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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...
A Quick Look at Portland Parking Ticket Data I work in downtown Portland and see a lot of people getting parking tickets every day (parking is...
5th Feb 2019
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A Quick Look at Portland Parking Ticket Data

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

5th Feb 2019
I work in downtown Portland and see a lot of people getting parking tickets every day (parking is one of the reasons I ride my bike to work). I was curious to learn more about it. Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Portland parking ticket data is available to anyone who...
The Edge-First Manifesto Cloud as a coordination layer. Edge as the execution environment.
19th Dec 2025
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The Edge-First Manifesto

from Marco Bambini [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Dec 2025
Cloud as a coordination layer. Edge as the execution environment.
Full Stack Foundations (workshop) The Full Stack Foundations workshop covers modern web development best practices including Styling,...
1st Sep 2023
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Full Stack Foundations (workshop)

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

1st Sep 2023
The Full Stack Foundations workshop covers modern web development best practices including Styling, Routing, Data Loading, Forms, SEO, Error Handling, and more!
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...
What Is A Good Programmer? Am I a good programmer? The short answer is: I don’t know what that means. I have been programming...
27th Jul 2025
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What Is A Good Programmer?

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

27th Jul 2025
Am I a good programmer? The short answer is: I don’t know what that means. I have been programming for 52 years now, having started in a public high school class in 1973, which is pretty rare because few high schools offered such an opportunity back then. I
"Logic for Programmers" Project Update Happy new year everyone! I released the first Logic for Programmers alpha six months ago. There's...
7th Jan 2025
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"Logic for Programmers" Project Update

from Computer Things [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Jan 2025
Happy new year everyone! I released the first Logic for Programmers alpha six months ago. There's since been four new versions since then, with the November release putting us in beta. Between work and holidays I didn't make much progress in December, but there will be a 0.6...
Designing a fast I wake up with a jolt, spilling most of my breakfast cereal onto a thirsty couch. My eyes find the...
16th Jul 2015
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Designing a fast

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Jul 2015
I wake up with a jolt, spilling most of my breakfast cereal onto a thirsty couch. My eyes find the clock. Cleaning will have to wait. I'm downing water like there's no tomorrow, but really tomorrow starts in one minute. Still drinking. All work is thirsty work if the day is long...
Paleolithic Nostalgia Longing for the paleolithic past in the Anthropocene
20th Jun 2021
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Paleolithic Nostalgia

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

20th Jun 2021
Longing for the paleolithic past in the Anthropocene
guile lab notebook: on the move! Hey, a quick update, then a little story. The big news is that I got wired to a !Guilemoving...
8th Jul 2025
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guile lab notebook: on the move!

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Jul 2025
Hey, a quick update, then a little story. The big news is that I got wired to a !Guilemoving garbage collector Specifically, this is the mostly-moving collector with conservative stack scanning. Most collections will be marked in place. When the collector wants to compact, it...
Every Choice Changes Everything: The Show About 3 weeks ago, Leo Laporte and I recorded the first episode of what will be a new monthly show...
22nd Jun 2026
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Every Choice Changes Everything: The Show

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

22nd Jun 2026
About 3 weeks ago, Leo Laporte and I recorded the first episode of what will be a new monthly show on the TWiT network. Naming things is hard, and we almost voted on the name, like we did for Stack Overflow, but we quickly landed on Off By One with
Digital decluttering I spent a lot of my formative Internet years in online fandom. I read novel-length stories about...
13th Sep 2024
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Digital decluttering

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Sep 2024
I spent a lot of my formative Internet years in online fandom. I read novel-length stories about Doctor Who characters; I swooned over fan art of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries; I pored over in-depth analyses of each episode of Carmilla. Most of that is gone now. Links rot quickly,...
How Microsoft does Quality Assurance (QA) The Redmond Big Tech giant pioneered the SDET role in the 90s. It then retired it in 2014. What...
19th Sep 2023
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How Microsoft does Quality Assurance (QA)

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

19th Sep 2023
The Redmond Big Tech giant pioneered the SDET role in the 90s. It then retired it in 2014. What happened and why?
Captain's Log #1 In this episode of Captain's Log we cover artificial intelligence, taste companies, mom & pop tech...
11th Nov 2022
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Captain's Log #1

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

11th Nov 2022
In this episode of Captain's Log we cover artificial intelligence, taste companies, mom & pop tech businesses, and more.
How to Actually Integrate Angular and Nestjs I don’t know who needs to hear this. But your frontend and backend systems don’t need to be...
15th Sep 2023
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How to Actually Integrate Angular and Nestjs

from These Yaks Ain't Gonna Shave Themselves [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Sep 2023
I don’t know who needs to hear this. But your frontend and backend systems don’t need to be completely separate. I started anew side project recently. You know, one of things that allows me to tinker with new technology but will probably never be finished. I’m using Angular for...
Grit Multipliers People sometimes argue that you’re more likely to build a successful business as a solo founder....
4th Dec 2022
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Grit Multipliers

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

4th Dec 2022
People sometimes argue that you’re more likely to build a successful business as a solo founder. The argument goes that without co-founders, you get faster decision making, and since speed is one of most important advantages you have, you get a better shot at iterating...
The Two Classes of Software Engineer “Software engineer” has become a ubiquitous term for people who write, deploy, architect, or...
5th Mar 2021
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The Two Classes of Software Engineer

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

5th Mar 2021
“Software engineer” has become a ubiquitous term for people who write, deploy, architect, or sometimes even simply test code. In reality, I think there are two classes of “software engineers”; those who understand computer science well enough to do challenging, innovative work,...
Let's Write an IPython Extension the Hard Way I love IPython. I love using it, I love writing about it, I love taking pictures with its core...
16th Jul 2020
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Let's Write an IPython Extension the Hard Way

from Sebastian Witowski [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Jul 2020
I love IPython. I love using it, I love writing about it, I love taking pictures with its core contributors (Hi Paul!). If I ever get invited to the "Talk Python To Me" podcast (not that I have anything interesting to talk about), and Michael Kennedy is going to ask me what my...
Adding auto-generated cover images to EPUBs downloaded from AO3 I was chatting with a friend recently, and she mentioned an annoyance when reading fanfiction on her...
1st Feb 2025
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Adding auto-generated cover images to EPUBs downloaded from AO3

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2025
I was chatting with a friend recently, and she mentioned an annoyance when reading fanfiction on her iPad. She downloads fic from AO3 as EPUB files, and reads it in the Kindle app – but the files don’t have a cover image, and so the preview thumbnails aren’t very readable: ...
Why I don't like the LTV metric (LifeTime Value) The LTV metric overcomplicates and misleads. Learn why you should use other SaaS metrics instead.
7th Oct 2013
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Why I don't like the LTV metric (LifeTime Value)

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

7th Oct 2013
The LTV metric overcomplicates and misleads. Learn why you should use other SaaS metrics instead.
IRIS (Infra-Red, in situ) Project Updates A goal of mine is to give everyday people tangible reasons to trust their hardware. Betrusted is a...
9th Mar 2024
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IRIS (Infra-Red, in situ) Project Updates

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

9th Mar 2024
A goal of mine is to give everyday people tangible reasons to trust their hardware. Betrusted is a multi-year project of mine to deliver a full-stack verifiable “from logic gates to Rust crates” supply chain for security-critical applications such as password managers. At this...
Home Office Kit: Elgato Wave 3 Microphone My desk setup in the UK is slowly coming together & Jhey picked out a microphone for me. I had a...
2nd Feb 2024
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Home Office Kit: Elgato Wave 3 Microphone

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

2nd Feb 2024
My desk setup in the UK is slowly coming together & Jhey picked out a microphone for me. I had a Blue Yeti microphone in the US...and I still do it's just in storage. It had issues with staying connected through a dongle after my work MacBook was upgraded and I didn't have the...
What I'm up to - December 2022 ✨ Highlights of last month - Launched Postcard. Had \>15k visitors on the first day and hundreds of...
1st Dec 2022
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What I'm up to - December 2022

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

1st Dec 2022
✨ Highlights of last month - Launched Postcard. Had \>15k visitors on the first day and hundreds of signups, which was more than I expected. Overall, a great start! - Did a smaller launch for The Cont...
Errata in Hekaton MVCC paper Hekaton MVCC Paper contains a publication error. After reviewing the paper, I confirmed the error...
20th Apr 2023
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Errata in Hekaton MVCC paper

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Apr 2023
Hekaton MVCC Paper contains a publication error. After reviewing the paper, I confirmed the error with one of the authors. This blog post explains the mistake, the implications and the fix.
2017 by the numbers These are some meaningless numbers. Books read: 34 (goal 50) White trash: the 400-year untold...
31st Dec 2017
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2017 by the numbers

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

31st Dec 2017
These are some meaningless numbers. Books read: 34 (goal 50) White trash: the 400-year untold history of class in America by Nancy Isenberg Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Brave New World by Aldous...
Humanity's Last Exam Humanity's Last Exam by Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI
20th Feb 2025
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Humanity's Last Exam

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

20th Feb 2025
Humanity's Last Exam by Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI
Mini Programs v.s. Native Apps After spending a few weeks in China, the most notable behavioural difference is the usage of...
30th Jul 2024
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Mini Programs v.s. Native Apps

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

30th Jul 2024
After spending a few weeks in China, the most notable behavioural difference is the usage of mini-programs. Every restaurant has a menu mini-program sitting on top of WeChat or Meituan. Hello Ride the bike-sharing startup is a mini program on top of Alipay. Here is a diagram...
Account History Finding moments from before
17th Mar 2026
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Account History

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

17th Mar 2026
Finding moments from before
Headless React Part 1: Climbing Mount Effect - Declarative Code and Effects Part 2: Reconcile All The Things -...
5th Jul 2021
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Headless React

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

5th Jul 2021
Part 1: Climbing Mount Effect - Declarative Code and Effects Part 2: Reconcile All The Things - Memoization, Data Flow and reconciliation Part 3: Headless React - Live, Yeet Reduce, No-API, WebGPU Live It is actually pretty easy to build a mediocre headless React today, i.e. an...
The "Opposite Test" Elevate your product marketing: Use the Opposite Test to avoid generic bullet points and craft...
6th Apr 2008
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The "Opposite Test"

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

6th Apr 2008
Elevate your product marketing: Use the Opposite Test to avoid generic bullet points and craft compelling, unique features.
The SEO scam: $62,000 later Context Like many businesses operating online, we at Tinloof decided to explore SEO to attract more...
6th Aug 2023
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The SEO scam: $62,000 later

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

6th Aug 2023
Context Like many businesses operating online, we at Tinloof decided to explore SEO to attract more leads. Seeing the numerous SEO gurus on LinkedIn and Twitter, one might think it's worth a shot to try this approach, hoping to strike gold when search engines place your website...
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
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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...
Terroir Terroir Longmont Had an amazing meal tonight at Terroir in Longmont. Pictured is the most amazing...
14th Aug 2009
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Terroir

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

14th Aug 2009
Terroir Longmont Had an amazing meal tonight at Terroir in Longmont. Pictured is the most amazing thing you will never taste. Booya! I recovered this article from my old blog via the Internet Archive. If you found this article useful or entertaining (or even if you didn’t)...
The 2030 Self-Driving Car Bet It's my honor to announce that John Carmack and I have initiated a friendly bet of $10,000* to the...
4th Mar 2022
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The 2030 Self-Driving Car Bet

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

4th Mar 2022
It's my honor to announce that John Carmack and I have initiated a friendly bet of $10,000* to the 501(c)(3) charity of the winner’s choice: By January 1st, 2030, completely autonomous self-driving cars meeting SAE J3016 level 5 will be commercially available for
The problem with US healthcare is not capitalism Among the world's rich countries, Americans are the most likely to say their healthcare system needs...
24th May 2026
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The problem with US healthcare is not capitalism

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

24th May 2026
Among the world's rich countries, Americans are the most likely to say their healthcare system needs fundamental change. They are right. They are also wrong about why. The standard diagnosis runs roughly: too much capitalism, too much profit, too many private companies, too...
Delaying asset requests in Eleventy While building my photography portfolio, I've put much effort into optimizing the picture loading...
29th Sep 2023
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Delaying asset requests in Eleventy

from Dariusz Winkler | Software development [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Sep 2023
While building my photography portfolio, I've put much effort into optimizing the picture loading behavior. One technique is to provide a visual fallback as long as the images are still loading. First, a static background color included in the markup is displayed. As soon as a...
Guile-websocket 0.3.0 released I'm happy to announce that guile-websocket 0.3.0 has been released! Guile-websocket is an...
23rd Jan 2026
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Guile-websocket 0.3.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Jan 2026
I'm happy to announce that guile-websocket 0.3.0 has been released! Guile-websocket is an implementation of the WebSocket protocol, both the client and server sides, for Guile Scheme. Highlights for this release are: New (web socket) module that provides a standard Scheme...
#define CTO OpenAI It’s been two years since I wrote #define CTO, in which I documented my quest for a role where I...
9th Jan 2017
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#define CTO OpenAI

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

9th Jan 2017
It’s been two years since I wrote #define CTO, in which I documented my quest for a role where I could have scalable impact by writing code. I’ve finally found that role, though not by seeking it — instead, I sought out a problem more important to me than my role within it,...
Animating the Unanimatable An in-depth look at the surprisingly complicated problem of animating the transition when two items...
15th Feb 2016
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Animating the Unanimatable

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

15th Feb 2016
An in-depth look at the surprisingly complicated problem of animating the transition when two items in a list swap positions.
Handling advanced product imports in WooCommerce Learn how to handle advanced things like core fees when importing products into WooCommerce.
9th Dec 2017
1

Handling advanced product imports in WooCommerce

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

9th Dec 2017
Learn how to handle advanced things like core fees when importing products into WooCommerce.
Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods ¶Why and how to override...
6th Feb 2016
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Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods

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

6th Feb 2016
Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods ¶Why and how to override Laravel’s built-in auth controller methods Maybe like me you like to do things the ‘Laravel way’. So let’s say you’re still using the out-of-the-box Auth flow (can anyone recommend an...
1st Dec 2024
Market Ending Moves Startup CEOs should ask themselves what crazy ideas can turn into a move that just ends a market's...
8th Apr 2025
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Market Ending Moves

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

8th Apr 2025
Startup CEOs should ask themselves what crazy ideas can turn into a move that just ends a market's competitive dynamic
01 · A spreadsheet for exploring scenarios In our *Ambsheets* project, we are exploring a small extension to the familiar spreadsheet: **what...
4th Feb 2025
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01 · A spreadsheet for exploring scenarios

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

4th Feb 2025
In our *Ambsheets* project, we are exploring a small extension to the familiar spreadsheet: **what if a single spreadsheet cell could hold multiple values at once**?
1st Sep 2020
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.
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.
[Multitrack] "That's Why I Love You" I recorded an a cappella version of 'That's Why I Love You' by The Flamingos.
21st Aug 2009
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[Multitrack] "That's Why I Love You"

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

21st Aug 2009
I recorded an a cappella version of 'That's Why I Love You' by The Flamingos.
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
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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...
Let's Talk About The American Dream A few months ago I wrote about what it means to stay gold — to hold on to the best parts of...
6th Mar 2025
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Let's Talk About The American Dream

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

6th Mar 2025
A few months ago I wrote about what it means to stay gold — to hold on to the best parts of ourselves, our communities, and the American Dream itself. But staying gold isn’t passive. It takes work. It takes action. It takes hard conversations that ask
The Perils of Hydration A surprisingly-common misconception can lead to big rendering issues that are difficult to debug....
2nd Mar 2020
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The Perils of Hydration

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

2nd Mar 2020
A surprisingly-common misconception can lead to big rendering issues that are difficult to debug. This deep-dive tutorial examines how React and Gatsby can be used to pre-render content, and how we can work around the constraints to build dynamic, personalized web apps.
Lessons Learned from Working at Startups Self-note on some lessons learned from working at a variety of startups over my career
4th Dec 2024
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Lessons Learned from Working at Startups

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

4th Dec 2024
Self-note on some lessons learned from working at a variety of startups over my career
Ten years after we lost Steve Jobs Losing Steve affected me more than it probably should have, given that I never met him or had any...
5th Oct 2021
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Ten years after we lost Steve Jobs

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

5th Oct 2021
Losing Steve affected me more than it probably should have, given that I never met him or had any correspondence with him. But losing him was devastating — not just to my world, but the world. He was a sort of virtual father figure: I was always hoping that maybe Steve would...
A Short Update on Designing for Foldable Devices And here we are three years after I wrote about the Google Pixel Fold being announced, followed now...
24th Sep 2026
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A Short Update on Designing for Foldable Devices

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

24th Sep 2026
And here we are three years after I wrote about the Google Pixel Fold being announced, followed now with the announcement of the iPhone Duo...(I have questions about the naming by the way). Four years ago I was talking about web primitives in the platform for the Surface Duo. My...
OpenAI fixed their unsafe policy around names Update October 2, 2023: This is now fixed: you can update your name in your user settings. This...
4th Sep 2023
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OpenAI fixed their unsafe policy around names

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

4th Sep 2023
Update October 2, 2023: This is now fixed: you can update your name in your user settings. This works for the OpenAI Platform accounts, and they say the same for ChatGPT (etc.) is coming soon. Thank you to those who reached out to OpenAI employees about this, and thank you so...
You should be using hackdays to supercharge your roadmap Internal company hack days (or hack weeks) are a common thing in tech companies, but not...
1st May 2023
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You should be using hackdays to supercharge your roadmap

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

1st May 2023
Internal company hack days (or hack weeks) are a common thing in tech companies, but not universal. They should be universal, though. Hackdays help you get great new ideas that are both impactful and feasible. They're probably the best thing you can do to improve your product and...
Reading About the Dreyfus Affair One of my 2024 projects is to read Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time at the rate of about 10...
27th May 2024
1

Reading About the Dreyfus Affair

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

27th May 2024
One of my 2024 projects is to read Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time at the rate of about 10 pages a day, and so far it’s been successful: I’m currently heading towards the end of the 3rd volume, The Guermantes Way. During a long dinner party in this novel, seemingly...
Ranking #1 on HN in the December Dead Zone For those who weren't aware (you would be if you were subscribed on email!), I started a separate AI...
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 on email!), I started a separate AI blog, L-space Diaries, this year to 1) try out Substack in anger and 2) create a focused feed on a topic rather than a person (I also started DX Tips for devtools/devrel writing,...
moka pot notes In hot weather I like to drink my coffee in an iced latte. To make it, I have a very large Bialetti...
1st Jun 2025
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moka pot notes

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

1st Jun 2025
In hot weather I like to drink my coffee in an iced latte. To make it, I have a very large Bialetti Moka Express. Recently when I got it going again after a winter of disuse, it took me a couple of attempts to get the technique right, so here are some notes as a reminder to my...
Email tracking is now off by default Buttondown is turning off analytics by default for all new users
1st Mar 2021
1

Email tracking is now off by default

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

1st Mar 2021
Buttondown is turning off analytics by default for all new users
What is Backend-as-a-Service? Plenty of people have heard of SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service, which is simply software made...
5th Dec 2022
1

What is Backend-as-a-Service?

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

5th Dec 2022
Plenty of people have heard of SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service, which is simply software made available by a third party over the internet. Think Salesforce, WordPress, or MailChimp. And most people know what a “backend developer” is, that is, someone who is responsible for things...
Supervised Learning: Support Vector Machines Transforming dimensions, nearest neighbors, and boosting, all in service of "drawing the best line".
1st Feb 2019
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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".
Have a single definition of “now” I’ve been doing a bunch of datetime debugging recently, and this function has been an amazing...
4th Jun 2023
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Have a single definition of “now”

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jun 2023
I’ve been doing a bunch of datetime debugging recently, and this function has been an amazing help: function today(): Date { return new Date(); } It’s not very sophisticated – it just returns the current time – but we use it everywhere we need to get the current time. (You...
Solo founders with profitable businesses, collected stories People sometimes wonder: can I have a successful business as a single founder? The answer is:...
23rd Jun 2017
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Solo founders with profitable businesses, collected stories

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

23rd Jun 2017
People sometimes wonder: can I have a successful business as a single founder? The answer is: yes. This is a collection of solo-preneur success stories (with occasional 2 people bands). I only include businesses generating significant revenues. In this context it’s around $5k/mo...
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…
The Many Layers of Packaging The packaging gradient, and why PyPI isn't an app store. Update: I turned this post into a talk. The...
9th May 2017
1

The Many Layers of Packaging

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th May 2017
The packaging gradient, and why PyPI isn't an app store. Update: I turned this post into a talk. The video from PyBay is here, the slides are available here. The long-cut video from BayPiggies is coming, but the "Extended Edition" slides are here. One lesson threaded...
log4j: between a rock and a hard place log4j: between a rock and a hard place 2021-12-11 What does backwards compatibility mean to...
11th Dec 2021
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log4j: between a rock and a hard place

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

11th Dec 2021
log4j: between a rock and a hard place 2021-12-11 What does backwards compatibility mean to me? Backwards compatibility should not have forced log4j to keep LDAP/JNDI URLs The other side of compatibility: being cautious adding features There is more than enough written on the...
3rd Oct 2023
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HIPAA violations

from Blog of Simple Analytics [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Oct 2023
Databases = Frameworks for Distributed Systems This article was originally posted on dev.to, but it turns out that HackerNews banned this website,...
21st May 2022
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Databases = Frameworks for Distributed Systems

from Posts on Nikita Lapkov [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st May 2022
This article was originally posted on dev.to, but it turns out that HackerNews banned this website, so I decided to create my own. Feel free to join the discussion on HackerNews. Lego of the database world It is quite common for a distributed database to have the following...
#19 heading in the wrong direction Context: A simple page that displays the availability of a product. Bad code <h1>Product...
14th May 2020
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#19 heading in the wrong direction

from HTMHell [alt+shift+b] in programming

14th May 2020
Context: A simple page that displays the availability of a product. Bad code <h1>Product Status</h1> <h2>Is the product available?</h2> <div> <h3> <div> <div> <i> <h3 class="message is-success"> It‘s <a>available</a>. </h3> ...
Prevent data loss on page refresh It can be frustrating to fill out a web form, only to accidentally refresh the page (or click...
1st Oct 2024
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Prevent data loss on page refresh

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

1st Oct 2024
It can be frustrating to fill out a web form, only to accidentally refresh the page (or click "back") and lose all the hard work. In this blog post, I present a method to retain form data when the page is reloaded, which improves the user experience. Browser behavior Most...
OpenClaw is my new coworker What happens when you give AI its own laptop
2nd Feb 2026
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OpenClaw is my new coworker

from Contraption Co. [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Feb 2026
What happens when you give AI its own laptop
One year of dependable software Today I'm introducing a new part of Contraption Company: Essays covering thoughts and opinions on...
10th Nov 2023
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One year of dependable software

from Contraption Co. [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Nov 2023
Today I'm introducing a new part of Contraption Company: Essays covering thoughts and opinions on online work, dependability, tools, and craft. My name is Philip, and I'm the founder and owner of Contraption Company. I started this company as an idea in February 2020. I tinkered
Building rbenv on OpenBSD 7.5 Building rbenv on OpenBSD 7.5 2024-06-02 I use Ruby (specifically with Jekyll) for a lot of my...
2nd Jun 2024
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Building rbenv on OpenBSD 7.5

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

2nd Jun 2024
Building rbenv on OpenBSD 7.5 2024-06-02 I use Ruby (specifically with Jekyll) for a lot of my clubs/projects while using my personal laptop (X220 ThinkPad) which is runs OpenBSD. Since I recently upgraded to OpenBSD 7.5 I thought it could be helpful for others if I shared my...
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!
Titles matter Is a person who prompts an LLM to generate a website a web developer? And if not, what is the...
26th Aug 2025
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Titles matter

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

26th Aug 2025
Is a person who prompts an LLM to generate a website a web developer? And if not, what is the difference, and why does that matter so much?
Postgres large JSON value query performance Postgres supports three types for "schemaless" data: JSON (added in 9.2), JSONB (added in 9.4), and...
1st Feb 2022
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Postgres large JSON value query performance

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

1st Feb 2022
Postgres supports three types for "schemaless" data: JSON (added in 9.2), JSONB (added in 9.4), and HSTORE (added in 8.2 as an extension). Unfortunately, the performance of queries of all three gets substantially slower (2-10×) for values larger than about 2 kiB, due to how...
Using Novela by Narative (updated) With the growing community interest in Gatsby, we hope to create more resources that make it easier...
4th Aug 2019
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Using Novela by Narative (updated)

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

4th Aug 2019
With the growing community interest in Gatsby, we hope to create more resources that make it easier for anyone to grasp the power of this incredible tool.
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...
A Picture Worth a Thousand Programmes Bringing visual explanations and embodied knowledge to programming tools
1st Apr 2022
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A Picture Worth a Thousand Programmes

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

1st Apr 2022
Bringing visual explanations and embodied knowledge to programming tools
HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world Sometimes simulating complex systems is the best way to understand them. Read more "HASH: a free,...
18th Jun 2020
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HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world

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

18th Jun 2020
Sometimes simulating complex systems is the best way to understand them. Read more "HASH: a free, online platform for modeling the world"
How to "FLOSS" as a Web Designer How to "FLOSS" as a Web Designer 2020-02-07 I have a profound respect for the open source community....
7th Feb 2020
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How to "FLOSS" as a Web Designer

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

7th Feb 2020
How to "FLOSS" as a Web Designer 2020-02-07 I have a profound respect for the open source community. I most likely wouldn't have the skills or knowledge I do today with it. Unfortunately, when I was just starting out in "web dev" some 10 years ago, proprietary software was the...
My Cheapskate Commenting System My Cheapskate Commenting System 2022-02-03 My blog now has comments! Well, kind of... I went down a...
3rd Feb 2022
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My Cheapskate Commenting System

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

3rd Feb 2022
My Cheapskate Commenting System 2022-02-03 My blog now has comments! Well, kind of... I went down a two day long rabbit-hole trying to find the best solution for implementing comments on my static website (generated via Jekyll FYI). There are a ton of options out there and many...
USENIX SREcon APAC 2022: Computing Performance: What's on the Horizon At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding...
28th Feb 2023
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USENIX SREcon APAC 2022: Computing Performance: What's on the Horizon

from Brendan Gregg's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Feb 2023
At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to Systems Performance 2nd Edition, and this was the first time...
Web Development on a $200 Chromebook Web Development on a $200 Chromebook 2020-01-07 This blog post was written, edited and tested...
7th Jan 2020
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Web Development on a $200 Chromebook

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

7th Jan 2020
Web Development on a $200 Chromebook 2020-01-07 This blog post was written, edited and tested locally on a cheap $200 Chromebook. The article draft was composed in Sublime Text. Jekyll (the SSG this website uses) was generated via the Linux Beta Terminal running alongside Chrome...
8th Sep 2025
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Benjie's Humanoid Olympic Games

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

8th Sep 2025
A gauntlet thrown
50 books that transformed my business and my life As a teenager I had a period of many years where I stopped reading books completely. I even remember...
2nd Dec 2014
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50 books that transformed my business and my life

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

2nd Dec 2014
As a teenager I had a period of many years where I stopped reading books completely. I even remember a time where I couldn't imagine reading books at all. After I graduated and started to be interested in business and startups, I realized the immense power and knowledge contained...
TypeIDs are now the default identifier format API version 2026-01-01 returns prefixed IDs like sub_ and em_ instead of bare UUIDs
1st Jan 2026
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TypeIDs are now the default identifier format

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

1st Jan 2026
API version 2026-01-01 returns prefixed IDs like sub_ and em_ instead of bare UUIDs
I Learned We All Have Linux Seats, and I’m Not Entirely Pleased I recently wrote about How to Use SSH with FIDO2/U2F Security Keys, which I now use on almost all of...
11th Jun 2025
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I Learned We All Have Linux Seats, and I’m Not Entirely Pleased

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

11th Jun 2025
I recently wrote about How to Use SSH with FIDO2/U2F Security Keys, which I now use on almost all of my machines. The last one that needed this was my Raspberry Pi hooked up to my DEC vt510 terminal and IBM mechanical keyboard. Yes I do still use that setup! To my surprise,...
The Many Layers of Packaging The packaging gradient, and why PyPI isn't an app store. Update: I turned this post into a talk. The...
9th May 2017
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The Many Layers of Packaging

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th May 2017
The packaging gradient, and why PyPI isn't an app store. Update: I turned this post into a talk. The video from PyBay is here, the slides are available here. The long-cut video from BayPiggies is coming, but the "Extended Edition" slides are here. One lesson threaded...
What I'm up to - July 2025 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Jul 2025
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What I'm up to - July 2025

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

1st Jul 2025
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in last month - I wrote a post about open-sourcing Postcard. The post got picked up by Hacker News...
The absolute audacity of Apple Podcasts A bit of a rant about Apple
25th Jan 2023
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The absolute audacity of Apple Podcasts

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

25th Jan 2023
A bit of a rant about Apple
Website themes with uBlock Origin Browser extensions like Stylish, Stylus or Tampermonkey make it possible to create custom website...
1st Feb 2024
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Website themes with uBlock Origin

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

1st Feb 2024
Browser extensions like Stylish, Stylus or Tampermonkey make it possible to create custom website themes/skins. At the same time, I try to lower the number of add-ons that I use, mostly due to security and performance reasons. Interestingly, the uBlock Origin ad blocker can...
The Joy of Easy Personal Radio: FRS, GMRS, and Motorola DLR/DTR Most of us carry cell phones with us almost everywhere we go. So much so that we often forget not...
15th Aug 2022
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The Joy of Easy Personal Radio: FRS, GMRS, and Motorola DLR/DTR

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

15th Aug 2022
Most of us carry cell phones with us almost everywhere we go. So much so that we often forget not just the usefulness, but even the joy, of having our own radios. For instance: When traveling to national parks or other wilderness areas, family and friends can keep in touch even...
A quick hop across the southern border Taken while admiring the beach at Tulum.
16th Mar 2012
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A quick hop across the southern border

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

16th Mar 2012
Taken while admiring the beach at Tulum.
AI Startup Moats: The Difference Between Bakers and Ovens Are new AI startups "just another wrapper for a 3rd party model"? Does having an oven make you a...
9th Nov 2024
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AI Startup Moats: The Difference Between Bakers and Ovens

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

9th Nov 2024
Are new AI startups "just another wrapper for a 3rd party model"? Does having an oven make you a baker?
Find programming work by increasing luck surface area Antonio asked on HN: How do I earn a small amount of money to sustain myself as a developer? I wrote...
29th Jun 2022
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Find programming work by increasing luck surface area

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

29th Jun 2022
Antonio asked on HN: How do I earn a small amount of money to sustain myself as a developer? I wrote a response centered around increasing luck surface area. This essay expands on it because I’ve seen this a few times now: good developers asking how to find work while botching...
Convert arrays to CSV with PHP The following snippet will convert a simple PHP array into CSV (comma-separated values)...
3rd Oct 2007
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Convert arrays to CSV with PHP

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

3rd Oct 2007
The following snippet will convert a simple PHP array into CSV (comma-separated values) format. function csv($array) { $csv = ""; for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) { $csv .= '"' . str_replace('"', '""', $array[$i]) . '"'; if ($i < count($array) - 1) $csv .= ","; ...
Progress on the Block Protocol Since the 1990s, the web has been a publishing place for human-readable documents. Documents...
19th Dec 2022
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Progress on the Block Protocol

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

19th Dec 2022
Since the 1990s, the web has been a publishing place for human-readable documents. Documents published on the web are in HTML. HTML has a little bit of… Read more "Progress on the Block Protocol"
Industrial Growth New electronica album by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan
a week ago
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Industrial Growth

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

a week ago
New electronica album by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan
Array 1.8.0 What's box-fresh in PostHog? Cumulative graphs, better paths, and an upgrade to our actions. If...
3rd Jun 2020
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Array 1.8.0

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

3rd Jun 2020
What's box-fresh in PostHog? Cumulative graphs, better paths, and an upgrade to our actions. If you're self hosting and want these features - update…
Load-bearing / Career-minded / Act Two rationales One of the common conceits in leadership is that nobody is truly essential for a company’s...
2nd May 2024
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Load-bearing / Career-minded / Act Two rationales

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

2nd May 2024
One of the common conceits in leadership is that nobody is truly essential for a company’s continuity. I call it a conceit, but I do mostly agree with it: I’ve felt literally sick after hearing about some peer’s unexpected departure, but I’m continually amazed at how resilient...
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
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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.
journey before destination It is hard to be focused and motivated when ones eyes are not on the task at hand but rather the...
24th Feb 2021
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journey before destination

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

24th Feb 2021
It is hard to be focused and motivated when ones eyes are not on the task at hand but rather the accolades in the future.
🔥 Battling daily procrastination 🔥Procrastination is a serious threat. But what keeps so many of us from doing what we long to do?...
7th Mar 2022
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🔥 Battling daily procrastination

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

7th Mar 2022
🔥Procrastination is a serious threat. But what keeps so many of us from doing what we long to do? What […] The post 🔥 Battling daily procrastination appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
Build Your First Coding Project and Avoid Tutorial Hell While “real” hell may or may not exist (no need to get into religious beliefs here), tutorial hell...
4th Jul 2023
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Build Your First Coding Project and Avoid Tutorial Hell

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

4th Jul 2023
While “real” hell may or may not exist (no need to get into religious beliefs here), tutorial hell is very real.
Letting Claude Teach Me Now that I use AI regularly to help write code and complete tasks, I find myself in a position where...
4th May 2026
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Letting Claude Teach Me

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

4th May 2026
Now that I use AI regularly to help write code and complete tasks, I find myself in a position where I’m not learning as much as I used to. That feels a bit crummy. Fairly often, Claude writes code I don’t fully understand. For example: I know enough TypeScript to be dangerous,...
How to build a PostHog integration with the provisioning API I live on a little farm and recently built a website to sell shares of hogs. My fellow farmers are...
6th Jul 2026
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How to build a PostHog integration with the provisioning API

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

6th Jul 2026
I live on a little farm and recently built a website to sell shares of hogs. My fellow farmers are better versed in the subtle arts of soil, plants…
What is Bun, and does it live up to the hype? Bun is a new JavaScript runtime that claims to offer more features and performance compared to...
16th Aug 2022
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What is Bun, and does it live up to the hype?

from ByteofDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Aug 2022
Bun is a new JavaScript runtime that claims to offer more features and performance compared to Node.js and Deno. But is it as good as it is hyped up to be?
How one line of code caused a $60 million loss 60,000 people lost full phone service, half of AT&T's network was down, and 500 airline flights were...
13th Nov 2023
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How one line of code caused a $60 million loss

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

13th Nov 2023
60,000 people lost full phone service, half of AT&T's network was down, and 500 airline flights were delayed
What I'm up to - August 2023 I'm Philip, and this is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social...
1st Aug 2023
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What I'm up to - August 2023

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

1st Aug 2023
I'm Philip, and this is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. ✨ What I was up to in July Booklet is a product I've been building to help communi...
2023 Book Roundup My goal for 2023 was to read 24 books. I read 21, just shy of 22. I don't get particularly hung up...
1st Jan 2024
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2023 Book Roundup

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

1st Jan 2024
My goal for 2023 was to read 24 books. I read 21, just shy of 22. I don't get particularly hung up on whether or not I met my goal unless it's really abysmally off target. I ended up reading many 700+ page fantasy books this year so when I average that out, that's nearly 3...
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
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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!
Recently Some meta-commentary on reading: I’ve been trying to read through my enormous queue of...
4th Oct 2025
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Recently

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

4th Oct 2025
Some meta-commentary on reading: I’ve been trying to read through my enormous queue of articles saved on Instapaper. In general I love reading stuff from the internet but refuse to do it with a computer or a phone: I don’t want all my stuff to glow! So, this led me to an abortive...
programming, i hate it There is a stereotypical programmer. We all know the one. The Marky Marks, stripy bois, Steve and...
1st Aug 2024
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programming, i hate it

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

1st Aug 2024
There is a stereotypical programmer. We all know the one. The Marky Marks, stripy bois, Steve and Steves. The wiz kids.
I switched from tabs to spaces and haven't looked back Last week I started using spaces to indent code instead of tabs. It's something I swore I would...
25th Nov 2014
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I switched from tabs to spaces and haven't looked back

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

25th Nov 2014
Last week I started using spaces to indent code instead of tabs. It's something I swore I would never do, but I'm glad I finally did. Why I always preferred tabs # Tabs are sensible. They were made to indent things, and code needs to be indented, so it was a good relationship....
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?
How to get a taste of ReasonML by building something useful ReasonML, a programming language that compiles to JavaScript, was built by extending the functional...
8th Jan 2019
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How to get a taste of ReasonML by building something useful

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

8th Jan 2019
ReasonML, a programming language that compiles to JavaScript, was built by extending the functional programming language OCaml, leveraging powerful and safe types smartly inferred by default. Reason’s official documentation is clear, yet covering the theory with “Hello World”...
Write on the Boot.dev Blog We’ve just opened up the Boot.dev Blog to public contributions! We’re really excited to see all the...
2nd Sep 2022
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Write on the Boot.dev Blog

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

2nd Sep 2022
We’ve just opened up the Boot.dev Blog to public contributions! We’re really excited to see all the great stories that our readers and students will create.
Boot.dev Beat. January 2023 If you can’t tell from my absurd profile photo below, I’ve been having too much fun with AI art this...
1st Feb 2023
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Boot.dev Beat. January 2023

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

1st Feb 2023
If you can’t tell from my absurd profile photo below, I’ve been having too much fun with AI art this month.
I worry our Copilot is leaving some passengers behind Why I worry about the effect GitHub Copilot is having and will continue to have on the accessibility...
13th Feb 2024
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I worry our Copilot is leaving some passengers behind

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

13th Feb 2024
Why I worry about the effect GitHub Copilot is having and will continue to have on the accessibility of the web at scale.
Money, power and credibility I don’t really do “women stuff” (awkward umbrella term for gender-segregated events and spaces).  I...
2nd Mar 2018
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Money, power and credibility

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

2nd Mar 2018
I don’t really do “women stuff” (awkward umbrella term for gender-segregated events and spaces).  I don’t really identify with any gender and I find a lot of the advice to be condescending and overly delicate, and it’s just a really boring thing to think and talk about. For me....
Search Huge JSON files on the Web Working with very large JSON files (20MB+) using online tools tends to be a crashy affair. Whether...
16th Jun 2025
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Search Huge JSON files on the Web

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Jun 2025
Working with very large JSON files (20MB+) using online tools tends to be a crashy affair. Whether you’re looking to format or search them, all the tools I found just crash. I found myself having to work with huge JSON files recently, so I built a tool specifically optimized for...
No hassle detected! The importance of tools
9th Aug 2024
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No hassle detected!

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

9th Aug 2024
The importance of tools
27th Dec 2025
My experience with Vulcanus in Japan, a training programme for EU engineering students My journey in Japan started in a slightly unconventional way. While there are several paths to enter...
21st Nov 2023
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21st Nov 2023
My journey in Japan started in a slightly unconventional way. While there are several paths to enter the country, such as a working holiday visa, English teaching, or getting hired by one of the [many wonderful companies](http://www.tokyodev.com/companies), posting jobs on...
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
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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.
Book Review: 'The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World' Excellent book about the history of precision machining
1st Jul 2024
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1st Jul 2024
Excellent book about the history of precision machining
What I'm up to - May 2023 ✨ What I've been up to April was a blur - I was in the Bay Area, NYC, and Cleveland. I'm looking...
1st May 2023
1

What I'm up to - May 2023

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

1st May 2023
✨ What I've been up to April was a blur - I was in the Bay Area, NYC, and Cleveland. I'm looking forward to spending the next three weeks without travel. I am currently immersed in the developme...
A personal update In March 2020, as the world locked down, I was on the tail end of a vacation in New Zealand. As...
3rd May 2021
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A personal update

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

3rd May 2021
In March 2020, as the world locked down, I was on the tail end of a vacation in New Zealand. As COVID started to spin out of control in the states, my girlfriend and I made the decision to stay. A ten day trip turned into a year-long adventure. I
Philip Glass Piano Works by Víkingur Ólafsson Sharing an album I’ve been obsessed with this year
12th Jan 2025
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Philip Glass Piano Works by Víkingur Ólafsson

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

12th Jan 2025
Sharing an album I’ve been obsessed with this year
Covers as a way of learning music and code When you're just getting started with music, you have so many skills to learn. You have to be able...
21st Jul 2025
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Covers as a way of learning music and code

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

21st Jul 2025
When you're just getting started with music, you have so many skills to learn. You have to be able to play your instrument and express yourself through it. You need to know the style you're playing, and its idioms and conventions. You may want to record your music, and need all...
20th Jul 2024
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Tote bag

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

20th Jul 2024
Fast calculation of the distance to cubic Bezier curves on the GPU Bézier curves are a core building block of text and 2D shapes rendering. There are several...
18th Oct 2025
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Fast calculation of the distance to cubic Bezier curves on the GPU

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

18th Oct 2025
Bézier curves are a core building block of text and 2D shapes rendering. There are several approaches to rendering them, but one especially challenging problem, both mathematically and technically, is computing the distance to a Bézier curve. For quadratic curves (one control...
Bootstrap with Ruby on Rails 7 If you have a brand new RoR 7 project that you created with the defaults by running rails new...
6th Aug 2022
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Bootstrap with Ruby on Rails 7

from Jibran’s Perspective [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Aug 2022
If you have a brand new RoR 7 project that you created with the defaults by running rails new <PROJECT> then you can safely follow the following steps to get Bootstrap 5 installed in your project. Install gems Add the following to your Gemfile and run bundle install. gem...
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...
My Git alias for shipping a feature branch A handy Git alias for merging a feature branch into master and pushing it to the server.
4th Dec 2013
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My Git alias for shipping a feature branch

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

4th Dec 2013
A handy Git alias for merging a feature branch into master and pushing it to the server.
How to argue for something without any scientific evidence Last week I got this interesting question: I want to write a book about automated testing. Much of...
6th Mar 2024
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How to argue for something without any scientific evidence

from Computer Things [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Mar 2024
Last week I got this interesting question: I want to write a book about automated testing. Much of the book would be me explaining the best practices I’ve learned. I know these are good practices; I’ve seen them work over and over again. But have no [scientific] data at all to...
Animated Pride Flags Happy Pride month! In this tutorial, I'll share a handful of my favourite animation tricks. You'll...
6th Jun 2023
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Animated Pride Flags

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

6th Jun 2023
Happy Pride month! In this tutorial, I'll share a handful of my favourite animation tricks. You'll learn how to build an animated wavy pride flag using CSS keyframes and linear gradients. We'll also see how to make it dynamic using React. 🏳️‍🌈
Living with Linux and Android after two decades of Apple It now seems laughable that only a few months ago, I was questioning whether I'd actually be able to...
12th Jul 2024
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Living with Linux and Android after two decades of Apple

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

12th Jul 2024
It now seems laughable that only a few months ago, I was questioning whether I'd actually be able to switch off the Apple stack and stick to my choice. That's what two decades worth of entrenched habits will do to your belief in change! But not only was it possible, it's been...
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...
Select all, select none, and invert selection with jQuery A demonstration of selecting checkboxes using jQuery.We start off with a bunch of...
9th Dec 2007
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Select all, select none, and invert selection with jQuery

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

9th Dec 2007
A demonstration of selecting checkboxes using jQuery.We start off with a bunch of checkboxes: <fieldset id="group_1"> <input type="checkbox" name="numbers[]" value="0" /> <input type="checkbox" name="numbers[]" value="1" /> <input type="checkbox" name="numbers[]" value="2"...
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.
Real estate is one of the hardest open problems in scaled self driving I’ve had a minor obsession with Waymo’s autonomous vehicle depots recently. Over the past few...
3rd Sep 2024
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Real estate is one of the hardest open problems in scaled self driving

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

3rd Sep 2024
I’ve had a minor obsession with Waymo’s autonomous vehicle depots recently. Over the past few months, I’ve flown a drone as part of a stakeout to understand how they work. And I’ve taken a deep dive into an apparent Waymo outage to find the company charging its electric vehicles...
Treats from git's contrib tools🍭 .title { text-wrap: balance } The intention is to keep interesting tools around git here,...
1st Jan 2024
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Treats from git's contrib tools🍭

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

1st Jan 2024
.title { text-wrap: balance } The intention is to keep interesting tools around git here, maybe even experimental ones Junio C Hamano, git/contrib/README Git bundles handy tools along with its source repo. They live in a directory named contrib—short for contributed...
Evolved antennas, LLM-generated code, and a potential antifuture I think about evolved antennas a lot. If you’re not familiar, an evolved antenna is created when you...
11th May 2026
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Evolved antennas, LLM-generated code, and a potential antifuture

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

11th May 2026
I think about evolved antennas a lot. If you’re not familiar, an evolved antenna is created when you set an evolutionary algorithm on the task of producing a structure that is as efficient at its intended function as possible. Past that there’s no human input, the algorithm just...
1st Jun 2023
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June 2023

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

1st Jun 2023
8th Mar 2008
A few spikes in Pico cos() A picture is worth a thousand LLM prompts: Horizontal value is the input value x for cosf(x),...
15th Aug 2026
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A few spikes in Pico cos()

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

15th Aug 2026
A picture is worth a thousand LLM prompts: Horizontal value is the input value x for cosf(x), ranging from 0 to 2π. The orange line shows the result of evaluating cosf(x), which looks exactly as expected. The blue line shows the time it took to evaluate cosf(x) for each x, in...
My First Sketch Plugin and What I Learned I’ve been Adobe Illustrator free for almost six months now, and what I miss most about it are some...
16th May 2016
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My First Sketch Plugin and What I Learned

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

16th May 2016
I’ve been Adobe Illustrator free for almost six months now, and what I miss most about it are some of the nice effects it ships with. I love Sketch, but I don’t think these effects will ever make their way into Sketch. Sketch does have the ability to add plugins, and I’ve always...
Upgrading the Weber Q Grill I’ve owned a Weber Q 1000 for many years and always loved this little grill. I have mine hooked up...
15th Oct 2018
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Upgrading the Weber Q Grill

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

15th Oct 2018
I’ve owned a Weber Q 1000 for many years and always loved this little grill. I have mine hooked up to a 15 lb propane tank at home where it gets regular use. It is small, but it heats up quickly and cooks food better than any other grill I’ve tried. However, I recently noticed...
Tech metaphors Tired of referencing the same yaks, sheds, and cars over and over again? Here’s a few new metaphors...
11th Nov 2019
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Tech metaphors

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

11th Nov 2019
Tired of referencing the same yaks, sheds, and cars over and over again? Here’s a few new metaphors to drop at your next sprint planning meeting: Winchester Mystery House A mansion in San Jose, California that was once occupied by Sarah Winchester, widow of the eponymous firearms...
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...
Making a custom porteur bag I just finished my first fully custom sewing project: a porteur bag for bike trips. This is a bag...
18th May 2025
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Making a custom porteur bag

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

18th May 2025
I just finished my first fully custom sewing project: a porteur bag for bike trips. This is a bag designed to fit on a front rack, in my case a rack called Jack The Bike Rack. On multi-day trips, I want to bring a change of clothes, and need somewhere to put them that’s...
JSNES: a Nintendo emulator built in JavaScript I remember, not too long ago, arguing with people who said that JavaScript would never be as good as...
10th Nov 2009
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JSNES: a Nintendo emulator built in JavaScript

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

10th Nov 2009
I remember, not too long ago, arguing with people who said that JavaScript would never be as good as Flash. Granted, at the time many people were afraid of JavaScript and, thus, it wasn't used as widely as it is today. With the introduction of popular libraries such as jQuery,...
How to Bootstrap a Town A modest plan
1st Oct 2024
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How to Bootstrap a Town

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

1st Oct 2024
A modest plan
17th Dec 2014
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Bumpy

from Matt Keeter [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Dec 2014
On Call Shouldn’t Suck: A Guide For Managers Maybe I need to write a blog post called "On Call For Managers". If you're asking engineers to be on...
3rd Oct 2020
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On Call Shouldn’t Suck: A Guide For Managers

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

3rd Oct 2020
Maybe I need to write a blog post called "On Call For Managers". If you're asking engineers to be on call for their code — and you should — you owe in return: – enough time to fix what's broken– hands to do the work– closely track how often they are interrupted/woken– ..etc —...
What's next for Kagi? Two years ago, on June 1st, 2022, Kagi introduced ( https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-orion-public-beta ) a...
30th May 2024
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What's next for Kagi?

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

30th May 2024
Two years ago, on June 1st, 2022, Kagi introduced ( https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-orion-public-beta ) a search engine that challenged the ad-supported version of the web.
Sneaky Header Blocker Trick There is a lil’ UI detail on this blog. Most people don’t even notice it, but the ones who do often...
23rd Mar 2026
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Sneaky Header Blocker Trick

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

23rd Mar 2026
There is a lil’ UI detail on this blog. Most people don’t even notice it, but the ones who do often reach out, asking how on earth it works. It feels like it defies the rules of CSS! In this blog post, I’ll break down the surprisingly-straightforward implementation so you can...
Automating a software company with GitHub Actions When developing software, there's no shortage of work: building new features, fixing bugs,...
5th Jul 2022
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Automating a software company with GitHub Actions

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

5th Jul 2022
When developing software, there's no shortage of work: building new features, fixing bugs, maintaining infrastructure, launching new systems, phasing…
The Boot.dev Beat. February 2025 It’s official: TJ’s C course walkthrough was released before GTA6! This is a great month for...
4th Feb 2025
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The Boot.dev Beat. February 2025

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

4th Feb 2025
It’s official: TJ’s C course walkthrough was released before GTA6! This is a great month for Boot.dev, and for humanity as a whole.
Code reviews And why they're probably the most important software engineering skill
5th Dec 2025
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Code reviews

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

5th Dec 2025
And why they're probably the most important software engineering skill
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...
Reflecting on 2024, Droste's Lair, Version control for game dev A year-end note from our director; a recap of a recent unconf; Droste's Lair; a sneak preview of...
23rd Dec 2024
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Reflecting on 2024, Droste's Lair, Version control for game dev

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

23rd Dec 2024
A year-end note from our director; a recap of a recent unconf; Droste's Lair; a sneak preview of version control for game dev.
Questionable Advice: “After Being A Manager, Can I Be Happy As A Cog?” One of my stretch goals for 2019 was to start writing an advice column.  I get a lot of questions...
23rd Nov 2019
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Questionable Advice: “After Being A Manager, Can I Be Happy As A Cog?”

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

23rd Nov 2019
One of my stretch goals for 2019 was to start writing an advice column.  I get a lot of questions about everything under the sun: observability, databases, career advice, management problems, what the best stack is for a startup, how to hire and interview, etc.  And while I enjoy...
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.
Announcing the Hatnote Top 100 Originally published on the Hatnote blog. Moreso than any other major site, Wikipedia is centered...
14th Dec 2015
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Announcing the Hatnote Top 100

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

14th Dec 2015
Originally published on the Hatnote blog. Moreso than any other major site, Wikipedia is centered around knowledge, always growing, and brimming with information. It's important to remember that the insight of our favorite community-run encyclopedia often follows the focus of its...
New Loose Leaf Security episode: Covering your webcams! Plus, our new newsletter and articles! A new episode of Loose Leaf Security is out to remind you to cover your webcams when you aren't...
22nd Aug 2019
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22nd Aug 2019
A new episode of Loose Leaf Security is out to remind you to cover your webcams when you aren't using them, and it features my favorite episode art yet: Covering your webcams Liz and Geoffrey take a look at how attackers compromise webcams and discuss why it's worth physically...
SEO best practices on Sanity When we build a website with Sanity, we configure SEO best practices to rank higher on search engine...
5th Sep 2022
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SEO best practices on Sanity

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

5th Sep 2022
When we build a website with Sanity, we configure SEO best practices to rank higher on search engine result pages.
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...
4th Jul 2024
A quick summary one of the benefits of LLMs is the ability to summarize things one of the dangers of LLMs is the...
11th Oct 2024
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A quick summary

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

11th Oct 2024
one of the benefits of LLMs is the ability to summarize things one of the dangers of LLMs is the ability to summarize things read any AI product’s value prop and it will say a variation of “it frees you up to do higher order/ value tasks” nobody knows what these higher order...
Thanks, 201X! Thought I'd take a Sunday afternoon to reflect on, oh I don't know, a decade. Been a long ten...
2nd Dec 2019
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Thanks, 201X!

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Dec 2019
Thought I'd take a Sunday afternoon to reflect on, oh I don't know, a decade. Been a long ten years, but it's flown past. This particular decade happens to coincide with my first years of full-time professional software engineering. The Quantity I can't possibly summarize it...
Steady yourself, those world-changing thoughts are not productive * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Whilst building...
13th Feb 2011
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Steady yourself, those world-changing thoughts are not productive

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

13th Feb 2011
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Whilst building my latest startup, which I’m glad to say is picking up nicely, there have been times when things have started to go a little crazy. It might be being featured in a big blog, lots...
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...
Verifying my web archives with Playwright To protect against link rot and disappearing content, I save local copies of web pages I like into...
a week ago
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Verifying my web archives with Playwright

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

a week ago
To protect against link rot and disappearing content, I save local copies of web pages I like into my web archive. Ideally, this archive is completely self-contained. I want a local copy of each page’s HTML and all the assets it depends on (CSS, images, scripts, and so...
20th May 2024
Spring 2021 We have some great new features launching in the next few weeks.
18th Aug 2021
1

Spring 2021

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

18th Aug 2021
We have some great new features launching in the next few weeks.
Meta’s historic growth challenge The company’s growth is under more pressure than it has ever been, and in a worse strategic position...
6th Oct 2022
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Meta’s historic growth challenge

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

6th Oct 2022
The company’s growth is under more pressure than it has ever been, and in a worse strategic position than Apple, Google, Amazon or Microsoft. Why is this and what can the company do to get out of this situation?
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?
Making html_of_jsx ~10x faster A story of how static analysis helped improve performance in html_of_jsx
3rd Dec 2025
1

Making html_of_jsx ~10x faster

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

3rd Dec 2025
A story of how static analysis helped improve performance in html_of_jsx
Smile Smile Be thankful Resist the pressure to own things Be good to yourself, but no more than...
11th Sep 2018
20

Smile

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

11th Sep 2018
Smile Be thankful Resist the pressure to own things Be good to yourself, but no more than necessary Be a friend Reflect; don’t regret Fail, learn, repeat Stop. Think. Speak Exercise your mind, your body, and your soul Work hard Be true Respect others Value life Give openly Love...
Recently I saw Tim Hecker at Pioneer Works, and was astounded by the opener, Mizu. Bought the album as soon...
1st Dec 2023
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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...
4th Jan 2020
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