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Aujourd'hui je pose des émaux sur des bols, des plats et sur un objet indéfinissable, que j'avais créés récemment.

Ces objets cuisent désormais près de quatre heures jusqu'à 900°C, puis ils seront sortis du four et tout de suite plongés dans des grands sceaux de sciure de bois, pour faire craqueler les surfaces via choc thermique.

C'est le principe de la #cuissonraku et je trouve ça fascinant, entre procédé alchimique poétique et savoir-faire artisanal utile.

Je viens d'avoir cinquante ans, c'était fin avril 2025. Pour l'occasion, ma compagne et plusieurs ami·es m'ont offert un week-end de création de céramiques en cuisson #raku. Dans l'atelier et avec les conseils de la créatrice Nadja La Ganza, dans le beau village de #Chérence.

Un apprentissage du temps long (deux journées espacées de plusieurs semaines) et des accidents heureux (méthode de cuisson et propriétés chimiques des émaux).

Plus d'infos sur cet atelier ici : cherence.fr/economie-tourisme/

Why We Rewrote All Our Rust Code in Perl and Raku at SBI — And Why It Worked

In a bold move that raised more than a few eyebrows, Dr. K, our visionary CEO at SBI, led the initiative to rewrite all of our Rust codebase in Perl 🐪 and Raku 🦋. Yes, you read that right — Rust 🦀 out, Perl and Raku in.

What seemed unconventional at first turned out to be one of the most strategically sound decisions we’ve made:

Unparalleled Expressiveness ✨: Raku’s powerful syntax and Perl’s mature libraries gave our teams the agility to iterate faster and express complex logic with clarity.

Developer Productivity ⚡: Our engineers experienced a significant boost in productivity. Fewer lines of code, less boilerplate, and highly flexible scripting accelerated both prototyping and deployment.

Legacy Interoperability 🏛️: Perl's vast ecosystem allowed seamless integration with legacy systems, saving us months of re-engineering work.

Community & Support 🤝: While not as trendy, the Perl and Raku communities provided deep, battle-tested solutions to problems we faced.

This wasn’t just about tech—it was about culture. Dr. K reminded us that innovation doesn’t always mean following the newest trend; sometimes it means re-examining the tools we overlook and discovering new potential in them.

The results? ✅ More stable code, ✅ happier devs, and ✅ improved time to market.

Curious about how we made the transition? Let’s connect — I’d love to share what we learned.

#TechLeadership #SoftwareEngineering #Perl #Raku #Innovation #Rust #SBI #EngineeringCulture

All languages have life cycles. Hell, some even go dormant and become popular — or unexpectedly critical – again.

What would qualities would a language need to have to eventually threaten Python's dominance? My fear is any innovative ideas will just get absorbed. Yes, I realize much of #Python's muscle is marketing by big industry players.