The Computist Journal
Alejandro Piad MorffisEducational articles, essays, and tutorials on Computer Science research, practice, and education.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 206 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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Start Here: A Map of The Computist Journal
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Last updated: 2026-06-01.
If you found this newsletter through a link, a recommendation, or by accident, welcome. This post is the map — a guided tour of what I write about, why, and where to...
The fastest algorithm ever devised
Every post on June is related to algorithms, anchored on The Algorithm Codex. I’m also running an experiment this month: stretching the pace to one-post-a-day with per-day theme. Monday is for Mind-blowing. Let’s see how that goes.
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Introducing Aegis: the programable multi-agent meta-harness
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Why AI Agents Need Structure
Actual footage of an AI handing off a research spec to another AI—it’ll make sense in the end. (Crazy the kinds things you can see in the wild, huh?)
Every post this month is on the theme of building AI agents that actually work — anchor...
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Democratizing knowledge one post at a time. I talk about Computer Science, AI, Education, Philosophy, you know, mostly harmless stuff. Building a community of tech writers on Substack. And now also venturing into creative writing.
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