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xtdb
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Mariposa – A programming language with time-travel
You don't necessarily need to embed it into the programming language itself to get a ton of value. XTDB (https://github.com/xtdb/xtdb) offer a Clojure, Java and HTTP API for interacting with the database, which is bitemporal and lets you query the database for a specific point in time for example.
- Everything wrong with databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary
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I made a basic python client and ORM for XTDB
XTDB is a bitemporal and dynamic relational database for SQL and Datalog, written in Clojure. The Python application I work on uses XTDB for its bitemporal and schema-less nature. There were a few Python clients that looked unmaintained and lacked some features we needed, so I tried to build something that would have fit our own requirements in hindsight. This includes:
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Endatabas: A SQLite-inspired, SQL document database with full history
it's bitemporal, will be SQL-compatible, and also has another query-language - XTQL :
https://github.com/xtdb/xtdb/tree/2.x/dev/xtql
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Is Datomic right for my use case?
You can also consider other durable Datalog options like datahike or datalevin which can work either as lib (SQLite style) or in a client-server setup; if you want to play with bi-temporality XTDB is a rock solid option with very good support and documentation.
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Datomic Is Now Free
You could look into http://xtdb.com/ if you want an open source alternative
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Taming the Time: how to install & develop with XTDB
XTDB, or Cross-Time Database, is a distributed and transactional database system designed to handle complex and changing data with ease. It is based on a bitemporal model, which allows for the tracking of both the valid time and transaction time of data, enabling powerful and flexible querying capabilities. With XTDB, developers can work with immutable data structures, which simplifies development and improves reliability. Its graph query language, Datalog, provides a powerful and expressive way to navigate relationships within the data.
- Introduction to Datalog
- Clojure Turns 15 panel discussion video
- Xtdb
Sonic Pi
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Anyone else using ChatGPT to make music?
I have wondered what grooves it could come with using https://sonic-pi.net/
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I Need to Grow Away from These Roots
Something fascinating about seeing a 'score' for generative music written out as a sort of specification like that.
There's enough detail there that you can take those instructions and reimplement your own version of it, and you'll end up with essentially the same 'piece of music', but certainly a different interpretation of it. Because while the score lays out some details precisely, it leaves other choices less clear. What does 'all inversions' really mean when enumerating chords? Does it include open, spread voicings? What durations should we choose from for our random waveforms? How short is 'short' when deciding to repeat? And of course, what wave synths should you use, and how should you modulate them?
All those are similar to the decisions a traditional instrumentalist makes when interpreting a sheet music score for performance - here, a generative music coder can follow this 'score' and produce a program that represents their own interpretation of the piece.
Coding it up in Sonic Pi (https://sonic-pi.net/) was a fun exercise, and I feel like I was able to produce something along the lines of what the composer intended. It carries the same kind of mood that the recording in the video has. But it's my own 'performance' of the work, if that makes sense (even if it's actually Sonic Pi 'performing' it at runtime...)
All of which got me thinking about the relationship more generally between specification, and implementation. Considering different programmers' implementations of algorithms as individual 'performances' of scores from the overall design - and then thinking about developers building elements of a larger system architecture as individual performers working to deliver their part of the performance as part of a band or orchestra. Some groups, maybe they're directed by a conductor-architect; others maybe are improvisers, riffing off one another and occasionally stepping up to deliver a solo. And some are maybe solid session performers, showing up and delivering strong but unflashy performances to a producer's specification.
So overall, a nice meditative coding exercise for a Sunday afternoon, and a shift in perspective. Thanks for sharing it.
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History of the Web - Part 1
On a seriously light-hearted note, Herve Aniglo, talked about teaching children to code with music using Sonic PI, a language agnostic platform that helps you learn recursions, looping, circuit breaking and functional programming by creating simple tunes.
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Genuary 2024: Generative Art / Creative Coding Month
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPYzvS8A_rTYEba_4SDvR...
- Sonic Pi is built on-top of SuperCollider, but it's MUCH easier to get started with making bleeps and bloops. Sam Aaron, who originally created Overtone (a Clojure front-end for SuperCollider) created Sonic Pi initially to teach kids computer programming and music, but now it's turning into a pretty nice live-coding setup. The language is basically a DSL extension of Ruby, and although it's very elegant, I feel like it's a little nerfed in terms of a full language when compared to SCLang, so I'm sticking with the latter for now. High recommend checking it out if you're new to making music or code. https://sonic-pi.net/
- This 'Intro To Live Coding' vid from Alex McLean is great. Gives a good overview of a few fun tools out there that I won't mention here for sake of time (check out Gibber and Hydra for web-based coding things. Gibber is really slick). Alex invented Tidal Cycles, which I feel is like god-tier in terms of power and conciseness. Maybe I'll tinker with Tidal someday, but I want to start with SC.
- Web FM synthesizer made with HTML5
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Overtone – programmable, live music in Clojure
Strange dice that it seems to mostly be c++, sponsored by 3 prominent elixir shops, with an original OSC server implementation by Joe Armstrong.
https://github.com/sonic-pi-net/sonic-pi/tree/dev/app/server...
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I really got traumatized
There is a programming language+IDE called SonicPI. It's designed to create music by writing code. You can install the program from the lin, then ask chatGPT to generate some sonic PI code that produces some nice melody. Then just copy the code and paste it into the sonicPI program, and run it by clicking the run button. Here's a conversation for example
- Como encontrar tema de tcc em ciência da computação?
- كورس sound engineer
- Annotated demo of basic capabilities of my rototem audio tool
What are some alternatives?
datahike - A durable Datalog implementation adaptable for distribution.
supercollider - An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.
datalevin - A simple, fast and versatile Datalog database
FoxDot - Python driven environment for Live Coding
crux - General purpose bitemporal database for SQL, Datalog & graph queries. Backed by @juxt [Moved to: https://github.com/xtdb/xtdb]
soundtouch-android - Android bindings for SoundTouch lib, focused on size optimization and real-time processing.
datascript - Immutable database and Datalog query engine for Clojure, ClojureScript and JS
overtone - Collaborative Programmable Music
biff - A Clojure web framework for solo developers.
Coltrane - 🎹🎸A music theory library with a command-line interface
spring-data-jpa-temporal - Temporal auditing extension of the Spring Data JPA module
Black candy - A self hosted music streaming server