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p-fast trie: lexically ordered hash map Here’s a sketch of an idea that might or might not be a good idea. Dunno if it’s similar to...
4th Aug 2025
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p-fast trie: lexically ordered hash map

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

4th Aug 2025
Here’s a sketch of an idea that might or might not be a good idea. Dunno if it’s similar to something already described in the literature – if you know of something, please let me know via the links in the footer! The gist is to throw away the tree and interior pointers from...
Boot.dev Beat. December 2022 I hope you’ve been able to enjoy some time with family! I took (almost) an entire week off from...
6th Jan 2023
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Boot.dev Beat. December 2022

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

6th Jan 2023
I hope you’ve been able to enjoy some time with family! I took (almost) an entire week off from writing code, which I haven’t done in a long time. It’s good to be back though, and I can’t wait to see you around the Discord community.
Webhooks and the programming page Use the Buttondown API to supercharge your newsletter
6th Jan 2021
1

Webhooks and the programming page

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

6th Jan 2021
Use the Buttondown API to supercharge your newsletter
Sprites on the Web In game development, it’s common to use spritesheets for animation, but this technique isn’t as...
23rd Feb 2026
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Sprites on the Web

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

23rd Feb 2026
In game development, it’s common to use spritesheets for animation, but this technique isn’t as widely used on the web. Which is a shame, because we can do some pretty cool stuff with sprites! In this post, we’ll share the niche CSS function you can use to leverage this...
Being the CTO and on the Board of Directors July 1, 2026 marked my seventh year in Japan. Relocating to the other side of the world was not my...
3rd Sep 2026
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Being the CTO and on the Board of Directors

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Sep 2026
July 1, 2026 marked my seventh year in Japan. Relocating to the other side of the world was not my original plan, but somehow I ended up here. I came to fill in a high management role at an AI startup, and within a few years was appointed CTO, and then a member of the Board of...
Send automations based on email addresses Send automations based on email addresses
1st Nov 2023
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Send automations based on email addresses

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

1st Nov 2023
Send automations based on email addresses
Back from maternity leave Today is my last day of maternity leave. Chloe is down for her morning nap and I'm trying to process...
31st May 2026
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Back from maternity leave

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

31st May 2026
Today is my last day of maternity leave. Chloe is down for her morning nap and I'm trying to process the last 5 months and where it has all gone and all these complicated feelings. I want to go back to work and I don't. I am only going back part-time for a few months but it still...
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 Contraption Co. [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 residence. The first half was recorded on the first day of my stay,
What I'm up to - June 2025 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Jun 2025
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What I'm up to - June 2025

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

1st Jun 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 - On Contraption Company, I published An app of one's own about building a personal ...
How To Name Things > There are 2 hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-1...
16th May 2019
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How To Name Things

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

16th May 2019
> There are 2 hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-1 errors. - Leon Bambrick
How to Get a Software Developer Job in Japan I came to Japan on a working holiday visa in 2006, and [found a job as a Ruby...
22nd Jun 2016
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How to Get a Software Developer Job in Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Jun 2016
I came to Japan on a working holiday visa in 2006, and [found a job as a Ruby developer](/articles/finding-a-job-as-a-ruby-developer-in-japan) at a Japanese startup. At the time, options for English speaking developers in Japan were few and far between: I could only find two...
5 things that seem essential that we launched Buffer without * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * It’s a long time...
1st Apr 2013
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5 things that seem essential that we launched Buffer without

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

1st Apr 2013
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * It’s a long time ago now, however I still remember it very well. When I first went about creating the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product] for Buffer,...
Moats: Durable competitive advantage Industries commoditize over time, delivering similar products at similar prices resulting in low...
7th May 2022
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Moats: Durable competitive advantage

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

7th May 2022
Industries commoditize over time, delivering similar products at similar prices resulting in low profit. Like entropy, this is the inevitable fate of a company, unless it exerts intentional force to the contrary. Moats are this force, and your strategy must identify how to create...
ET-Jekyll Theme ET-Jekyll Theme 2018-01-14 ET-Jekyll theme is based off of Dave Liepmann’s awesome Tufte CSS - which...
14th Jan 2018
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ET-Jekyll Theme

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

14th Jan 2018
ET-Jekyll Theme 2018-01-14 ET-Jekyll theme is based off of Dave Liepmann’s awesome Tufte CSS - which takes it’s style and inspiration from the wonderful book and handout designs of Edward Tufte. The differences are subtle when comparing my variation to Tufte CSS, but these...
2nd Dec 2009
Verifying my web archives with Playwright To protect against link rot and disappearing content, I save local copies of web pages I like into...
8 hours ago
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Verifying my web archives with Playwright

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

8 hours 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...
1st Jun 2023
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June 2023

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

1st Jun 2023
Charlie Chaplin's Smile: Ukulele Solo A solo ukulele arrangement of Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile'.
22nd Oct 2012
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Charlie Chaplin's Smile: Ukulele Solo

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

22nd Oct 2012
A solo ukulele arrangement of Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile'.
The World's Smallest Hash Table This December I once again did the Advent of Code, in Rust. If you are interested, my solutions are...
4th Mar 2023
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The World's Smallest Hash Table

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

4th Mar 2023
This December I once again did the Advent of Code, in Rust. If you are interested, my solutions are on Github. I wanted to highlight one particular solution to the day 2 problem as it is both optimized completely beyond the point of reason yet contains a useful technique. For...
Setenv is not Thread Safe and C Doesn't Want to Fix It You can't safely use the C setenv() or unsetenv() functions in a program that uses threads. Those...
19th Nov 2023
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Setenv is not Thread Safe and C Doesn't Want to Fix It

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

19th Nov 2023
You can't safely use the C setenv() or unsetenv() functions in a program that uses threads. Those functions modify global state, and can cause other threads calling getenv() to crash. This also causes crashes in other languages that use those C standard library functions, such as...
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.
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...
Increasingly miffed about the state of React releases by I am, relative to many, a sort of React apologist. Even though I’ve written at length about how it’s...
3rd Jan 2024
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Increasingly miffed about the state of React releases by

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

3rd Jan 2024
I am, relative to many, a sort of React apologist. Even though I’ve written at length about how it’s not good for every problem, I think React is a good solution to many problems. I think the React team has good intentions. Even though React is not a solution to everything, it a...
Night of the Runbooks: a DevOps horror story It was Morgan's very first night on call, and they were a mite nervous, as you can imagine....
14th Oct 2021
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Night of the Runbooks: a DevOps horror story

from DevOps - Bitfield Consulting [alt+shift+b] in programming

14th Oct 2021
It was Morgan's very first night on call, and they were a mite nervous, as you can imagine. Suddenly a harsh beeping jolted Morgan out of their reverie: "Service is CRITICAL". Morgan’s night of terror was about to begin.
Corporate “DEI” is an imperfect vehicle for deeply meaningful ideals I have not thought or said much about DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) over the years. Not...
10th Feb 2025
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Corporate “DEI” is an imperfect vehicle for deeply meaningful ideals

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

10th Feb 2025
I have not thought or said much about DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) over the years. Not because I don’t care about the espoused ideals — I suppose I do, rather a lot — but because corporate DEI efforts have always struck me as ineffective and bland; bolted on at best, if...
How your choice of tech can help you grow How your choice of tech can help you grow Making architectural choices for scaling your...
29th Oct 2018
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How your choice of tech can help you grow

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

29th Oct 2018
How your choice of tech can help you grow Making architectural choices for scaling your business Making architectural choices for securing your business We’re hiring! ¶How your choice of tech can help you grow I’ve been working at Elvie for almost 2 years. My remit has been to...
Winner, Name that Ware December 2024 The ware for December 2024 is a 2mm pitch, 64×64 LED panel purchased from Evershine Opto Limited....
30th Jan 2025
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Winner, Name that Ware December 2024

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

30th Jan 2025
The ware for December 2024 is a 2mm pitch, 64×64 LED panel purchased from Evershine Opto Limited. Their sales part number is ES-P2-I, but the silkscreen says DCHY-P2-6464-1515-VP. The seller is just the name slapped on the box; like most commodity wares, there’s likely multiple...
Accurate Predictions In November 2020, I read the book Apollo’s Arrow after hearing Dr Christakis on NPR’s Fresh Air....
6th Jun 2023
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Accurate Predictions

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

6th Jun 2023
In November 2020, I read the book Apollo’s Arrow after hearing Dr Christakis on NPR’s Fresh Air. Somewhere midway through this book, this paragraph stood out to me: “Either way, until 2022, Americans will live in an acutely changed world—they will be wearing masks, for example,...
Coaching and feedback within startups * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * I’ve written in...
14th Jul 2013
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Coaching and feedback within startups

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

14th Jul 2013
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * I’ve written in the past about the evolution of our culture at Buffer [https://joel.is/post/37639846554/the-evolution-of-culture-at-a-startup]. One of the things we started to do at around 6-7...
I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong Syntax highlighting is a tool. It can help you read code faster. Find things quicker. Orient...
15th Oct 2025
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I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

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

15th Oct 2025
Syntax highlighting is a tool. It can help you read code faster. Find things quicker. Orient yourself in a large file. Like any tool, it can be used correctly or incorrectly. Let’s see how to use syntax highlighting to help you work. Christmas Lights Diarrhea Most color themes...
My Changing Opinion on Personal Website Design My Changing Opinion on Personal Website Design 2021-05-19 Hey would you look at that - my personal...
19th May 2021
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My Changing Opinion on Personal Website Design

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

19th May 2021
My Changing Opinion on Personal Website Design 2021-05-19 Hey would you look at that - my personal blog has been redesigned again! Although I am still using good ol’ Jekyll for the backend, I have now added a more fleshed-out CSS design which also includes a set of open source...
One Last Bug Fix Update Before The Big One It turns out we have one more updates blog before OS 7.1 and it brings a number of fixes and a few...
6th Sep 2023
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One Last Bug Fix Update Before The Big One

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

6th Sep 2023
It turns out we have one more updates blog before OS 7.1 and it brings a number of fixes and a few small features. We’re hard at work resolving your reported issues to make this release as smooth and shiny as it possibly can be! So read ahead and find out what was new last...
Numbers go up. There’s a genre of computer games called incremental games, whose entire design philosophy can be...
1st Sep 2024
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Numbers go up.

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

1st Sep 2024
There’s a genre of computer games called incremental games, whose entire design philosophy can be summarized as, “numbers go up.” These games focus on the fundamental gaming loop rather than plot, characterization or anything beyond the foundational satisfaction of numbers...
I hate the standup bot (so I built an agent to do it for me) There it is. Staring at me. Sitting there. Goading me. The day is nearly done. I've reviewed PRs,...
1st Apr 2026
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I hate the standup bot (so I built an agent to do it for me)

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

1st Apr 2026
There it is. Staring at me. Sitting there. Goading me. The day is nearly done. I've reviewed PRs, fixed bugs, hopped on quick calls, commanded my…
7th Apr 2026
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Dozen

from davidyat.es [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Apr 2026
Presentation panic I used to get panic attacks when I had to give a client presentation. This was before I was really...
1st Feb 2021
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Presentation panic

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

1st Feb 2021
I used to get panic attacks when I had to give a client presentation. This was before I was really aware of my anxiety and depression—I didn’t know what they were or what caused them. Because of this, I spent way too much time fixating on the symptoms, and not the cause. Both my...
Book Poll 2019 I've been feeling like I've skewed too much on empty calories recently. So I ran [this...
2nd Sep 2019
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Book Poll 2019

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

2nd Sep 2019
I've been feeling like I've skewed too much on empty calories recently. So I ran [this poll](https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1168182079613485056):
30th Oct 2024
Guile-Bstructs 0.1.0 released I'm pleased to announce that the very first release of guile-bstructs, version 0.1.0, has been...
5th Jan 2025
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Guile-Bstructs 0.1.0 released

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2025
I'm pleased to announce that the very first release of guile-bstructs, version 0.1.0, has been released! This is a library I've been working on for quite some time and after more than one rewrite and many smaller refactors I think it's finally ready to release publicly. Let's...
4th Jan 2018
48

How To Google Your Errors

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

4th Jan 2018
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Extending My Japanese Visa as a Freelancer With TokyoDev as my sponsor, I extended my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services...
4th Aug 2025
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Extending My Japanese Visa as a Freelancer

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Aug 2025
With TokyoDev as my sponsor, I extended my Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services visa for another three years. I’m thrilled by this result, because my family and I recently moved to a small town in Kansai and have been enjoying our lives in Japan more than...
How to Vibe Code as a Senior Engineer Over the past few months, I’ve rediscovered my love for building software. Not in the traditional...
20th Jun 2025
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How to Vibe Code as a Senior Engineer

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

20th Jun 2025
Over the past few months, I’ve rediscovered my love for building software. Not in the traditional way—writing line after line of code, plumbing together brittle libraries, grinding through boilerplate. Instead, I’ve been vibe coding. Vibe coding is a new way of building software...
Winner, Name that Ware April 2024 Last month’s ware was a “Z16 AI Voice Translator”. The name doesn’t really tell you much, so here’s...
31st May 2024
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Winner, Name that Ware April 2024

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

31st May 2024
Last month’s ware was a “Z16 AI Voice Translator”. The name doesn’t really tell you much, so here’s some photos that give a better idea of what the device is about. Above are the main parts of the device. The construction is simple and straightforward: big battery, screen with...
Understanding the Difference Between Image and Vector File Types If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent some time wondering (and Googling) about the differences...
11th Jun 2015
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Understanding the Difference Between Image and Vector File Types

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

11th Jun 2015
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent some time wondering (and Googling) about the differences between various popular format types commonly used for graphic design applications. So I decided I’d create a resource that’s hopefully a handy reference on the matter of discerning...
Early Stage Company Offsites > this post was mostly dictated off the top of my head with Wispr AI
6th Oct 2024
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Early Stage Company Offsites

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

6th Oct 2024
> this post was mostly dictated off the top of my head with Wispr AI
16th Apr 2016
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Atom Feed

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

16th Apr 2016
Common Beginner Mistakes with React I used to teach React at a local coding bootcamp, and I noticed that students kept getting tripped...
6th Mar 2023
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Common Beginner Mistakes with React

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

6th Mar 2023
I used to teach React at a local coding bootcamp, and I noticed that students kept getting tripped up by the same handful of things. In this article, we're going to go through 9 of the most dastardly gotchas. I'll show you how to solve these common problems, so you can avoid a...
Why do many web developers hate jQuery? Why do many web developers hate jQuery? ¶Why do many web developers hate jQuery? The following is an...
22nd Nov 2016
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Why do many web developers hate jQuery?

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

22nd Nov 2016
Why do many web developers hate jQuery? ¶Why do many web developers hate jQuery? The following is an answer I originally posted to the above question posed over on Hashnode, the developer community. Thought it was worth sharing :) When jQuery was the new thing, people loved it....
Explore vs Execute The two main business modalities are more different than you expect. When you hit PMF, it's a...
5th Jan 2025
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Explore vs Execute

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

5th Jan 2025
The two main business modalities are more different than you expect. When you hit PMF, it's a culture-shift to switch from one to the other.
React.js: The Documentary In mid-2022 I had a great time taking part in a documentary about the JavaScript framework ReactJS...
12th Dec 2022
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React.js: The Documentary

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

12th Dec 2022
In mid-2022 I had a great time taking part in a documentary about the JavaScript framework ReactJS by the good people at Honeypot, along with many wonderful engineers who also played a part in its success. The film focuses on the early years in the life of ReactJS, including...
Enterprise Software with Python When I first published 10 Myths of Enterprise Python on the PayPal Engineering blog, there were a...
22nd Mar 2016
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Enterprise Software with Python

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Mar 2016
When I first published 10 Myths of Enterprise Python on the PayPal Engineering blog, there were a lot of reactions. Some I expected: Surprise at Python in the enterprise space. Relief at more attestation of Python's use in the enterprise. And, as with all the best, a few...
The Pulse: Will US companies hire fewer engineers due to Section 174? It’s rare that a tax change causes panic across the tech industry, but it’s happening in the US. If...
4th Jan 2024
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The Pulse: Will US companies hire fewer engineers due to Section 174?

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

4th Jan 2024
It’s rare that a tax change causes panic across the tech industry, but it’s happening in the US. If Section 174 tax changes stay, the US will be one of the least desirable countries to launch startups
Python Community Intro The PSF just created a new mailing list, "PSF-Community", then autosubscribed a bunch of people and...
22nd Sep 2015
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Python Community Intro

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Sep 2015
The PSF just created a new mailing list, "PSF-Community", then autosubscribed a bunch of people and solicited introductions. At first I was surprised, but I was quickly charmed by the response and joined in on the action. Here's what I wrote: If Alex Martelli is doing it, then...
soot, solar, sedimentation, sin, & 'centers Good evening, friends. Tonight I have a few loosely-knit stories. A couple years ago, my house was...
16th May 2026
1

soot, solar, sedimentation, sin, & 'centers

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th May 2026
Good evening, friends. Tonight I have a few loosely-knit stories. A couple years ago, my house was heated by a . It was awful from both an environmental and a geopolitical perspective: environmental, as I would emit somewhere around 2.5 tons of CO2 equivalent per year to heat...
How I Got a Junior Software Engineering Job in Japan From Overseas Many people say that to find a software engineering job in Japan, you need to be here first. The...
3 weeks ago
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How I Got a Junior Software Engineering Job in Japan From Overseas

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

3 weeks ago
Many people say that to find a software engineering job in Japan, you need to be here first. The most common ways into Japan without a job are to become a student, arrive on a Working Holiday visa, or use the J-Find visa — all of which mean spending a lot of money just to show up...
How to Reverse Interview Investors I honestly never expected this to be a topic that was common enough to write up, however, it...
2nd Feb 2023
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How to Reverse Interview Investors

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

2nd Feb 2023
I honestly never expected this to be a topic that was common enough to write up, however, it suddenly hit me today that it is the ultra niche topics that deserve writing up since it is the stuff that is outside the usual SERP riffraff.
A window switcher on the Mac App Store? Is it even possible? Not really, no. Not without annoying workarounds and a confusing user experience. Another email,...
2nd Aug 2022
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A window switcher on the Mac App Store? Is it even possible?

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

2nd Aug 2022
Not really, no. Not without annoying workarounds and a confusing user experience. Another email, another annoyed user: Firefox not loading websites when launched through rcmd! It works when launched from Alfred.. Please fix ASAP!! I’m gonna fix this Firefox issue once and for...
The Review Is the Action Item 2024/05/30 The Review Is the Action Item I like to consider running an incident review to be its own...
30th May 2024
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The Review Is the Action Item

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

30th May 2024
2024/05/30 The Review Is the Action Item I like to consider running an incident review to be its own action item. Other follow-ups emerging from it are a plus, but the point is to learn from incidents, and the review gives room for that to happen. This is not surprising advice if...
[Review] "Data and Goliath" by Bruce Schneier I just finished reading Bruce Schneier's latest book, "Data and Goliath." I was apprehensive at...
13th Jul 2015
2

[Review] "Data and Goliath" by Bruce Schneier

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

13th Jul 2015
I just finished reading Bruce Schneier's latest book, "Data and Goliath." I was apprehensive at first -- I'm a big fan of Schneier's posts online, but I found this randomly at the library and I was hoping not to be disappointed. In the end, it was well worth the read. The book...
The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in Japan For more than forty years, I have been trying to understand the role of English in Japan. Over my...
7th Nov 2024
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The English Paradox: Four Decades of Life and Language in Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Nov 2024
For more than forty years, I have been trying to understand the role of English in Japan. Over my first two decades in this country, I went from one extreme to the other: from seeing English as important here, to regarding it as a niche, inessential aspect of Japanese life. My...
Tag your infrastructure-as-code resources with a link to their definitions The aspiration of infrastructure-as-code tools is that you use them to manage everything. You create...
18th Aug 2023
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Tag your infrastructure-as-code resources with a link to their definitions

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Aug 2023
The aspiration of infrastructure-as-code tools is that you use them to manage everything. You create all your resources by writing a file that defines them, and any time you change something, you update the definition in that file. It’s a nice idea, but easier said than...
How Jamie Thingelstad uses Buttondown Jamie uses his newsletter to explore various tech topics and share his continuous technology...
1st Dec 2025
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How Jamie Thingelstad uses Buttondown

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

1st Dec 2025
Jamie uses his newsletter to explore various tech topics and share his continuous technology learning journey with readers.
The Office Bell Ringer At my company, it’s a tradition to say “ring the bell” when we sign a new customer, release a new...
19th Feb 2020
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The Office Bell Ringer

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

19th Feb 2020
At my company, it’s a tradition to say “ring the bell” when we sign a new customer, release a new feature or receive other positive news, big or small. When we hear the large bell ring in the center of the office, we know that something good just happened. It’s been a great way...
Developer variants Software development takes all kinds. I'm not talking about appearances or job titles. I'm talking...
9th Aug 2016
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Developer variants

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Aug 2016
Software development takes all kinds. I'm not talking about appearances or job titles. I'm talking about motivations and fulfillment. In my years of writing code and leading projects, I've come to learn a bit about how my teammates, and I, experience success, through a...
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...
CSS: Indenting Text CSS: Indenting Text 2019-04-05 A lot of developers tend to do the bare minimum when it comes to...
5th Apr 2019
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CSS: Indenting Text

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

5th Apr 2019
CSS: Indenting Text 2019-04-05 A lot of developers tend to do the bare minimum when it comes to implementing proper website typography. This isn't an insult - I'm happy that typography is given any thought at all during development, I just believe more can always be done to...
One Law to Rule All Code Optimizations A systems-level reasoning model for understanding why optimizations succeed or fail.
8th Jun 2025
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One Law to Rule All Code Optimizations

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

8th Jun 2025
A systems-level reasoning model for understanding why optimizations succeed or fail.
How to timeout a promise Timeouts are one of the key building blocks to make your app stable. In short, if you send a request...
2nd Apr 2021
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How to timeout a promise

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

2nd Apr 2021
Timeouts are one of the key building blocks to make your app stable. In short, if you send a request to an endpoint and a response does not, for whatever reason, come soon, we act as if the request failed and fall back to plan B — try again, show an error message and let the user...
Redesigning the Cakedesk Website Read the post here.
30th Dec 2025
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Redesigning the Cakedesk Website

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

30th Dec 2025
Read the post here.
Analyse and run simulations on your energy usage I’ve been using the Irish energy provider Energia for 5 years or so (as of writing, 2026) and they...
11th Mar 2026
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Analyse and run simulations on your energy usage

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Mar 2026
I’ve been using the Irish energy provider Energia for 5 years or so (as of writing, 2026) and they used to have a useful insights dashboard that let me analyse my power usage. Well, they seem to have removed it so I built a handy dashboard that anyone can use. It’s at...
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...
Introducing The Contraption Company Today I'm introducing my new business, The Contraption Company - a product studio building...
4th Nov 2022
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Introducing The Contraption Company

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

4th Nov 2022
Today I'm introducing my new business, The Contraption Company - a product studio building dependable software tools for online work. Slow growth makes steady progress In the past, I've built VC-backed startups like Moonlight and Staffjoy. For these companies, we worked hard...
Another observability 3.0 appears on the horizon Groan. Well, it’s not like I wasn’t warned. When I first started teasing out the differences between...
24th Mar 2025
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Another observability 3.0 appears on the horizon

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

24th Mar 2025
Groan. Well, it’s not like I wasn’t warned. When I first started teasing out the differences between the pillars model and the single unified storage model and applying “2.0” to the latter, Christine was like “so what is going to stop the next vendor from slapping 3.0, 4.0, 5.0...
Recently June was a big month: I went to Porto & Lisbon, and had a lot of life stuff happen. I'll get into...
1st Jul 2026
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Recently

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

1st Jul 2026
June was a big month: I went to Porto & Lisbon, and had a lot of life stuff happen. I'll get into the trip once I get my rolls of film developed. Three rolls at a new photo developing place: fingers crossed! Reading I finished reading Intermezzo (of the bag) and it was fantastic....
Resurfacing posts Some posts you may have missed
27th May 2026
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Resurfacing posts

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

27th May 2026
Some posts you may have missed
Speeding up code review with `small-change` Imprint’s average engineer is merging 4x more PRs than 2 years ago. Yay. Aggregated behind the...
2 weeks ago
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Speeding up code review with `small-change`

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

2 weeks ago
Imprint’s average engineer is merging 4x more PRs than 2 years ago. Yay. Aggregated behind the average is something even more interesting: we have two teams that are merging 10x their PRs over that period. One engineer is merging 25x the PRs per week of our average engineer two...
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.
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.
How I learned to love feedback loops (and make better products) I recently wrote a blog post for my personal site about the lessons I'd learned from leading my...
4th Feb 2022
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How I learned to love feedback loops (and make better products)

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

4th Feb 2022
I recently wrote a blog post for my personal site about the lessons I'd learned from leading my first two projects as a Software Engineer at PostHog…
My role as a founder CTO: Year Five It’s hard to believe that five years have already gone by since RevenueCat’s inception. In a matter...
6th Feb 2023
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My role as a founder CTO: Year Five

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

6th Feb 2023
It’s hard to believe that five years have already gone by since RevenueCat’s inception. In a matter of weeks, RevenueCat will become the company where I have worked the longest in my career. As Jason Lemkin says, it’s important to continuously reinvent the company and oneself...
how to make a game engine Let's write a game engine from scratch in javascript without any AI help. That is right, 100% pure...
20th Dec 2025
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how to make a game engine

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

20th Dec 2025
Let's write a game engine from scratch in javascript without any AI help. That is right, 100% pure manmade code. How hard can it be?
What I'm up to - November 2024 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Nov 2024
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What I'm up to - November 2024

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

1st Nov 2024
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in September - Visited San Francisco and rode in my first Waymo - Launched Find AI on Clay.com, ou...
Flashing Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000 This tutorial will explain you how to flash Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000.
10th May 2015
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Flashing Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th May 2015
This tutorial will explain you how to flash Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000.
Quick and Dirty Theme Switcher Quick and Dirty Theme Switcher 2020-06-04 Update: This article is no longer relevant since my blog...
4th Jun 2020
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Quick and Dirty Theme Switcher

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

4th Jun 2020
Quick and Dirty Theme Switcher 2020-06-04 Update: This article is no longer relevant since my blog design has changed. I’m keeping this post up since it will still be useful for those wanting to implement a theme switcher on their own site. I recently added a fairly...
Boot.dev Beat. February 2023 I’m back from paternity leave! My new son is healthy, and my daughter is… busy. It’s good to be back...
1st Mar 2023
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Boot.dev Beat. February 2023

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

1st Mar 2023
I’m back from paternity leave! My new son is healthy, and my daughter is… busy. It’s good to be back writing code, writing courses and filming videos.
Raising funding as a first-time founder * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * I’ve been...
26th Feb 2012
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Raising funding as a first-time founder

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

26th Feb 2012
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * I’ve been fortunate enough to meet with some outstanding first-time entrepreneurs on a few different days during this week. In almost every case I can really feel the passion and determination...
Synology DS923+ vs. FreeBSD w/ZFS A comparison of a home-built FreeBSD NAS with ZFS against the DS923+ storage appliance from...
13th Dec 2024
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Synology DS923+ vs. FreeBSD w/ZFS

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

13th Dec 2024
A comparison of a home-built FreeBSD NAS with ZFS against the DS923+ storage appliance from Synology.
A Shelfish Starter Guide to Databases The absolute minimum you need to know about data storage
10th Mar 2019
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A Shelfish Starter Guide to Databases

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

10th Mar 2019
The absolute minimum you need to know about data storage
Reese the Cat Reese the Cat (Jan 2018) My good friend Reese the Cat died on the last day of May 2019. She was 13...
5th Jun 2019
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Reese the Cat

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

5th Jun 2019
Reese the Cat (Jan 2018) My good friend Reese the Cat died on the last day of May 2019. She was 13 years old – still a young cat, by cat standards. She had a tumor on her tongue and couldn’t swallow and couldn’t eat or drink. We took her to a vet clinic within walking distance...
Dynamic Bézier Curves A deep dive into Bézier curves in React. We'll look at how to build dynamic effects such as...
23rd May 2018
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Dynamic Bézier Curves

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

23rd May 2018
A deep dive into Bézier curves in React. We'll look at how to build dynamic effects such as scroll-to-flatten using SVG path instructions, and how to architect our components for maximum readability and reusability.
Enhancements to the Kagi search experience We are pleased to announce newly enhanced search results across various search features.
3rd May 2023
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Enhancements to the Kagi search experience

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

3rd May 2023
We are pleased to announce newly enhanced search results across various search features.
Lexxy: A new rich text editor for Rails Today, we are introducing Lexxy, a new rich text editor for Action Text. It’s based on Lexical —...
4th Sep 2025
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Lexxy: A new rich text editor for Rails

from 37signals Dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Sep 2025
Today, we are introducing Lexxy, a new rich text editor for Action Text. It’s based on Lexical — Meta’s text editing framework — and it brings a much better text editing experience to Rails: Good HTML semantics. Paragraphs are real <p> tags, as they should be. Markdown support:...
Abstract Syntax Trees by example Babel is a very powerful code generator and parser, but the documentation doesn't have many examples...
5th Jan 2021
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Abstract Syntax Trees by example

from Mahmoud Felfel's Blog RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2021
Babel is a very powerful code generator and parser, but the documentation doesn't have many examples of how to use it for parsing, generating, and manipulating abstract syntax trees, I'm collecting some here from my own usage of it.
Why should you learn Golang? [2022] Golang has skyrocketed in popularity year over year, making it one of the best choices for...
8th Feb 2021
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Why should you learn Golang? [2022]

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

8th Feb 2021
Golang has skyrocketed in popularity year over year, making it one of the best choices for career-conscious developers to learn. As an example, StackOverflow’s Developer survey saw it climb in popularity among developers from 10th in 2019 all the way to 5th in 2020. Additionally,...
20th Jun 2024
A Quick(ish) Introduction to Tuning Postgres Learn some of the most important elements of tuning Postgres for performance and get a better...
21st Jul 2025
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A Quick(ish) Introduction to Tuning Postgres

from ByteofDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st Jul 2025
Learn some of the most important elements of tuning Postgres for performance and get a better understanding of Postgres fundamentals along the way.
Making the web better. With blocks! You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which...
27th Jan 2022
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Making the web better. With blocks!

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

27th Jan 2022
You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long… Read more "Making the web better. With blocks!"
This RSS feed has moved to a new domain I have recently moved my website to a new domain. My old posts may reappear in your feed reader —...
yesterday
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This RSS feed has moved to a new domain

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

yesterday
I have recently moved my website to a new domain. My old posts may reappear in your feed reader — sorry for the inconvenience! I redirect the RSS feed to the new domain, but you might want to update the URL in your reader. I've also merged my dev, photography, and personal posts...
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…
Never say "no," but rarely say "yes." "Focus" requires saying "no" to most things, but there's a way to do it that allows you to say "yes"...
1st Oct 2023
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Never say "no," but rarely say "yes."

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

1st Oct 2023
"Focus" requires saying "no" to most things, but there's a way to do it that allows you to say "yes" exactly when it matters most.
Interactive Flamegraphs In my latest article, I made heavy use of flamegraphs. To makes things clearer, flamegraphs are...
8th Sep 2024
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Interactive Flamegraphs

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

8th Sep 2024
In my latest article, I made heavy use of flamegraphs. To makes things clearer, flamegraphs are visualizations of how much time is spent in each function in a program: ./write –write_with_vmsplice –huge_page –busy_loop | ./read –read_with_splice –busy_loop Profiling of ./write...
How We Replaced Our Entire Search Engine (with an AI writing half the code) I've been dunking on AI pretty consistently on this blog. Not to mention I'm sick of all the AI...
23rd Dec 2025
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How We Replaced Our Entire Search Engine (with an AI writing half the code)

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

23rd Dec 2025
I've been dunking on AI pretty consistently on this blog. Not to mention I'm sick of all the AI influencer "built 15 apps in a weekend" crowd, but Claude Code just did something wild for me. Had it help us rip out our entire search engine - we're talking millions and millions of...
Making AWS Amplify work with Rollup AWS Amplify assumes CommonJS, which Rollup is allergic to. I recently discovered that you can make...
2nd Jun 2020
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Making AWS Amplify work with Rollup

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

2nd Jun 2020
AWS Amplify assumes CommonJS, which Rollup is allergic to. I recently discovered that you can make it work with Rollup with a few tweaks.
It’s More Important To Recognize What Direction People Are Moving Than Where They Are I recently read a post on social media that went something like this (paraphrased): “If you buy an...
14th Nov 2023
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14th Nov 2023
I recently read a post on social media that went something like this (paraphrased): “If you buy an EV, you’re part of the problem. You’re advancing car culture and are actively hurting the planet. The only ethical thing to do is ditch your cars and put all your effort into...
6th Nov 2012
Sometimes, the outside is inside Just a few pages off the bustling infinite corridor, there's another hallway, but unlike the...
24th May 2010
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Sometimes, the outside is inside

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

24th May 2010
Just a few pages off the bustling infinite corridor, there's another hallway, but unlike the infinite, it has four-story-high glass ceilings, my favorite piece favorite piece from the Percent-for-Art Program, and no traffic. The exterior of building 6C fascinates me. The...
More people should write More people should do what I’m doing right now. They should sit at their computers and bat the...
27th Sep 2012
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More people should write

from the jsomers.net blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Sep 2012
More people should do what I’m doing right now. They should sit at their computers and bat the cursor around — write full sentences about themselves and the things they care about. I have a selfish reason for my demand: I have a lot of friends who are thoughtful, but keep their...
Beware the cloud of hype We don't know how this AI thing will turn out, but there is much to be learned from the cycles of...
4th Jun 2024
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Beware the cloud of hype

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

4th Jun 2024
We don't know how this AI thing will turn out, but there is much to be learned from the cycles of hype that have already occurred on the web. The post Beware the cloud of hype appeared first on The History of the Web.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas: lemon ginger ricotta cookies There's something about using your escape from the cold as an excuse to bake cookies that really...
22nd Dec 2012
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas: lemon ginger ricotta cookies

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

22nd Dec 2012
There's something about using your escape from the cold as an excuse to bake cookies that really makes it feel like the Christmas season (or maybe I just like having excuses to bake). Before leaving New York for holidays with the family in Chicago, I made candy cane brownie...
Winning a Coding Contest Got Me a Free Trip to Japan I’m a 23 year old software engineer with four years of experience, and have been working in Poland...
11th Jan 2024
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Winning a Coding Contest Got Me a Free Trip to Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Jan 2024
I’m a 23 year old software engineer with four years of experience, and have been working in Poland for the last two years. Half a year ago I visited Japan where I really fell in love with the people, culture, and food; it felt like a different planet. After I returned to Poland,...
Challenge your performance intuition with nanosecond sorting If the operation you want to speed-up already runs in a few nano-seconds, your reasoning about...
5th Nov 2019
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Challenge your performance intuition with nanosecond sorting

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

5th Nov 2019
If the operation you want to speed-up already runs in a few nano-seconds, your reasoning about algorithmic complexity probably wouldn't apply. The most effective algorithms become mediocre while the useless rise from the oblivion to shine and amaze. One of these algorithms is the...
Boot.dev Beat. December 2022 I hope you’ve been able to enjoy some time with family! I took (almost) an entire week off from...
6th Jan 2023
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Boot.dev Beat. December 2022

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

6th Jan 2023
I hope you’ve been able to enjoy some time with family! I took (almost) an entire week off from writing code, which I haven’t done in a long time. It’s good to be back though, and I can’t wait to see you around the Discord community.
Why you need a physical address in your newsletter Providing a real address is important for compliance.
1st Mar 2020
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Why you need a physical address in your newsletter

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

1st Mar 2020
Providing a real address is important for compliance.
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 Ilic 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...
The World Record for Loneliness What's the farthest any person has been from the nearest other person?
6th May 2024
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The World Record for Loneliness

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

6th May 2024
What's the farthest any person has been from the nearest other person?
Keeping your job board legal in Japan I've previously written about [how recruiting is a licensed industry in...
10th Jan 2023
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Keeping your job board legal in Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Jan 2023
I've previously written about [how recruiting is a licensed industry in Japan](/articles/recruiting-in-japan), and because of this, [you need to be careful](/articles/legally-operating-a-job-board-in-japan) about how you operate your job board to ensure it isn't classified as...
Can Guitar Frets Perform Multiplication? I’m sure that some pictures are worth a thousand words, but others trigger a whole lot of...
3rd Sep 2026
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Can Guitar Frets Perform Multiplication?

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

3rd Sep 2026
I’m sure that some pictures are worth a thousand words, but others trigger a whole lot of puzzlement. Such was the case with the cover of a book I recently bought entitled Calculating with Tones: The Logarithmic Logic of Music: ... more ...
React Miami: Temporal - React for the Backend These are the raw notes of my talk prep for my React Miami 2022 talk - Temporal - React for the...
19th Apr 2022
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React Miami: Temporal - React for the Backend

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

19th Apr 2022
These are the raw notes of my talk prep for my React Miami 2022 talk - Temporal - React for the Backend. Includes links and initial draft at the bottom.
Upwelling: Combining real-time collaboration with version control for writers. Collaborative writing tools don’t work well for writers or editors. With Upwelling, we demonstrate a...
8th Mar 2023
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Upwelling: Combining real-time collaboration with version control for writers.

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

8th Mar 2023
Collaborative writing tools don’t work well for writers or editors. With Upwelling, we demonstrate a design that gives writers privacy while still offering editors transparency into how a document is changing.
A list of 100 opinions I hold A list of 100 opinions I hold
5th Sep 2022
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A list of 100 opinions I hold

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

5th Sep 2022
A list of 100 opinions I hold
GNU Autotools Links https://robots.thoughtbot.com/the-magic-behind-configure-make-make-install configure.ac Writte...
25th May 2016
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GNU Autotools

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

25th May 2016
Links https://robots.thoughtbot.com/the-magic-behind-configure-make-make-install configure.ac Written in m4sh (m4 + shell) Program initialization: AC_INIT macro—needs name, version, maintainer Initialize automake: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE Make sure that C-compiler exists:...
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?
Scam applicants are an increasing problem in Japan この記事は日本語でもお読みいただけます。 Over the last six months, TokyoDev has received a handful of reports from our...
3rd Jun 2026
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Scam applicants are an increasing problem in Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jun 2026
この記事は日本語でもお読みいただけます。 Over the last six months, TokyoDev has received a handful of reports from our clients about fraudulent applications, in which candidates purport to be different people than they actually are. As a relatively niche job board that helped Japanese companies...
How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS If you need a basic NAS and don't care about GUI features, it is suprisingly simple to set up a ZFS...
24th Aug 2024
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How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS

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

24th Aug 2024
If you need a basic NAS and don't care about GUI features, it is suprisingly simple to set up a ZFS dataset and share it over the network using Samba.
"You didn't do it right" Four sincere attempts at OKRs, four failures, and every time: "you didn't do it right." Maybe the...
3 weeks ago
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"You didn't do it right"

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

3 weeks ago
Four sincere attempts at OKRs, four failures, and every time: "you didn't do it right." Maybe the framework doesn't fit you -- so how do you find one that does?
On How Long it Takes to Know if a Job is Right for You or Not A few eagle-eyed readers have noticed that it’s been 4 weeks since my last entry in what I have been...
8th Jun 2025
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On How Long it Takes to Know if a Job is Right for You or Not

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

8th Jun 2025
A few eagle-eyed readers have noticed that it’s been 4 weeks since my last entry in what I have been thinking of as my “niblet series” — one small piece per week, 1000 words or less, for the next three months. This is true. However, I did leave myself some wiggle room in my...
Name that Ware, October 2025 The Ware for October 2025 is shown below. Thanks to Juan C. for contributing this curious ware! I...
30th Oct 2025
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Name that Ware, October 2025

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

30th Oct 2025
The Ware for October 2025 is shown below. Thanks to Juan C. for contributing this curious ware! I really can’t get enough of how the whole device is integrated with a multi-layer stacked PCB. I imagine that inside the middle of the stack there could be some interesting circuitry...
Speeding Up Webamp's Music Visualizer with WebAssembly Writing an in-browser compiler to compile untrusted user-supplied code to fast and secure Wasm at...
1st Apr 2021
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Speeding Up Webamp's Music Visualizer with WebAssembly

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

1st Apr 2021
Writing an in-browser compiler to compile untrusted user-supplied code to fast and secure Wasm at runtime.
Managing Python Ecosystems You know that old quote: The wider the net you cast, the wider the variety you catch. Was it a wise...
24th May 2016
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Managing Python Ecosystems

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th May 2016
You know that old quote: The wider the net you cast, the wider the variety you catch. Was it a wise old fisherman? Or a dogged Python programmer? Either way, words don't come much truer than those. Few, if any, programming languages have embodied the description "general-purpose"...
Pragmatism, Neutrality and Leadership Every year or so, some tech CEO does something massively stupid, like declaring “No politics at...
24th Jul 2024
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Pragmatism, Neutrality and Leadership

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

24th Jul 2024
Every year or so, some tech CEO does something massively stupid, like declaring “No politics at work!”, or “Trump voters are oppressed and live in fear!”, and we all get a good pained laugh over how out of touch and lacking in self-awareness they are. We hear a lot about the...
Conformant OpenGL 4.6 on the M1 For years, the M1 has only supported OpenGL 4.1. That changes today – with our release of full...
14th Feb 2024
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Conformant OpenGL 4.6 on the M1

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

14th Feb 2024
For years, the M1 has only supported OpenGL 4.1. That changes today – with our release of full OpenGL® 4.6 and OpenGL® ES 3.2! Install Fedora for the latest M1/M2-series drivers. Already installed? Just dnf upgrade --refresh. Unlike the vendor’s non-conformant 4.1 drivers, our...
One way "curl pipe sh" install scripts can be dangerous [proof of concept] One way in which 'curl pipe sh' install scripts can be dangerous.
8th Nov 2012
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One way "curl pipe sh" install scripts can be dangerous [proof of concept]

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

8th Nov 2012
One way in which 'curl pipe sh' install scripts can be dangerous.
RIP Stuey Weills Beloved Nevada City community member passed away, a nice obituary of her impact on our small town
2nd Apr 2026
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RIP Stuey Weills

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

2nd Apr 2026
Beloved Nevada City community member passed away, a nice obituary of her impact on our small town
What I'm up to - July 2023 ✨ What I've been up to We finished moving back to NYC last month. I made a quick stopover to...
1st Jul 2023
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What I'm up to - July 2023

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

1st Jul 2023
✨ What I've been up to We finished moving back to NYC last month. I made a quick stopover to Canada for Tailwind Connect, where I met some interesting people and learned some new CSS techniques....
fibre broadband anticlimax How can something that “just works” be so annoying? situation We live in Cambridge off a little road...
17th Sep 2026
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fibre broadband anticlimax

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

17th Sep 2026
How can something that “just works” be so annoying? situation We live in Cambridge off a little road down a drive in shared ownership between us and our neighbouring houses. All the utilities are buried under this drive, including the phone line. anticipation Over the last few...
On Designing For Children I’ve been building Kidz Fun Art (web, iPad & Windows) since 2021, so 4 years at time of writing....
28th Jul 2025
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On Designing For Children

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Jul 2025
I’ve been building Kidz Fun Art (web, iPad & Windows) since 2021, so 4 years at time of writing. It’s a tablet optimized application intended to be used by children of all ages – my daughters were 3 and 5 when I started, and are 7 and 9 now, so I’ve seen how they use it almost...
Baremetal vs. Proxmox vs. ESXi Performance Geekbench Scores I have always wondered about the performance characteristics of virtualization. Despite the caveats...
17th May 2026
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Baremetal vs. Proxmox vs. ESXi Performance Geekbench Scores

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

17th May 2026
I have always wondered about the performance characteristics of virtualization. Despite the caveats in testing methodology, workloads, etc., it'd be nice to see what the performance penalty is for using Baremetal vs. Proxmox vs. ESXi. Googling for answers results in some ancient...
Lexxy 1.0 is here Today we are releasing the version 1.0 of Lexxy. Lexxy is a rich text editor for Rails built on...
28th Sep 2026
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Lexxy 1.0 is here

from 37signals Dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Sep 2026
Today we are releasing the version 1.0 of Lexxy. Lexxy is a rich text editor for Rails built on Lexical. It already powers Basecamp, Fizzy and many others, and it will become the default editor in Rails. I recently presented it in Rails World (slides, video coming soon). This is...
My Raspberry Pi Desktop My Raspberry Pi Desktop 2020-09-02 I use a Raspberry Pi 4 as my personal daily driver and it’s...
2nd Sep 2020
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My Raspberry Pi Desktop

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

2nd Sep 2020
My Raspberry Pi Desktop 2020-09-02 I use a Raspberry Pi 4 as my personal daily driver and it’s pretty great. I know these types of devices tend to be used for smaller pet-projects or fun experiments, but I thought I would share my experience using one as my main computer....
10 Myths of Enterprise Python (Originally posted on the PayPal Engineering blog, reproduced here with minor updates, link fixes,...
25th Aug 2015
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10 Myths of Enterprise Python

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Aug 2015
(Originally posted on the PayPal Engineering blog, reproduced here with minor updates, link fixes, etc.) PayPal enjoys a remarkable amount of linguistic pluralism in its programming culture. In addition to the long-standing popularity of C++ and Java, an increasing number of...
Building confidence in the face of impostor syndrome When I'm plowing away at a project, I almost always feel confident in my abilities. Sometimes, I...
27th Jun 2014
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Building confidence in the face of impostor syndrome

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

27th Jun 2014
When I'm plowing away at a project, I almost always feel confident in my abilities. Sometimes, I question if I am a good enough engineer, designer, or statistician, but once I get started, my excitement transforms those doubts into motivation. But all bets are off as soon as I...
Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" on Eleuke electric ukulele I arranged and recorded Irving Berlin's 'Blue Skies' on my new Eleuke electric ukulele.
21st Sep 2010
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Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" on Eleuke electric ukulele

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

21st Sep 2010
I arranged and recorded Irving Berlin's 'Blue Skies' on my new Eleuke electric ukulele.
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...
Advanced Promise Coordination: Rate Limiting In the previous post we learnt to serialize and concurrecy-limit promise-based operations in js....
7th Jul 2018
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Advanced Promise Coordination: Rate Limiting

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

7th Jul 2018
In the previous post we learnt to serialize and concurrecy-limit promise-based operations in js. This time we dive further and handle rate limiting. What Exactly to Rate Limit Let's get terminological matters out of the way first. Promises represent operations that last a certain...
Trying the Software factory pattern. One of the interesting challenges of the AI ecosystem in 2026 is that new, effective patterns emerge...
20th Sep 2026
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Trying the Software factory pattern.

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

20th Sep 2026
One of the interesting challenges of the AI ecosystem in 2026 is that new, effective patterns emerge faster than I can adopt them. I’ll find a handful, get back to work, and realize a month later that I’d missed four or five more. The adoption cycle for Imprint this year has been...
Updating The Single Most Influential Book of the BASIC Era In a way, these two books are responsible for my entire professional career. With early computers,...
31st Dec 2021
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Updating The Single Most Influential Book of the BASIC Era

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

31st Dec 2021
In a way, these two books are responsible for my entire professional career. With early computers, you didn't boot up to a fancy schmancy desktop, or a screen full of apps you could easily poke and prod with your finger. No, those computers booted up to the command
Singapore H1B1 Tips ## much of the original piece below is outdated. this is my remaining 2023 updates for fellow...
1st Aug 2018
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Singapore H1B1 Tips

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

1st Aug 2018
## much of the original piece below is outdated. this is my remaining 2023 updates for fellow singaporeans.
Public postmortem: database connection exhaustion Our public postmortem for the incident on March 31st, 2026.
1st Apr 2026
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Public postmortem: database connection exhaustion

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

1st Apr 2026
Our public postmortem for the incident on March 31st, 2026.
What I have been so busy with How I built a website that lots of you will probably hate
8th Feb 2024
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What I have been so busy with

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

8th Feb 2024
How I built a website that lots of you will probably hate
And Suddenly Spring And suddenly it happens one day in March. The sun beams down in a rare cloudless sky. It might be...
20th Mar 2026
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And Suddenly Spring

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

20th Mar 2026
And suddenly it happens one day in March. The sun beams down in a rare cloudless sky. It might be cold as the wind gently blows but The Sun. The Sun beams down and it promises Long nights on the horizon. It promises miserable humid days And lovely warm days. Harsh mid-day...
Fundraising for SaaS Startups This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help...
1st Jul 2022
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Fundraising for SaaS Startups

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

1st Jul 2022
This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the […] The post Fundraising for SaaS Startups appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
CSS Media Query for Scripting Support Chrome 120 was released last week and in this version, we got the CSS Media Query for scripting...
4th Dec 2023
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CSS Media Query for Scripting Support

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

4th Dec 2023
Chrome 120 was released last week and in this version, we got the CSS Media Query for scripting support. Simply, this media query allows you to test whether scripting language are available and tailor page content and styles depending on support. Media query syntax # There are...
The perfect web framework for UX developers In June 2023 I had my final frontend rage-quit moment. The anger was so intense that I decided to...
23rd Jan 2024
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The perfect web framework for UX developers

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

23rd Jan 2024
In June 2023 I had my final frontend rage-quit moment. The anger was so intense that I decided to change the direction of my career from a startup founder to a full-time OSS developer. I would devote all my time to fixing everything that is wrong with the current front-end...
OpenGL 3.1 on Asahi Linux Upgrade your Asahi Linux systems, because your graphics drivers are getting a big...
6th Jun 2023
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OpenGL 3.1 on Asahi Linux

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

6th Jun 2023
Upgrade your Asahi Linux systems, because your graphics drivers are getting a big boost: leapfrogging from OpenGL 2.1 over OpenGL 3.0 up to OpenGL 3.1! Similarly, the OpenGL ES 2.0 support is bumping up to OpenGL ES 3.0. That means more playable games and more functioning...
new year, same plan new year, same plan 2022-12-31 Some months ago, the bill from GCE for hosting this blog jumped from...
31st Dec 2022
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new year, same plan

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

31st Dec 2022
new year, same plan 2022-12-31 Some months ago, the bill from GCE for hosting this blog jumped from nearly nothing to far too much for what it is, so I moved provider and needed to write a blog post to test it all. I could have figured out why my current provider hiked the price....
An educational side project What does a great side project look like, which helps learn new technologies, but also helps stand...
1st Jun 2023
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An educational side project

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

1st Jun 2023
What does a great side project look like, which helps learn new technologies, but also helps stand out when looking for a new job? Analysis of an Uber simulation app, built from scratch.
Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem (No, there won’t be jokes.) The following presents a fast algorithm for volume computation of...
16th Feb 2018
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Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem

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

16th Feb 2018
(No, there won’t be jokes.) The following presents a fast algorithm for volume computation of a simple, closed, triangulated 3D mesh. This assumption is a consequence of the divergence theorem. Further extensions may generalise to other meshes as well, although that is presently...
The Analog Web On reclaiming the web's lost humanity, and the people still very much trying to do it. The post The...
16th Apr 2024
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The Analog Web

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

16th Apr 2024
On reclaiming the web's lost humanity, and the people still very much trying to do it. The post The Analog Web appeared first on The History of the Web.
Naked Emperors in Tech Some things we often repeat as truth just aren't. We should call bullshit more often.
6th Nov 2020
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Naked Emperors in Tech

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

6th Nov 2020
Some things we often repeat as truth just aren't. We should call bullshit more often.
Barbershop Happy Birthday For Amanda I multitracked 'Happy Birthday' for my friend Amanda Ortmayer's birthday.
14th Mar 2009
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Barbershop Happy Birthday For Amanda

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

14th Mar 2009
I multitracked 'Happy Birthday' for my friend Amanda Ortmayer's birthday.
Towards a More Open Secure Element Chip “Secure Element” (SE) chips have traditionally taken a very closed-source, NDA-heavy approach. Thus,...
19th Dec 2022
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Towards a More Open Secure Element Chip

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

19th Dec 2022
“Secure Element” (SE) chips have traditionally taken a very closed-source, NDA-heavy approach. Thus, it piqued my interest when an early-stage SE chip startup, Cramium (still in stealth mode), approached me to advise on open source strategy. This blog post explains my reasoning...
18 Plugins for Writing Python in VS Code VS Code is a great text editor. But when you install it, its functionality is limited. You can edit...
27th Apr 2020
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18 Plugins for Writing Python in VS Code

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

27th Apr 2020
VS Code is a great text editor. But when you install it, its functionality is limited. You can edit JavaScript and TypeScript, but for other programming languages, it will be just a text editor. You will need to add some plugins to turn it into a proper IDE. Luckily, when you...
I Love You Truly [Ukulele Mp3] I arranged and recorded 'I Love You Truly' on electric ukulele for Chelsea.
10th Feb 2012
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I Love You Truly [Ukulele Mp3]

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

10th Feb 2012
I arranged and recorded 'I Love You Truly' on electric ukulele for Chelsea.
poached eggs A few weeks ago I was enjoying a couple of boiled eggs (in the shell, with plenty of salt and...
14th Mar 2026
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poached eggs

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

14th Mar 2026
A few weeks ago I was enjoying a couple of boiled eggs (in the shell, with plenty of salt and pepper, and buttery fingers of toast to dunk into the runny yolk) and pondering how fiddly it is to cut off one end of the shell after boiling compared to eating a poached egg. And I was...
Your Hiring Funnel Is Broken and How to Fix It Hiring is hard and your broken pipeline is making it harder. But with this simple framework, you can...
24th Dec 2022
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Your Hiring Funnel Is Broken and How to Fix It

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

24th Dec 2022
Hiring is hard and your broken pipeline is making it harder. But with this simple framework, you can dramatically improve your odds of hiring exceptional software engineers.
Web Witch's Grimoire: Summer 2026 The year flies by when you're postpartum, sleep-deprived and your little bubba is suddenly on the...
25th Aug 2026
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Web Witch's Grimoire: Summer 2026

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

25th Aug 2026
The year flies by when you're postpartum, sleep-deprived and your little bubba is suddenly on the move and making developmental leaps. Time is this sort of weird compressed experience, not dissimilar to the way I felt about COVID and 2020 (wasn't that just yestersday? No indeed...
"The Surprise Slide" Ukulele Micro Song A micro song for Chelsea, written and recorded while she was in San Diego.
22nd May 2011
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"The Surprise Slide" Ukulele Micro Song

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

22nd May 2011
A micro song for Chelsea, written and recorded while she was in San Diego.
Security testing your APIs - Unrestricted Resource Consumption In this blog post series, I am going to explore the vulnerabilities in the OWASP API Security Top...
9th Oct 2024
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Security testing your APIs - Unrestricted Resource Consumption

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

9th Oct 2024
In this blog post series, I am going to explore the vulnerabilities in the OWASP API Security Top 10. For each entry, I’ll show you how to perform experiments on APIs to test for the vulnerability, and I’ll discuss my observations. I’ll use different APIs as test subjects in...
Happy New Year: Lisp interpreter in SQL This year, I'll be implementing a Lisp interpreter in SQL. Now, what's Lisp, and why would I want to...
31st Dec 2025
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Happy New Year: Lisp interpreter in SQL

from EXPLAIN EXTENDED [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Dec 2025
This year, I'll be implementing a Lisp interpreter in SQL. Now, what's Lisp, and why would I want to do that? Well, let me tell you a little story about that. Several decades ago, I got a New Year's present from my roommate's girlfriend. It was a book. She got it at a used...
Daily Inspirational Word Over the past couple of years I’ve gotten into journaling. Recently I’ve been using a method where...
28th May 2024
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Daily Inspirational Word

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

28th May 2024
Over the past couple of years I’ve gotten into journaling. Recently I’ve been using a method where you’re given a single inspirational word as a prompt, and go from there. Unfortunately, the process of finding, saving, and accessing inspirational words was a bit of a...
Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated… The Shock of ChatGPT Just a few months ago writing an original essay seemed like something only a...
16th Mar 2023
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Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…

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

16th Mar 2023
The Shock of ChatGPT Just a few months ago writing an original essay seemed like something only a human could do. But then ChatGPT burst onto the scene. And suddenly we realized that an AI could write a passable human-like essay. So now it’s natural to wonder: How far will this...
Granular tracking settings Authors now have more control than ever over their data collection
6th Feb 2022
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Granular tracking settings

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

6th Feb 2022
Authors now have more control than ever over their data collection
15th Dec 2020
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...
Hummingbird at the feeder With a recent blast of winter I noticed a few hummingbirds already here so I put up the feeder.Not...
10th Apr 2024
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Hummingbird at the feeder

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Apr 2024
With a recent blast of winter I noticed a few hummingbirds already here so I put up the feeder.Not 30 seconds later, this fella showed up.
Why startup biz dev deals almost never get done Startups fail at biz dev because their proposals don't make sense to bigger companies. Here's how to...
6th Oct 2024
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Why startup biz dev deals almost never get done

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

6th Oct 2024
Startups fail at biz dev because their proposals don't make sense to bigger companies. Here's how to adjust your approach.
How Talking Over A Wall Changed My Direction As A Programmer I started my programming career in October 1981 at a large defense contractor (GD). At the time, my...
2nd Oct 2024
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How Talking Over A Wall Changed My Direction As A Programmer

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

2nd Oct 2024
I started my programming career in October 1981 at a large defense contractor (GD). At the time, my goal was to work for a couple of years and then continue my education with a Ph.D. in Chemistry (I had already been accepted). The office I worked in was a
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