https://blog.flix.dev/ • This is a web feed, also known as an Atom feed. Subscribe by copying the URL from the address bar into your newsreader. Visit About Feeds to learn more and get started. It's free. Visit website Recent posts Updated on $DATE dark date The Flix Blog The Flix Blog The official blog of the Flix programming language. Zola2026-01-30T00:00:00+00:00https://blog.flix.dev/atom.xml Making Flix Compiler Errors Helpful and Delightful 2026-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 2026-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/making-flix-compiler-errors-helpful-and-delightful/ A tour of the new and improved error messages in the Flix compiler, featuring syntax highlighting, clearer explanations, and actionable suggestions. Will LLMs Help or Hurt New Programming Languages? 2026-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 2026-01-02T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/will-llms-help-or-hurt-new-programming-languages/ A perspective on how LLMs might impact the adoption of new programming languages. Effect Systems vs Print Debugging: A Pragmatic Solution 2025-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 2025-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/effect-systems-vs-print-debugging/ A discussion of how the Flix type and effect system supports print-debugging. In Defense of Programming Languages 2021-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 2021-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/in-defense-of-programming-languages/ A response to common criticisms about new programming languages and thoughts on improving communication between language designers and developers Taming Impurity with Polymorphic Effects 2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/taming-impurity-with-polymorphic-effects/ How Flix uses a type and effect system to cleanly separate pure and impure code while supporting equational reasoning Naming Functional and Destructive Operations 2020-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 2020-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/naming-functional-and-destructive-operations/ A discussion on naming consistency when a programming language supports both functional and destructive operations Redundancies as Compile-Time Errors 2020-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 2020-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/redundancies-as-compile-time-errors/ How Flix treats unused and redundant code as compile-time errors to catch bugs and improve maintainability Design Flaws in Flix 2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Magnus Madsen https://blog.flix.dev/blog/design-flaws-in-flix/ A reflection on design flaws made during the development of the Flix programming language