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Trolley Problems as a Service Consider: It’s not getting any simpler to live in this world, is it?  💔 Ethical problems are hard. ...
30th May 2020
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Trolley Problems as a Service

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

30th May 2020
Consider: It’s not getting any simpler to live in this world, is it?  💔 Ethical problems are hard.  Even the ones that seem straightforward on the face of them get stickier the closer you look at them.  There are more stakeholders, more caveats, more cautionary tales, more...
Martha the Pilot Martha, now 5, can’t remember a time when she didn’t fly periodically. She’s come along in our...
3rd May 2023
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Martha the Pilot

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

3rd May 2023
Martha, now 5, can’t remember a time when she didn’t fly periodically. She’s come along in our airplane in short flights to a nearby restaurant and long ones to Michigan and South Dakota. All this time, she’s been riding in the back seat next to Laura. Martha has been talking...
Tokyo Ruby Kaigi 05 ![Speaker](https://www.tokyodev.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6...
5th Feb 2011
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Tokyo Ruby Kaigi 05

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Feb 2011
![Speaker](https://www.tokyodev.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaEFsIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--1169db2c72c9703ffc256e380c62cb2f19df8c6e/tokyorubykaigi_speaker.jpg) [Tokyo Ruby Kaigi...
On ditching hourly and productizing my services In the last couple of weeks, I’ve spent much more time commuting than normal. I mostly work remotely...
5th Dec 2024
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On ditching hourly and productizing my services

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

5th Dec 2024
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve spent much more time commuting than normal. I mostly work remotely these days, for clients both in the Netherlands and abroad. And I like it that way. Don’t get me wrong, I like to drive, but commuting takes up a lot of time, time I would rather...
Remembering Doug Lenat (1950–2023) and His Quest to Capture the World with Logic Logic, Math and AI In many ways the great quest of Doug Lenat’s life was an attempt to follow on...
5th Sep 2023
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Remembering Doug Lenat (1950–2023) and His Quest to Capture the World with Logic

from Stephen Wolfram Writings [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Sep 2023
Logic, Math and AI In many ways the great quest of Doug Lenat’s life was an attempt to follow on directly from the work of Aristotle and Leibniz. For what Doug was fundamentally trying to do over the forty years he spent developing his CYC system was to use the framework of...
Data for Decisions Data is a powerful tool that can have an outsize impact on how we develop products and operate our...
1st Feb 2023
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Data for Decisions

from Max Countryman [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2023
Data is a powerful tool that can have an outsize impact on how we develop products and operate our businesses. That said, the value of data is rarely the data itself but instead the insights we derive from it. In order to ensure these insights are meaningful and impactful it's...
Markdown is easier than ever Our new toolbar makes writing your email easier than ever!
11th Mar 2018
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Markdown is easier than ever

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

11th Mar 2018
Our new toolbar makes writing your email easier than ever!
1st Sep 2010
Exploring the Immersive Web with Wolvic When I was interviewing for a role with Microsoft Edge in early 2016, I got to my final interview in...
1st May 2024
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Exploring the Immersive Web with Wolvic

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

1st May 2024
When I was interviewing for a role with Microsoft Edge in early 2016, I got to my final interview in the loop and I can still remember sitting across from my soon-to-be manager when he asked about the future of the web. HoloLens had been announced, so I must have had that in my...
Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing? Have a great idea? Prove it by finding ten customers ready to hand over cash. Everything else is...
9th Aug 2010
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Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing?

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

9th Aug 2010
Have a great idea? Prove it by finding ten customers ready to hand over cash. Everything else is avoiding the truth.
Kagi now accepts Paypal, EUR and Bitcoin (Lightning) payments One of the most frequently requested features on Kagi has been the expansion of our payment methods...
31st Aug 2023
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Kagi now accepts Paypal, EUR and Bitcoin (Lightning) payments

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

31st Aug 2023
One of the most frequently requested features on Kagi has been the expansion of our payment methods so that more people can more easilly enjoy the benefits of Kagi Search.
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
Vibe Coding Tools are a BattleMech Using modern AI coding tools feels like jumping into the cockpit of a BattleMech. My co-worker used...
7th Apr 2026
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Vibe Coding Tools are a BattleMech

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

7th Apr 2026
Using modern AI coding tools feels like jumping into the cockpit of a BattleMech. My co-worker used this analogy recently and I love it. It perfectly sums up the feeling of vibe coding for me. I can move faster, jump higher and it feels like a there is a whole new world of...
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
Three Jobs of Containers A great nugget I learned from watching Brian Holt's Intro to Containers workshop
1st Mar 2020
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Three Jobs of Containers

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

1st Mar 2020
A great nugget I learned from watching Brian Holt's Intro to Containers workshop
Rising sea levels, eroding beaches, melting ice caps When I was glazing this v60-style cone, I was thinking of rising sea levels, eroding beaches, and...
4th Feb 2025
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Rising sea levels, eroding beaches, melting ice caps

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

4th Feb 2025
When I was glazing this v60-style cone, I was thinking of rising sea levels, eroding beaches, and melting ice caps. Trying to tackle large challenges like climate change is overwhelming in the best of times, and these are not the best of times. There are many things we can...
Generative AI Space and the Mental Imagery of Alien Minds AIs and Alien Minds How do alien minds perceive the world? It’s an old and oft-debated question in...
17th Jul 2023
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Generative AI Space and the Mental Imagery of Alien Minds

from Stephen Wolfram Writings [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Jul 2023
AIs and Alien Minds How do alien minds perceive the world? It’s an old and oft-debated question in philosophy. And it now turns out to also be a question that rises to prominence in connection with the concept of the ruliad that’s emerged from our Wolfram Physics Project. I’ve...
Delightful React File/Directory Structure How should we structure components and other files in our React apps? I've iterated my way to a...
15th Mar 2022
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Delightful React File/Directory Structure

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

15th Mar 2022
How should we structure components and other files in our React apps? I've iterated my way to a solution I'm really happy with. In this blog post, I'll share how it works, what the tradeoffs are, and how I mitigate them.
Thinking more about Netscape Time Netscape time's influence has gone far beyond Netscape itself, and tis a legacy that we still...
3rd Jun 2026
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Thinking more about Netscape Time

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

3rd Jun 2026
Netscape time's influence has gone far beyond Netscape itself, and tis a legacy that we still wrestle with on the web. We probably always will. The post Thinking more about Netscape Time appeared first on The History of the Web.
Moving my website from Netlify to Caddy I had a long train journey on Tuesday, and I spent the time moving this website from Netlify to a...
3rd Nov 2024
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Moving my website from Netlify to Caddy

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Nov 2024
I had a long train journey on Tuesday, and I spent the time moving this website from Netlify to a Linux server running Caddy. (Yes, the Wi-Fi on European trains is reliable enough to make that possible, even pleasant.) Hopefully nobody noticed! When I flipped the DNS records to...
The Boot.dev Beat. April 2024 Pythogoras returned in our second community-wide boss battle. He was vanquished, and there was much...
3rd Apr 2024
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The Boot.dev Beat. April 2024

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

3rd Apr 2024
Pythogoras returned in our second community-wide boss battle. He was vanquished, and there was much rejoicing. Happy coding.
Lessons learned porting 50k loc from Java to Go I was contracted to port a large Java code base to Go. The code in question is a Java client for...
5th Apr 2019
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Lessons learned porting 50k loc from Java to Go

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

5th Apr 2019
I was contracted to port a large Java code base to Go. The code in question is a Java client for RavenDB, a NoSQL JSON document database. Code with tests was around 50 thousand lines. The result of the port is a Go client. This article describes what I’ve learn in the...
Why you should continue working on your bad idea * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * > "The brick...
1st Sep 2012
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Why you should continue working on your bad idea

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

1st Sep 2012
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * > "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are...
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.
[2012] FachMe mentioned on Voicebox Recalling the time in 2012 when my opera related software project was discussed on a local public...
19th May 2025
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[2012] FachMe mentioned on Voicebox

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

19th May 2025
Recalling the time in 2012 when my opera related software project was discussed on a local public radio program
Back to the office Prior to COVID, there were only 3 companies in tech that reached any real scale as remote first...
7th Oct 2022
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Back to the office

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

7th Oct 2022
Prior to COVID, there were only 3 companies in tech that reached any real scale as remote first companies - Automattic, Gitlab, and Zapier [1]. During COVID companies were forced to work remote. Many companies are now going back into the office and companies are navigating this...
Where the Bitter Lesson ends Humanity only has one engineering project, building better engineers than humans. After that, the...
27th Mar 2024
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Where the Bitter Lesson ends

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

27th Mar 2024
Humanity only has one engineering project, building better engineers than humans. After that, the thing we built can do the engineering. Clips have been making the rounds on Twitter from my second Lex about the “bishop guy” in a chess engine, or a “cone guy” in a self driving...
Winter update Hey, it's been a while. We missed you!
2nd Dec 2018
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Winter update

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

2nd Dec 2018
Hey, it's been a while. We missed you!
A Craigslist Early Notification Exploit I wrote this post on November 23rd, 2020 when I reported the issue via Craigslist’s vulnerability...
15th Apr 2021
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A Craigslist Early Notification Exploit

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

15th Apr 2021
I wrote this post on November 23rd, 2020 when I reported the issue via Craigslist’s vulnerability disclosure process. I didn’t want to publish it until I confirmed the issue was fixed, but it appears to have been fixed on February 28th, 2021 so I am posting it...
Abusing ID3 chapters to turn videos into glanceable podcasts I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I like how they fit around other tasks. I press play, lock my...
15th Sep 2026
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Abusing ID3 chapters to turn videos into glanceable podcasts

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th Sep 2026
I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I like how they fit around other tasks. I press play, lock my phone, and put it down. I’m free to wash the dishes, fold the laundry, or shop for groceries. Unfortunately, more and more information is only published as a video. Technical talks,...
24th Jan 2016
Stop Fascism: Vote Blue It might seem silly for a retired technical writer and obscure blogger to endorse a Presidential...
20th Oct 2024
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Stop Fascism: Vote Blue

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

20th Oct 2024
It might seem silly for a retired technical writer and obscure blogger to endorse a Presidential candidate. I am not vain enough to believe that my prestige (such as it is) has the power to influence people’s electoral choices. But I believe this election to be too important for...
Goodreads lost all of my reviews Goodreads lost my entire account last week. Nine years as a user, some 600 books and 250 carefully...
28th Feb 2022
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Goodreads lost all of my reviews

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

28th Feb 2022
Goodreads lost my entire account last week. Nine years as a user, some 600 books and 250 carefully written reviews all deleted and unrecoverable. Their support has not been helpful. In 35 years of being online I've never encountered a company with such callous disregard for their...
12th Jul 2026
A Web Components Primer On the eve of February, I was inspired to tweet about web components. What started as a simple...
4th Feb 2022
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A Web Components Primer

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

4th Feb 2022
On the eve of February, I was inspired to tweet about web components. What started as a simple thought quickly turned into a series of tweets that folks seem to find useful. I've adapted the thread and I'm posting it here for prosperity. Overview # Shadow DOM? Light DOM? Slots?...
5th Apr 2024
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Mario meets Pareto

from Antoine Mayerowitz [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Apr 2024
A History of Cyborgs Notes on the history of cyborgs and why the idea still holds historical weight in Western narratives
1st Nov 2020
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A History of Cyborgs

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

1st Nov 2020
Notes on the history of cyborgs and why the idea still holds historical weight in Western narratives
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.
The Beginning of Infinity It's easy to be nihilistic. You might even try to claim that it's rational to be nihilistic. Just...
9th May 2022
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The Beginning of Infinity

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

9th May 2022
It's easy to be nihilistic. You might even try to claim that it's rational to be nihilistic. Just look up. There are a hundred billion stars in a hundred billion galaxies (that we know of!). What are we but a spec of dust? And don'
My Mac OSX Setup Application Installs Homebrew is a ridiculously good package management system for OSX. It’s a huge...
9th Jul 2014
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My Mac OSX Setup

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

9th Jul 2014
Application Installs Homebrew is a ridiculously good package management system for OSX. It’s a huge step above MacPorts and Fink when it comes to installing and managing open source software. Spectacle is a free window resizing utility that gives you keyboard shortcuts to resize...
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
Choose Boring Technology Culture Honeycomb recently announced our $50M Series D funding round. We aren’t the type to hype this a lot;...
1st May 2023
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Choose Boring Technology Culture

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

1st May 2023
Honeycomb recently announced our $50M Series D funding round. We aren’t the type to hype this a lot; Emily summed it up crisply as, “Living another day on someone else’s money isn’t business success, even though it is a lovely vote of confidence.” Agreed. The vote of confidence...
Developing a food-safe finish for my wooden spoons and cups You know what they say in the world of products: fast, cheap, good; pick two Which is very similar...
8th Dec 2025
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Developing a food-safe finish for my wooden spoons and cups

from Copper • A blog about conductive layers [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Dec 2025
You know what they say in the world of products: fast, cheap, good; pick two Which is very similar to my experience when trying to find the most suitable wood finish for my hand carved wooden spoons and coffee cups. hand carved wooden spoon It’s hard to find a finish...
A picture is worth a thousand tags This shows how a picture can be turned into an HTML table. With this, you can not only have nicer...
8th May 2021
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A picture is worth a thousand tags

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

8th May 2021
This shows how a picture can be turned into an HTML table. With this, you can not only have nicer tables or uglier pictures, but you can have something that is both at the same time.
Crosscut: Drawing Dynamic Models Uniting the directness of pen & paper with the dynamism of software.
29th Mar 2022
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Crosscut: Drawing Dynamic Models

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

29th Mar 2022
Uniting the directness of pen & paper with the dynamism of software.
Software Acceleration and Desynchronization A bit more than a month ago, I posted the following on social media: Seeing more reports and...
5th Jan 2026
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Software Acceleration and Desynchronization

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

5th Jan 2026
A bit more than a month ago, I posted the following on social media: Seeing more reports and industry players blaming code reviews for slowing down the quick development done with AI. It's unclear whether anyone's asking if this is just moving the cognitive bottleneck of...
A link on a logo in the header, what should the alt-text be? by Rian Rietveld It's a common pattern to use a logo in the header as a link to the homepage. Fun...
1st Dec 2024
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A link on a logo in the header, what should the alt-text be?

from HTMHell [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Dec 2024
by Rian Rietveld It's a common pattern to use a logo in the header as a link to the homepage. Fun fact: the alt text of the image inside a link, will be added to the link text. The problem with linking a logo is that it serves 2 purposes: a logo, that tells you which site you are...
You can own more than one type of computer! I probably wouldn't have done a deep dive on Apple alternatives without the announcement that they...
2nd Mar 2024
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You can own more than one type of computer!

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

2nd Mar 2024
I probably wouldn't have done a deep dive on Apple alternatives without the announcement that they were killing progressive web apps (PWAs) on the iPhone in the EU. Most people don't switch operating systems willy-nilly, and for good reason: They're different! And different is...
Before and after Almost Perfect At the beginning of this year, I spent a couple of weeks at the Almost Perfect creative residence in...
8th Jul 2024
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Before and after Almost Perfect

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

8th Jul 2024
At the beginning of this year, I spent a couple of weeks at the Almost Perfect creative residence in Tokyo, run by Luis and Yuka. This week Luis and Yuka published a podcast we recorded during my resi...
Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast - 25% of Our Time Refactoring My team has been spending less of our “free” time working on bugs and features from the backlog, and...
1st Sep 2020
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Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast - 25% of Our Time Refactoring

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

1st Sep 2020
My team has been spending less of our “free” time working on bugs and features from the backlog, and more time refactoring our code and tests. As a result, and perhaps somewhat counterintuitively, we’ve noticed a significant increase in our throughput of features and bug fixes.
Epic Workshop: Major Updates for 2026 (article) Epic Workshop update adds tutorial-first onboarding, interleaved practice, offline videos, improved...
22nd Jan 2026
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Epic Workshop: Major Updates for 2026 (article)

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

22nd Jan 2026
Epic Workshop update adds tutorial-first onboarding, interleaved practice, offline videos, improved playgrounds, a revamped epicshop CLI, and MCP upgrades.
Announcing Quina (My First App)! The story of building Quina, a word game Progressive Web App built with Nuxt, and launched on the...
10th Dec 2020
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Announcing Quina (My First App)!

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

10th Dec 2020
The story of building Quina, a word game Progressive Web App built with Nuxt, and launched on the Google Play Store.
Security of the Infinity Ergodox on Mac OS A friend of mine is very into keyboards and, after seeing his keyboards at work and admiring his...
12th Oct 2016
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Security of the Infinity Ergodox on Mac OS

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

12th Oct 2016
A friend of mine is very into keyboards and, after seeing his keyboards at work and admiring his Ergodox many times, I took the plunge and built my own. 152 solder joints later, I have this beauty: It took a few days to get used to it and in the process, I found a bug in layer...
The Art and Craft of Gatsby Themes Illustrated notes on building Gatsby themes
1st Jan 2020
1

The Art and Craft of Gatsby Themes

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

1st Jan 2020
Illustrated notes on building Gatsby themes
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 Making software better without sacrificing user experience. [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...
Mac OS X keychain fix How to fix a corrupt keychain file on Mac OS X
29th Oct 2007
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Mac OS X keychain fix

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

29th Oct 2007
How to fix a corrupt keychain file on Mac OS X
Electric Geek Transportation Systems I've never thought of myself as a "car person". The last new car I bought (and in fact, now that I...
20th Aug 2019
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Electric Geek Transportation Systems

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

20th Aug 2019
I've never thought of myself as a "car person". The last new car I bought (and in fact, now that I think about it, the first new car I ever bought) was the quirky 1998 Ford Contour SVT. Since then we bought a VW station wagon
How to Do a Coding Bootcamp Part-Time Step 1: Develop a caffeine addiction. 🔗 If you want to add coding to your list of skills, either...
12th Jul 2022
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How to Do a Coding Bootcamp Part-Time

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

12th Jul 2022
Step 1: Develop a caffeine addiction. 🔗 If you want to add coding to your list of skills, either out of curiosity or to take your career in a whole new direction, you’ve probably considered a coding bootcamp. Then you’ve probably looked at the prices and time commitment and...
Things that work (for me) A list of tools and items that JustWork (tm)
20th Jan 2026
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Things that work (for me)

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

20th Jan 2026
A list of tools and items that JustWork (tm)
Why aren't the most useful Mac apps on the App Store? Let’s set the stage first. So, it’s Tuesday night and I’m Command Tab-ing my way through 10...
3rd Dec 2021
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Why aren't the most useful Mac apps on the App Store?

from Copper • A blog about conductive layers [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Dec 2021
Let’s set the stage first. So, it’s Tuesday night and I’m Command Tab-ing my way through 10 different apps, some with 3-4 windows, while trying to patch bugs in Lunar faster than the users can submit the reports. I’m definitely failing. I feel my brain pulsing and my ring...
PCG64 DXSM random number generator Last week I was interested to read about the proposed math/rand/v2 for Golang’s standard library. It...
21st Jun 2023
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PCG64 DXSM random number generator

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

21st Jun 2023
Last week I was interested to read about the proposed math/rand/v2 for Golang’s standard library. It mentioned a new-ish flavour of PCG random number generator which I had not previously encountered, called PCG64 DXSM. This blog post collects what I have learned about it. (I have...
Pre-Partner Early yesterday morning, on the second day of Blink On, I received the news that I had officially...
9th Apr 2025
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Pre-Partner

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

9th Apr 2025
Early yesterday morning, on the second day of Blink On, I received the news that I had officially moved from Staff level to Pre-Partner at Igalia. This largely means that I now participate in decision-making with the rest of those Igalians who are pre-partners and partners. I...
A Reality Where CSS and JavaScript Don't Exist A Reality Where CSS and JavaScript Don't Exist 2021-11-03 This is my personal opinion. Please leave...
3rd Nov 2021
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A Reality Where CSS and JavaScript Don't Exist

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

3rd Nov 2021
A Reality Where CSS and JavaScript Don't Exist 2021-11-03 This is my personal opinion. Please leave your pitchforks at the door... I love CSS. I can spend hours deep diving into a website's CSS system and never find myself getting bored. It's pretty amazing to see the problems...
Visit for a surprise Could spoiling a joke be an accessibility issue? You better believe it. Web Content Accessibility...
1st Sep 2022
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Visit for a surprise

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

1st Sep 2022
Could spoiling a joke be an accessibility issue? You better believe it. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Success Criterion 2.4.4: Link Purpose (In Context) instructs us to ensure that a link’s accessible name makes sense when separated from its surrounding context. It’s why...
Reverse Outlining with Language Models Using language models to generate reverse outlines of writing drafts
8th Jan 2023
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Reverse Outlining with Language Models

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

8th Jan 2023
Using language models to generate reverse outlines of writing drafts
Returning To Rails in 2026 I love a good side-project. Like most geeks, I have a tendency to go down rabbit holes when faced...
5th Mar 2026
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Returning To Rails in 2026

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

5th Mar 2026
I love a good side-project. Like most geeks, I have a tendency to go down rabbit holes when faced with problems - give me a minor inconvenience and I’ll happily spend weeks building something far more elaborate than the situation warrants. There’s joy in having a playground to...
25th Dec 2010
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,...
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...
Creating and Remembering a Strong Passphrase We all have hundreds of online accounts. Ideally, as many of those accounts as possible have unique...
3rd Aug 2019
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Creating and Remembering a Strong Passphrase

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

3rd Aug 2019
We all have hundreds of online accounts. Ideally, as many of those accounts as possible have unique passwords. Unique passwords however present a difficult problem.
Turning the Static Dynamic with Gatsby + Netlify Functions + Netlify Identity Gatsby is great for not only static sites but also traditional web applications. You can add...
26th Dec 2018
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Turning the Static Dynamic with Gatsby + Netlify Functions + Netlify Identity

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

26th Dec 2018
Gatsby is great for not only static sites but also traditional web applications. You can add authentication and serverless functionality and get up and running incredibly quickly with Netlify - here's how.
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
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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...
The bittersweet end of a year of independence Just over a year ago, I left the startup I was working for and started my own business. My intention...
2nd Sep 2017
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The bittersweet end of a year of independence

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

2nd Sep 2017
Just over a year ago, I left the startup I was working for and started my own business. My intention was to do freelance work ("consulting", to all my clients) until I was able to launch my first product, and then shift into being a product company. My ambitions and confidence...
Revised rules of engineering leadership. From early 2014 through late 2020, I was working in hypergrowth environments, which are challenging,...
15th Jun 2026
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Revised rules of engineering leadership.

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

15th Jun 2026
From early 2014 through late 2020, I was working in hypergrowth environments, which are challenging, but also educational. The most valuable feature of hypergrowth is that your mistakes reveal themselves next month rather than next year, because things go wrong very loudly when...
How to Properly Use Defer in Golang What is the “defer” keyword in Go? 🔗 In the Go programming language, defer is a keyword that allows...
1st Jun 2021
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How to Properly Use Defer in Golang

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

1st Jun 2021
What is the “defer” keyword in Go? 🔗 In the Go programming language, defer is a keyword that allows developers to delay the execution of a function until the current function returns. What throws some people off is that the deferred function’s arguments are evaluated...
The Absolute Best Way to Run Multiple npm Scripts in Parallel in 2022 Just a quick tutorial and explanation of how best to set up concurrently with named and colored log...
11th Oct 2022
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The Absolute Best Way to Run Multiple npm Scripts in Parallel in 2022

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

11th Oct 2022
Just a quick tutorial and explanation of how best to set up concurrently with named and colored log output since I had to look it up today.
What I Miss And Don't From Working As A Programmer I retired almost four years ago after nearly 40 years as a programmer. While I still write code...
25th Jan 2025
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What I Miss And Don't From Working As A Programmer

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

25th Jan 2025
I retired almost four years ago after nearly 40 years as a programmer. While I still write code daily, I do so to support my generative art rather than get paid for it. Most of my career was spent building new applications, and no matter what my title was, I
Towards Inserting One Billion Rows in SQLite Under A Minute This is a chronicle of my experiment where I set out to insert 1B rows in SQLite
17th Jul 2021
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Towards Inserting One Billion Rows in SQLite Under A Minute

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Jul 2021
This is a chronicle of my experiment where I set out to insert 1B rows in SQLite
Bullsh*t Jobs Doing meaningless work is not a new concept. After automation started to get wider adoption in the...
1st Apr 2023
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Bullsh*t Jobs

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

1st Apr 2023
Doing meaningless work is not a new concept. After automation started to get wider adoption in the second part of […] The post Bullsh*t Jobs appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
How good is Claude, really? At the beginning of 2026, I didn’t even know what vibe coding meant. So much has happened in the...
4th Mar 2026
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How good is Claude, really?

from Copper • A blog about conductive layers [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Mar 2026
At the beginning of 2026, I didn’t even know what vibe coding meant. So much has happened in the time I was busy carving wooden spoons, that I felt it simpler to just ignore the hype. One morning, in this seemingly never ending winter, a friend told me excitedly how his employer...
Hacker, Hack Thyself We've read so many sad stories about communities that were fatally compromised or destroyed due to...
2nd Jun 2017
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Hacker, Hack Thyself

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

2nd Jun 2017
We've read so many sad stories about communities that were fatally compromised or destroyed due to security exploits. We took that lesson to heart when we founded the Discourse project; we endeavor to build open source software that is secure and safe for communities by default,...
Using HTML Validator Badges Again Using HTML Validator Badges Again 2019-07-05 There was a time on the Internet when websites wore...
5th Jul 2019
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Using HTML Validator Badges Again

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

5th Jul 2019
Using HTML Validator Badges Again 2019-07-05 There was a time on the Internet when websites wore badges of honor, declaring that their code was semantic and followed the W3C guidelines. The validators we used weren’t great (and still aren’t perfect) but they represented a...
1st Sep 2023
Jitbit Helpdesk Mobile v10.4: A Major Update for Power Users We're excited to announce Jitbit Helpdesk Mobile v10.4, one of our biggest updates yet! This release...
23rd Oct 2025
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Jitbit Helpdesk Mobile v10.4: A Major Update for Power Users

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

23rd Oct 2025
We're excited to announce Jitbit Helpdesk Mobile v10.4, one of our biggest updates yet! This release brings powerful new features that make managing support tickets on the go faster and more efficient than ever. Edit Tickets Without Leaving the App One of our most requested...
26th Mar 2014
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fstl

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

26th Mar 2014
About the Apple Captive Network Assistant Heads up! This post is no longer current. Check out the WBA’s Captive Network Portal Behavior site...
10th Apr 2017
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About the Apple Captive Network Assistant

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

10th Apr 2017
Heads up! This post is no longer current. Check out the WBA’s Captive Network Portal Behavior site for a better resource on the Captive Network Assistant. If you’re a mac user, you likely have seen a strange popup window appear on your computer when you try to connect to the...
Trashy Holidays from [the rats of] New York City! This year, my household's holiday card will celebrate ("celebrate") one of New York City's most...
16th Nov 2021
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Trashy Holidays from [the rats of] New York City!

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

16th Nov 2021
This year, my household's holiday card will celebrate ("celebrate") one of New York City's most iconic images: The back of the card explains why this problem is so commonplace on NYC's streets and says how we could fix it: Piles of trash blocking sidewalks and bike lanes are as...
Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did At FTX, Frank, and Pollen, software engineers were asked to do something potentially illegal, or to...
9th Nov 2023
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Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did

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

9th Nov 2023
At FTX, Frank, and Pollen, software engineers were asked to do something potentially illegal, or to go along with what looked like fraud. They obliged in two out of three cases, landed in hot water, and now face jail time. A reminder why it’s never a good idea to go along with...
What I Told the FCC I think that new FCC proposal for “Restoring Internet Freedom” would completely destroy the...
8th May 2017
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What I Told the FCC

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

8th May 2017
I think that new FCC proposal for “Restoring Internet Freedom” would completely destroy the internet. Should this proposal go any further, the internet will no longer be recognizable within a very short amount of time. I’m worried that I will no longer have a place on the...
Dual Booting OpenBSD and Alpine Linux on a X220 ThinkPad Dual Booting OpenBSD and Alpine Linux on a X220 ThinkPad 2024-07-10 I’ve always found it useful to...
10th Jul 2024
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Dual Booting OpenBSD and Alpine Linux on a X220 ThinkPad

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

10th Jul 2024
Dual Booting OpenBSD and Alpine Linux on a X220 ThinkPad 2024-07-10 I’ve always found it useful to run both OpenBSD and some form of Linux variation on my personal machines. Most times, I would default to running one OS on bare metal, while the other would simply live in a VM....
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
30th Nov 2016
Visas for Software Engineers in Japan Obtaining a working visa that lets you [work as software engineer in...
2nd Mar 2020
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Visas for Software Engineers in Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Mar 2020
Obtaining a working visa that lets you [work as software engineer in Japan](/articles/first-job-programmer-japan) is relatively easy compared to other countries. It costs a company almost nothing to sponsor your visa, there aren't any quotas on the number of visas issued, and the...
What I'm up to - June 2022 I'm testing a monthly email about what I'm doing! ✨ Highlights of last month - I finished the...
1st Jun 2022
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What I'm up to - June 2022

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

1st Jun 2022
I'm testing a monthly email about what I'm doing! ✨ Highlights of last month - I finished the first version of Postcard, which is a personal website + mailing list tool I'm building. (If you w...
2014-04-18 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4
18th Apr 2014
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2014-04-18

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

18th Apr 2014
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4
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...
3 weeks ago
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A Short Update on Designing for Foldable Devices

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

3 weeks ago
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...
My Own AI Server Cluster When a16z generously sponsored Dolphin, I had some compute budget, and because the original...
6th Nov 2023
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My Own AI Server Cluster

from Cognitive Computations [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Nov 2023
When a16z generously sponsored Dolphin, I had some compute budget, and because the original dolphin-13b was a flop, I had some time to go back to the drawing board. When I was ready to train the next iteration, I reconsidered whether to rent or buy the compute for the build. I...
A Brief Introduction to Digital Anthropology A discipline at the intersection of cultural anthropology and binary logic
3rd Oct 2020
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A Brief Introduction to Digital Anthropology

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

3rd Oct 2020
A discipline at the intersection of cultural anthropology and binary logic
Fine-grained provenance, Automerge updates Some explorations of new editor interactions for writing science papers, and a trio of projects...
17th Oct 2024
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Fine-grained provenance, Automerge updates

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

17th Oct 2024
Some explorations of new editor interactions for writing science papers, and a trio of projects advancing the future of Automerge.
1st May 2013
The current technology is not ready for proper blending The idea that we must always linearize sRGB gradients or work in a perceptually uniform colorspace...
18th Jul 2025
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The current technology is not ready for proper blending

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

18th Jul 2025
The idea that we must always linearize sRGB gradients or work in a perceptually uniform colorspace is starting to be accepted universally. But is it that simple? When I learned about the subject, it felt like being handed a hammer and using it everywhere. The reality is a bit...
Moving in Big Cities: Lugg vs Clutter > 2026 update: used Lugg to move a sectional sofabed couch and ended up regretting it - it cost...
1st Nov 2024
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Moving in Big Cities: Lugg vs Clutter

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

1st Nov 2024
> 2026 update: used Lugg to move a sectional sofabed couch and ended up regretting it - it cost $222.51 one way (44min labor pickup 55min labor dropoff, which i think was fraud, no way dropoff cost more than pickup) and total base fare 38 + 14.5 fee. for the two way move price i...
What I want to do at Recurse Center Projects I want to work on at RC
24th Oct 2021
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What I want to do at Recurse Center

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Oct 2021
Projects I want to work on at RC
How to make your own SplitPane React component with 0 dependencies A SplitPane is a collection of 2 elements whose heights can be changed by dragging a line that...
1st Jul 2019
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How to make your own SplitPane React component with 0 dependencies

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

1st Jul 2019
A SplitPane is a collection of 2 elements whose heights can be changed by dragging a line that separates them. Based on its layout, a SplitPane can be horizontal or vertical. If you've ever used the Chrome dev tools, you probably came across both versions of the SplitPane. For...
What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up? I sometimes get asked by regular people in the actual real world what it is that I do for a living,...
22nd Oct 2018
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What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?

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

22nd Oct 2018
I sometimes get asked by regular people in the actual real world what it is that I do for a living, and here's my 15 second answer: We built a sort of Wikipedia website for computer programmers to post questions and answers. It's called Stack Overflow
Turning off ECS tasks overnight using an EventBridge Schedule At work, we have a bunch of ECS services that run 24/7, even though they don’t need to. For example,...
3rd Jul 2023
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Turning off ECS tasks overnight using an EventBridge Schedule

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jul 2023
At work, we have a bunch of ECS services that run 24/7, even though they don’t need to. For example, we have a staging version of our website, where we test new changes before they’re deployed to the live site. We’re only making changes during UK office hours, so running the...
The Problem with Education is a Problem of Incentives I’ve found that almost anyone I talk to agrees with the statement: There is something wrong with...
10th May 2022
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The Problem with Education is a Problem of Incentives

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

10th May 2022
I’ve found that almost anyone I talk to agrees with the statement: There is something wrong with education, particularly higher education.
Asheville Asheville is in crisis right now. They're without drinking water, faucets run dry, and it's...
6th Oct 2024
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Asheville

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

6th Oct 2024
Asheville is in crisis right now. They're without drinking water, faucets run dry, and it's difficult to flush toilets. As of yesterday, the hospital has water (via tanker trucks), but 80% of the public water system is still without running water. Things are really bad. Lots of...
Buyers define marketplaces A marketplace business connects buyers and sellers in exchange for a cut of the revenue. Some of...
7th Jun 2020
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Buyers define marketplaces

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

7th Jun 2020
A marketplace business connects buyers and sellers in exchange for a cut of the revenue. Some of today's biggest companies, such as Amazon, Uber, and Airbnb, are marketplaces. Yes, these companies cha...
Avoiding timestamp errors when calculating dates in php When calculating dates in PHP, it is easy to add millisecond values such as 60 * 60 * 24 to...
29th Aug 2007
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Avoiding timestamp errors when calculating dates in php

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

29th Aug 2007
When calculating dates in PHP, it is easy to add millisecond values such as 60 * 60 * 24 to increment the time by one day. This can become problematic for two main reasons. Issues with leap years # A year has approximately 365.25 days, hence a leap year occurs once every four...
Optimizing memory use in markdown parser I’m porting gpui-component (a Rust UI component library built on GPUI) to C++ as gpui-cpp. By which...
22nd Aug 2026
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Optimizing memory use in markdown parser

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

22nd Aug 2026
I’m porting gpui-component (a Rust UI component library built on GPUI) to C++ as gpui-cpp. By which I mean: my friend Claude does the porting, I’m just directing. It uses markdown-rs (a CommonMark + GFM parser) markdown parser so I ported it too. Then I optimized it. This post...
Adaptable Flexbox Grid Adaptable Flexbox Grid 2018-11-22 You can use flexbox for many tricky layout "hacks" and...
22nd Nov 2018
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Adaptable Flexbox Grid

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

22nd Nov 2018
Adaptable Flexbox Grid 2018-11-22 You can use flexbox for many tricky layout "hacks" and implementing a grid layout is no different. Check out the CodePen below to see how you can implement a flexbox grid system that adapts automatically based on how many items you insert per row...
Ink Note Fall 2023: Informal ink augmentation Thinking about various ways that drawing environments offer “augmentations”, like cards and arrows,...
1st Jun 2023
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Ink Note Fall 2023: Informal ink augmentation

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

1st Jun 2023
Thinking about various ways that drawing environments offer “augmentations”, like cards and arrows, and how we might be able to make these more dynamic.
Implementing a Robust Web Audio API Balance Node After more than four years, I'm finally happy with how Webamp implements balance.
16th Apr 2019
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Implementing a Robust Web Audio API Balance Node

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

16th Apr 2019
After more than four years, I'm finally happy with how Webamp implements balance.
Saving six round trips with OCSP stapling I was trying to figure out why my site was so slow on my phone after I enabled HTTPS. After all, TLS...
25th Aug 2017
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Saving six round trips with OCSP stapling

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

25th Aug 2017
I was trying to figure out why my site was so slow on my phone after I enabled HTTPS. After all, TLS is supposed to be fast now, right? But even when there was plenty of bandwidth, it still took several seconds to load a page of text. One WebPageTest later, and I found the...
15th Feb 2026
Docker Deployment Best Practices Given: There’s a CI system that automatically builds docker images from your VCS (e.g. git), we use...
1st Aug 2024
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Docker Deployment Best Practices

from home automation - Tinker, Tamper, Alter, Fry [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Aug 2024
Given: There’s a CI system that automatically builds docker images from your VCS (e.g. git), we use self-hosted gitlab.Goal: Both initial and subsequent automated deployments to different environments (staging and production). Rejected ApproachesMost existing blog articles and...
Binary search The page contains interactive plots to play with different strategies and distributions.
12th Feb 2020
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Binary search

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

12th Feb 2020
The page contains interactive plots to play with different strategies and distributions.
Tools ≠ skills A couple of years ago at Jenni we spent time breaking down retention strategies of software...
4th Aug 2025
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Tools ≠ skills

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

4th Aug 2025
A couple of years ago at Jenni we spent time breaking down retention strategies of software products. One pattern we found is where ability to use a tool becomes a synonym for the skill it supports (e.g. Photoshop/ Illustrator). The term we coined internally was ‘product as a...
Bypassing the WiFi Hardware Switch on the Lenovo X201 Bypassing the WiFi Hardware Switch on the Lenovo X201 2023-04-02 I recently received a ThinkPad X201...
2nd Apr 2023
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Bypassing the WiFi Hardware Switch on the Lenovo X201

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

2nd Apr 2023
Bypassing the WiFi Hardware Switch on the Lenovo X201 2023-04-02 I recently received a ThinkPad X201 to start using as my daily driver. I purchased the X201 to replace my existing X260. Although some might look at this as a "downgrade" in terms of specs and hardware, I would have...
The Death of Curating, the Rise of Curation I've been trying to make an effort to more intentionally pick something to watch when the weekend...
18th Aug 2025
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The Death of Curating, the Rise of Curation

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

18th Aug 2025
I've been trying to make an effort to more intentionally pick something to watch when the weekend rolls around. While I've enjoyed the Grey's Anatomy binge I started during this pregnancy, it feels like a work week ritual -- something to put on in the background or pay half...
Why did I write Geometry for programmers This is not an interactive page, it has zero didactic value. It does explain why Words and Buttons...
29th Dec 2022
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Why did I write Geometry for programmers

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

29th Dec 2022
This is not an interactive page, it has zero didactic value. It does explain why Words and Buttons has been stagnant for a while though. I have been writing a book. Why? Well, visit and see.
Building an internal agent: Iterative prompt and skill refinement Some of our internal workflows are being used quite frequently, and usage reveals gaps in the...
1st Jan 2026
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Building an internal agent: Iterative prompt and skill refinement

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

1st Jan 2026
Some of our internal workflows are being used quite frequently, and usage reveals gaps in the current prompts, skills, and tools. Here is how we’re working to iterate on these internal workflows. This is part of the Building an internal agent series. Why does iterative refinement...
Pointillism rose Sharpie on computer paper, Photoshop to brighten the colors.
3rd Feb 2013
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Pointillism rose

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

3rd Feb 2013
Sharpie on computer paper, Photoshop to brighten the colors.
Remembering the LAN Remembering the LAN How it was How it is A dream: How it will be 2020-01-28 A memory and a dream. I...
28th Jan 2020
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Remembering the LAN

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

28th Jan 2020
Remembering the LAN How it was How it is A dream: How it will be 2020-01-28 A memory and a dream. I started programming in the 1990s living above my parent's medical practice. We had 15 PCs for the business, and one for me. The standard OS was MS-DOS. The network started off...
Breaking the Chain Breaking the Chain Querying Eloquent Models consistently across your...
3rd May 2018
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Breaking the Chain

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

3rd May 2018
Breaking the Chain Querying Eloquent Models consistently across your application Requirements Problems Solutions Explicitly store the current Builder in the model Results ¶Breaking the Chain ¶Querying Eloquent Models consistently across your application I’ve got to admit I’ve...
Twitter vs Instagram Threads: two different approaches to throttling Twitter throttled access to its platform while Meta launched Threads, a rival to Twitter with no...
6th Jul 2023
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Twitter vs Instagram Threads: two different approaches to throttling

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

6th Jul 2023
Twitter throttled access to its platform while Meta launched Threads, a rival to Twitter with no signup or other throttling in place. Two approaches: but there will likely be only one winner.
Every Man a Microservice Contra Conway
8th Feb 2026
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Every Man a Microservice

from Grant Slatton's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Feb 2026
Contra Conway
Can we use lemniscates for ultra-cheap vector graphics? This depicts an old idea of using multifocal lemniscates to draw arbitrary curves. In somewhat...
17th Jul 2020
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Can we use lemniscates for ultra-cheap vector graphics?

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

17th Jul 2020
This depicts an old idea of using multifocal lemniscates to draw arbitrary curves. In somewhat limited scope, this may be indeed an economical alternative to splines.
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 Boot.dev Beat. August 2025 We ran the biggest hackathon I’ve ever been a part of (500+ participants!) and saw some incredible...
4th Aug 2025
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The Boot.dev Beat. August 2025

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

4th Aug 2025
We ran the biggest hackathon I’ve ever been a part of (500+ participants!) and saw some incredible projects come out of it. Thanks to everyone that participated, I’m excited for the next one!
Finding the Closest Element Through Shadow Roots A great trick to find the closest element in the DOM that matches an arbitrary selector is...
13th Sep 2021
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Finding the Closest Element Through Shadow Roots

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

13th Sep 2021
A great trick to find the closest element in the DOM that matches an arbitrary selector is Element.closest(). // Starts at el and walks the DOM until it finds a parent element // that matches the selector. In this case, it will return the // <body>...
Lexical differential highlighting instead of syntax highlighting “Lexical” since it doesn't need true syntax analysis, primitive tokenization and filtering are...
11th Apr 2019
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Lexical differential highlighting instead of syntax highlighting

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

11th Apr 2019
“Lexical” since it doesn't need true syntax analysis, primitive tokenization and filtering are enough. And it's “differential” because it aims to highlight the difference between lexemes. Ideally, the smaller the lexical difference, the greater the color difference should be. ...
A Local-First Task Framework sharing the load
3rd Apr 2026
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A Local-First Task Framework

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

3rd Apr 2026
sharing the load
AI features now run on-premise Short version: every AI feature we ship on the hosted helpdesk now runs on the self-hosted edition...
10th Feb 2026
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AI features now run on-premise

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

10th Feb 2026
Short version: every AI feature we ship on the hosted helpdesk now runs on the self-hosted edition too. It's a separately licensed Docker add-on, perpetual license, one-time payment. Customer data stays on your network. Requires Jitbit Helpdesk v11.22 or newer. Why this took a...
Fighting with YouTube to show a preview image TLDR: Click here for code to implement a lightweight, resilient clickable YouTube preview. YouTube...
11th Aug 2025
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Fighting with YouTube to show a preview image

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Aug 2025
TLDR: Click here for code to implement a lightweight, resilient clickable YouTube preview. YouTube videos are expensive to load on a web page. This compounds if you want your page to display many videos at the same time for the user to choose from. Before the user even plays the...
Resizing images in Rust, now with EXIF orientation support Resizing an image is one of those programming tasks that seems simple, but has some rough edges. One...
8th Sep 2025
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Resizing images in Rust, now with EXIF orientation support

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Sep 2025
Resizing an image is one of those programming tasks that seems simple, but has some rough edges. One common mistake is forgetting to handle the EXIF orientation, which can make resized images look very different from the original. Last year I wrote a create_thumbnail tool to...
I doubled-down on RSS Twitter is currently a lot like one of those spiral coin drop wishing wells you encounter at the...
6th Mar 2023
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I doubled-down on RSS

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

6th Mar 2023
Twitter is currently a lot like one of those spiral coin drop wishing wells you encounter at the mall. The quarter that is its imminent demise is revolving faster and faster and will probably drop out of sight sooner than later. Part of mourning the communities I once had there...
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...
Deciding whether an investment is worthwhile Why "expected value" doesn't work; here's a better framework for making long-term investments in...
4th Feb 2024
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Deciding whether an investment is worthwhile

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

4th Feb 2024
Why "expected value" doesn't work; here's a better framework for making long-term investments in your career, startup, and life.
What Is Software Quality? Everyone wants the software they work on to produce quality products, but what does that mean? In...
31st Mar 2025
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What Is Software Quality?

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

31st Mar 2025
Everyone wants the software they work on to produce quality products, but what does that mean? In addition, how do you know when you have it? This is the longest single blog post I have ever written. I spent four decades writing software used by people (most of the server
Data Engineering Low Code Tools In the data engineering space we have seen quite a few low code and no code tools pass through our...
3rd May 2023
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Data Engineering Low Code Tools

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

3rd May 2023
In the data engineering space we have seen quite a few low code and no code tools pass through our radar. Low code tools have their own nuances as you will get to operationalize quicker, but the minute you need to customize something outside of the toolbox, you may run into...
1st Dec 2023
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December 2023

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

1st Dec 2023
Eight more months of agents Eight more months of agents 2026-02-08 I wrote up my experiences programming with LLMs , and updated...
8th Feb 2026
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Eight more months of agents

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

8th Feb 2026
Eight more months of agents 2026-02-08 I wrote up my experiences programming with LLMs , and updated it for the world of agents . A lot has changed since then, so here is an update.a bit over a year agoeight months ago We were prototyping our first agent, Sketch, when Claude Code...
#35 a perfectly structured button button table { margin: 0; } .fa-arrow-left::before {content:"←"} Bad code <button type="button"...
11th Sep 2025
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#35 a perfectly structured button

from HTMHell [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Sep 2025
button table { margin: 0; } .fa-arrow-left::before {content:"←"} Bad code <button type="button" onclick="window.open('https://example.com/other-page')"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <i class="fa fa-arrow-left" aria-hidden="true"></i> </td> ...
How I Use GitHub Issues I like using GitHub issues for actionable things such as bugs and backlog items I've committed to...
4th Aug 2025
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How I Use GitHub Issues

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

4th Aug 2025
I like using GitHub issues for actionable things such as bugs and backlog items I've committed to doing. Non-maintainers are encouraged to open issues only for bugs, whereas everything else is a discussion. Bug Report 👉 Issue Help/support 👉 Discussion Ask a question 👉...
The most popular Mixpanel alternatives, compared The four most popular alternatives to Mixpanel are: PostHog – An all-in-one platform that replaces...
4th Oct 2023
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The most popular Mixpanel alternatives, compared

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

4th Oct 2023
The four most popular alternatives to Mixpanel are: PostHog – An all-in-one platform that replaces multiple tools. The fastest growing Mixpanel…
The 2020 International Developers in Japan results are live! In November 2020, I conducted a survey of international developers living in Japan to better paint a...
27th Jan 2021
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The 2020 International Developers in Japan results are live!

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Jan 2021
In November 2020, I conducted a survey of international developers living in Japan to better paint a picture of what the typical foreign developer life is like. [The results are now live](/insights/2020-developer-survey), please check them out! With 362 people responding, I...
Twin Anxieties of the Engineer/Manager Pendulum I have written a lot about the pendulum swing between engineering and management, so I often hear...
24th Mar 2022
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Twin Anxieties of the Engineer/Manager Pendulum

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

24th Mar 2022
I have written a lot about the pendulum swing between engineering and management, so I often hear from people who are angsting about the transition. A quick recap of the relevant posts: The Engineer/Manager Pendulum Engineering Management: the Pendulum or the Ladder If Management...
5 kubectl plugins to make your life easier I have been using Kubernetes for five years, but only very recently started using plugins to enhance...
8th Aug 2023
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5 kubectl plugins to make your life easier

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

8th Aug 2023
I have been using Kubernetes for five years, but only very recently started using plugins to enhance my kubectl commands. I will show you five plugins that help me avoid repetitive tasks, make cluster administration simpler, and incident response less stressful. All the plugins...
Don't ask me to embarrass myself. Or: Please Lucy, stop asking me to kick the football.
18th Jul 2024
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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.
Finding active GitHub forks from the command line I maintain SumatraPDF on GitHub. People fork it and make their own changes. I want to know which...
18th Jun 2026
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Finding active GitHub forks from the command line

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

18th Jun 2026
I maintain SumatraPDF on GitHub. People fork it and make their own changes. I want to know which forks are active and what they’re working on. GitHub has a Network tab for this. I find it lousy. It’s hard to see active forks at a glance. Panning and zooming the UI is slow and...
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.
Undo send If you're like me, you notice a typo literally right as you press the Send Button.
16th Dec 2020
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Undo send

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

16th Dec 2020
If you're like me, you notice a typo literally right as you press the Send Button.
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...
1st May 2009
Roundup of Unique Data/Storage Hosting Options Recently I have been taking another look at the services at rsync.net and it got me thinking: what...
3rd Jun 2021
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Roundup of Unique Data/Storage Hosting Options

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

3rd Jun 2021
Recently I have been taking another look at the services at rsync.net and it got me thinking: what would I do with a lot of storage? What might I want to run with it, if it were fairly cheap? Backups are an obvious place to start. Borgbackup makes a pretty compelling option: very...
Andrej Karpathy's AI Autoresearch found a 3-year-old bug in PostHog's query engine (and improved... A few weeks ago at a team offsite in Lisbon, we pointed an AI agent at our query engine, fed it slow...
1st Jun 2026
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1st Jun 2026
A few weeks ago at a team offsite in Lisbon, we pointed an AI agent at our query engine, fed it slow queries from production, and let it run overnight…
Read every error. You can't read every error. System stability is a steady state, not a goal
18th Aug 2023
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Read every error. You can't read every error.

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

18th Aug 2023
System stability is a steady state, not a goal
New Song: Ballad of the man who can't sing I wrote and recorded an original song about not being able to write.
4th Aug 2008
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New Song: Ballad of the man who can't sing

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

4th Aug 2008
I wrote and recorded an original song about not being able to write.
Frickin' Shaders With Frickin' Laser&nbsp;Beams Hassle free GLSL I've been working on a new library to compose GLSL shaders. This is part of a side...
11th Dec 2021
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Frickin' Shaders With Frickin' Laser&nbsp;Beams

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

11th Dec 2021
Hassle free GLSL I've been working on a new library to compose GLSL shaders. This is part of a side project to come up with a composable and incremental way of driving WebGPU and GPUs in general. #pragma import { getColor } from 'path/to/color' void main() { gl_FragColor =...
HTML is Dead, Long Live HTML Rethinking DOM from first principles Browsers are in a very weird place. While WebAssembly has...
5th Aug 2025
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HTML is Dead, Long Live HTML

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

5th Aug 2025
Rethinking DOM from first principles Browsers are in a very weird place. While WebAssembly has succeeded, even on the server, the client still feels largely the same as it did 10 years ago. Enthusiasts will tell you that accessing native web APIs via WASM is a solved...
5th Jan 2021
Rethinking Databases for Humans and AI Agents Databases Were Built for Engines. It’s Time to Build Them for Humans.
1st Jul 2026
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Rethinking Databases for Humans and AI Agents

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

1st Jul 2026
Databases Were Built for Engines. It’s Time to Build Them for Humans.
Squeeze the hell out of the system you have When complexity leaps are on the table, there's usually also an opportunity to squeeze some extra...
11th Aug 2023
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Squeeze the hell out of the system you have

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

11th Aug 2023
When complexity leaps are on the table, there's usually also an opportunity to squeeze some extra juice out of the system you have. By tweaking the workload, tuning performance, or supplementing the system in some way, you may be able to add months or even years of runway. When...
How Copy-on-Write Works with Memory-Mapped Files Let’s step inside the kernel and understand how it implements copy-on-write and what are its...
2 weeks ago
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How Copy-on-Write Works with Memory-Mapped Files

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

2 weeks ago
Let’s step inside the kernel and understand how it implements copy-on-write and what are its implications for the performance of user-space systems
What is a product engineer (and why they're awesome) Startups see their path to success as building a product many people want and pay for. Out of this...
1st Dec 2022
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What is a product engineer (and why they're awesome)

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

1st Dec 2022
Startups see their path to success as building a product many people want and pay for. Out of this need came the role of product engineer. They are a…
Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?) Changing economic markets suggests a shift in how some companies should operate, as well as what...
9th Nov 2022
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Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?)

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

9th Nov 2022
Changing economic markets suggests a shift in how some companies should operate, as well as what risks to assume for 2023
10 lessons from my startup journey so far * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * It’s almost...
19th Dec 2011
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10 lessons from my startup journey so far

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

19th Dec 2011
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * It’s almost exactly a year since I started documenting my startup lessons learned through this blog, and since my first post last November, I’ve blogged 26 times. I’ve been lucky enough to have...
Dispatch 013: ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme, new faces, and a splattering of ink lab notes Peter, our lab director, will announce a major new initiative. You’ll hear about two researchers who...
22nd Sep 2025
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22nd Sep 2025
Peter, our lab director, will announce a major new initiative. You’ll hear about two researchers who have recently joined our staff. Finally, we’ve got a collection of lab notes about Programmable Ink.
When deciding which framework to use a few months back for all of our new systems, there wasn’t… When deciding which framework to use a few months back for all of our new systems, there wasn’t even...
12th Dec 2017
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When deciding which framework to use a few months back for all of our new systems, there wasn’t…

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

12th Dec 2017
When deciding which framework to use a few months back for all of our new systems, there wasn’t even a mention of framework speed. The truth is in practice that it just doesn’t matter for a large proportion of use-cases and certainly not for ours (funded startup with tens of...
Announcing Stack Overflow for Teams New product: Stack Overflow for Teams lets you direct questions to members of your own team,...
3rd May 2018
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Announcing Stack Overflow for Teams

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

3rd May 2018
New product: Stack Overflow for Teams lets you direct questions to members of your own team, company, or organization. Read more "Announcing Stack Overflow for Teams"
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...
Turning the Static Dynamic with Gatsby + Netlify Functions + Netlify Identity Gatsby is great for not only static sites but also traditional web applications. You can add...
26th Dec 2018
36

Turning the Static Dynamic with Gatsby + Netlify Functions + Netlify Identity

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

26th Dec 2018
Gatsby is great for not only static sites but also traditional web applications. You can add authentication and serverless functionality and get up and running incredibly quickly with Netlify - here's how.
#32 almost a proper close button Bad code <button display="flex" role="button"> <svg role="img" viewBox="0 0 13 13"...
18th Jul 2022
32

#32 almost a proper close button

from HTMHell [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Jul 2022
Bad code <button display="flex" role="button"> <svg role="img" viewBox="0 0 13 13" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="15px" width="15px" fill="#000" name="close"> <title>Close dialog</title> <path d="…"> </path> </svg> </button> Issues and...
On "the OSI deprogrammer" Back in December, George Michaelson posted an item on the APNIC blog titled “That OSI model refuses...
26th Mar 2024
107

On "the OSI deprogrammer"

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

26th Mar 2024
Back in December, George Michaelson posted an item on the APNIC blog titled “That OSI model refuses to die”, in reaction to Robert Graham’s “OSI Deprogrammer” published in September. I had discussed the OSI Deprogrammer on Lobsters, and George’s blog post prompted me to write an...
How to Throw A Company Offsite In A “Post-COVID” World Earlier this month we had our first Honeycomb all-hands offsite in three years … our first one since...
28th Feb 2023
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How to Throw A Company Offsite In A “Post-COVID” World

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

28th Feb 2023
Earlier this month we had our first Honeycomb all-hands offsite in three years … our first one since February of 2020, before the plague. It was wonderful and glorious and silly and energizing and so, so SO much fun. It was a potent reminder of the reality that no virtual...
How can you tell if you’re a good developer? Question: Hey Vadim, So, I've been coding for money for about 5 years now. I've jumped around a lot...
6th Apr 2024
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How can you tell if you’re a good developer?

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

6th Apr 2024
Question: Hey Vadim, So, I've been coding for money for about 5 years now. I've jumped around a lot — Java, Javascript, Python, NodeJS — you name it. The job market's been great, making it super easy for me to switch between gigs. I've done both full-time and contract work across...
Making a Website Under 1kB Making a Website Under 1kB 2022-08-02 I recently launched (another) website club called the 1kB...
2nd Aug 2022
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Making a Website Under 1kB

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

2nd Aug 2022
Making a Website Under 1kB 2022-08-02 I recently launched (another) website club called the 1kB Club. Unlike the 1MB Club, it isn't as accessible for most modern websites to become official members. Building a website that actually serves useful content while squeezing its page...
12th Oct 2025
The Echo & Narcissus Writing Club A Hyperlink Academy writing club where we mimic the work of others
9th Apr 2021
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The Echo & Narcissus Writing Club

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

9th Apr 2021
A Hyperlink Academy writing club where we mimic the work of others
What I'm up to - April 2024 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. I'm a...
1st Apr 2024
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What I'm up to - April 2024

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

1st Apr 2024
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. I'm a little late on the April edition, but better late than never. What I did in March - Spent some time...
1st Jul 2025
I was interviewed for a podcast My work interviewed me as part of their "employee spotlight" series.
29th Oct 2016
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I was interviewed for a podcast

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

29th Oct 2016
My work interviewed me as part of their "employee spotlight" series.
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