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Date Me! if you like me, and you're interested but never thought to ask, just ask!
2nd Jan 2025
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Date Me!

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2025
if you like me, and you're interested but never thought to ask, just ask!
What I'm up to - November 2024 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Nov 2024
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What I'm up to - November 2024

from Philip Ilic Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Nov 2024
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in September - Visited San Francisco and rode in my first Waymo - Launched Find AI on Clay.com, ou...
On Writing, Social Media, and Finding the Line of Embarrassment Brace yourself, because I’m about to utter a sequence of words I never thought I would hear myself...
19th Apr 2025
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On Writing, Social Media, and Finding the Line of Embarrassment

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Apr 2025
Brace yourself, because I’m about to utter a sequence of words I never thought I would hear myself say: I really miss posting on Twitter. I really, really miss it. It’s funny, because Twitter was never not a trash fire. There was never a time when it felt like we were living...
Setting Up a Free SSL Setting Up a Free SSL 2018-08-07 I never had to worry about SSL certificates when I originally...
7th Aug 2018
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Setting Up a Free SSL

from bt RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Aug 2018
Setting Up a Free SSL 2018-08-07 I never had to worry about SSL certificates when I originally hosted my blog through Github Pages, but since switching over to Surge.sh I lost my ability to utilize https protocol. Luckily, Cloudflare offers a very simple way to implement SSL on...
18th Dec 2011
How to Throw A Company Offsite In A “Post-COVID” World Earlier this month we had our first Honeycomb all-hands offsite in three years … our first one since...
28th Feb 2023
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How to Throw A Company Offsite In A “Post-COVID” World

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Feb 2023
Earlier this month we had our first Honeycomb all-hands offsite in three years … our first one since February of 2020, before the plague. It was wonderful and glorious and silly and energizing and so, so SO much fun. It was a potent reminder of the reality that no virtual...
Yeah hooks are good, but have you tried faster React Components? This article is not meant to perf-shame you. If you’re a beginner in React, don’t focus on...
1st Feb 2019
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Yeah hooks are good, but have you tried faster React Components?

from Tinloof - Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2019
This article is not meant to perf-shame you. If you’re a beginner in React, don’t focus on performance issues but rather on getting comfortable and productive with it. The performance of a React application can be defined by how long the user should wait before seeing the UI...
From JSON to TOON TOON stands for a Token-Oriented Object Notation. It’s a new text format that has the same...
15th Dec 2025
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From JSON to TOON

from Krzysztof Kowalczyk blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Dec 2025
TOON stands for a Token-Oriented Object Notation. It’s a new text format that has the same capability as JSON but uses less space. It was invented to lower costs of sending data (tokens) to LLM AIs but it has 2 advantages over JSON: smaller than JSON more readable than JSON It...
Northern Sky & Southern Sky quilts I find a lot of value in doing creative work that isn't in clay - I can feel more fully relaxed...
3rd Jul 2025
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Northern Sky & Southern Sky quilts

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jul 2025
I find a lot of value in doing creative work that isn't in clay - I can feel more fully relaxed creating something that's purely a hobby, and working in other mediums inspires my ceramic studio practice in unexpected ways. I recently finished a very large, non-ceramic project:...
I love sharing these sorts of mistakes. I love sharing these sorts of mistakes. Thankfully, I’ve only had a few gut-wrenching moments and...
10th Oct 2017
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I love sharing these sorts of mistakes.

from Sometimes It Works :: simonhamp.me [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Oct 2017
I love sharing these sorts of mistakes. Thankfully, I’ve only had a few gut-wrenching moments and they’ve all been largely recoverable. The worst panic situation I had was when my hosting provider decided that after a single failed payment (through no fault of my own) they would...
So, what happened to my Claude Code series? I started off this year writing a lot, and wanted to keep up the pace. I did good at first! And...
2nd Sep 2026
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So, what happened to my Claude Code series?

from Steve Klabnik [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Sep 2026
I started off this year writing a lot, and wanted to keep up the pace. I did good at first! And then… I didn’t manage to. In some ways, this is because I have just been super busy! I’ve never had less free time, and I’m okay with that. There’s a tremendous amount of good things…
Personal Newsletter 2023 Q1 Loss and Distance For the past couple of months, my Facebook usage has started to diminish. In the...
5th Apr 2023
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Personal Newsletter 2023 Q1

from Dan Quach Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Apr 2023
Loss and Distance For the past couple of months, my Facebook usage has started to diminish. In the past, I used to post quite a bit, and I dare say probably 10 years ago to the point of oversharing. It seems to me that the popularity of Facebook has been dropping in my network to...
2018: A year in review It’s the end of the year, and I’ve been reflecting on what I accomplished this year and what I...
22nd Dec 2018
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2018: A year in review

from Daniel Immke [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Dec 2018
It’s the end of the year, and I’ve been reflecting on what I accomplished this year and what I didn’t, as well as what I can do better next…
Managing an External Display on Linux Shouldn’t Be This Hard I first started using Linux and FreeBSD on laptops in the late 1990s. Back then, there were all...
13th Nov 2021
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Managing an External Display on Linux Shouldn’t Be This Hard

from The Changelog [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Nov 2021
I first started using Linux and FreeBSD on laptops in the late 1990s. Back then, there were all sorts of hassles and problems, from hangs on suspend to pure failure to boot. I still worry a bit about suspend on unknown hardware, but by and large, the picture of Linux on laptops...
Network Latencies in the Data Center Jeff Dean used to do a talk that included "Numbers Everyone Should Know" (2007 at Stanford, 2009 at...
25th Sep 2021
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Network Latencies in the Data Center

from Evan Jones - Software Engineer | Computer Scientist [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Sep 2021
Jeff Dean used to do a talk that included "Numbers Everyone Should Know" (2007 at Stanford, 2009 at LADIS), which included "round trip within same data center" as 500 us. I was recently wondering if that is still true, and more importantly what does the distribution of latencies...
A Collection of Design Engineers Collecting people I know who work at the intersection of design and engineering, in an attempt to...
11th Mar 2024
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A Collection of Design Engineers

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Mar 2024
Collecting people I know who work at the intersection of design and engineering, in an attempt to figure out what a design engineer is
gitionary: the graphical game of git guessing I apparently have a knack for coming up with nerdy party games. Three Fridays ago, my 6.033 TA...
8th Mar 2010
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gitionary: the graphical game of git guessing

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Mar 2010
I apparently have a knack for coming up with nerdy party games. Three Fridays ago, my 6.033 TA encouraged us to practice creating diagrams for our design project proposals by trying to identify UNIX commands or filesystem structures from our partner's drawings. He claims that...
5th Mar 2025
On Pronouns, Policies and Mandates Hi friends! We’re on week three of my 12-week practice in writing one bite-sized topic per week —...
2nd May 2025
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On Pronouns, Policies and Mandates

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd May 2025
Hi friends! We’re on week three of my 12-week practice in writing one bite-sized topic per week — scoping it down, writing straight through, trying real hard to avoid over-writing or editing down to a pulp. Week 1 — “On Writing, Social Media, and Finding the Line of...
How to create a digital Suica card in Apple Pay (2024 Update) Suica is a smart card used to pay at train stations and convenience stores in Japan. In 2016, Apple...
6th Nov 2017
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How to create a digital Suica card in Apple Pay (2024 Update)

from Kevin Chen [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Nov 2017
Suica is a smart card used to pay at train stations and convenience stores in Japan. In 2016, Apple added support for Suica to Apple Pay on iPhone 7 devices sold in Japan. In 2017, Apple added support to all iPhone 8/X and later, regardless of where they’re sold.1 Virtual Suica...
Switching to Pelican Until today, my website was fragmented across a number of static pages and two WordPress instances....
27th Mar 2017
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Switching to Pelican

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Mar 2017
Until today, my website was fragmented across a number of static pages and two WordPress instances. To simplify my life, I decided to unify them into one content management system instead of keeping that somewhat unwieldly mess around. I had never really put a lot of thought into...
PHP: Avatar Hack A php script that generates an image for use as an avatar.
9th Oct 2008
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PHP: Avatar Hack

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Oct 2008
A php script that generates an image for use as an avatar.
Is ops a bullshit job? I recently had the pleasure of reading anthropologist David Graeber’s 2018 book, Bullshit Jobs: A...
11th Feb 2025
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Is ops a bullshit job?

from Dan Slimmon [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Feb 2025
I recently had the pleasure of reading anthropologist David Graeber’s 2018 book, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. Graeber defines a bullshit job as, a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence...
What Is Software Quality? Everyone wants the software they work on to produce quality products, but what does that mean? In...
31st Mar 2025
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What Is Software Quality?

from The Codist [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Mar 2025
Everyone wants the software they work on to produce quality products, but what does that mean? In addition, how do you know when you have it? This is the longest single blog post I have ever written. I spent four decades writing software used by people (most of the server
26th Jul 2023
Let's Learn CSS Variables! CSS variables (otherwise known as CSS custom properties) give previously impossible superpowers to...
25th Feb 2018
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Let's Learn CSS Variables!

from Josh Collinsworth [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Feb 2018
CSS variables (otherwise known as CSS custom properties) give previously impossible superpowers to CSS developers. This post covers what they are, how they work, and a couple of nifty ways you can implement them on your own website.
Q1 planning We're excited for what's in store for 2023!
2nd Jan 2023
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Q1 planning

from Buttondown's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2023
We're excited for what's in store for 2023!
DuckDB vs ClickHouse: Why we use both at PostHog ClickHouse and DuckDB are two heavyweights in the OLAP category. This makes them appear as direct...
1st May 2026
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DuckDB vs ClickHouse: Why we use both at PostHog

from Eric Migicovsky's Blog RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2026
ClickHouse and DuckDB are two heavyweights in the OLAP category. This makes them appear as direct competitors. In a few respects they are, but they…
Critical Trade Theory You know about Critical Race Theory, right? It says that if there’s an imbalance in, say, income...
10th Apr 2025
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Critical Trade Theory

from the singularity is nearer [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Apr 2025
You know about Critical Race Theory, right? It says that if there’s an imbalance in, say, income between races, it must be due to discrimination. This is what wokism seems to be, and it’s moronic and false. The right wing has invented something equally stupid. Introducing...
Hotel Guest User Agent Data I wrote a script that exposes browser and software platform data from hotels across the country....
5th May 2012
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Hotel Guest User Agent Data

from Alex Meub [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th May 2012
I wrote a script that exposes browser and software platform data from hotels across the country. This data is very different from say: StatCounter or NetApplications estimates because they rely on getting their data from trackers on specific websites. The data I pulled comes...
Building and improving Page Objects, one step at a time A few weeks ago, I ran a pair programming / mentoring session with someone who reached out to me...
31st Mar 2025
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Building and improving Page Objects, one step at a time

from On Test Automation [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Mar 2025
A few weeks ago, I ran a pair programming / mentoring session with someone who reached out to me because they felt they could use some support. When I first saw the code they wrote, I was pretty impressed. Sure, there were some things I would have done differently, but most of...
Refutation: An acquisition is always a failure Independent or acquired, companies always evolve, and not always for the better. Smart exits can...
29th Sep 2015
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Refutation: An acquisition is always a failure

from A Smart Bear [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Sep 2015
Independent or acquired, companies always evolve, and not always for the better. Smart exits can create opportunities for everyone involved.
How to use “real” UART I recently went into a deep dive on “UART” and will publish a much longer article on the topic. This...
10th Apr 2025
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How to use “real” UART

from Quentin Santos [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Apr 2025
I recently went into a deep dive on “UART” and will publish a much longer article on the topic. This is just a recap of the basics to help put things in context. Many tutorials focus on using UART over USB, which adds many layers of abstraction, hiding what it actually is. Here,...
Google Reader was building the wrong future The app that taught us to directly follow our favorite creators.
1st Jul 2026
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Google Reader was building the wrong future

from Buttondown's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jul 2026
The app that taught us to directly follow our favorite creators.
10th Dec 2022
Top layer troubles: popover vs. dialog by Stephanie Eckles Have you ever tried to set z-index: 9999 to solve element layering issues? If...
1st Dec 2025
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Top layer troubles: popover vs. dialog

from HTMHell Advent Calendar 2025 [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Dec 2025
by Stephanie Eckles Have you ever tried to set z-index: 9999 to solve element layering issues? If so, you’ve been fighting a fundamental CSS concept of stacking contexts. The stacking context defines the order things are placed in the third dimension, or the “z” axis. Think of...
Thank You For Being a Friend It's been one of those months, and by that, I mean one of the 663 months since I was born. This...
20th Apr 2026
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Thank You For Being a Friend

from Coding Horror [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Apr 2026
It's been one of those months, and by that, I mean one of the 663 months since I was born. This won't be a long post, because I only have two things to say. First, I'm really glad we re-ordered the GMI (Guaranteed Minimum
Update to Kagi Search pricing It has been a while since our last update ( https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-search-dec22-update ) , and...
8th Mar 2023
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Update to Kagi Search pricing

from Kagi Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Mar 2023
It has been a while since our last update ( https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-search-dec22-update ) , and we have been busy with three main large-scale initiatives: a new pricing model that ensures Kagi’s sustainability, new plans including Family plans, and enhancing search experience...
DevOps for the Sinclair Spectrum - Part 1 Discussion on Hacker News Discussion on lobste.rs Intro When I was around 8-9 years old, I...
21st Dec 2021
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DevOps for the Sinclair Spectrum - Part 1

from markround.com [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st Dec 2021
Discussion on Hacker News Discussion on lobste.rs Intro When I was around 8-9 years old, I received a Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer for my birthday. One of my earliest memories I remember is sitting with my Dad, reading the manual to work out the magic commands to load...
I Come To the Garden Alone (For George Morris) I arranged and recorded the hymn 'In The Garden' on ukulele in memory of George Morris.
18th Jul 2011
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I Come To the Garden Alone (For George Morris)

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Jul 2011
I arranged and recorded the hymn 'In The Garden' on ukulele in memory of George Morris.
Dashboard and Archives downtime Our public postmortem for the incident on September 1st, 2026.
1st Sep 2026
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Dashboard and Archives downtime

from Buttondown's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Sep 2026
Our public postmortem for the incident on September 1st, 2026.
I ended up adding duplicate records on a unique index in MongoDB how my curiosity lead me to discover a weird inconsistency with MongoDB where I was able to insert...
31st Mar 2021
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31st Mar 2021
how my curiosity lead me to discover a weird inconsistency with MongoDB where I was able to insert records that conflicted the index constraints
Maintainerati 2017: GitHub Design Last week I attended a Maintainerati event, an unconference/mini-summit for maintainers of popular...
18th Oct 2017
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Maintainerati 2017: GitHub Design

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Oct 2017
Last week I attended a Maintainerati event, an unconference/mini-summit for maintainers of popular software, run as a prelude to the GitHub Universe conference. After being brought up to speed on this year's secret handshake of the software elite, I had a great time in the...
Disenchantment Three days had now passed since there was electricity. Refiloe had 10% battery life left on her...
1st Jul 2023
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Disenchantment

from Patrick Kayongo [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jul 2023
Three days had now passed since there was electricity. Refiloe had 10% battery life left on her phone after recharging at her parents’ home earlier in the day. In addition to that, there had been no water since the morning. Joburg Water had promised restoration by 2pm, but 48...
Remembering the LAN Remembering the LAN How it was How it is A dream: How it will be 2020-01-28 A memory and a dream. I...
28th Jan 2020
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Remembering the LAN

from David Crawshaw [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Jan 2020
Remembering the LAN How it was How it is A dream: How it will be 2020-01-28 A memory and a dream. I started programming in the 1990s living above my parent's medical practice. We had 15 PCs for the business, and one for me. The standard OS was MS-DOS. The network started off...
Plates and states I was recently visiting Vermont for a work trip – my first time in the USA since I was a child. I...
14th Aug 2024
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Plates and states

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

14th Aug 2024
I was recently visiting Vermont for a work trip – my first time in the USA since I was a child. I was drawn to the license plates on passing cars, and how they look different to the cars I’m used to. Whenever I visit new places, I enjoy looking for the tiny bits of infrastructure...
The Boot.dev Beat. May 2023 We hit some amazing milestones in April. We now have over 40,000 registered students and over...
3rd May 2023
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The Boot.dev Beat. May 2023

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd May 2023
We hit some amazing milestones in April. We now have over 40,000 registered students and over 500,000 lessons completed on the platform! I hope your learnings are going well, and that everything we’re building is helping you, even if it’s in a small way.
How Google takes the pain out of code reviews, with 97% dev satisfaction A study of Google's code review tooling (Critique), AI-powered improvements, and recent statistics
4th Dec 2023
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How Google takes the pain out of code reviews, with 97% dev satisfaction

from Engineer’s Codex [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Dec 2023
A study of Google's code review tooling (Critique), AI-powered improvements, and recent statistics
Printable shrinkage rulers Clay shrinks as it dries and even more as it's fired, so it's useful to have a way to estimate the...
29th Sep 2024
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Printable shrinkage rulers

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Sep 2024
Clay shrinks as it dries and even more as it's fired, so it's useful to have a way to estimate the final size of in-progress work - especially if you're making multiples or trying to fit pieces together. One way to do this is with shrinkage rulers. I figured I'd design my own...
The premise trap The hardest part for me about collaborating with junior programmers, whether it's in open source or...
16th Dec 2024
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The premise trap

from David Heinemeier Hansson [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Dec 2024
The hardest part for me about collaborating with junior programmers, whether it's in open source or at work, is avoiding the premise trap. That's where the fundamental assumptions baked into the first draft of the code aren't questioned until you've already spent far too long...
Mission, Vision, poTAYto, poTAHto Mission, vision, purpose, BHAG. Are they useful north stars, or academic nonsense?
9th Nov 2025
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Mission, Vision, poTAYto, poTAHto

from A Smart Bear [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Nov 2025
Mission, vision, purpose, BHAG. Are they useful north stars, or academic nonsense?
Four-Course Python Data Structures and Algorithms Track Released We recently took a look at our course curriculum and felt that our current Learn Algorithms course,...
4th Oct 2021
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Four-Course Python Data Structures and Algorithms Track Released

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Oct 2021
We recently took a look at our course curriculum and felt that our current Learn Algorithms course, written in Go, would be better served if it covered Python instead. After much deliberation, we decided to rewrite the course, and we’re super excited to have now released the...
Which is better: Many customers at low price-point or few at high price? Which is better: Two companies have the same revenue, one from a few large customers and the other...
1st May 2012
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Which is better: Many customers at low price-point or few at high price?

from A Smart Bear [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2012
Which is better: Two companies have the same revenue, one from a few large customers and the other from many little customers
thinking around a pen Codepen is a delightful app that I used over the years to practice my frontend skill. One thing that...
1st Sep 2020
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thinking around a pen

from David Gerrells [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Sep 2020
Codepen is a delightful app that I used over the years to practice my frontend skill. One thing that has annoyed me was that over time they have limited features more and more behind a pay wall for a pro account...
What do we lose moving from Reason to mlx? Explain which nice syntactic features we had in Reason that we won't be able to keep if we migrate...
12th Sep 2025
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What do we lose moving from Reason to mlx?

from sancho.dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

12th Sep 2025
Explain which nice syntactic features we had in Reason that we won't be able to keep if we migrate to mlx
Winner, Name that Ware January 2024 As I noted when posting the ware, I actually don’t know what its original function was — it’s just a...
29th Feb 2024
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Winner, Name that Ware January 2024

from bunnie's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Feb 2024
As I noted when posting the ware, I actually don’t know what its original function was — it’s just a gizmo I picked out of a junk bin in Akihabara. Personally, I could not figure out the grabby motion until I actuated the central plunger manually: So, I was impressed that Ian...
Beaglebone Black Setup on Debian 8 Flash eMMC with latest Debian image Download Debian image...
1st Apr 2016
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Beaglebone Black Setup on Debian 8

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Apr 2016
Flash eMMC with latest Debian image Download Debian image [whatever].img.xz http://beagleboard.org/latest-images unxz bone-debian-7.8-lxde-4gb-armhf-2015-03-01-4gb.img.xz Insert microSD card and make sure that it is unmounted lsblk fdisk -l Copy the img to the microSD...
How we built our onboarding email flow (with actual performance data) Marketers believe onboarding emails are a powerful tool for driving engagement. Everyone else thinks...
19th Feb 2024
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How we built our onboarding email flow (with actual performance data)

from Eric Migicovsky's Blog RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Feb 2024
Marketers believe onboarding emails are a powerful tool for driving engagement. Everyone else thinks they're annoying and ineffective. The truth, as…
Exploiting Undocumented Hardware Blocks in the LPC55S69 At Oxide Computer, we are designing a new computer system from the ground up. Along the way we...
30th Apr 2021
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Exploiting Undocumented Hardware Blocks in the LPC55S69

from Oxide Computer Company Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Apr 2021
At Oxide Computer, we are designing a new computer system from the ground up. Along the way we carefully review all hardware selected to ensure it meets not only functional needs but our security needs as well. This work includes reverse engineering where necessary to get a full...
Fixing the RP2350-USB-A not working as USB host tl;dr: you need to desolder R13, the resistor closest the pin 6 of the board, as indicated by the...
20th Nov 2025
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Fixing the RP2350-USB-A not working as USB host

from Quentin Santos [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Nov 2025
tl;dr: you need to desolder R13, the resistor closest the pin 6 of the board, as indicated by the red arrow in the cover picture of this article Context I am currently toying around with emulating a USB device. However, I also wanted to be able to plug a keyboard in, so I needed...
A basic introduction to functional programming principles in ReasonML Functional programming is a programming paradigm based on several principles such as immutability...
1st Mar 2019
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A basic introduction to functional programming principles in ReasonML

from Tinloof - Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Mar 2019
Functional programming is a programming paradigm based on several principles such as immutability and purity. ReasonML extends the functional language OCaml and compiles to JavaScript. This article aims to introduce you to some very basic functional principles present in...
What I'm up to - January 2025 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Jan 2025
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What I'm up to - January 2025

from Philip Ilic Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2025
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in December - I'm amid some big life changes. I'm joining an AI startup in San Francisco, and movi...
A Commentary on Defining Observability 2024/03/19 A Commentary on Defining Observability Recently, Hazel Weakly has published a great...
19th Mar 2024
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A Commentary on Defining Observability

from Ferd.ca [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Mar 2024
2024/03/19 A Commentary on Defining Observability Recently, Hazel Weakly has published a great article titled Redefining Observability. In it, she covers competing classical definitions observability, weaknesses they have, and offers a practical reframing of the concept in the...
A link on a logo in the header, what should the alt-text be? by Rian Rietveld It's a common pattern to use a logo in the header as a link to the homepage. Fun...
1st Dec 2024
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A link on a logo in the header, what should the alt-text be?

from HTMHell [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Dec 2024
by Rian Rietveld It's a common pattern to use a logo in the header as a link to the homepage. Fun fact: the alt text of the image inside a link, will be added to the link text. The problem with linking a logo is that it serves 2 purposes: a logo, that tells you which site you are...
A guide to bookmarklets I'm a frequent user of bookmarklets. As I'm sharing some of them on my blog, I wrote this post to...
4th Nov 2024
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A guide to bookmarklets

from Darek Kay [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Nov 2024
I'm a frequent user of bookmarklets. As I'm sharing some of them on my blog, I wrote this post to explain what bookmarklets are and how to use them. In short, a bookmarklet is a browser bookmark containing JavaScript code. Clicking the bookmark executes the script in the context...
(Very) Basic Intro to Hash Functions (SHA-256, MD5, etc) Hash functions are used to securely store passwords, find duplicate records, quickly store and...
1st Jan 2020
1

(Very) Basic Intro to Hash Functions (SHA-256, MD5, etc)

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2020
Hash functions are used to securely store passwords, find duplicate records, quickly store and retrieve data, among other useful computational tasks. As a practical example, all user passwords on boot.dev are hashed using Bcrypt to ensure that if an attacker were ever to gain...
Dresses, 'dressing up', and the software industry A few days ago, Lea Coligado, a junior at Stanford, wrote about some of the sexism she's experienced...
24th Feb 2015
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Dresses, 'dressing up', and the software industry

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Feb 2015
A few days ago, Lea Coligado, a junior at Stanford, wrote about some of the sexism she's experienced in computer science. One of the things she mentioned was how wearing dresses caused her to be treated differently. I, too, prefer dresses because I find them much more comfortable...
1st Feb 2025
Nov 2019 Recap Hello mailing list friends!
3rd Dec 2019
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Nov 2019 Recap

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Dec 2019
Hello mailing list friends!
Intentional Creation Reliably tap into your creativity with the 4 Cs: Consume, critique, curate, create. This is one of...
4th Jan 2023
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Intentional Creation

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jan 2023
Reliably tap into your creativity with the 4 Cs: Consume, critique, curate, create. This is one of my oldest ideas, finally published on the GitHub ReadME Project blog, along with a profile, in June 2022. For more like this, follow me on Twitter or Mastodon. (You can also read it...
Style your RSS feed RSS is not dead. It is not mainstream, but it's still a thriving protocol, especially among tech...
20th Jun 2023
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Style your RSS feed

from Darek Kay [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Jun 2023
RSS is not dead. It is not mainstream, but it's still a thriving protocol, especially among tech users. However, many people do not know what RSS feeds are or how to use them. Most browsers render RSS as raw XML files, which doesn't help users understand what it's all about: In...
Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both? Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both? 2020-11-09 I recently came across Adam Silver’s post about...
9th Nov 2020
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Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both?

from bt RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Nov 2020
Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both? 2020-11-09 I recently came across Adam Silver’s post about the merits and pitfalls of bidirectional scrolling and found myself conflicted with the design arguments put forth in the article. It’s a very good article overall, and I suggest...
RIP AOL Dialup America's most popular dial-up ISP is shutting down dial-up service
10th Aug 2025
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RIP AOL Dialup

from Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Aug 2025
America's most popular dial-up ISP is shutting down dial-up service
Towards better 1-on-1s: an awkward manifesto It is unimaginably hard to […] stay conscious and alive in the adult world day in and day out. –...
22nd Apr 2023
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Towards better 1-on-1s: an awkward manifesto

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Apr 2023
It is unimaginably hard to […] stay conscious and alive in the adult world day in and day out. – David Foster Wallace, This is Water At the heart of my management philosophy lies a simple belief: people are working as hard as they can. It’s a lazy assumption to assume people are...
Extending My Japanese Visa as a Freelancer With TokyoDev as my sponsor, I extended my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services...
4th Aug 2025
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Extending My Japanese Visa as a Freelancer

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Aug 2025
With TokyoDev as my sponsor, I extended my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa for another three years. I’m thrilled by this result, because my family and I recently moved to a small town in Kansai and have been enjoying our lives in Japan more than...
The Boot.dev Beat. January 2025 Fastest boss defeat in the history of Boot.dev, a new AWS course, embers are live, and my children...
2nd Jan 2025
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The Boot.dev Beat. January 2025

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2025
Fastest boss defeat in the history of Boot.dev, a new AWS course, embers are live, and my children just won’t stop being sick for more than 4 days at a time. Win some, lose some.
Excuse me, is there a problem? Many startups fail despite identifying a real problem and building a product that solves that...
8th Apr 2023
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Excuse me, is there a problem?

from A Smart Bear [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Apr 2023
Many startups fail despite identifying a real problem and building a product that solves that problem. This explains why, so you can avoid their fate.
Persisted Svelte store using IndexedDB I’m working on notepad2 for web and I need a history of opened files that persists across browser...
9th Mar 2023
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Persisted Svelte store using IndexedDB

from Krzysztof Kowalczyk blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Mar 2023
I’m working on notepad2 for web and I need a history of opened files that persists across browser session. Since I’m using Svelte, having it available as a store makes sense. This article describes how to implement a Svelte store whose values are persisted in IndexedDB. What is...
May updates Here's what's new with Buttondown.
3rd Jun 2018
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May updates

from Buttondown's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jun 2018
Here's what's new with Buttondown.
What America has meant to me Every time I have given up on America, it has been a mistake. And yet, America has never, ever given...
5th Jul 2026
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What America has meant to me

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jul 2026
Every time I have given up on America, it has been a mistake. And yet, America has never, ever given up on me.
Silicon Valley & Defense Tech Over the last few years there has been a lot of press coverage of Google canceling project Maven, a...
13th Oct 2020
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Silicon Valley & Defense Tech

from Elad Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Oct 2020
Over the last few years there has been a lot of press coverage of Google canceling project Maven, a defense contract. This has led to claims Silicon Valley is no longer engaging in defense tech, despite tech's roots working with the Department of Defense
Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor 2023-03-03 For the longest time I've been using a Samsung...
3rd Mar 2023
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Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor

from Making software better without sacrificing user experience. [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Mar 2023
Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor 2023-03-03 For the longest time I've been using a Samsung 27" UHD monitor as my main display. This monitor was connected to my ThinkPad X260 (in clamshell mode) through the official Lenovo dock. It wasn't a bad setup, but I have since...
Can Directories Rise Again? With search getting worse by the day, maybe it's time we rebounded in the other direction. The long...
21st May 2025
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Can Directories Rise Again?

from The History of the Web [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st May 2025
With search getting worse by the day, maybe it's time we rebounded in the other direction. The long forgotten directory. The post Can Directories Rise Again? appeared first on The History of the Web.
Name that Wäre, July 2023 The “wäre” for July 2023 is shown below. Thanks to zebonaut for submitting this ware. According to...
31st Jul 2023
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Name that Wäre, July 2023

from bunnie's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Jul 2023
The “wäre” for July 2023 is shown below. Thanks to zebonaut for submitting this ware. According to him, this was fished out of a dumpster in Germany, hence “wäre” (and yes, it’s a nonsense word, but I also think it’s cute). We had a little chuckle over the ware’s construction (or...
How to use currentColor in your stylesheet I've had my head buried so deep in code that I hadn't even noticed this existed. It's a simple way...
4th Dec 2014
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How to use currentColor in your stylesheet

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Dec 2014
I've had my head buried so deep in code that I hadn't even noticed this existed. It's a simple way to reference the current text color when writing CSS. Works in modern browsers, including IE9+. If you use Less or Sass then you probably already use something like @text-color....
You Can't "Vibe Code" Love About six months ago, I was offered a presentation slot at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in...
31st Aug 2026
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You Can't "Vibe Code" Love

from Coding Horror [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Aug 2026
About six months ago, I was offered a presentation slot at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin. I rarely take speaking engagements, especially international ones, but this one arrived at just the right time, the right place, and with the right person – I said yes, on the...
Buried by the media "No one else would follow; even the minister failed to show. Shaking his head ever so slightly,...
5th Sep 2016
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Buried by the media

from David Crawshaw [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Sep 2016
"No one else would follow; even the minister failed to show. Shaking his head ever so slightly, Jerry Flemmons of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram turned to me and said, 'Cochran, if we're gonna write a story about the burial of Lee Harvey Oswald, we're gonna have to bury the son of...
What I'm up to - August 2025 Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Aug 2025
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What I'm up to - August 2025

from Philip Ilic Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Aug 2025
Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in last month - Back to eating solid foods after my jaw surgery. - Playing with gpt-oss on my com...
The Gift Economy Illustrated notes on the idea of Gift Economies and cultural historys of economic exchange
3rd Aug 2020
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The Gift Economy

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Aug 2020
Illustrated notes on the idea of Gift Economies and cultural historys of economic exchange
2nd Jan 2025
On Engineers and Influence (Based on yesterday’s tweetstorm and the ensuing...
17th Aug 2018
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On Engineers and Influence

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Aug 2018
(Based on yesterday’s tweetstorm and the ensuing conversation, https://twitter.com/mipsytipsy/status/1029608573217587201) Let’s talk about influence. As an engineer, how do you get influence? What does influence look like, what is it rooted in, how do you wield it or lose it? How...
WTF is operations? #serverless I just got back from the very first ever @serverlessconf in NYC.  I have a soft spot for...
31st May 2016
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WTF is operations? #serverless

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st May 2016
I just got back from the very first ever @serverlessconf in NYC.  I have a soft spot for well-curated single-track conferences, and the organizers did an incredible job.  Major kudos to @iamstan and team for pulling together such a high-caliber mix of attendees as well as...
Why I don’t give investment advice When people ask for advice on personal investing, I’ve found they are either looking for...
9th Jul 2023
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Why I don’t give investment advice

from Writing - Andreas Fragner [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Jul 2023
When people ask for advice on personal investing, I’ve found they are either looking for confirmation that what they do is great (it’s usually not) or some sort of secret sauce for outperforming the market (which doesn’t exist). So people are inevitably disappointed by the...
2014-05-06 "No space for poem" twitter.com/rob_pike/status/463859025361125377
6th May 2014
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2014-05-06

from David Crawshaw [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th May 2014
"No space for poem" twitter.com/rob_pike/status/463859025361125377
Dispatch 002: Making a new medium and other recaps It’s always nice to celebrate publications and presenting our research in public, but much of our...
21st Dec 2023
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Dispatch 002: Making a new medium and other recaps

from Ink & Switch [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st Dec 2023
It’s always nice to celebrate publications and presenting our research in public, but much of our work are ongoing journeys. So, in this end of the year dispatch we wanted to share some recaps and talk a bit about one of our longest standing research tracks: programmable ink.
A Gap in the TrustZone preset settings for the LPC55S69 We’re very excited to have announced the general availability of our cloud computer. As part of this...
20th Nov 2023
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A Gap in the TrustZone preset settings for the LPC55S69

from Oxide Computer Company Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Nov 2023
We’re very excited to have announced the general availability of our cloud computer. As part of this work, we continue to build on top of the LPC55S69 from NXP as our Root of Trust. We’ve discovered some gaps when using TrustZone preset settings on the LPC55S69 that can allow for...
Coming soon This is Neil Panchal's Blog, a brand new site by Neil Panchal that's just getting started. Things...
25th May 2024
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Coming soon

from Neil Panchal [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th May 2024
This is Neil Panchal's Blog, a brand new site by Neil Panchal that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new
3rd Jul 2025
The World's Smallest Hash Table This December I once again did the Advent of Code, in Rust. If you are interested, my solutions are...
4th Mar 2023
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The World's Smallest Hash Table

from orlp.net - Blog Archive [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Mar 2023
This December I once again did the Advent of Code, in Rust. If you are interested, my solutions are on Github. I wanted to highlight one particular solution to the day 2 problem as it is both optimized completely beyond the point of reason yet contains a useful technique. For...
How to delete a tag on GitHub In the world of Git, tags are very useful for keeping track of your project's version history. A lot...
16th Nov 2011
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How to delete a tag on GitHub

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Nov 2011
In the world of Git, tags are very useful for keeping track of your project's version history. A lot of folks will argue that you shouldn't delete tags, but there are real-world examples in which tags need to be deleted.  That said, it's both a good and a bad thing that GitHub...
Your customers hate MVPs. Make a SLC instead. "MVP" is a selfish process, abusing customers so you can "learn." SLC is an alternate philosophy...
3rd Sep 2023
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Your customers hate MVPs. Make a SLC instead.

from A Smart Bear [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Sep 2023
"MVP" is a selfish process, abusing customers so you can "learn." SLC is an alternate philosophy that results in fast, validated learning, that customers love.
Beginner interaction design with Principle I was able to pick up this powerful motion design tool in about 10 minutes and you can too!
30th Nov 2017
1

Beginner interaction design with Principle

from Daniel Immke [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Nov 2017
I was able to pick up this powerful motion design tool in about 10 minutes and you can too!
Winner, Name that Ware June 2026 The Ware for June 2026 is an SGI RM6-64 raster manager, from a KONA/InfiniteReality graphics system....
30th Jul 2026
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Winner, Name that Ware June 2026

from bunnie's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Jul 2026
The Ware for June 2026 is an SGI RM6-64 raster manager, from a KONA/InfiniteReality graphics system. Congrats to Christian for naming it! email me for your prize. This gem of a board was gifted to me by someone at SGI back when I worked there in…I want to say 1998? I even still...
Ranking #1 on HN in the December Dead Zone For those who weren't aware (you would be if you were...
30th Dec 2022
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Ranking #1 on HN in the December Dead Zone

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Dec 2022
For those who weren't aware (you would be if you were [subscribed](https://lspace.swyx.io/subscribe?simple=true&next=https://lspace.swyx.io/) on email!), I started a separate AI blog, [L-space Diaries](https://lspace.swyx.io/), this year to 1) try out Substack in anger and 2)...
Explain Like I'm Five: React This post is part of the series Explain Like I'm Five (#eli5), which aims to make tech concepts and...
29th May 2021
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Explain Like I'm Five: React

from Tinloof - Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th May 2021
This post is part of the series Explain Like I'm Five (#eli5), which aims to make tech concepts and terms easy to understand. In this post, we’ll be answering the question: what is React? We’ll look into its origins, usage, explain key terminology and also cover how and why...
On becoming a day person My biggest game-changer
19th Mar 2026
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On becoming a day person

from Herman's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Mar 2026
My biggest game-changer
Svelte as an Eleventy Template Engine Svelte is a really nice authoring format for HTML components. I wanted to explore if I could extend...
1st Feb 2020
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Svelte as an Eleventy Template Engine

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2020
Svelte is a really nice authoring format for HTML components. I wanted to explore if I could extend Eleventy to use it.
Migrating a Create React App project to Vite Create React App (CRA) provides an all-in-one development toolchain for your React applications. It...
15th Jun 2021
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Migrating a Create React App project to Vite

from Darek Kay [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Jun 2021
Create React App (CRA) provides an all-in-one development toolchain for your React applications. It is great for beginners, as you don't need to care about configuring your toolset. However, I've encountered more and more limitations without "ejecting", mostly due to the...
On pain, careers, and doing things the hard way. Part 1 Seven years ago I was working on backend infra for mobile apps at Parse, resenting MongoDB...
30th Apr 2019
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On pain, careers, and doing things the hard way.

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Apr 2019
Part 1 Seven years ago I was working on backend infra for mobile apps at Parse, resenting MongoDB and its accursed single write lock per replica with all my dirty, blackened soul.  That’s when Miles Ward asked me to give a customer testimonial for MongoDB at AWS reinvent. It was...
Partial order and non-Boolean logic Non-Boolean logics are rare but not extinct. Interval logic is one example. Sometimes, you can...
26th Dec 2020
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Partial order and non-Boolean logic

from Words and Buttons Online [alt+shift+b] in programming

26th Dec 2020
Non-Boolean logics are rare but not extinct. Interval logic is one example. Sometimes, you can implement a logic you want within total order or partial order but sometimes even that isn't enough and you need an even more general relation. With operator overloading, you have the...
Radioactive film lenses and Geiger counter Kit Last week marked the ten year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami that...
17th Mar 2021
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Radioactive film lenses and Geiger counter Kit

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Mar 2021
Last week marked the ten year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. In the years following that tragic event, flotsam began arriving on the Pacific West Coast. Volunteers making great effort to return...
Supporting Disability Is Our Social Responsibility July is Disability Pride Month, an opportunity for us to consider how we’re serving our disabled...
2nd Jul 2025
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Supporting Disability Is Our Social Responsibility

from elementary Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jul 2025
July is Disability Pride Month, an opportunity for us to consider how we’re serving our disabled community and work on breaking down barriers to access. Last year we had the pleasure of being introduced to Florian—a fully blind cybersecurity enthusiast—and thanks to his feedback...
nsnotifyd-2.1 released I have made a new release of nsnotifyd, a tiny DNS server that just listens for NOTIFY messages and...
12th Jun 2024
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nsnotifyd-2.1 released

from Tony Finch's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

12th Jun 2024
I have made a new release of nsnotifyd, a tiny DNS server that just listens for NOTIFY messages and runs a script when one of your zones changes. This nsnotifyd-2.1 release includes a few bugfixes: more lenient handling of trailing . in domain names on the command line avoid...
Craigslist Alerts with Python I love Craigslist, but trying to buy certain things (like Subarus in Portland) can be ridiculously...
9th Jul 2017
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Craigslist Alerts with Python

from Alex Meub [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Jul 2017
I love Craigslist, but trying to buy certain things (like Subarus in Portland) can be ridiculously competitive. I wanted a simple way to be alerted immediately when an item I was looking for was posted. Craigslist Search Alerts I tried using Craigslist’s built in Search Alert...
Magical Fibonacci Formulae The following Python function computes the Fibonacci sequence, without loops, recursion or floating...
6th Feb 2023
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Magical Fibonacci Formulae

from orlp.net - Blog Archive [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Feb 2023
The following Python function computes the Fibonacci sequence, without loops, recursion or floating point arithmetic: f=lambda n:(b:=2<<n)**n*b//(b*b-b-1)%b It really does: >>> [f(n) for n in range(10)] [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34] How does it work? As a teaser, look at...
Treating the Symptoms If you haven’t seen it yet, the folks behind The Browser Company recently introduced a new app...
1st Feb 2024
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Treating the Symptoms

from Jim Nielsen’s Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2024
If you haven’t seen it yet, the folks behind The Browser Company recently introduced a new app called “Arc Search”. Its key feature? It’ll browse the web for you. What happened? “Surfing the web” used to be — and still can be — the funnest part about being on the web! How did...
Shoelace 2.0: a forward-thinking library of web components I've been having a lot of fun with Stencil and web components lately. Back in January, I decided to...
24th Jul 2020
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Shoelace 2.0: a forward-thinking library of web components

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Jul 2020
I've been having a lot of fun with Stencil and web components lately. Back in January, I decided to use it to completely redesign Shoelace, an open source project I created a few years ago. I recently published Shoelace 2.0 — a collection of professionally-designed, accessible...
Using User-Select Using User-Select 2019-06-04 Highlighting text in order to copy, cut or paste content is a staple...
4th Jun 2019
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Using User-Select

from bt RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jun 2019
Using User-Select 2019-06-04 Highlighting text in order to copy, cut or paste content is a staple action across the web. Now, what if I told you the ability to control what a user can select is configurable with a single CSS property? Introducing the CSS property Simply put, the...
Swyx's Simple Guide to Singapore A personal guide to Singapore for foreign friends visiting.
7th Sep 2023
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Swyx's Simple Guide to Singapore

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Sep 2023
A personal guide to Singapore for foreign friends visiting.
Leaving Delaware This post covers why companies are considering reincorporating from Delaware to Nevada & Texas
5th Feb 2025
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Leaving Delaware

from Elad Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Feb 2025
This post covers why companies are considering reincorporating from Delaware to Nevada & Texas
AI optimism is a class privilege Along the vast divide between AI optimists and pessimists, the main factor in determining which side...
3rd Dec 2025
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AI optimism is a class privilege

from Josh Collinsworth [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Dec 2025
Along the vast divide between AI optimists and pessimists, the main factor in determining which side you fall on may be where you see yourself in the future: above the effects of AI, or beneath them.
The Boot.dev Beat. January 2025 Fastest boss defeat in the history of Boot.dev, a new AWS course, embers are live, and my children...
2nd Jan 2025
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The Boot.dev Beat. January 2025

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2025
Fastest boss defeat in the history of Boot.dev, a new AWS course, embers are live, and my children just won’t stop being sick for more than 4 days at a time. Win some, lose some.
You're underusing Underscore Ten common mistakes people make when using Underscore, and a linting tool to detect them.
18th Feb 2016
1

You're underusing Underscore

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Feb 2016
Ten common mistakes people make when using Underscore, and a linting tool to detect them.
Nuxt 3 with SSR on Google Cloud Firebase Functions (2023) If you're seeking a no-cost, low-ops, low-friction solution for deploying SSR workloads then look no...
13th Jun 2023
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Nuxt 3 with SSR on Google Cloud Firebase Functions (2023)

from Charles Chen [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Jun 2023
If you're seeking a no-cost, low-ops, low-friction solution for deploying SSR workloads then look no further!
Things they didn’t teach you about Software Engineering As always, a disclaimer before we start, this is purely subjective. Whether you are a seasoned...
6th Jan 2023
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Things they didn’t teach you about Software Engineering

from Vadim Kravcenko [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jan 2023
As always, a disclaimer before we start, this is purely subjective. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting […] The post Things they didn’t teach you about Software Engineering appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
A clever way to style the <mark> element I was checking out the CashNotify app today and I noticed a beautiful style for highlighting text in...
1st Feb 2019
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A clever way to style the <mark> element

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2019
I was checking out the CashNotify app today and I noticed a beautiful style for highlighting text in their testimonials: Most textual highlights use a boring rectangle background color, but this stands out and looks gorgeous. I was really hoping they were using a simple <mark>...
Over-Nesting Over-Nesting 2019-01-06 I think since our design industry moves so quickly and exciting new...
6th Jan 2019
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Over-Nesting

from bt RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jan 2019
Over-Nesting 2019-01-06 I think since our design industry moves so quickly and exciting new technologies get released almost daily, that we often forget some of the basics when writing CSS. I bring this up because I’ve recently worked on a few projects that show a slight...
Oct 2019 Recap Hello mailing list friends!
2nd Nov 2019
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Oct 2019 Recap

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Nov 2019
Hello mailing list friends!
Interactive Flamegraphs In my latest article, I made heavy use of flamegraphs. To makes things clearer, flamegraphs are...
8th Sep 2024
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Interactive Flamegraphs

from Quentin Santos [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Sep 2024
In my latest article, I made heavy use of flamegraphs. To makes things clearer, flamegraphs are visualizations of how much time is spent in each function in a program: ./write –write_with_vmsplice –huge_page –busy_loop | ./read –read_with_splice –busy_loop Profiling of ./write...
Book Poll 2019 I've been feeling like I've skewed too much on empty calories recently. So I ran this poll:
2nd Sep 2019
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Book Poll 2019

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Sep 2019
I've been feeling like I've skewed too much on empty calories recently. So I ran this poll:
Exercise: a requirement for sleep? * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Recently I have...
21st Nov 2010
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Exercise: a requirement for sleep?

from Joel Gascoigne [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st Nov 2010
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Recently I have struggled to get to sleep at night. When I need to be up at 8 and working away on either my own projects or exciting client projects by 9 it is vital that I wake up refreshed
ASAP ASAP ¶ASAP When asking for something, it’s really pointless to attach the typical “as soon as...
2nd Nov 2015
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ASAP

from Sometimes It Works :: simonhamp.me [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Nov 2015
ASAP ¶ASAP When asking for something, it’s really pointless to attach the typical “as soon as possible” to the end. Here’s why: What I think you mean when you use the phrase “as soon as possible” or, even worse, “ASAP”: I really want this now or sooner. I don’t care what you’re...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice...
5th Jan 2026
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It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

from tonsky.me [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2026
I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice illustration: accompanied by explanation: Fast forward to 2025. Apple releases macOS Tahoe. Main attraction? Adding unpleasant, distracting, illegible, messy, cluttered, confusing, frustrating...
You are never taught how to build quality software Learning how to build quality software is not part of computer science education. How do we learn...
7th Dec 2023
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You are never taught how to build quality software

from Florian Bellmann | Be curious, explore and meditate. [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Dec 2023
Learning how to build quality software is not part of computer science education. How do we learn it?
The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps What we lose when our digital notes remove the freedom to move
7th May 2021
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The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th May 2021
What we lose when our digital notes remove the freedom to move
100 Lessons From Building a 100-Person Org RevenueCat now has more than 150 team members. Around 100 of them are in my org. This is still a...
3rd Jun 2026
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100 Lessons From Building a 100-Person Org

from Miguel Carranza [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jun 2026
RevenueCat now has more than 150 team members. Around 100 of them are in my org. This is still a little crazy to me. My own org is now bigger than any company I had worked at before starting RevenueCat. As a technical founder, I always preferred computers over people. Computers...
Colophon Most blogs, like this one, are reverse-chronological, causing the first post to appear last in the...
1st May 2015
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Colophon

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2015
Most blogs, like this one, are reverse-chronological, causing the first post to appear last in the archive. This convention makes a colophon the King's Pawn Game of web authorship; there's no better place to showcase certain implementation details than the first post of a...
Merging Responsibly tl;dr: I do not like merging the main branch into feature branches, and I do not like squashing...
28th Apr 2024
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Merging Responsibly

from Quentin Santos [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Apr 2024
tl;dr: I do not like merging the main branch into feature branches, and I do not like squashing MR/PRs git commit git has emerged as the obvious choice for SCCS (Source Code Control System). The consensus is that it is unambiguously better than the previous standard, SVN. There...
Omarchy is on the move Omarchy has been improving at a furious pace. Since it was first released on June 26, I've pushed...
5th Aug 2025
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Omarchy is on the move

from David Heinemeier Hansson [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Aug 2025
Omarchy has been improving at a furious pace. Since it was first released on June 26, I've pushed out 18(!) new releases together with a rapidly growing community of collaborators, users, and new-to-Linux enthusiasts. We have about 3,500 early adopters on the Omarchy Discord, 250...
All the cool things we built at our Rome hackathon As an all-remote team, we know how important getting together in person is (we’ve written about...
6th Oct 2022
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All the cool things we built at our Rome hackathon

from Eric Migicovsky's Blog RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Oct 2022
As an all-remote team, we know how important getting together in person is (we’ve written about this before ). Our product analytics team (plus…
What is Backend Web Development? The boring answer is that backend web development is the process of building the server-side of...
7th Aug 2023
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What is Backend Web Development?

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Aug 2023
The boring answer is that backend web development is the process of building the server-side of websites and web applications. It primarily focuses on handling the logic, data processing, and communication between the user’s web browser and the server.
Sriracha Fight!! 🥊 At the birthplace of the famous rooster sauce. by Paul Narvaez (CC-By-2.0) There’s plenty...
30th Jul 2023
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Sriracha Fight!! 🥊

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Jul 2023
At the birthplace of the famous rooster sauce. by Paul Narvaez (CC-By-2.0) There’s plenty of sriracha—unless you’re looking for the brand anyone wants. Huy Fong Foods, Inc’s Sriracha vanished from stores, and they have no idea when it’ll be back. So, driven by the...
Welcome, Prashanth! Last March, I shared that we were starting to look for a new CEO for Stack Overflow. We were looking...
24th Sep 2019
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Welcome, Prashanth!

from Joel on Software [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Sep 2019
Last March, I shared that we were starting to look for a new CEO for Stack Overflow. We were looking for that rare combination of someone who… Read more "Welcome, Prashanth!"
My Favorite Tiny Programming Projects I love creating tiny programs that solve actual (often minor) problems. As Julia Evans points out,...
23rd May 2022
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My Favorite Tiny Programming Projects

from Alex Meub [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd May 2022
I love creating tiny programs that solve actual (often minor) problems. As Julia Evans points out, this is not only a great way to make programming fun but actually one of the best ways to learn. Below are some my favorite tiny programs I’ve created. Finding Campsites My wife...
Guile-SDL2 0.7.0 released I'm happy to announce that Guile-SDL2 0.7.0 has been released! Guile-SDL2 provides Guile Scheme...
7th Oct 2021
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Guile-SDL2 0.7.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Oct 2021
I'm happy to announce that Guile-SDL2 0.7.0 has been released! Guile-SDL2 provides Guile Scheme bindings for the SDL2 C shared library. The bindings are written in pure Scheme using Guile's foreign function interface. New bindings in this...
Converting My X201 ThinkPad into a Slabtop Converting My X201 ThinkPad into a Slabtop 2023-05-01 I recently wrote about physically disabling...
1st May 2023
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Converting My X201 ThinkPad into a Slabtop

from Making software better without sacrificing user experience. [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2023
Converting My X201 ThinkPad into a Slabtop 2023-05-01 I recently wrote about physically disabling the WiFi toggle switch on my X201 which was a fun "hack" to an annoying issue I was running into. Since then, the laptop has been running flawlessly. The only other minor issue I had...
My spaghetti carbonara recipe In recent weeks I have been obsessed with carbonara: I have probably been eating it far too...
15th Dec 2023
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My spaghetti carbonara recipe

from Tony Finch's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Dec 2023
In recent weeks I have been obsessed with carbonara: I have probably been eating it far too frequently. Here’s my recipe. It works well for 1 - 3 people but gets unweildy at larger quantities. ingredients Rough quantities per person: 100g pasta Spaghetti is traditional but I’ll...
Post-Twitter Every so often I’m motivated to move my online content in-house. With todays purchase of Twitter my...
25th Apr 2022
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Post-Twitter

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Apr 2022
Every so often I’m motivated to move my online content in-house. With todays purchase of Twitter my intent to “own” my content has been renewed. I’m going to clean up my old Feedly RSS subscriptions and try posting here a bit more frequently.You can subscribe if you like –...
Writing Developer Job Postings When you're advertising a developer position online, a job posting is often the first time a...
28th Aug 2015
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Writing Developer Job Postings

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Aug 2015
When you're advertising a developer position online, a job posting is often the first time a developer hears about your company. Despite the posting being the first step in the hiring flow, companies put little effort into them, often having it be little more than a list of...
The Cultural Anthropology of React An anthropological look at the cultural norms of the React community
1st Aug 2021
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The Cultural Anthropology of React

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Aug 2021
An anthropological look at the cultural norms of the React community
Less cgo overhead in Go 1.8 name old time/op new time/op delta CgoNoop-8 146ns ± 1% 56ns ± 6% -61.57% (p=0.000...
15th Feb 2017
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Less cgo overhead in Go 1.8

from David Crawshaw [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Feb 2017
name old time/op new time/op delta CgoNoop-8 146ns ± 1% 56ns ± 6% -61.57% (p=0.000 n=25+30) golang.org/cl/30080
Converting a URL Object to a Plain Object in JavaScript I needed to convert a URL object to a plain object yesterday. You might have used it before. It's...
22nd Mar 2023
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Converting a URL Object to a Plain Object in JavaScript

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Mar 2023
I needed to convert a URL object to a plain object yesterday. You might have used it before. It's pretty handy for working with URLs! const url = new URL('https://example.com/'); console.log(url); // URL {origin: 'https://example.com', protocol: 'https:', username: '',...
Lightweight NextJS example of uploading files to Google Cloud Storage Many years ago, back in 2018, I wrote a tiny NPM package called gcloud-storage-json-upload, which...
13th Jun 2023
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13th Jun 2023
Many years ago, back in 2018, I wrote a tiny NPM package called gcloud-storage-json-upload, which lets you authenticate with Google Cloud Storage and upload a file without needing to install any huge Google SDKs. I recently needed to use it with NextJS to upload Gifs created in...
gRPC is easy to misconfigure Google's gRPC is an RPC system that supports many languages, and is relatively widely used. I think...
14th Mar 2021
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gRPC is easy to misconfigure

from Evan Jones - Software Engineer | Computer Scientist [alt+shift+b] in programming

14th Mar 2021
Google's gRPC is an RPC system that supports many languages, and is relatively widely used. I think its popularity is due to being used for parts of Docker and Kubernetes. I think gRPC is mostly fine, but it is surprisingly easy to screw up by misconfiguring it. Part of that is...
Trying to Make Sense of Casing Conventions on the Web (I present to you my stream of consciousness on the topic of casing as it applies to the web...
4th Sep 2025
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Trying to Make Sense of Casing Conventions on the Web

from Jim Nielsen’s Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Sep 2025
(I present to you my stream of consciousness on the topic of casing as it applies to the web platform.) I’m reading about the new command and commandfor attributes — which I’m super excited about, declarative behavior invocation in HTML? YES PLEASE!! — and one thing that strikes...
How to Check Uniqueness in an Array of Objects in JavaScript Working with arrays of objects in JavaScript can be difficult. This post covers how to ensure all...
17th Feb 2020
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How to Check Uniqueness in an Array of Objects in JavaScript

from Josh Collinsworth [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Feb 2020
Working with arrays of objects in JavaScript can be difficult. This post covers how to ensure all object keys (IDs) are unique, and how to find non-unique values.
Quality is a trap Like cicadas emerging from the ground, design industry conversations about quality seem to...
25th Jun 2025
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Quality is a trap

from Eric Bailey [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Jun 2025
Like cicadas emerging from the ground, design industry conversations about quality seem to periodically erupt on social media. Also like cicadas, these articles are as predicable as they are irritating. I can’t count the amount of Medium thinkpieces I’ve seen come and go where an...
The Boot.dev Beat. July 2024 One million lessons. Well, to be precise, you have all completed 1,122,050 lessons just in June....
10th Jul 2024
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The Boot.dev Beat. July 2024

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Jul 2024
One million lessons. Well, to be precise, you have all completed 1,122,050 lessons just in June. That’s nuts. I was so preoccupied with how cool it is that you all are learning so much that I’m late on this newsletter. Sorry ‘bout that.
Software freedom isn't about licenses -- it's about power. A restrictive end-user license agreement is one way a company can exert power over the user. When...
28th Mar 2021
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Software freedom isn't about licenses -- it's about power.

from On Life and Lisp [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Mar 2021
A restrictive end-user license agreement is one way a company can exert power over the user. When the free software movement was founded thirty years ago, these restrictive licenses were the primary user-hostile power dynamic, so permissive and copyleft licenses emerged as...
17th Aug 2023
Happier development On programming "the good old fashioned way"
26th Mar 2026
1

Happier development

from Basta’s Notes [alt+shift+b] in programming

26th Mar 2026
On programming "the good old fashioned way"
27th Oct 2023
first-class merges and cover letters Although it looks really good, I have not yet tried the Jujutsu (jj) version control system,...
11th Sep 2025
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first-class merges and cover letters

from Tony Finch's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Sep 2025
Although it looks really good, I have not yet tried the Jujutsu (jj) version control system, mainly because it’s not yet clearly superior to Magit. But I have been following jj discussions with great interest. One of the things that jj has not yet tackled is how to do better...
The Swipe Files Strategy for Part Time Creators Swipe Files are underrated, passively compounding sources of personal leverage for your creator...
3rd Sep 2021
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The Swipe Files Strategy for Part Time Creators

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Sep 2021
Swipe Files are underrated, passively compounding sources of personal leverage for your creator journey.
How Jeremy Singer-Vine uses Buttondown Jeremy publishes Data Is Plural, a "weekly journal of useful/curious datasets" that uses Buttondown...
2nd Dec 2023
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How Jeremy Singer-Vine uses Buttondown

from Buttondown's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Dec 2023
Jeremy publishes Data Is Plural, a "weekly journal of useful/curious datasets" that uses Buttondown to manage subscribers and send emails
Announcing CalVer It's about time. Technologists expect things to get better with time. Your current laptop has more...
22nd Jun 2016
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Announcing CalVer

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Jun 2016
It's about time. Technologists expect things to get better with time. Your current laptop has more RAM than the last, your current car is safer than its predecessor, and the latest version of your code is certainly the best ever. What if the same be said of versioning...
The Boot.dev Beat. June 2024 ThePrimeagen’s Git course is live. A new boss battle is on the horizon, and we’ve made massive speed...
5th Jun 2024
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The Boot.dev Beat. June 2024

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jun 2024
ThePrimeagen’s Git course is live. A new boss battle is on the horizon, and we’ve made massive speed improvements to the site. Hope you enjoy!
Adding Open Graph to Pelican I just added Open Graph support to this Pelican-generated site so pretty previews would show up when...
19th Apr 2018
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Adding Open Graph to Pelican

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Apr 2018
I just added Open Graph support to this Pelican-generated site so pretty previews would show up when people shared my posts, and I figured I'd share the fairly tidy way I went about it in case other people were interested. I only added support for articles, my journal entries,...
27th Aug 2013
Announcing The Assistant Yes, the rumours are true! Kagi has been thoughtfully integrating AI into our search experience,...
4th Sep 2024
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Announcing The Assistant

from Kagi Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Sep 2024
Yes, the rumours are true! Kagi has been thoughtfully integrating AI into our search experience, creating a smarter, faster, and more intuitive search.
Take a hard game, and make it shorter You are of course aware that attention spans are shrinking. YouTube -> Shorts, Instagram Reels,...
16th Feb 2026
1

Take a hard game, and make it shorter

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Feb 2026
You are of course aware that attention spans are shrinking. YouTube -> Shorts, Instagram Reels, Tiktoks, etc have taken over the world.
What I've been up to in 2025 Been quiet around here. Time to change that! The short version up front: Since starting a family...
25th Aug 2025
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What I've been up to in 2025

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Aug 2025
Been quiet around here. Time to change that! The short version up front: Since starting a family and leaving Stripe, I've pursued the dream that brought me to Silicon Valley. I've founded a startup. After taking some parental leave, helping found a Python non-profit, and a nice...
I'm pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store I launched ColorCopy on May 18. It was my second macOS app, but the first one I launched on the Mac...
7th Aug 2026
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I'm pulling ColorCopy from the macOS App Store

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Aug 2026
I launched ColorCopy on May 18. It was my second macOS app, but the first one I launched on the Mac App Store. Today, I decided to pull it. The app isn't a new idea, but it bakes four color tools into a single menu bar app: an eyedropper, a color picker, a palette manager, and a...
On finding clients as an independent consultant I’ve been a freelancer / independent consultant for some 11 years now, and until recently, keeping...
27th Nov 2025
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On finding clients as an independent consultant

from On Test Automation [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Nov 2025
I’ve been a freelancer / independent consultant for some 11 years now, and until recently, keeping myself occupied has been fairly smooth sailing. There has always been a lot of demand for people with the technical skills that I have gathered over the years, so finding new...
Staging is a trap @mipsytipsy Software staging clusters only grow. As production accrues more services, staging’s...
15th Sep 2022
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Staging is a trap

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Sep 2022
@mipsytipsy Software staging clusters only grow. As production accrues more services, staging’s costs ramp up. And maintaining a single, massive, production-like staging may no longer be the right answer. But several, small staging clusters—each fit for their purpose—offers a...
The most popular Heap alternatives and competitors, compared The most popular Heap alternatives in 2023 are: PostHog: All-in-one platform that combines...
1st Nov 2023
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The most popular Heap alternatives and competitors, compared

from Eric Migicovsky's Blog RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Nov 2023
The most popular Heap alternatives in 2023 are: PostHog: All-in-one platform that combines comprehensive analytics with session replay, A/B testing…
Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects On seeing tools for thought through a historical and anthropological lens
29th Jul 2021
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Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Jul 2021
On seeing tools for thought through a historical and anthropological lens
Chartjunk: What I've learned about data visualization For many people the first word that comes to mind when they think about statistical charts is...
18th May 2023
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Chartjunk: What I've learned about data visualization

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th May 2023
For many people the first word that comes to mind when they think about statistical charts is “lie.” – Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information I wish we could all agree: pie charts should die. I know this is unreasonable. And pie charts are only part of...
7th Feb 2023
Replacing Jekyll with Pandoc and a Makefile EDIT: 2016-08-19 I got an email a very long time ago that I meant to post about on ye old weblog...
13th May 2014
1

Replacing Jekyll with Pandoc and a Makefile

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th May 2014
EDIT: 2016-08-19 I got an email a very long time ago that I meant to post about on ye old weblog from a fellow named Tom Duck who built a CMS based around some of the ideas presented here. It’s called Bassclef and it looks pretty amazing and folks should check it out. I used to...
15th Feb 2026
Four-Course Python Data Structures and Algorithms Track Released We recently took a look at our course curriculum and felt that our current Learn Algorithms course,...
4th Oct 2021
1

Four-Course Python Data Structures and Algorithms Track Released

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Oct 2021
We recently took a look at our course curriculum and felt that our current Learn Algorithms course, written in Go, would be better served if it covered Python instead. After much deliberation, we decided to rewrite the course, and we’re super excited to have now released the...
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