A blog about programming, mostly functional https://twopoint.dev/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/danger-lurks-in-system-linq-enumerable-or-default-functions/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/danger-lurks-in-system-linq-enumerable-or-default-functions/ In this post, we'll look at how my misunderstanding of a very important concept in .NET nearly led to disastrous results in our codebase. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/smatterings-of-fsharp/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/smatterings-of-fsharp/ In this talk, we'll see how important it is to have an itch and find ways to scratch it by looking at mine - F#! I hope to inspire any developer to find what their itch is and scratch it! Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:30:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/functional-architecture-in-csharp-a-case-study/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/functional-architecture-in-csharp-a-case-study/ As part of my .NET Conf 2025 talk, I wanted to address C# developers as well as C# developers who would rather be writing F#. This post is for that crowd. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/functional-programming-more-than-just-a-coding-style/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/functional-programming-more-than-just-a-coding-style/ In this talk, we'll walk through five key learnings from my journey learning functional programming -- five fundamental approaches to building software that I believe make a strong case for the value in learning, applying, and teaching functional programming. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/contributing-to-the-fsharp-open-source-ecosystem/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/contributing-to-the-fsharp-open-source-ecosystem/ Every path to becoming an open source contributor is unique. In this session, Matt will describe how he approached the challenge. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/why-the-fsharp-would-i-write-real-code-like-this/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/why-the-fsharp-would-i-write-real-code-like-this/ Come along for a story of how I grappled with that very question along my own journey of learning functional programming Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/fable-reminders-part-2/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/fable-reminders-part-2/ Build a reminders app completely in F#. In part 2, we model our domain using F#'s algebraic data types, bootstrap our application using Elmish, and take a deeper look at some functional programming concepts along the way. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/fable-reminders-part-1/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/fable-reminders-part-1/ Build a reminders app completely in F#. In part 1, we get our base project setup so we're ready to hit the ground running building in F#! Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/securely-save-a-swiftui-view-as-a-password-protected-pdf/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/securely-save-a-swiftui-view-as-a-password-protected-pdf/ In order to develop the secure PDF seed phrase backup feature for Nighthawk Wallet 2.0, I needed to figure out how to render a SwiftUI view as a PDF and password protect it with a user-supplied password. In this guide, I share what I learned. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMT https://twopoint.dev/posts/nighthawks-roadmap-for-zcash-with-aditya-bharadwaj-and-matthew-watt-zcon4/ https://twopoint.dev/posts/nighthawks-roadmap-for-zcash-with-aditya-bharadwaj-and-matthew-watt-zcon4/ A roadmap for Zcash by Nighthawk Apps, expanding on the roadmap shared in January 2023 and benefits of delivering a mobile-first experience to end-users. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT