Glen Baker

Glen Baker @entropicdrift

About: I'm a polyglot comfortable across the stack. Building open source tools in my free time and writing about static code analysis, information theory, developer tooling, and AI.

Location:
Mountain View, CA
Joined:
Nov 1, 2025

Glen Baker
articles - 11 total

Debtmap Re-adds JavaScript and TypeScript Support

Originally published on Entropic Drift Debtmap v0.15.0 adds JavaScript and TypeScript support...

Learn More 0 0Feb 17

Refined Types in Rust: Parse, Don't Validate

Originally published on Entropic Drift The String Problem How many times have you seen...

Learn More 1 0Dec 28 '25

Stillwater 1.0: Pragmatic Effect Composition and Validation for Rust

Originally published on Entropic Drift I'm proud to announce the release of stillwater 1.0, a...

Learn More 0 0Dec 24 '25

Compile-Time Resource Tracking in Rust: From Runtime Brackets to Type-Level Safety

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Problem: Runtime Resource Leaks Resource...

Learn More 1 0Dec 20 '25

Refactoring a God Object Detector That Was Itself a God Object

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Irony My code analysis tool debtmap has a...

Learn More 1 0Dec 9 '25

Stillwater Validation for Rustaceans: Accumulating Errors Instead of Failing Fast

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Problem with Result for Validation Most...

Learn More 1 0Dec 4 '25

Three Patterns That Made Prodigy's Functional Migration Worth It

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Migration Story Over the past few weeks,...

Learn More 1 0Nov 30 '25

Mermaid-Sonar: Detecting Hidden Complexity in Diagram Documentation

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Problem with AI-Generated Diagrams When...

Learn More 1 1Nov 25 '25

Rethinking Code Quality Analysis

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Problem with Traditional Static...

Learn More 4 0Nov 23 '25

Transforming ripgrep's Documentation with AI Automation and MkDocs

Originally published on Entropic Drift From Two Files to Comprehensive...

Learn More 5 1Nov 18 '25

Automating Documentation Maintenance with Prodigy: A Real-World Case Study

Originally published on Entropic Drift The Documentation Drift Problem Every developer...

Learn More 1 0Nov 1 '25