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1st Jan 2025
34

How to write complex software

from Grant Slatton [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2025
A general method
The Hiker's Dilemma How to take care of your tribe The other day I read: "If you're hiking and you stop to let other...
1st Mar 2022
19

The Hiker's Dilemma

from Acko.net [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Mar 2022
How to take care of your tribe The other day I read: "If you're hiking and you stop to let other people catch up, don't start walking immediately when they arrive. Because that means you got a rest and they didn't. I think about this a lot." I want to dissect this sentiment...
My first year since coming back to Linux <![CDATA[It has been a year since I set up my System76 Merkaat with Linux Mint. In July of 2024 I...
6th Jul 2025
42

My first year since coming back to Linux

from Paolo Amoroso's Journal [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jul 2025
<![CDATA[It has been a year since I set up my System76 Merkaat with Linux Mint. In July of 2024 I migrated from ChromeOS and the Merkaat has been my daily driver on the desktop. A year later I have nothing major to report, which is the point. Despite the occasional unplanned...
The optics of pair programming If you are not familiar, pair programming (pairing) is the practice of collaborating directly with...
17th May 2022
28

The optics of pair programming

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

17th May 2022
If you are not familiar, pair programming (pairing) is the practice of collaborating directly with another person to work on a problem. You’ll often hear it in development contexts, but I've also encountered it with design. In the Before Times, we paired by walking over to a...
When complaints are a good sign When you build something, you have to pick some design goals and priorities. Ideally you do so...
27th Sep 2024
37

When complaints are a good sign

from Hixie's Natural Log [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Sep 2024
When you build something, you have to pick some design goals and priorities. Ideally you do so explicitly, but even if you don't, you're still implicitly doing so based on your design choices. These choices are trade-offs. If you want to write a quiet song, it won't be loud....
In-depth: PostHog vs Matomo PostHog and Matomo are both open-source analytics platforms you can self-host on your own...
1st Jun 2022
47

In-depth: PostHog vs Matomo

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

1st Jun 2022
PostHog and Matomo are both open-source analytics platforms you can self-host on your own infrastructure, giving you complete control over your data…
Workflows are now in Alpha and I already broke mine We've been building Workflows for a while now: this is our Zapier-style automation builder you can...
3rd Nov 2025
6

Workflows are now in Alpha and I already broke mine

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

3rd Nov 2025
We've been building Workflows for a while now: this is our Zapier-style automation builder you can use to trigger actions based on live user…
Man cereal Yesterday, even though my son is barely seven years old, toxic masculinity permeated his life and,...
3rd Mar 2026
1

Man cereal

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

3rd Mar 2026
Yesterday, even though my son is barely seven years old, toxic masculinity permeated his life and, perhaps permanently and irreparably, stole a small piece of his joy.
Add captions to your images! Add captions to your images!
5th Sep 2023
1

Add captions to your images!

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

5th Sep 2023
Add captions to your images!
Don't ask me to embarrass myself. Or: Please Lucy, stop asking me to kick the football.
18th Jul 2024
114

Don't ask me to embarrass myself.

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

18th Jul 2024
Or: Please Lucy, stop asking me to kick the football.
21st Dec 2016
Every Man his own API A sociotechnological trend
9th Nov 2024
23

Every Man his own API

from Grant Slatton [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Nov 2024
A sociotechnological trend
Advanced Vitest Patterns (workshop) Learn advanced Vitest patterns—custom fixtures, matchers, and performance tuning—to craft faster,...
6th Aug 2025
24

Advanced Vitest Patterns (workshop)

from Epic Web Dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Aug 2025
Learn advanced Vitest patterns—custom fixtures, matchers, and performance tuning—to craft faster, more effective test experiences.
The S&P 500 is largely a historical artifact I see the S&P 500 referenced pretty frequently as an vanilla index for people investing. This isn’t...
2nd Apr 2024
112

The S&P 500 is largely a historical artifact

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

2nd Apr 2024
I see the S&P 500 referenced pretty frequently as an vanilla index for people investing. This isn’t totally wrong, which is why this post is short. But, if you have the goal of just “investing in the market,” there’s a better option for doing that: a total market index. For...
Papageno's Glockenspiel-kulele [Ukulele Ringtone] A ringtone for Chelsea based on Papageno's Glockenspiel music from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
26th May 2013
1

Papageno's Glockenspiel-kulele [Ukulele Ringtone]

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

26th May 2013
A ringtone for Chelsea based on Papageno's Glockenspiel music from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
An Interactive Guide to CSS Grid CSS Grid is an incredibly powerful tool for building layouts on the web, but like all powerful...
21st Nov 2023
54

An Interactive Guide to CSS Grid

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

21st Nov 2023
CSS Grid is an incredibly powerful tool for building layouts on the web, but like all powerful tools, there's a significant learning curve. In this tutorial, we'll build a mental model for how CSS Grid works and how we can use it effectively. I'll share the biggest 💡 lightbulb...
SimpleImage 3.0 Back in 2011, I released the first version of SimpleImage for PHP — an open source project for...
10th Jan 2017
44

SimpleImage 3.0

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

10th Jan 2017
Back in 2011, I released the first version of SimpleImage for PHP — an open source project for working with images. Today, version 3.0 has landed, and there's a lot to love about it. Overview # Here's how it works at a glance: try { // Create a new SimpleImage object $image =...
What I'm up to - July 2026 My monthly newsletter about what I am up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in...
1st Jul 2026
1

What I'm up to - July 2026

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

1st Jul 2026
My monthly newsletter about what I am up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in June I left Chroma, and I start a new role in August. In this liminal time, I am spending a couple of weeks in Japan and practicing photography.
Systems and Processes that Aren't in Code are Terrifying My worst enemy is processes that a developer spun up years ago on a server everyone has forgotten...
3rd Oct 2019
1

Systems and Processes that Aren't in Code are Terrifying

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

3rd Oct 2019
My worst enemy is processes that a developer spun up years ago on a server everyone has forgotten about. I don’t know how to find these systems reliably, I don’t know where they came from, what depends on them, and if they are safe to delete. For example, the dreaded 15 6 2 1 *...
A Little Bit Now, A Lotta Bit Later In mid-March we released a big bug fix update—elementary OS 8.0.1—and since then we’ve been hard at...
6th May 2025
59

A Little Bit Now, A Lotta Bit Later

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

6th May 2025
In mid-March we released a big bug fix update—elementary OS 8.0.1—and since then we’ve been hard at work on even more bug fixes and some new exciting features that I’m excited to share with you today! Read ahead to find out what we’ve released recently and what you can help us...
When Random Isn't This post is an anecdote from over a decade ago, of which I lost the actual code. So please forgive...
10th Jan 2024
48

When Random Isn't

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

10th Jan 2024
This post is an anecdote from over a decade ago, of which I lost the actual code. So please forgive me if I do not accurately remember all the details. Some details are also simplified so that anyone that likes computer security can enjoy this article, not just those who have...
Things to consider when choosing a community ceramics studio, partial list I've worked out of a handful of different community studios at this point, so I figured I'd share a...
10th Mar 2026
1
10th Mar 2026
I've worked out of a handful of different community studios at this point, so I figured I'd share a (probably incomplete) list of you might want to consider when picking a community ceramics studio for your practice. Cost, location, value: I'm not going to comment too much on...
“Fantasy on a Fugue” (Revisited) This has been on my to-do list for 40 years. ... more ...
2nd Aug 2024
1

“Fantasy on a Fugue” (Revisited)

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

2nd Aug 2024
This has been on my to-do list for 40 years. ... more ...
Haunt 0.3.0 released Haunt version 0.3.0 has been released! It’s been just over 2 years since the last release, and many...
19th Feb 2024
1

Haunt 0.3.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Feb 2024
Haunt version 0.3.0 has been released! It’s been just over 2 years since the last release, and many fixes and improvements have been accumulated so this is long overdue! About Haunt Haunt is a static site generator that uses the Guile Scheme as its configuration language. It...
Date me if you like me, and you're interested but never thought to ask, just ask!
2nd Jan 2025
91

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!
All the bullshit I did as a kid (part 1?) My first computer, and the first computer I called a server
17th Jan 2024
55

All the bullshit I did as a kid (part 1?)

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

17th Jan 2024
My first computer, and the first computer I called a server
So you think you know everything about React refs React refs appear to be a very simple feature. You pass a special prop to a DOM component, and you...
17th May 2021
36

So you think you know everything about React refs

from Vladimir Klepov as a Coder [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th May 2021
React refs appear to be a very simple feature. You pass a special prop to a DOM component, and you can access the current DOM node for that component in your JS. This is one of those great APIs that work just the way you'd expect, so you don't even think about how, exactly, it...
Free idea: design token ugly mode A lot of work goes into making every page and view of a website or webapp look consistent with every...
1st Jul 2024
24

Free idea: design token ugly mode

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

1st Jul 2024
A lot of work goes into making every page and view of a website or webapp look consistent with every other page or view. It’s just good design. Smaller, newer experiences tend to be more uniform than not. This makes sense in that the bulk of the experience is created at the same...
Merlin Bird Sound ID I’ve been really impressed with the Merlin App for Android Sound ID.There have been a few birds that...
8th May 2022
42

Merlin Bird Sound ID

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th May 2022
I’ve been really impressed with the Merlin App for Android Sound ID.There have been a few birds that I have not been able to spot or identify visually but using Sound ID I can quickly pull up and confirm which bird I’m hearing. The Pacific Wren has an amazing song and I noticed...
Disenchantment Three days had now passed since there was electricity. Refiloe had 10% battery life left on her...
1st Jul 2023
103

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...
How I implemented Oembed Proxy for GitHub Why Oembed Proxy for GitHub I’m writing a programming book Essential Go in Notion and I...
13th Oct 2018
34

How I implemented Oembed Proxy for GitHub

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

13th Oct 2018
Why Oembed Proxy for GitHub I’m writing a programming book Essential Go in Notion and I need to include code snippets. Notion has support for code blocks but it’s not good enough for my use case. I want to make sure the code compiles so I write small programs and...
Introducing Svelte, and Comparing Svelte with React and Vue Svelte is a new style of framework for building sites and apps. Let's dive into what makes it...
1st Oct 2021
47

Introducing Svelte, and Comparing Svelte with React and Vue

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

1st Oct 2021
Svelte is a new style of framework for building sites and apps. Let's dive into what makes it different, why it's so enjoyable, and how it's able to ship such tiny, fast apps.
1st Jun 2023
12th Dec 2017
Startup identity & the sadness of a successful exit Many founders experience a profound and prolonged sadness after selling their company. But "not...
6th Aug 2023
36

Startup identity & the sadness of a successful exit

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

6th Aug 2023
Many founders experience a profound and prolonged sadness after selling their company. But "not selling" might be worse. Maybe my story will help you.
What I'm up to - October 2025 Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Oct 2025
1

What I'm up to - October 2025

from Philip I. Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Oct 2025
Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in September - Spent Labor Day in Boulder - Went to Alchemy Springs Sauna in SF- I'm happy to see...
Networking Essentials: Congestion Control Bottlenecks inevitably arise in networks. How do we deal with them in TCP? How about in practical...
7th Oct 2018
41

Networking Essentials: Congestion Control

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

7th Oct 2018
Bottlenecks inevitably arise in networks. How do we deal with them in TCP? How about in practical streaming applications like Youtube and Skype?
Introducing Workshop New newsletter about work in progress
1st Nov 2025
1

Introducing Workshop

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

1st Nov 2025
New newsletter about work in progress
never give up Why do fun project ideas end up dead even when they are feature complete? The fear of unknown timed...
30th Sep 2021
1

never give up

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

30th Sep 2021
Why do fun project ideas end up dead even when they are feature complete? The fear of unknown timed tasks is why I'll tell you what.
Improving Github's New Design Improving Github’s New Design 2020-07-07 Like many other Github users, I am not a big fan of their...
7th Jul 2020
32

Improving Github's New Design

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

7th Jul 2020
Improving Github’s New Design 2020-07-07 Like many other Github users, I am not a big fan of their recent repository page redesign. In my mind it seems like a change just for the sake of change - the original UI worked perfectly fine. Sigh. I was planning on recreating the...
Trade offs in designing versatile log format This article shows that when designing software even seemingly simple things are complicated and...
25th Mar 2019
36

Trade offs in designing versatile log format

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

25th Mar 2019
This article shows that when designing software even seemingly simple things are complicated and trade offs abound. I wanted to log events to a file. I had several requirements for my design: it should be simple and therefore easy to implement it should be human-readable it...
22nd Nov 2024
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The blissful zen of a good side project One of life's greatest simple pleasures is creating something just for yourself.
4th Apr 2025
68

The blissful zen of a good side project

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

4th Apr 2025
One of life's greatest simple pleasures is creating something just for yourself.
Yet Another Static Site Generator Switch Yet Another Static Site Generator Switch 2022-07-06 If you're an RSS subscriber, I've probably blown...
6th Jul 2022
51

Yet Another Static Site Generator Switch

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

6th Jul 2022
Yet Another Static Site Generator Switch 2022-07-06 If you're an RSS subscriber, I've probably blown up your feed reader (again). This seems to be an on-going theme with this blog. I can't help it. This website now uses my new Pandoc-based static blog generator: pblog. I won't go...
Make no assumptions. I’ve recently been thinking a lot about the concept of “soil horizons”, which is the idea that there...
11th Jul 2026
0

Make no assumptions.

from Irrational Exuberance [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Jul 2026
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about the concept of “soil horizons”, which is the idea that there are many distinct layers of soil, from topsoil all the way down to bedrock, which all combine into a soil horizon. Translating this idea into software, the ideal codebase would...
Browser APIs: The Web’s Free SaaS Authentication on the web is a complicated problem. If you’re going to do it yourself, there’s a lot...
2nd Nov 2025
14

Browser APIs: The Web’s Free SaaS

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

2nd Nov 2025
Authentication on the web is a complicated problem. If you’re going to do it yourself, there’s a lot you have to take into consideration. But odds are, you’re building an app whose core offering has nothing to do with auth. You don’t care about auth. It’s an implementation...
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.
In Search of Sophistication Cultural Assimilation, Theory vs Practice The other day, I read the following, shared 22,000+ times...
10th Sep 2021
17

In Search of Sophistication

from Acko.net [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Sep 2021
Cultural Assimilation, Theory vs Practice The other day, I read the following, shared 22,000+ times on social media: "Broken English is a sign of courage and intelligence, and it would be nice if more people remembered that when interacting with immigrants and refugees." This...
SIGCSE 2018 notes SIGCSE attendees from Columbia’s Computer Science department. Over the weekend, I attended SIGCSE...
22nd Feb 2018
25

SIGCSE 2018 notes

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

22nd Feb 2018
SIGCSE attendees from Columbia’s Computer Science department. Over the weekend, I attended SIGCSE — the ACM’s conference on computer science education — with the teaching staff of Columbia’s Advanced Programming course. We learned about everything from rubric design to...
Pentagonal antiprism planter with drip tray, 2023 Aged leather / dazzle camouflage / coming together? pushing apart?
13th Sep 2023
27

Pentagonal antiprism planter with drip tray, 2023

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

13th Sep 2023
Aged leather / dazzle camouflage / coming together? pushing apart?
What I'm up to - March 2025 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Mar 2025
1

What I'm up to - March 2025

from Philip I. Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Mar 2025
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in February - I published "Why Ruby on Rails still matters", and it went a little viral and was re...
Ballad of The Lean Startup An ode to validated learning.
26th Sep 2011
22

Ballad of The Lean Startup

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

26th Sep 2011
An ode to validated learning.
Tip for per-test verbose logging in Go One way to narrow down a problem when debugging a test is to add logging with e.g. fmt.Printf(). The...
3rd Dec 2014
31

Tip for per-test verbose logging in Go

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

3rd Dec 2014
One way to narrow down a problem when debugging a test is to add logging with e.g. fmt.Printf(). The problem with this approach is lack of selectivity: imagine you have 100 tests and only 1 test fails. For debugging the issue you only need to see logs when executing that 1 test...
Local-First Conf, Ink Selection with Flux A report from the inaugural Local-First Conference in Berlin, and a deep dive on a new ink selection...
12th Jul 2024
76

Local-First Conf, Ink Selection with Flux

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

12th Jul 2024
A report from the inaugural Local-First Conference in Berlin, and a deep dive on a new ink selection model.
OpenAI Five Finals Intro The text of my speech introducing OpenAI Five at Saturday’s OpenAI Five Finals event, where our AI...
15th Apr 2019
60

OpenAI Five Finals Intro

from Greg Brockman [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Apr 2019
The text of my speech introducing OpenAI Five at Saturday’s OpenAI Five Finals event, where our AI beat the world champions at Dota 2: “Welcome everyone. This is an exciting day. First, this is an historic moment: this will be the first time that an AI has even attempted to play...
Godot4 w/ C# in VSCode setup I spent some time trying to set up my dev environement to be able to run and debug a Godot game...
16th Jun 2024
1

Godot4 w/ C# in VSCode setup

from Eliran Turgeman [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Jun 2024
I spent some time trying to set up my dev environement to be able to run and debug a Godot game written in .Net inside VSCode. Here are the steps I took to setup: Install Godot Engine for .Net Link Install .Net SDK Link Go into VSCode and install the following extensions .NET...
Recently A little late on this one, but I got around to it! Reading I got stuck on two books: books that I...
6th Jun 2025
1

Recently

from Tom MacWright [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jun 2025
A little late on this one, but I got around to it! Reading I got stuck on two books: books that I want to enjoy but can’t get any momentum on. So my reading “stats” are suffering and this is a light year for books so far. But I switched gears to read Glass Century by Ross Barkan,...
Are Function Calls Still Slow in Python? An Analysis of Recent Optimizations in CPython How costly it is to call functions and builtins in your python code? Does inlining help? How have...
8th Aug 2024
78

Are Function Calls Still Slow in Python? An Analysis of Recent Optimizations in CPython

from Confessions of a Code Addict [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Aug 2024
How costly it is to call functions and builtins in your python code? Does inlining help? How have the recent CPython releases improved performance in these areas?
How to Recursively Traverse JSON Objects I’ve found that it’s pretty rare that I need recursion in application code, but every once in a...
22nd Sep 2019
1

How to Recursively Traverse JSON Objects

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

22nd Sep 2019
I’ve found that it’s pretty rare that I need recursion in application code, but every once in a while I need to write a function that operates on a tree of unknown depth, such as a JSON object, and that’s often best solved recursively. Even though recursion is rare, it is...
Sharing a project I built - Postcard Over the last two years I've quit Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I replaced social media with...
19th May 2022
1

Sharing a project I built - Postcard

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

19th May 2022
Over the last two years I've quit Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. I replaced social media with newsletters and blogs as the ways I stay in touch. Not many people have blogs - so I built a bot to le...
Designing a version In modern software development, a project isn't a project without a proper versioning scheme. Weak...
23rd Feb 2016
1

Designing a version

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Feb 2016
In modern software development, a project isn't a project without a proper versioning scheme. Weak version management neglects clients like lack of source control neglects collaborators. Dependency management and migration rely on versions. Beyond the technical, a project's...
Back to Goodreads I’m back to using Goodreads but I lost my friends list, if you use Goodreads please add me as a...
7th Apr 2022
49

Back to Goodreads

from Nelson's Weblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Apr 2022
I’m back to using Goodreads but I lost my friends list, if you use Goodreads please add me as a friend. After Goodreads lost my account I was furious and of course intended to never use it again. But to their credit, Goodreads did some extra work and managed to get me a copy of...
How to create scroll animations with just 1 React hook (Part 1) This is a series of articles where we learn a few techniques to create scroll animations with just 1...
1st Nov 2019
35

How to create scroll animations with just 1 React hook (Part 1)

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

1st Nov 2019
This is a series of articles where we learn a few techniques to create scroll animations with just 1 React hook. In this first part, we will use the scroll event to achieve that. Here’s a preview of what we will achieve by the end of the article:
Chickadee 0.6.0 released I'm happy to announce that Chickadee 0.6.0 has been released! Chickadee is a game development...
19th Nov 2020
32

Chickadee 0.6.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Nov 2020
I'm happy to announce that Chickadee 0.6.0 has been released! Chickadee is a game development toolkit for Guile. Chickadee aims to provide all the features that parenthetically inclined game developers need to make 2D and 3D games in Scheme. As Chickadee is still alpha software,...
6th Oct 2019
Recently I saw Tim Hecker at Pioneer Works, and was astounded by the opener, Mizu. Bought the album as soon...
1st Dec 2023
27

Recently

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

1st Dec 2023
I saw Tim Hecker at Pioneer Works, and was astounded by the opener, Mizu. Bought the album as soon as I got home. It is, crudely explained, like if Zoë Keating dialed up the synths and pedals and rhythm, and it was also a remarkable live show. Distant Intervals by MIZU Reading I...
Typing using my keyboard (the other kind) I got a new-to-me keyboard recently. It was my brother's in school, but he doesn't use it anymore,...
7th Apr 2025
45

Typing using my keyboard (the other kind)

from ntietz.com blog - technically a blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Apr 2025
I got a new-to-me keyboard recently. It was my brother's in school, but he doesn't use it anymore, so I set it up in my office. It's got 61 keys and you can hook up a pedal to it, too! But when you hook it up to the computer, you can't type with it. I mean, that's expected—it...
1st May 2013
Supervised Learning: Support Vector Machines Transforming dimensions, nearest neighbors, and boosting, all in service of "drawing the best line".
1st Feb 2019
32

Supervised Learning: Support Vector Machines

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

1st Feb 2019
Transforming dimensions, nearest neighbors, and boosting, all in service of "drawing the best line".
What I'm up to - February 2026 Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Feb 2026
1

What I'm up to - February 2026

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

1st Feb 2026
Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in January - Busy month at Chroma - including launching a case study with Mintlify who recently ...
Cool Facts about Cuttlefish This was just a short rant I prepared for Netlify's Allhands where we were asked to give a short...
15th Jan 2019
50

Cool Facts about Cuttlefish

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

15th Jan 2019
This was just a short rant I prepared for Netlify's Allhands where we were asked to give a short lightning talk on any topic we wished. I picked cuttles. I actually saw one in real life diving in Fiji once!
SumatraPDF 3.0 released We, the SumatraPDF developers have released a version 3.0 of Sumatra, a multi-format reader (PDF,...
29th Oct 2014
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SumatraPDF 3.0 released

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

29th Oct 2014
We, the SumatraPDF developers have released a version 3.0 of Sumatra, a multi-format reader (PDF, epub and mobi ebooks, comic books, etc.) for Windows. You can download it from official SumatraPDF website The biggest change in this version is addition of tabs, contributed by...
Coming soon This is General Robots.
31st Jan 2023
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Coming soon

from General Robots [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Jan 2023
This is General Robots.
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.
I found some of my first code! Annotating and reflecting on robotics code from 2009. In high school, one of my teachers shattered my plans for my life, in the most beautiful way. Most...
1st Jan 2024
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I found some of my first code! Annotating and reflecting on robotics code from 2009.

from ntietz.com blog - technically a blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2024
In high school, one of my teachers shattered my plans for my life, in the most beautiful way. Most of my life, I'd intended to become a math professional of some sort: a math teacher, when that was all I saw math for; an actuary, when I started to learn more; and then a...
Pockets of Humanity Where do we go when the internet dies?
23rd Feb 2026
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Pockets of Humanity

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

23rd Feb 2026
Where do we go when the internet dies?
My jeans’ metadata may outlive the company that sold them I buy clothing in sudden bursts of need. I do this because I wear things past the point where I...
11th Jul 2023
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My jeans’ metadata may outlive the company that sold them

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

11th Jul 2023
I buy clothing in sudden bursts of need. I do this because I wear things past the point where I probably should not, and then rush to address the gap so I don’t look strange on a Zoom call or at the grocery store. This is to say that quarantine has melted my brain. Speaking of...
Fast Linear Gradient Fills with OffscreenCanvas TLDR: Demo is here, Code is here, App is here In Kidz Fun Art, the web app for tablets I’ve built...
27th May 2024
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Fast Linear Gradient Fills with OffscreenCanvas

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th May 2024
TLDR: Demo is here, Code is here, App is here In Kidz Fun Art, the web app for tablets I’ve built for my kids and hopefully yours, I recently added a nice little feature where you can fill in any area with a linear gradient. It’s highly responsive to the user moving their...
Happy Leap Day! 29 February is causing problems in software systems across the globe. It’s a good reminder on how...
29th Feb 2024
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Happy Leap Day!

from The Pragmatic Engineer [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Feb 2024
29 February is causing problems in software systems across the globe. It’s a good reminder on how few assumptions we should make about dates – and why to use a date library when you can.
A letter to John Ternus As Apple celebrates its fiftieth birthday, we celebrate the spirit of its formation, when people who...
1st Apr 2026
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A letter to John Ternus

from Marco.org [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Apr 2026
As Apple celebrates its fiftieth birthday, we celebrate the spirit of its formation, when people who loved computers started making great computers to inspire more people to love computers. That spirit is difficult to find in the tech business today. Immense scale, soulless...
Exploring Interlisp-10 and TWENEX <![CDATA[I'm exploring another corner of the Interlisp ecosystem and history: the Interlisp-10...
1st Sep 2025
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Exploring Interlisp-10 and TWENEX

from Paolo Amoroso's Journal [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Sep 2025
<![CDATA[I'm exploring another corner of the Interlisp ecosystem and history: the Interlisp-10 implementation for DEC PDP-10 mainframes, a 1970s character based environment that predated the graphical Interlisp-D system. I approached this corner when I set out to learn and...
Setting up Mikochi with Docker and Traefik Last year, I spent a little bit of time re-learning full-stack development and built Mikochi. The...
4th Jan 2024
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Setting up Mikochi with Docker and Traefik

from Alice GG [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jan 2024
Last year, I spent a little bit of time re-learning full-stack development and built Mikochi. The project has since grown to version 1.3.1 and reached 100 stars on GitHub. This article aims to be a step-by-step guide on how to install it and configure it to use HTTPS with Docker...
How to Get Started with Programming for Free in 2026 (article) Learn TypeScript for free in 2026 — no experience needed. A structured path from total beginner to...
2nd Mar 2026
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How to Get Started with Programming for Free in 2026 (article)

from Epic Web Dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Mar 2026
Learn TypeScript for free in 2026 — no experience needed. A structured path from total beginner to production-ready developer, starting with two free workshops.
Building and launching my first iPhone app (And doing it the hard way.)
29th Jun 2019
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Building and launching my first iPhone app

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

29th Jun 2019
(And doing it the hard way.)
How to Thought Lead (2026) I first started compiling "How To Thought Lead" in my notes 5 years ago, at first as an ironic...
14th Mar 2026
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How to Thought Lead (2026)

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

14th Mar 2026
I first started compiling "How To Thought Lead" in my notes 5 years ago, at first as an ironic parody and then slowly becoming sincere, and never published it, 1) because I don't know if I ever really nailed it / have a complete picture, 2) I was somewhat worried if I published...
Simple Accessibility Simple Accessibility 2018-09-07 Implementing proper accessibility practices can seem a little...
7th Sep 2018
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Simple Accessibility

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

7th Sep 2018
Simple Accessibility 2018-09-07 Implementing proper accessibility practices can seem a little daunting at first, but there are a few basic standards you can introduce into your project work-flow that are fairly straightforward: Basic design Test that your project has the proper...
Guile-bstructs 0.1.0 released I'm pleased to announce that the very first release of guile-bstructs, version 0.1.0, has been...
5th Jan 2025
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Guile-bstructs 0.1.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2025
I'm pleased to announce that the very first release of guile-bstructs, version 0.1.0, has been released! This is a library I've been working on for quite some time and after more than one rewrite and many smaller refactors I think it's finally ready to release publicly. Let's...
Install Mcrypt PHP Extension on OSX Yosemite After updating Statamic to 1.10.2, I started getting Mcrypt errors. After some Googling, I found...
29th Jan 2015
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Install Mcrypt PHP Extension on OSX Yosemite

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

29th Jan 2015
After updating Statamic to 1.10.2, I started getting Mcrypt errors. After some Googling, I found some complicated fixes. After some noodling around, here’s a simple way to fix it with Homebrew: First, figure out which version of PHP you’re running. You can do this by opening up...
10 Myths of Enterprise Python (Originally posted on the PayPal Engineering blog, reproduced here with minor updates, link fixes,...
25th Aug 2015
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10 Myths of Enterprise Python

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Aug 2015
(Originally posted on the PayPal Engineering blog, reproduced here with minor updates, link fixes, etc.) PayPal enjoys a remarkable amount of linguistic pluralism in its programming culture. In addition to the long-standing popularity of C++ and Java, an increasing number of...
20th Jul 2024
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Tote bag

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

20th Jul 2024
How To Quiet Down Your 3D Printer When I first got my 3D printer, I built an enclosure to protect it from dust, maintain a consistent...
24th Dec 2023
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How To Quiet Down Your 3D Printer

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

24th Dec 2023
When I first got my 3D printer, I built an enclosure to protect it from dust, maintain a consistent temperature, and minimize noise. I was surprised to find that the enclosure didn’t reduce noise that significantly. I then placed a patio paver under my printer, which made it...
Zero Trust Networks Zero Trust Networks 2019-09-10 I am leery of jargon. I am as guilty of using it as the next...
10th Sep 2019
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Zero Trust Networks

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

10th Sep 2019
Zero Trust Networks 2019-09-10 I am leery of jargon. I am as guilty of using it as the next engineer, but there comes a point where there are just too many precise, narrowly-understood terms polluting your vocabulary. The circle of people you can talk to shrinks until going to...
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...
Using the Needs Stack for competitive strategy This simple method positions your product to be more valuable, especially against competitors who...
4th Jun 2023
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Using the Needs Stack for competitive strategy

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

4th Jun 2023
This simple method positions your product to be more valuable, especially against competitors who aim to disrupt you, or you them.
The Power of Principles in Web Development Decision-Making (article) Discover how The Epic Programming Principles can transform your web development decision-making,...
11th Mar 2025
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The Power of Principles in Web Development Decision-Making (article)

from Epic Web Dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Mar 2025
Discover how The Epic Programming Principles can transform your web development decision-making, boost your career, and help you build better software.
Working with Miguel: A Practical Guide Since reading ‘High Growth Handbook’ by Elad Gil, the value of writing a ‘Working with’ document...
2nd Feb 2024
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Working with Miguel: A Practical Guide

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

2nd Feb 2024
Since reading ‘High Growth Handbook’ by Elad Gil, the value of writing a ‘Working with’ document became crystal clear to me. I am sharing mine externally to inspire other founders and leaders to reflect and write down their own working styles. These documents are incredibly...
Breaking the rules: I threw away 10 months of work after 2 months on the job. When I took over the team, they were in month 8 of a 3-month project to relaunch the company's...
30th Jun 2023
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30th Jun 2023
When I took over the team, they were in month 8 of a 3-month project to relaunch the company's ecommerce website. After 2 months leading the team, I decided to scrap it and start over. This is the story of how and why, and whether it all worked out.
The Swyx.io 2022 Rewrite Discussing the 2022 migration of swyx.io to SvelteKit and GitHub Issues
27th Jan 2022
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The Swyx.io 2022 Rewrite

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

27th Jan 2022
Discussing the 2022 migration of swyx.io to SvelteKit and GitHub Issues
notes from Naval (2025) someone I resonate a lot with is Naval Ravikant - his classic "How to Get Rich Without Getting...
6th Jul 2025
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notes from Naval (2025)

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

6th Jul 2025
someone I resonate a lot with is Naval Ravikant - his classic "How to Get Rich Without Getting Lucky" (henceforth HTGR) is formative to a lot of my thinking, including How to Market Yourself Without Being A Celebrity and "Play Long Term Games with Long Term People". HTGR also...
Achieving overnight success: Kevin Systrom * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Frequently...
5th May 2012
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Achieving overnight success: Kevin Systrom

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

5th May 2012
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Frequently startups pop up and take over the press, framed as an “overnight success” taking just a year or two to reach some incredible milestone. For some time I’ve had a slight intuition that...
Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links This is one of those cases where circumstances at my job led to needing to document expected...
21st Aug 2024
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Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links

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

21st Aug 2024
This is one of those cases where circumstances at my job led to needing to document expected behavior in order to create “synthetic” links via JavaScript. Sometimes this sort of thing is regrettably unavoidable. A large part of the effort was capturing all the different actions...
Optimizing iWittr.com to reduce Google Cloud &#038; Vercel costs Last month I decided to do a quick fun project as an excuse to try out AI coding tools, called...
25th Mar 2025
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25th Mar 2025
Last month I decided to do a quick fun project as an excuse to try out AI coding tools, called iWittr.com. It’s a fan site for the Kermode & Mayo podcast, which I’ve been listening to for over 10 years. I might do another post about that experience, but this one is about reducing...
Speeding up JavaScript function with AI help A new JavaScript library pretext for fast text measuring / layout popped up on social...
29th Mar 2026
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Speeding up JavaScript function with AI help

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

29th Mar 2026
A new JavaScript library pretext for fast text measuring / layout popped up on social media. Potentially interesting given its focus on speeding up text rendering in web apps and me writing web apps and liking them being fast. I looked at the code and saw a function isCJK()....
What I'm up to - July 2022 This is a monthly email about what I'm up to! ✨ Highlights of last month - Launched Made in...
1st Jul 2022
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What I'm up to - July 2022

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

1st Jul 2022
This is a monthly email about what I'm up to! ✨ Highlights of last month - Launched Made in Webflow, a project I've lead to redesign and rebuild a popular social site for Webflow creators - Seein...
Bitsnap, a screenshot capture tool for Medley Interlisp <![CDATA[I wrote Bitsnap, a tool in Interlisp for capturing screenshots on the Medley environment....
6th Mar 2025
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Bitsnap, a screenshot capture tool for Medley Interlisp

from Paolo Amoroso's Journal [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Mar 2025
<![CDATA[I wrote Bitsnap, a tool in Interlisp for capturing screenshots on the Medley environment. It can capture and optionally save to a file the full screen, a window with or without title bar and borders, or an arbitrary area. This project helped me learn the internals of...
React - The Missing Parts Question the rules for fun and profit One of the nice things about having your own lean copy of a...
4th Feb 2022
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React - The Missing Parts

from Acko.net [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Feb 2022
Question the rules for fun and profit One of the nice things about having your own lean copy of a popular library's patterns is that you can experiment with all sorts of changes. In my case, I have a React-clone, Live, which includes all the familiar basics: props, state and...
Trying the Software factory pattern. One of the interesting challenges of the AI ecosystem in 2026 is that new, effective patterns emerge...
a week ago
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Trying the Software factory pattern.

from Irrational Exuberance [alt+shift+b] in programming

a week ago
One of the interesting challenges of the AI ecosystem in 2026 is that new, effective patterns emerge faster than I can adopt them. I’ll find a handful, get back to work, and realize a month later that I’d missed four or five more. The adoption cycle for Imprint this year has been...
More People, Less Progress: The Startup Scaling Paradox You go for a walk reflecting on how your startup is doing and you realize you’re moving slower with...
19th Oct 2025
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More People, Less Progress: The Startup Scaling Paradox

from Marc Astbury [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Oct 2025
You go for a walk reflecting on how your startup is doing and you realize you’re moving slower with 8 people than you were with 4. It makes no sense! You’ve hired smart people, you’ve written good documentation, you’re not burdening people with meetings. Yet somehow, adding more...
Backyard Ukulele Session: Ukulele Videos with Chelsea Chelsea and I recorded a few songs in our backyard with the help of Beau Lambert.
4th Nov 2011
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Backyard Ukulele Session: Ukulele Videos with Chelsea

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

4th Nov 2011
Chelsea and I recorded a few songs in our backyard with the help of Beau Lambert.
Don’t bother securing your trademarks in the beginning Disclaimer: This is intended as a short, tactical guide to getting your trademarks sorted out for...
1st Dec 2021
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Don’t bother securing your trademarks in the beginning

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

1st Dec 2021
Disclaimer: This is intended as a short, tactical guide to getting your trademarks sorted out for the first time, on a minimal budget. This is not…
1st Dec 2021
Video: Barbershop tag taught with hand signs I recorded a video multitrack of a barbershop tag, showing all four parts in sol-feg hand signs.
14th Jun 2008
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Video: Barbershop tag taught with hand signs

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

14th Jun 2008
I recorded a video multitrack of a barbershop tag, showing all four parts in sol-feg hand signs.
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...
Overcast 4.2: The privacy update Overcast 4.2 is out now. It enhances privacy in two major areas: Anonymous sync by default Overcast...
27th Apr 2018
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Overcast 4.2: The privacy update

from Marco.org [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Apr 2018
Overcast 4.2 is out now. It enhances privacy in two major areas: Anonymous sync by default Overcast has offered anonymous sync accounts since 2014. They’re fully functional, but they lack email addresses or passwords, so they can’t log into the website. A login token is stored in...
Thoughts on being a good manager Some thoughts I had after conversations with a friend who has a terrible manager. This isn't nearly...
9th Feb 2015
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Thoughts on being a good manager

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

9th Feb 2015
Some thoughts I had after conversations with a friend who has a terrible manager. This isn't nearly a comprehensive list, but it highlights many of the problems they were experiencing. Maybe my friend's manager will stumble upon it some day. When someone has a grievance, take an...
Are we the baddies? I signed up for Hinge. Holy shit with the boosts. How does someone who works on this wake up every...
5th Jul 2025
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Are we the baddies?

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

5th Jul 2025
I signed up for Hinge. Holy shit with the boosts. How does someone who works on this wake up every morning and feel okay about themselves? Similarly with the tip screens, Uber algorithm, all the zero sum bullshit using all the tricks of psychology to extract a little bit more...
Investigating why Steam started picking a random font Out of the blue my Steam started picking a random font I had in my user fonts dir: Virgil, the...
18th Nov 2022
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Investigating why Steam started picking a random font

from A small freedom area RSS [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Nov 2022
Out of the blue my Steam started picking a random font I had in my user fonts dir: Virgil, the Excalidraw font. That triggered me all sorts of emotions, ranging from laugh to total incredulity. I initially thought the root cause was a random derping from Valve but the Internet...
How do Nix builds work? Hello! For some reason after the last nix post I got nerdsniped by trying to understand how Nix...
3rd Mar 2023
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How do Nix builds work?

from Julia Evans [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Mar 2023
Hello! For some reason after the last nix post I got nerdsniped by trying to understand how Nix builds work under the hood, so here’s a quick exploration I did today. There are probably some mistakes in here. I started by complaining on Mastodon: are there any guides to nix that...
How Long Does It Take To Learn JavaScript? (& How To Learn Fast) A good programming language is one that newcomers can learn fast. This is one of the reasons why...
5th Feb 2022
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How Long Does It Take To Learn JavaScript? (& How To Learn Fast)

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

5th Feb 2022
A good programming language is one that newcomers can learn fast. This is one of the reasons why JavaScript is so popular – it’s possible to learn Javascript quickly and with minimum fuss.
What if Stripe is the next Google? Working out a thought exercise by Paul Graham.
14th May 2021
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What if Stripe is the next Google?

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

14th May 2021
Working out a thought exercise by Paul Graham.
Questionable Advice: Premature Senior Followup Q’s Some interesting followup questions arose from my recent post on the trap of the premature senior: I...
12th Feb 2021
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Questionable Advice: Premature Senior Followup Q’s

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

12th Feb 2021
Some interesting followup questions arose from my recent post on the trap of the premature senior: I found your blog (from Hacker News, I think) and your “Questionable Advice: The Trap of the Premature Senior” spoke to me, but I was wondering, do you have any followup advice on...
Catch up It has been some time since I posted here. Outside of lots of meetings around the country and some...
20th Mar 2018
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Catch up

from Remains of the Day [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Mar 2018
It has been some time since I posted here. Outside of lots of meetings around the country and some trips with family and friends, a few creative projects have stolen the lion's share of my free time. While I won't publish some Medium screed on how spending less time on social...
Announcing glom: Restructured Data for Python This post introduces glom, Python's missing operator for nested objects and data. If you're an easy...
9th May 2018
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Announcing glom: Restructured Data for Python

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th May 2018
This post introduces glom, Python's missing operator for nested objects and data. If you're an easy sell, full API docs and tutorial are already available at glom.readthedocs.io. met me at PyCon, this 5-minute talk. The Spectre of Structure In the Python world, there's a...
The Existential Terror of Battle Royale It's been a while since I wrote a blog post, I guess in general, but also a blog post about video...
5th Nov 2017
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The Existential Terror of Battle Royale

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

5th Nov 2017
It's been a while since I wrote a blog post, I guess in general, but also a blog post about video games. Video games are probably the single thing most attributable to my career as a programmer, and everything else I've done professionally after that. I
Referencing subscriber tags in your newsletter Use tags with templating to customize your emails!
12th Feb 2021
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Referencing subscriber tags in your newsletter

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

12th Feb 2021
Use tags with templating to customize your emails!
Being a good mentor – a developers guide Let’s talk about the process where the experienced welcome the inexperienced under their wing and...
8th Jul 2023
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Being a good mentor – a developers guide

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

8th Jul 2023
Let’s talk about the process where the experienced welcome the inexperienced under their wing and illuminate the path ahead. I’ve […] The post Being a good mentor – a developers guide appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
My first attempts with Unity My first attempts with Unity
1st Sep 2021
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My first attempts with Unity

from A Day In The Life Of... [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Sep 2021
My first attempts with Unity
Dynamic Bézier Curves A deep dive into Bézier curves in React. We'll look at how to build dynamic effects such as...
23rd May 2018
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Dynamic Bézier Curves

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

23rd May 2018
A deep dive into Bézier curves in React. We'll look at how to build dynamic effects such as scroll-to-flatten using SVG path instructions, and how to architect our components for maximum readability and reusability.
The imminent risk of vibe coding Negative feedback loops caused by vibe coded change sets
30th Jan 2026
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The imminent risk of vibe coding

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

30th Jan 2026
Negative feedback loops caused by vibe coded change sets
1st Aug 2026
Why Git Has a Variable Named false_but_the_compiler_does_not_know_it A small C trick that keeps Clang from flagging valid code as unreachable
3rd Jun 2026
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Why Git Has a Variable Named false_but_the_compiler_does_not_know_it

from Confessions of a Code Addict [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jun 2026
A small C trick that keeps Clang from flagging valid code as unreachable
f.lux, but for your house Artificial lighting is omnipresent in contemporary society with disruptive consequences for human...
17th Oct 2022
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f.lux, but for your house

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

17th Oct 2022
Artificial lighting is omnipresent in contemporary society with disruptive consequences for human sleep – Sarah L Chellappa, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa214 Night & Day – 🌛 left-side is 18:14 MDT (light color @ 2600 K); 🌞 right-side is 15:20 MDT (light color @ 4900...
A Really Big Computer GPT-4 was trained on 25k A100s in about 90 days. That’s 3e25 FLOPs. If a person has 20 PFLOPS...
8th Aug 2023
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A Really Big Computer

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

8th Aug 2023
GPT-4 was trained on 25k A100s in about 90 days. That’s 3e25 FLOPs. If a person has 20 PFLOPS (20e15) of compute, GPT-4 used 47.5 person-years to train. Very human scale. I want to build a computer capable of training GPT-4 in a day. I need 3e25/86400 = 347,000,000 TFLOPS, or...
How to test if user access has been revoked in a Meteor application A tutorial to test if user access has been revoked in a Meteor application.
23rd Aug 2017
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How to test if user access has been revoked in a Meteor application

from Seán Barry [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Aug 2017
A tutorial to test if user access has been revoked in a Meteor application.
Class action employment suits Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination suit brought by employees. Congratulations to...
12th Jun 2022
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Class action employment suits

from Nelson's Weblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

12th Jun 2022
Google has agreed to settle a gender discrimination suit brought by employees. Congratulations to the plaintiffs, suing your employer is a difficult and stressful thing. But while the $118M headline looks big it works out to only $7600 per employee, less after the lawyers'...
How I grew The A11Y Project to 10k followers on Twitter One thing I’ve been doing for The A11Y project is managing its social media efforts. Since doing so,...
5th May 2021
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How I grew The A11Y Project to 10k followers on Twitter

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

5th May 2021
One thing I’ve been doing for The A11Y project is managing its social media efforts. Since doing so, I’ve slowly grown its Twitter followers to 10,000+. Now, before I get into it, there’s some things worth pointing out: This work was built on top of the efforts of the project...
A Metaphorical Reading Collection A collection of my favourite books on conceptual metaphor theory
1st Jun 2020
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A Metaphorical Reading Collection

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

1st Jun 2020
A collection of my favourite books on conceptual metaphor theory
4th Jul 2018
Why 'Product Engineer' is the most fun role I've had in tech In my career so far (admittedly not that long, though no one mistakes me for a college kid any...
2nd Feb 2023
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Why 'Product Engineer' is the most fun role I've had in tech

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

2nd Feb 2023
In my career so far (admittedly not that long, though no one mistakes me for a college kid any longer, womp womp) I've done a little bit of a lot…
The Tumultuous Evolution of the Design Profession Via Jeremy Keith’s link blog I found this article: Elizabeth Goodspeed on why graphic designers...
5th May 2025
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The Tumultuous Evolution of the Design Profession

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

5th May 2025
Via Jeremy Keith’s link blog I found this article: Elizabeth Goodspeed on why graphic designers can’t stop joking about hating their jobs. It’s about the disillusionment of designers since the ~2010s. Having ridden that wave myself, there’s a lot of very relatable stuff in there...
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...
Stay Hungry Stay Hungry 2018-02-12 It can feel daunting in this developer / designer landscape to keep yourself...
12th Feb 2018
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Stay Hungry

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

12th Feb 2018
Stay Hungry 2018-02-12 It can feel daunting in this developer / designer landscape to keep yourself up-to-date with the latest and greatest technologies available. Which new framework should I invest the most time into? Will it even be maintained a couple years down the road? Is...
Refresh Cannon I turned my forum avatar image into an interactive projectile aiming game.
5th May 2009
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Refresh Cannon

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

5th May 2009
I turned my forum avatar image into an interactive projectile aiming game.
What I'm up to - September 2024 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Sep 2024
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What I'm up to - September 2024

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

1st Sep 2024
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in August Hello from a train somewhere in the French countryside. I just finished spending a few d...
Failure to face the truth This concept recurs in different forms throughout myriad books, frameworks, and topics, across...
9th Apr 2022
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Failure to face the truth

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

9th Apr 2022
This concept recurs in different forms throughout myriad books, frameworks, and topics, across decades of time. When something is so consistent, it must be wisdom.
How to hire people who are better than you If you don't hire people better than you, the organization gets bigger, not better. But how do you...
19th Apr 2026
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How to hire people who are better than you

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

19th Apr 2026
If you don't hire people better than you, the organization gets bigger, not better. But how do you hire for something you don't understand?
6th Nov 2012
Base64 All The Things! (Sometimes) Base64 All The Things! (Sometimes) 2020-03-18 An extremely overlooked process for displaying fonts,...
18th Mar 2020
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Base64 All The Things! (Sometimes)

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

18th Mar 2020
Base64 All The Things! (Sometimes) 2020-03-18 An extremely overlooked process for displaying fonts, images, documents, spreadsheets, etc. on the web is the use of base64 encoding. Although it may not be the most efficient (or easy) way to display and include these elements it can...
Better with Star Wars, baking is Isn't everything? Star Wars partnered with Williams-Sonoma to make pancake molds and some rather...
16th Jul 2010
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Better with Star Wars, baking is

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

16th Jul 2010
Isn't everything? Star Wars partnered with Williams-Sonoma to make pancake molds and some rather insanely high quality cookie cutters: The set of four includes a Yoda face and helmets from each of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and a stormtrooper. I knew that if I ever got my hands on...
America’s Future It seems this is a place where people are not capable of thinking rationally. Remember: If America...
27th Oct 2024
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America’s Future

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

27th Oct 2024
It seems this is a place where people are not capable of thinking rationally. Remember: If America is not in decline, I want to believe America is not in decline. If America is in decline, I want to believe America is in decline. So let’s ask, what does the future look like for...
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.
French onion soup redux If I call the soup I've been making nearly weekly for the past few months French onion soup, I'm...
2nd Jan 2012
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French onion soup redux

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

2nd Jan 2012
If I call the soup I've been making nearly weekly for the past few months French onion soup, I'm probably lying a little bit. What most people call French onion soup is mostly a thing of the past for me. But this soup is very similar. I grew out of the big croutons and the...
How Are Compilers & Transpilers Different? Illustrated notes on how compilers and transpilers are different
1st May 2019
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How Are Compilers & Transpilers Different?

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

1st May 2019
Illustrated notes on how compilers and transpilers are different
Rolumns 1.3 & Recompose 1.0 I built them, and now you're going to hear about it.
23rd Jul 2023
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Rolumns 1.3 & Recompose 1.0

from beep.blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Jul 2023
I built them, and now you're going to hear about it.
Explain Like I'm Five: Website speed This post is part of the series Explain Like I'm Five (#eli5), which aims to make tech concepts and...
12th Jun 2021
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Explain Like I'm Five: Website speed

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

12th Jun 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 two minutes read, we'll explain why website speed matters, how to measure it, and how to improve it. Why website speed matters
4th Jan 2018
CSS Parts Inspired by BEM In a previous post, I explored valid names for CSS parts and discovered that there are very few...
10th Mar 2022
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CSS Parts Inspired by BEM

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

10th Mar 2022
In a previous post, I explored valid names for CSS parts and discovered that there are very few restrictions in what you can call them. The purpose of that deep dive was to help identify a pattern for naming parts that lets me expose states and subparts, or parts exported as a...
Bulk actions take tag_id, not tag The tag key in a bulk action's metadata is renamed to tag_id
2nd Jan 2025
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Bulk actions take tag_id, not tag

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

2nd Jan 2025
The tag key in a bulk action's metadata is renamed to tag_id
Start something small * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * The other day I...
2nd Nov 2012
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Start something small

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

2nd Nov 2012
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * The other day I was listening to Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and and I found it amazing how this book, which has now sold over 15 million copies, originally started: >...
Let's Bring Spacer GIFs Back! The 90s web gave us many delightful things: web rings, guestbooks, “under construction” animations,...
11th Jan 2021
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Let's Bring Spacer GIFs Back!

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

11th Jan 2021
The 90s web gave us many delightful things: web rings, guestbooks, “under construction” animations, and spacer GIFs. In this article, we'll see how I use a Spacer component to solve common layout problems, and why it's often a great tool for the job in the modern web.
Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog 2021-09-08 With my recent switch back to WordPress, and...
8th Sep 2021
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Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog

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

8th Sep 2021
Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog 2021-09-08 With my recent switch back to WordPress, and having read Kev Quirk’s latest post about Core Web Vitals, I wanted to make sure my blog still prioritized speed and performance above all else. I’m happy to say that I have...
Talk Notes: Third Age of JavaScript - Three Years In Slides and show notes for my updated Talk at Reactathon
7th May 2022
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Talk Notes: Third Age of JavaScript - Three Years In

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

7th May 2022
Slides and show notes for my updated Talk at Reactathon
Is anyone still using Emacs? Self-answering the question posed in a recent Hacker News discussion
20th Jun 2026
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Is anyone still using Emacs?

from Blog System/5 [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Jun 2026
Self-answering the question posed in a recent Hacker News discussion
Building Itako: an investment tracking application Around 2 years ago, I had some time on my hands and got really interested into investing and playing...
2nd Sep 2025
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Building Itako: an investment tracking application

from Alice GG [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Sep 2025
Around 2 years ago, I had some time on my hands and got really interested into investing and playing with stock market data. After reading way too many books on the subject, I started building my own tools which led me to creating Itako. It’s a portfolio tracking and data...
Because web development used to be **FUN!** I still remember the exact moment when I discovered **jQuery**. It was a revelation: Can I suddenly...
18th Sep 2023
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Because web development used to be **FUN!**

from Nue developer blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Sep 2023
I still remember the exact moment when I discovered **jQuery**. It was a revelation: Can I suddenly add logic to my pages in the same way I add styling? I surely can — this must be huge!
The many benefits of paying for search “Wait, you PAY for search?” We get this reaction a lot about Kagi.
18th Aug 2025
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The many benefits of paying for search

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

18th Aug 2025
“Wait, you PAY for search?” We get this reaction a lot about Kagi.
Zone of Genius Aligning the right people with jobs to be done is an age-old problem in company building. And on a...
12th Jun 2019
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Zone of Genius

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

12th Jun 2019
Aligning the right people with jobs to be done is an age-old problem in company building. And on a micro level, aligning yourself with the right role is also challenging. What should you delegate? Where should you focus your efforts? I've found the Zone of Genius framework to
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.
The quiet, pervasive devaluation of frontend I keep noticing those of us in the frontend field being treated much the same as nurses, paralegals,...
7th Mar 2024
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The quiet, pervasive devaluation of frontend

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

7th Mar 2024
I keep noticing those of us in the frontend field being treated much the same as nurses, paralegals, and executive assistants. Our work is seen as important, certainly, but just not the same as, or as important as, the “real” work.
The Inevitability of Change Everything is the same and yet everything is different. That's how I feel sitting on the edge of the...
8th Aug 2024
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The Inevitability of Change

from The Web Witch's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Aug 2024
Everything is the same and yet everything is different. That's how I feel sitting on the edge of the water in West Seattle. I've not been living here since January 2023. I've been back 5 or 6 times in the last year and a half and suddenly the buildings that were steel bones and...
ChatGPT Atlas isn't competing against other browsers “Tabs were great, but we haven’t seen a lot of browser innovation since then.” These are brave words...
22nd Oct 2025
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ChatGPT Atlas isn't competing against other browsers

from The Web Witch's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Oct 2025
“Tabs were great, but we haven’t seen a lot of browser innovation since then.” These are brave words spoken by the CEO of a company that's using Chromium to power their new browser, which, at the time of writing this, they even failed to attribute correctly. I wish I could say...
[Original Song] "Our Love Will Last As Long" I wrote and recorded a novelty love song for Chelsea.
4th Jul 2009
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[Original Song] "Our Love Will Last As Long"

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

4th Jul 2009
I wrote and recorded a novelty love song for Chelsea.
A Few Things About the Anchor Element’s href You Might Not Have Known I’ve written previously about reloading a document using only HTML but that got me thinking: What...
3rd Aug 2025
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A Few Things About the Anchor Element’s href You Might Not Have Known

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

3rd Aug 2025
I’ve written previously about reloading a document using only HTML but that got me thinking: What are all the values you can put in an anchor tag’s href attribute? Well, I looked around. I found some things I already knew about, e.g. Link protocols like mailto:, tel:, sms: and...
What I’m Using in 2025 I’ve always been fascinated to see what other apps or workflows others are using in their day-to-day...
24th Jan 2025
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What I’m Using in 2025

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

24th Jan 2025
I’ve always been fascinated to see what other apps or workflows others are using in their day-to-day lives. Every now and then I learn about a new app or some cool trick I didn’t previously know. I doubt anyone seriously cares about what I’m using, but figured I’d list them out...
My (hypothetical) SRECon26 keynote One year ago, Fred Hebert and I delivered the closing keynote at SRECon25. Looking back on it now, I...
3rd Mar 2026
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My (hypothetical) SRECon26 keynote

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

3rd Mar 2026
One year ago, Fred Hebert and I delivered the closing keynote at SRECon25. Looking back on it now, I can hardly connect with how I felt then. Here's what I'd say one year later.
Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model - here&#x27;s why * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * I recently...
10th Jan 2012
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Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model - here&#x27;s why

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

10th Jan 2012
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * I recently received an email asking some advice about co-founders, specifically about whether a 50/50 ownership split makes sense for a startup. This is certainly a topic which has had heated...
Understanding easing and cubic-bezier curves in CSS The easing curve can make or break any animation on the web. Let's look at the science of CSS...
22nd Feb 2023
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Understanding easing and cubic-bezier curves in CSS

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

22nd Feb 2023
The easing curve can make or break any animation on the web. Let's look at the science of CSS cubic-bezier curves, and the art of using them to make the best web animations possible.
What I'm up to - March 2023 ✨ What I've been up to Part of my work at The Contraption Company includes helping startups...
1st Mar 2023
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What I'm up to - March 2023

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

1st Mar 2023
✨ What I've been up to Part of my work at The Contraption Company includes helping startups develop new products. For the last six months, I've unintentionally been working almost exclusively wit...
Chickadee 0.10.0 released I'm happy to announce that Chickadee 0.10.0 has been released! Chickadee is a game development...
24th May 2023
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Chickadee 0.10.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th May 2023
I'm happy to announce that Chickadee 0.10.0 has been released! Chickadee is a game development toolkit for Guile. Chickadee aims to provide all the features that parenthetically inclined game developers need to make 2D and 3D games in Scheme. This release is on the smaller side...
Finding Campsites with Python My wife and I love to camp on the Oregon coast and the summer is always the best time to go. It also...
3rd Aug 2015
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Finding Campsites with Python

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

3rd Aug 2015
My wife and I love to camp on the Oregon coast and the summer is always the best time to go. It also ends up being the most competitive time to find a campsite. If you look up the handful of good campsites on the coast you will probably find that nearly every summer weekend is...
4 Years In 4 Years In What lies ahead ¶4 Years In I’ve been at Elvie 4 years already! I can’t quite believe...
13th Feb 2021
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4 Years In

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

13th Feb 2021
4 Years In What lies ahead ¶4 Years In I’ve been at Elvie 4 years already! I can’t quite believe how quickly the time has gone by or the amazing things we’ve accomplished as a team. 2020 was by far the hardest year, but in many ways the most rewarding and exciting so far because...
Feature flag best practices and tips (with examples) Feature flags, aka feature toggles, are awesome. New feature for your beta test group? Use a feature...
5th Jan 2023
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Feature flag best practices and tips (with examples)

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

5th Jan 2023
Feature flags, aka feature toggles, are awesome. New feature for your beta test group? Use a feature flag. Testing multiple variants of a new UX? Use…
Grab browser links and titles in one click When I copy a browser tab URL, I often want to also keep the title. Sometimes I want to use the link...
3rd Jan 2025
109

Grab browser links and titles in one click

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

3rd Jan 2025
When I copy a browser tab URL, I often want to also keep the title. Sometimes I want to use the link as rich text (e.g., when pasting the link into OneNote or Jira). Sometimes I prefer a Markdown link. There are browser extensions to achieve this task, but I don't want to...
Refusing to verify myself: I am liz on Keybase.io. Keybase seeks to be a "public directory of publicly auditable public keys" with simpler usernames...
31st Mar 2014
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Refusing to verify myself: I am liz on Keybase.io.

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

31st Mar 2014
Keybase seeks to be a "public directory of publicly auditable public keys" with simpler usernames than PGP and verified account linking to popular sites such as Twitter and GitHub. This is awesome because "PGP for humans" is long overdue and because I snatched up the namespace...
Embed Bluesky posts in your Buttondown emails Embed Bluesky posts in your Buttondown emails
5th Dec 2024
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Embed Bluesky posts in your Buttondown emails

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

5th Dec 2024
Embed Bluesky posts in your Buttondown emails
Tailwind marketing and misinformation engine **Adam Wathan** explained in his [keynote speech](//youtu.be/CLkxRnRQtDE?t=109) at Tailwind Connect...
18th Feb 2024
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Tailwind marketing and misinformation engine

from Nue developer blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Feb 2024
**Adam Wathan** explained in his [keynote speech](//youtu.be/CLkxRnRQtDE?t=109) at Tailwind Connect 2023 how Tailwind CSS was born out of this sentence:
free trade and the left, ter: mises and my apostasy Good evening. Let’s talk about free trade! Last time, , which looks at how the cause of free trade...
6th Mar 2026
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free trade and the left, ter: mises and my apostasy

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Mar 2026
Good evening. Let’s talk about free trade! Last time, , which looks at how the cause of free trade was taken up by a motley crew of anti-imperialists, internationalists, pacifists, marxists, and classical liberals in the nineteenth century. Protectionism was the prerogative of...
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
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