INTRO

I am Kit Langton and this is my website. I have written a lot of code.

I've enjoyed Haskell, Scala, Swift, TypeScript, and Rust. But really, all programming is good.

CURRENT LIFE GOAL:

PRECIPITATE THE AGE OF EFFECT SYSTEMS

LINKS
@kitlangtonYouTubeGitHub
ASSORTED PROJECTS
Visual Effect
TUTORIAL
Effect library visualizer
Hex — Voice to Text
APP
A free voice-to-text app for macOS
Void — Meditation Timer
APP
A minimal meditation timer for iOS
A Macro Almanac
TUTORIAL
A booklet on compile-time programming in Scala
OPEN SOURCE
neotype
230
A friendly newtype library for Scala 3
animus
120
An FRP animation library for Laminar
zio-magic
252
Automatic ZIO Layer construction with compile-time hints
quotidian
100
A menagerie of macro utilities and extensions for Scala 3
parallel-for
132
Parallelize your for comprehensions at compile time
TYPESCRIPT & EFFECT VIDEOS
BECOME THE ENEMY — I Implemented JavaScript's Promise From Scratch and Then I Exploded
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BECOME THE ENEMY — I Implemented JavaScript's Promise From Scratch and Then I Exploded
Aug 22, 2025
Claude Code from Scratch with Effect
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Claude Code from Scratch with Effect
Aug 13, 2025
The Simple Secret Behind Effect’s Power
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The Simple Secret Behind Effect’s Power
Aug 5, 2025
POSTS
The Ovoid Conglomerate
Jan 13, 2025
Spare Thoughts on App Design
Jan 13, 2025
TALKS
Algebraic Effects from Scratch
Apr 10, 2024
ZIO App Architecture
Mar 17, 2022
Stockholm Syndrome Escape Velocity
Jan 25, 2021
Troll Driven Development: Implementing Functional Effects by Way of Self-Lobotomy
May 22, 2021
Happy Path Programming, Episode 31
Jun 11, 2021
SWIFT VIDEOS
Spring Animation from Scratch — Part 2 of 2
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Spring Animation from Scratch — Part 2 of 2
Oct 25, 2023
Spring Animation from Scratch — Part 1 of 2
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Spring Animation from Scratch — Part 1 of 2
Oct 16, 2023
What Are Result Builders?
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What Are Result Builders?
Sep 28, 2023
Kinetic, Interruptible Animations — SwiftUI Swipe Actions from Scratch — Part 2 of 2
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Kinetic, Interruptible Animations — SwiftUI Swipe Actions from Scratch — Part 2 of 2
Sep 20, 2023
Swipe Actions from Scratch — Part 1 of 2
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Swipe Actions from Scratch — Part 1 of 2
Sep 18, 2023
Swift Observation from Scratch — Part 2 of 2
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Swift Observation from Scratch — Part 2 of 2
Jul 4, 2023
Swift Observation from Scratch — Part 1 of 2
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Swift Observation from Scratch — Part 1 of 2
Jul 3, 2023
Swift Macros: Derive Any Wrappers
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Swift Macros: Derive Any Wrappers
Jun 24, 2023
Intro to Swift Macros — Automatic UI
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Intro to Swift Macros — Automatic UI
Jun 16, 2023
Building a Snippets App for macOS (from nil)
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Building a Snippets App for macOS (from nil)
Jan 13, 2021
Nontrivial SwiftUI Animation Bonanza
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Nontrivial SwiftUI Animation Bonanza
Jan 5, 2021
"Production" SwiftUI — Building a Better TextField — PART II
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"Production" SwiftUI — Building a Better TextField — PART II
Dec 28, 2020
"Production" SwiftUI — Building a Better TextField
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"Production" SwiftUI — Building a Better TextField
Dec 23, 2020
SCALA VIDEOS
Implementing a Macro-Based Test Stubbing Library — Computer Hour — Episode 2
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Implementing a Macro-Based Test Stubbing Library — Computer Hour — Episode 2
Jun 20, 2024
A Gentle Introduction to Scala 3 Macros — Computer Hour — Episode 1
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A Gentle Introduction to Scala 3 Macros — Computer Hour — Episode 1
Jun 14, 2024
A TOUR OF NEOTYPE
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A TOUR OF NEOTYPE
Mar 6, 2024
Compile-Time Time! — Data Transmogrification Macro From Scratch — Part 2
1.0K
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Compile-Time Time! — Data Transmogrification Macro From Scratch — Part 2
Mar 12, 2023
Compile-Time Time! — Data Transmogrification Macro From Scratch — Part 1
2.0K
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Compile-Time Time! — Data Transmogrification Macro From Scratch — Part 1
Mar 10, 2023
Vivisecting the Veil of Variance
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Vivisecting the Veil of Variance
Dec 22, 2022
A Good Local Dependency Workflow
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30
A Good Local Dependency Workflow
Jul 7, 2022
Ten-Step Tail-Rec Transformation Technique
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Ten-Step Tail-Rec Transformation Technique
May 21, 2022
ZIO App Architecture by Kit Langton
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ZIO App Architecture by Kit Langton
Apr 2, 2022
Implicits for Hypothetical Babies
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Implicits for Hypothetical Babies
Dec 16, 2021
I Can Has? (And So Can You!) — Exploring ZIO's Has Type
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I Can Has? (And So Can You!) — Exploring ZIO's Has Type
Apr 20, 2021
ZIO WORLD - ZLayer by Kit Langton
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ZIO WORLD - ZLayer by Kit Langton
Apr 16, 2021
Deriving the Frontend — Form Combinator Fun with Scala.js
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Deriving the Frontend — Form Combinator Fun with Scala.js
Mar 29, 2021
Kit Langton - Troll Driven Development: Implementing Functional Effects by Way of Self-Lobotomy
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Kit Langton - Troll Driven Development: Implementing Functional Effects by Way of Self-Lobotomy
Apr 16, 2021
Stockholm Syndrome Escape Velocity by Kit Langton
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Stockholm Syndrome Escape Velocity by Kit Langton
Apr 16, 2021