties Tool for Thought UI User Programming Web App

Check out Standoff Property Editor if you're interested in some of my old explorations of knowledge management.

Sinuous Libraries

2020 JavaScript Sinuous UI

Sinuous Libraries contains a handful of libraries I wrote to extend the Sinuous UI library.

Mentat

2019 JavaScript Plugin Project TiddlyWiki Tool for Thought UI User Programming

Mentat was my first real project in JavaScript and provided an OS-like windowing system for TiddlyWiki.

ReconJS

2019 JavaScript Library Parsing Project Security

ReconJS and ReconJS Site are projects that center around statically checking JavaScript for potential security vulnerabilities.

7GUIs Implementations

2020 7GUIs Syntax UI

My 7GUIs Implementations are a way I explore learning new UI libraries, and occasionally languages, using a set of 7 tasks.

Red Utilities

2020 Red

Red Utilities are just some useful helpers I wrote for working with Red code, worth checking out if you have any interest in the Red programming language.

RegexXP

2019 JavaScript Project React Web App

RegexXP was my first full-stack app that I made solo and an opportunity for me to teach myself regex.

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7GUIs / ClojureScript with Reagent
2020 7GUIs ClojureScript Project Reagent UI
Complete 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark implementation in ClojureScript and using Reagent

7GUIs / React
2020 7GUIs JavaScript Project React UI
Partial implementation of 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark in React

7GUIs / Sinuous
2020 7GUIs JavaScript Project Sinuous UI
Complete 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark implementation using the Sinuous UI library

7GUIs / Sinuous with Sinuous-Style
2020 7GUIs JavaScript Project Scoped Styles Sinuous UI
Complete 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark implementation using Sinuous and sinuous-style

7GUIs / Sinuous with Webscript
2020 7GUIs JavaScript Project Sinuous UI Webscript
Complete 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark implementation using Sinuous and Webscript

7GUIs / Solid
2020 7GUIs JavaScript Project Solid UI
Complete 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark implementation using Solid

7GUIs / Svelte 3
2020 7GUIs JavaScript Project Svelte UI
Complete 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark implementation using Svelte

dynamic_value
2024 Nimskull Project
This library provides a dynamic value in Nimskull on top of my persistent collection library ...

kanren
2024 Logic Programming Nimskull Project
This library provides some logic programming utilities in Nimskull; sort of a miniKanren wit ...

Mentat
2019 JavaScript Plugin Project TiddlyWiki Tool for Thought UI User Programming
Mentat is actually a series of 4 plugins (Repopup, Volant, Engine, and Mentat) for the TiddlyWiki platform. Each plugin builds on the last. Together, they create a platform for users to radically configure the UI/UX of their wiki intuitively and with speed. They also form a base from which even more adventurous UI/UX solutions can be developed.

persistent
2024 Functional Programming Nimskull Project
Implements Clojure-like persistent, immutable collections for Nimskull: vec, map, set, ...

Portfolio Website 2
2019 JavaScript Project Svelte
A simple website portfolio SPA to curate a few of my projects.

ReconJS
2019 JavaScript Library Parsing Project Security
ReconJS is a tool for statically checking arbitrary Javascript code for security threats. Analyze code for safety before you run it.

ReconJS Site
2019 JavaScript NextJS Project React Web App
The ReconJS Site is a gamified, adversarial demo of ReconJS.

Red Utilities / Compare
2020 Project Red Syntax Utility
Python-inspired chained comparison operators

Red Utilities / Series
2020 Project Red Syntax Utility
Series comprehensions inspired by Python list comprehensions

Red Utilities / Test Framework
2020 Project Red Testing Utility
A simple test framework for Red code

Red Utilities / Test Runner
2020 Project Red Testing Utility
A simple script for running Red test files

Red Utilities / Transducer
2020 Functional Programming Project Red Utility
Functional Programming transducers in Red

Red Utilities / Watch
2020 Project Red Utility
A simple file-watcher in Red

RegexXP
2019 JavaScript Project React Web App
RegexXP is an educational app for JavaScript developers trying to improve their regular expression skills. The app allows users to create challenges and solve the challenges created by other users. It also contains a brief tutorial, covering the principal features of regex in JavaScript.

sinuous-bind
2020 JavaScript Library Project Sinuous Syntax UI
Brings the bind element directives of Svelte to Sinuous.

sinuous-context
2020 JavaScript Library Project Sinuous UI
A light-weight, fast, and easy-to-use context api for Sinuous.

sinuous-frame
2020 JavaScript Library Project Sinuous Syntax UI
An alternative view syntax for Sinuous. Inspired by Hiccup.

sinuous-style
2020 JavaScript Library Project Scoped Styles Sinuous UI
Scoped styles for Sinuous à la styled-jsx.

Standoff Property Editor
2020 Editor Outliner Project Standoff Properties Tool for Thought UI User Programming Web App
Outliner built atop CodeMirror incorporating Standoff Properties and User Programming

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There aren't very clear criteria of what ends up in listed in this document rather than being listed in Projects. Generally, the stuff listed here is less finished or was done as part of a code jam or something.

differential_dataflow

Experiment Incremental Computation Nimskull

Based on the ideas of Frank McSherry and his Differential Dataflow. This implementation relies on my dynamic_value lib.

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Adam Sherwood

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I'm a sculptor turned software engineer. I was getting my master's degree at the Royal College of Art in London when I started getting into programming as a way of making sculpture. After my first foray, I was hooked.

I dove in headfirst, learned as much as I could, and by the time my degree was through, I was able to switch careers. This turned out to be pretty great. Code has a number of distinct advantages over sculpture, not least of which is that people are more interested in paying you to make it, which is sort of a big deal when you're supporting a family.

But writing code is also just a uniquely engaging and powerful experience that gives one the opportunity to work in many different facets of life at once: there's a bit of art and design, a lot of engineering, a ton of coordinating with other people, there's some entrepreneurship too, and, at its core, code is rooted deeply in navigating some basic aspect of the way the universe works. Computation is a fundamental aspect of nature and code gives one the chance to play with that.

Most of my work since graduating from art school has been in JavaScript, but I love learning languages and am constantly looking for opportunities to improve my ability to write software.

Hit me up on twitter or by email if you get the chance!

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7GUIs / ClojureScript with Reagent

7GUIs / React

7GUIs / Sinuous

7GUIs / Sinuous with Sinuous-Style

7GUIs / Sinuous with Webscript

7GUIs / Solid

7GUIs / Svelte 3

7GUIs Implementations
2020 7GUIs Syntax UI
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Sometime in 2020 I discovered 7GUIs: A GUI Programming Benchmark. It's a set of tasks and an ...

Mentat
2019 JavaScript Plugin Project TiddlyWiki Tool for Thought UI User Programming
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Mentat is actually a series of 4 plugins (Repopup, Volant, Engine, and Mentat) for the TiddlyWiki platform. Each plugin builds on the last. Together, they create a platform for users to radically configure the UI/UX of their wiki intuitively and with speed. They also form a base from which even more adventurous UI/UX solutions can be developed.

Portfolio Website 2
2019 JavaScript Project Svelte
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A simple website portfolio SPA to curate a few of my projects.

ReconJS
2019 JavaScript Library Parsing Project Security
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ReconJS is a tool for statically checking arbitrary Javascript code for security threats. Analyze code for safety before you run it.

ReconJS Site
2019 JavaScript NextJS Project React Web App
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The ReconJS Site is a gamified, adversarial demo of ReconJS.

Red Utilities
2020 Red
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In 2020, I did some contract work for Redlake Technologies, helping them get some Hugo s ...

Red Utilities / Compare
2020 Project Red Syntax Utility
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Python-inspired chained comparison operators

Red Utilities / Series
2020 Project Red Syntax Utility
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Series comprehensions inspired by Python list comprehensions

Red Utilities / Test Framework
2020 Project Red Testing Utility
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A simple test framework for Red code

Red Utilities / Test Runner
2020 Project Red Testing Utility
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A simple script for running Red test files

Red Utilities / Transducer

Red Utilities / Watch
2020 Project Red Utility
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A simple file-watcher in Red

RegexXP
2019 JavaScript Project React Web App
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RegexXP is an educational app for JavaScript developers trying to improve their regular expression skills. The app allows users to create challenges and solve the challenges created by other users. It also contains a brief tutorial, covering the principal features of regex in JavaScript.

Sinuous Libraries
2020 JavaScript Sinuous UI
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I have made 4 libraries that extend or otherwise augment the functionality of the Sinuous UI ...

sinuous-bind
2020 JavaScript Library Project Sinuous Syntax UI
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Brings the bind element directives of Svelte to Sinuous.

sinuous-context
2020 JavaScript Library Project Sinuous UI
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A light-weight, fast, and easy-to-use context api for Sinuous.

sinuous-frame

sinuous-style

Standoff Property Editor
2020 Editor Outliner Project Standoff Properties Tool for Thought UI User Programming Web App
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Outliner built atop CodeMirror incorporating Standoff Properties and User Programming

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