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The costs of the i386 to x86-64 upgrade If you read my previous article on DOS memory models, you may have dismissed everything I wrote as...
7th Oct 2024
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The costs of the i386 to x86-64 upgrade

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

7th Oct 2024
If you read my previous article on DOS memory models, you may have dismissed everything I wrote as “legacy cruft from the 1990s that nobody cares about any longer”.  It's time to see how any of that carried over through the 16-bit to 64-bit evolution.
Web Development on a $200 Chromebook Web Development on a $200 Chromebook 2020-01-07 This blog post was written, edited and tested...
7th Jan 2020
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Web Development on a $200 Chromebook

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

7th Jan 2020
Web Development on a $200 Chromebook 2020-01-07 This blog post was written, edited and tested locally on a cheap $200 Chromebook. The article draft was composed in Sublime Text. Jekyll (the SSG this website uses) was generated via the Linux Beta Terminal running alongside Chrome...
Building Itako: an investment tracking application Around 2 years ago, I had some time on my hands and got really interested into investing and playing...
2nd Sep 2025
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Building Itako: an investment tracking application

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

2nd Sep 2025
Around 2 years ago, I had some time on my hands and got really interested into investing and playing with stock market data. After reading way too many books on the subject, I started building my own tools which led me to creating Itako. It’s a portfolio tracking and data...
How big is the Flutter team? I often get asked how many people contribute to Flutter. It's a hard question to answer because...
3rd Feb 2024
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How big is the Flutter team?

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

3rd Feb 2024
I often get asked how many people contribute to Flutter. It's a hard question to answer because "contribute" is a very vague concept. There's tens of thousands of packages on pub.dev, all of which are written by contributors to the community. There's over 100,000 of issues...
You are still valuable A frustrated Reddit post about being a condom between an AI and production made the rounds in our...
4 weeks ago
2

You are still valuable

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

4 weeks ago
A frustrated Reddit post about being a condom between an AI and production made the rounds in our team. Here is why I think the opposite is true and what it means for how we review code, plan work and think.
Announcing CalVer It's about time. Technologists expect things to get better with time. Your current laptop has more...
22nd Jun 2016
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Announcing CalVer

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Jun 2016
It's about time. Technologists expect things to get better with time. Your current laptop has more RAM than the last, your current car is safer than its predecessor, and the latest version of your code is certainly the best ever. What if the same be said of versioning...
Not everyone can be the best Many software developers seem to have a uniquely hard time accepting that not everyone who just...
4th Aug 2023
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Not everyone can be the best

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

4th Aug 2023
Many software developers seem to have a uniquely hard time accepting that not everyone who just tries real hard will become so good as to be among the best in this field. That there really is a discrepancy of talent that leads to a discrepancy of competence. That not everyone can...
26th Mar 2019
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Learning Ada

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

26th Mar 2019
Ho Rudolph Rudolph claps back.
24th Dec 2013
1

Ho Rudolph

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

24th Dec 2013
Rudolph claps back.
A Great Bumper Sticker I’m not really a fan of bumper stickers in general, but I saw this one on the freeway a few days ago...
24th Mar 2015
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A Great Bumper Sticker

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

24th Mar 2015
I’m not really a fan of bumper stickers in general, but I saw this one on the freeway a few days ago and I couldn’t stop laughing: It’s of course making fun of the Earth Stickers that are so common everywhere (especially in Portland): If you’re curious, the original sticker was...
6th Jan 2018
Recently I watched a large part of All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace this month. This also counts...
1st May 2025
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Recently

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

1st May 2025
I watched a large part of All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace this month. This also counts as a “listening” item, because the theme song, “Baby Love Child” by Pizzicato Five, is also spectacular. Guitar Moves is a good series of interviews by Matt Sweeney, who I...
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
1st Sep 2020
Godot4 w/ C# in VSCode setup I spent some time trying to set up my dev environement to be able to run and debug a Godot game...
16th Jun 2024
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Godot4 w/ C# in VSCode setup

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

16th Jun 2024
I spent some time trying to set up my dev environement to be able to run and debug a Godot game written in .Net inside VSCode. Here are the steps I took to setup: Install Godot Engine for .Net Link Install .Net SDK Link Go into VSCode and install the following extensions .NET...
Steady yourself, those world-changing thoughts are not productive * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Whilst building...
13th Feb 2011
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Steady yourself, those world-changing thoughts are not productive

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

13th Feb 2011
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Whilst building my latest startup, which I’m glad to say is picking up nicely, there have been times when things have started to go a little crazy. It might be being featured in a big blog, lots...
The premise trap The hardest part for me about collaborating with junior programmers, whether it's in open source or...
16th Dec 2024
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The premise trap

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

16th Dec 2024
The hardest part for me about collaborating with junior programmers, whether it's in open source or at work, is avoiding the premise trap. That's where the fundamental assumptions baked into the first draft of the code aren't questioned until you've already spent far too long...
Make Beautiful Gradients Have you ever noticed that gradients tend to look a little gray and washed-out in the middle? This...
11th Jan 2022
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Make Beautiful Gradients

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

11th Jan 2022
Have you ever noticed that gradients tend to look a little gray and washed-out in the middle? This happens because of a mathematical quirk with RGB colors. Fortunately, we can work around this quirk, and create beautiful, lush, saturated gradients.
Why should you learn Golang? [2026] Golang has skyrocketed in popularity year over year, making it one of the best choices for...
8th Feb 2021
1

Why should you learn Golang? [2026]

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,...
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.
The Boot.dev Beat. May 2024 A new Pub/Sub Architecture course, lootable chests, and ThePrimeagen’s Git course is only a couple...
1st May 2024
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The Boot.dev Beat. May 2024

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

1st May 2024
A new Pub/Sub Architecture course, lootable chests, and ThePrimeagen’s Git course is only a couple weeks away. It’s been a good April. glhf.
My morning routine as a remote CEO and why it’s always changing Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. Working remotely and having the opportunity to...
21st May 2018
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My morning routine as a remote CEO and why it’s always changing

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

21st May 2018
Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. Working remotely and having the opportunity to work from home, coffee shops, coworking spaces, or wherever else I might feel the most productive, means that I can design my own mornings because they don’t necessarily need to be...
Python Community Intro The PSF just created a new mailing list, "PSF-Community", then autosubscribed a bunch of people and...
22nd Sep 2015
1

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...
2015-12-04 www.unofficialgoogledatascience.com/2015/12/replacing-sawzall-case-study-in-domain.html
4th Dec 2015
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2015-12-04

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

4th Dec 2015
www.unofficialgoogledatascience.com/2015/12/replacing-sawzall-case-study-in-domain.html
Empowering Design System Users The question of whether or not component APIs should be locked down at the code level comes up quite...
1st Nov 2021
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Empowering Design System Users

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

1st Nov 2021
The question of whether or not component APIs should be locked down at the code level comes up quite a bit. For example, if a button spec only calls for primary, secondary, and tertiary variants, should we still expose parts and custom properties so users can make further...
What I'm up to - November 2023 This is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Nov 2023
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What I'm up to - November 2023

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

1st Nov 2023
This is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in October - Switched my daily driver Aeropress coffee recipe to this one by Jonathan Gagné. It p...
Chemistry at its finest: inverted sugar syrup for cocktails Simple syrup finds its home in any well-stocked bar because sometimes sugar doesn't dissolve easily...
23rd Aug 2010
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Chemistry at its finest: inverted sugar syrup for cocktails

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

23rd Aug 2010
Simple syrup finds its home in any well-stocked bar because sometimes sugar doesn't dissolve easily enough. Simple syrup is traditionally made by dissolving white sugar into water on a stove and then cooling before use, but sometimes, in a pinch, people will shake superfine sugar...
In Memoriam, Encountering World War I, and Thinkable Horrors A delayed education on the trenches and scales of suffering
18th Jul 2026
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In Memoriam, Encountering World War I, and Thinkable Horrors

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

18th Jul 2026
A delayed education on the trenches and scales of suffering
A simple gallery plugin for Obsidian → I’ve been using Obsidian for my note-taking recently, and I really like it. It’s already absorbed...
4th Nov 2022
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A simple gallery plugin for Obsidian →

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Nov 2022
I’ve been using Obsidian for my note-taking recently, and I really like it. It’s already absorbed all of my text notes, and I’m gradually using it for images too. To help me find my images, I’ve written a small Obsidian plugin. When I click the little picture icon in the sidebar,...
How much does the read/write buffer size matter for socket throughput? The read() and write() system calls take a variable-length byte array as an argument. As a...
16th Jul 2023
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How much does the read/write buffer size matter for socket throughput?

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

16th Jul 2023
The read() and write() system calls take a variable-length byte array as an argument. As a simplified model, the time for the system call should be some constant "per-call" time, plus time directly proportional to the number of bytes in the array. That is, the time for each call...
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.
How to Not Write "Garbage Code" (by Linus Torvalds) Linus Torvalds, Creator of Git and Linux, on reducing cognitive load
12th Sep 2025
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How to Not Write "Garbage Code" (by Linus Torvalds)

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

12th Sep 2025
Linus Torvalds, Creator of Git and Linux, on reducing cognitive load
two weeks is all you need two-weeks I built a website (twoweeksisallyouneed dot com) with just Claude 3.5 Sonnet, zero lines...
21st Nov 2024
1

two weeks is all you need

from seated.ro [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st Nov 2024
two-weeks I built a website (twoweeksisallyouneed dot com) with just Claude 3.5 Sonnet, zero lines of code written by me. Why I did this So a couple weeks back I had a computer vision midterm and i was allowed a single page of notes. I decided to use Claude to generate a cheat...
Cross-Browser JavaScript Scrollbar Detection I recently contributed a fix to the bootstrap framework that detects on-screen scrollbars to...
12th Jul 2014
1

Cross-Browser JavaScript Scrollbar Detection

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

12th Jul 2014
I recently contributed a fix to the bootstrap framework that detects on-screen scrollbars to determine whether or not the body should be padded when a modal window is opened to prevent shifting of background contents. Detecting on-screen scrollbars turned out to be a bit more...
Building Custom React Hooks Illustrated notes on building custom React hooks
2nd Nov 2019
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Building Custom React Hooks

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

2nd Nov 2019
Illustrated notes on building custom React hooks
Speed matters: Why working quickly is more important than it seems The obvious benefit to working quickly is that you'll finish more stuff per unit time. But there's...
26th Jul 2015
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Speed matters: Why working quickly is more important than it seems

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

26th Jul 2015
The obvious benefit to working quickly is that you'll finish more stuff per unit time. But there's more to it than that. If you work quickly, the cost of doing something new will seem lower in your mind. So you'll be inclined to do more. The converse is true, too. If every time...
What I learned building a $1K MRR SaaS in 6 weeks Question: Answer: The post What I learned building a $1K MRR SaaS in 6 weeks appeared first on...
9th Jul 2024
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What I learned building a $1K MRR SaaS in 6 weeks

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

9th Jul 2024
Question: Answer: The post What I learned building a $1K MRR SaaS in 6 weeks appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
Paleolithic Nostalgia Longing for the paleolithic past in the Anthropocene
20th Jun 2021
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Paleolithic Nostalgia

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

20th Jun 2021
Longing for the paleolithic past in the Anthropocene
First Letter Pseudo Element First Letter Pseudo Element 2019-05-03 In today's TypeTip we will be taking a look at the often...
3rd May 2019
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First Letter Pseudo Element

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

3rd May 2019
First Letter Pseudo Element 2019-05-03 In today's TypeTip we will be taking a look at the often overlooked :first-letter CSS pseudo element. Though you might only use this for specific article-format web pages, it's still a nice-to-have in your web dev toolset. The HTML Like most...
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...
1st Dec 2015
45

Docember

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

1st Dec 2015
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
1

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...
6th Jan 2019
My 2025: The most productive year yet? As 2026 begins, thinking back on my 2025 is a bit nuts. I can’t believe how much new product I...
2nd Jan 2026
1

My 2025: The most productive year yet?

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2026
As 2026 begins, thinking back on my 2025 is a bit nuts. I can’t believe how much new product I shipped. I think AI had a lot to do with it, freeing me up to take on projects that Had a technical component that would have discouraged me from starting Are purely personal but...
7 Best Practices for Every Python Developer If you’re looking to improve your coding, there are lots of steps you can take, but the first is...
4th Jan 2022
1

7 Best Practices for Every Python Developer

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

4th Jan 2022
If you’re looking to improve your coding, there are lots of steps you can take, but the first is focusing on Python best practices. It’s really important that your code is readable, testable, and maintainable. From picking good variable names, refactoring code that gets repeated...
Build Week at Buffer: What it is and how we’re approaching it Build Week at Buffer: What it is and how we’re approaching it Note: this was originally posted on...
21st Aug 2022
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Build Week at Buffer: What it is and how we’re approaching it

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

21st Aug 2022
Build Week at Buffer: What it is and how we’re approaching it Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. We’ve dedicated the week of August 22nd to a brand new internal initiative called Build Week. We’ll all be putting aside our regular work for a single week to come...
A Year at Igalia March 11th marked my one year anniversary at Igalia. It simultaneously feels like the blink of an...
17th Mar 2025
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A Year at Igalia

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

17th Mar 2025
March 11th marked my one year anniversary at Igalia. It simultaneously feels like the blink of an eye and also decade. I suspect that's just the way life goes. It has been a busy year of rebuilding my self-confidence in my career. Despite it being 2 years since relocating to...
programming, i hate it There is a stereotypical programmer. We all know the one. The Marky Marks, stripy bois, Steve and...
1st Aug 2024
1

programming, i hate it

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

1st Aug 2024
There is a stereotypical programmer. We all know the one. The Marky Marks, stripy bois, Steve and Steves. The wiz kids.
Defend Your Cookies with Essential Web Security Tactics Illustrated notes on the essentials of web security
8th Feb 2020
24

Defend Your Cookies with Essential Web Security Tactics

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

8th Feb 2020
Illustrated notes on the essentials of web security
Safe memory reclamation for BIND At the end of October, I finally got my multithreaded qp-trie working! It could be built with two...
10th Jan 2023
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Safe memory reclamation for BIND

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

10th Jan 2023
At the end of October, I finally got my multithreaded qp-trie working! It could be built with two different concurrency control mechanisms: A reader/writer lock This has poor read-side scalability, because every thread is hammering on the same shared location. But its write...
12th Jul 2026
Marshaling Struct with Special Fields to JSON in Golang This is a short post explaining how I marshaled http.Request into json
1st May 2021
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Marshaling Struct with Special Fields to JSON in Golang

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2021
This is a short post explaining how I marshaled http.Request into json
how fast is java? Teaching an old dog new tricks Java, the language everyone loves to hate. Long has it garnered the reputation of a stagnant,...
23rd Oct 2025
1

how fast is java? Teaching an old dog new tricks

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

23rd Oct 2025
Java, the language everyone loves to hate. Long has it garnered the reputation of a stagnant, obtuse, bloated beast only used by those who have no other choice because some enterprise corporate believed the hype train of the 90s. But is that all still true today?
DocWriter: the typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google Doc For years I’ve wanted a writing machine that would combine the best parts of a typewriter and a word...
18th Sep 2017
52

DocWriter: the typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google Doc

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

18th Sep 2017
For years I’ve wanted a writing machine that would combine the best parts of a typewriter and a word processor. After months of tinkering, a friend and I just finished building one. We call it the DocWriter. It’s a typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google...
Visualizing distributions with pepperoni pizza (and javascript) There's a pizza shop near me that serves a normal pizza. I mean, they distribute the toppings in a...
18th Aug 2025
44

Visualizing distributions with pepperoni pizza (and javascript)

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

18th Aug 2025
There's a pizza shop near me that serves a normal pizza. I mean, they distribute the toppings in a normal way. They're not uniform at all. The toppings are random, but not the way I want. The colloquial understanding of "random" is kind of the Platonic ideal of a pizza: slightly...
Name that Ware, February 2025 Here’s the Ware for February 2025: Thanks again to spida for contributing yet another guest ware!...
28th Feb 2025
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Name that Ware, February 2025

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

28th Feb 2025
Here’s the Ware for February 2025: Thanks again to spida for contributing yet another guest ware! Hopefully this one is a smidge easier to guess compared to last month’s.
Git Super-Power: The Three-Way Merge tl;dr: git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3 In my previous post, I preached about the one...
1st May 2024
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Git Super-Power: The Three-Way Merge

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

1st May 2024
tl;dr: git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3 In my previous post, I preached about the one true way to merge MRs in a git workflow. The answer is obviously to rebase for conflicts, and a merge commit for posterity of the MR. What I did not talk about is that there is a...
A new system for organizing my writing and projects Keeping up with regular blog posts is a challenge. To do it, I've churned through a few different...
1st Dec 2025
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A new system for organizing my writing and projects

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

1st Dec 2025
Keeping up with regular blog posts is a challenge. To do it, I've churned through a few different organizational systems. Sometimes I have to change them due to actual life circumstances changing; other times, due to the old one just wearing off[1]. Well, my life circumstances...
The Lindy Effect on startup potential On average, you're halfway to your final destination. How, then, do we not only double from here,...
9th Jun 2024
100

The Lindy Effect on startup potential

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

9th Jun 2024
On average, you're halfway to your final destination. How, then, do we not only double from here, but 10x?
Forking Chrome to render in a terminal I wrote about forking Chrome to turn HTML to SVG two months ago, today we're going to do something...
27th Jan 2023
62

Forking Chrome to render in a terminal

from Fathy Boundjadj [alt+shift+b] in programming

27th Jan 2023
I wrote about forking Chrome to turn HTML to SVG two months ago, today we're going to do something similar by making it render into a terminal. Let me introduce you to the Carbonyl web browser! Drawing Read more..
My personal one-pager I've been using "Darek Kay" as my pseudonym since school. My surname was long and difficult to...
3rd Jul 2023
34

My personal one-pager

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

3rd Jul 2023
I've been using "Darek Kay" as my pseudonym since school. My surname was long and difficult to pronounce, so I've been mostly using it in a formal context. Last year, I changed my legal name, which also influenced my online presence. Due to the change, looking up my new name via...
1st Oct 2021
1

October 2021

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

1st Oct 2021
Setting up Github Actions for Hugo Github Actions for Hugo but with particular requirements
29th Nov 2020
29

Setting up Github Actions for Hugo

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Nov 2020
Github Actions for Hugo but with particular requirements
Representing the universe of GravityLoops <![CDATA[I started working on the class Universe of GravityLoops, my gravity simulator in Interlisp...
5th Jun 2026
1

Representing the universe of GravityLoops

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

5th Jun 2026
<![CDATA[I started working on the class Universe of GravityLoops, my gravity simulator in Interlisp and LOOPS. I defined the class itself and the main methods, Universe.Register and Universe.Simulate. The class represents a collection of bodies and manages the parameters and...
What is Backend Web Development? The boring answer is that backend web development is the process of building the server-side of...
7th Aug 2023
1

What is Backend Web Development?

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

7th Aug 2023
The boring answer is that backend web development is the process of building the server-side of websites and web applications. It primarily focuses on handling the logic, data processing, and communication between the user’s web browser and the server.
Black coiled planter with attached drip tray, 2024 Heavily grogged black stoneware, coil-built, denim satin glaze
7th Feb 2024
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Black coiled planter with attached drip tray, 2024

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

7th Feb 2024
Heavily grogged black stoneware, coil-built, denim satin glaze
1st Apr 2021
1

Pay-what-you-want subscriptions

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

1st Apr 2021
This is no joke.
Singletons in ES6 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Singletons are fairly controversial as far as I can tell, especially in JavaScript programming....
4th Nov 2019
1

Singletons in ES6 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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

4th Nov 2019
Singletons are fairly controversial as far as I can tell, especially in JavaScript programming. Let’s take a look at what they are, when to (maybe) use them, and when not to.
Python Community Intro The PSF just created a new mailing list, "PSF-Community", then autosubscribed a bunch of people and...
22nd Sep 2015
1

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...
Every Man a Microservice Contra Conway
8th Feb 2026
1

Every Man a Microservice

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

8th Feb 2026
Contra Conway
Changing the Tires on a Moving Codebase 2020 was a year of reckonings. And for all that was beyond one’s control, as the year went on, I...
10th Mar 2021
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Changing the Tires on a Moving Codebase

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Mar 2021
2020 was a year of reckonings. And for all that was beyond one’s control, as the year went on, I found myself pouring more and more into the one thing that felt within reach: futureproofing of the large enterprise web application I helped build, SimpleLegal. Now complete, this...
How fast is rust? Simulating 200,000,000 particles The challenge, simulate 100,000,000 particles in rust using only the cpu. Let’s go.
9th Nov 2024
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How fast is rust? Simulating 200,000,000 particles

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

9th Nov 2024
The challenge, simulate 100,000,000 particles in rust using only the cpu. Let’s go.
Perfecting the design handover process At Tinloof, we aim for seamless and efficient design handoffs, drawing from our experience...
2nd Oct 2023
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Perfecting the design handover process

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

2nd Oct 2023
At Tinloof, we aim for seamless and efficient design handoffs, drawing from our experience completing dozens of projects. Our ultimate goal is a "0 questions asked" handoff, akin to an improved IKEA assembly experience. In this article, we'll explore the three core sections...
Fast compilers for fast programs Fast compilers for fast programs Compiler author incentives Aside: languages get caught in the...
14th Apr 2019
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Fast compilers for fast programs

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

14th Apr 2019
Fast compilers for fast programs Compiler author incentives Aside: languages get caught in the middle The "medium-sized project" moment 2019-04-14 Compiler authors face a tradeoff between compiler speed and executable speed. Take longer to build a binary and you can build a...
What I'm up to - December 2023 This is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Dec 2023
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What I'm up to - December 2023

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

1st Dec 2023
This is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in November - Started writing some essays about online work, dependability, tools, and craft on t...
String Formatting One of the most well-received features introduced in Python 3.6 were the f-strings. Unlike the...
2nd Mar 2023
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String Formatting

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

2nd Mar 2023
One of the most well-received features introduced in Python 3.6 were the f-strings. Unlike the walrus operator (introduced in Python 3.8), f-strings quickly became popular - it's hard to find someone who doesn't love them! Officially named literal string interpolation, f-strings...
The Boot.dev Beat. July 2025 This month we were heads down building a lot of background stuff for big releases that are coming up...
9th Jul 2025
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The Boot.dev Beat. July 2025

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

9th Jul 2025
This month we were heads down building a lot of background stuff for big releases that are coming up - but we still did manage to get a few new features out the door!
Gathering Structures How to gather people and create communities in ways that are low-stress and high-payoff
20th Feb 2024
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Gathering Structures

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

20th Feb 2024
How to gather people and create communities in ways that are low-stress and high-payoff
Subtraction Is Functionally Complete To be precise, IEEE-754 floating point subtraction is functionally complete. That means you can...
28th Sep 2023
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Subtraction Is Functionally Complete

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

28th Sep 2023
To be precise, IEEE-754 floating point subtraction is functionally complete. That means you can construct any binary circuit using nothing but floating point subtraction. To see how, we must start at the bottom. I quote the IEEE 754-2019 standard, section 6.3: 6.3 The sign...
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...
15th Sep 2011
Autonomy: What it is and what it isn’t Goldilocks Autonomy What it isn’t So what is autonomy? Crossing lines Business leaders don’t have a...
11th Aug 2022
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Autonomy: What it is and what it isn’t

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

11th Aug 2022
Goldilocks Autonomy What it isn’t So what is autonomy? Crossing lines Business leaders don’t have a clue Business leaders want to be too involved in the ‘how’ The agile team want to own the ‘what’ Blurred lines Not too much, not too little — just right The goal ¶Goldilocks...
Recently Writing in from Washington, DC, my once-hometown and the birthplace of Mapbox. This one will be...
3rd Jul 2023
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Recently

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

3rd Jul 2023
Writing in from Washington, DC, my once-hometown and the birthplace of Mapbox. This one will be quick because I’m between one thing and another! Listening Dry Daniel by Buke and Gase Buke and Gase released some music they recorded a while ago, and there are some hits in it. I...
My review of the Nüborn Baby at 3 months My Nüborn Baby arrived in October, and now that I've had a few months to get used to it, I thought...
16th Jan 2026
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My review of the Nüborn Baby at 3 months

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

16th Jan 2026
My Nüborn Baby arrived in October, and now that I've had a few months to get used to it, I thought I'd write up a review, in case you were thinking of getting one for yourself.
What is Backend-as-a-Service? Plenty of people have heard of SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service, which is simply software made...
5th Dec 2022
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What is Backend-as-a-Service?

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

5th Dec 2022
Plenty of people have heard of SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service, which is simply software made available by a third party over the internet. Think Salesforce, WordPress, or MailChimp. And most people know what a “backend developer” is, that is, someone who is responsible for things...
On Estimates, Time, and Evidence Here's an exchange that's pretty common: "How long will that take?" "A few days." I run into this...
7th Aug 2017
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On Estimates, Time, and Evidence

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

7th Aug 2017
Here's an exchange that's pretty common: "How long will that take?" "A few days." I run into this all the time with clients - they have real business needs to know how long something will take and what the risks are with any given project. So, we are asked to give estimates of...
Switching From C++ to Rust Discussion on HackerNews and Lobsters. I have been writing C++ professionally for the last 4 years...
13th Mar 2023
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Switching From C++ to Rust

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

13th Mar 2023
Discussion on HackerNews and Lobsters. I have been writing C++ professionally for the last 4 years and 3 months ago I started a new job in Rust. I would like to share my experience and thoughts on the transition between 2 languages. Disclaimer: This article is not a C++ vs Rust...
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.
The "Talk vs Walk" framework This exercise we invented at WP Engine is surprisingly useful in engaging both Marketing and...
8th Jun 2022
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The "Talk vs Walk" framework

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

8th Jun 2022
This exercise we invented at WP Engine is surprisingly useful in engaging both Marketing and Product, generating actions for both sides that make products more desirable and competitive.
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...
Small Web Just Got Bigger Small Web, the non-commercial part of the internet made by real people, has always been at the heart...
12th Mar 2026
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Small Web Just Got Bigger

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

12th Mar 2026
Small Web, the non-commercial part of the internet made by real people, has always been at the heart of what we do at Kagi. Today, we're adding to the Small Web experience with new browser extensions,...
Pain I've been staying with my friend Matt Mochary at his house in Hawaii for the last few days. He...
17th Sep 2024
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Pain

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

17th Sep 2024
I've been staying with my friend Matt Mochary at his house in Hawaii for the last few days. He shared an excellent insight about dealing with pain that I believe everyone should hear. So here it is: We all experience pain caused by others. Perhaps even earlier today
Ink Note Feb 2023: Crosscut Extension Design Jam • Marcel's Notes Marcel Goethals’ notes on Crosscut extensions
21st Feb 2023
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Ink Note Feb 2023: Crosscut Extension Design Jam • Marcel's Notes

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

21st Feb 2023
Marcel Goethals’ notes on Crosscut extensions
Nail polish: the superior paint Nail polish: the toughest, brightest, sparkliest, absolute best paint in the world. It makes...
4th Apr 2016
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Nail polish: the superior paint

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

4th Apr 2016
Nail polish: the toughest, brightest, sparkliest, absolute best paint in the world. It makes everything prettier and better and you should use it on all of your electronic devices to make them shine.
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…
New Loose Leaf Security series: Securing your phone Two more episodes of Loose Leaf Security are out, a series about phone security: Securing your...
21st Jul 2018
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New Loose Leaf Security series: Securing your phone

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

21st Jul 2018
Two more episodes of Loose Leaf Security are out, a series about phone security: Securing your phone We take our phones everywhere and trust them with a lot of sensitive information, but have we put enough thought into how to secure them? Liz and Geoffrey discuss different...
Substack vs Africa The writing site, Substack, has taken the world by storm. At a time when everyone thought blogging...
30th Jul 2024
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Substack vs Africa

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

30th Jul 2024
The writing site, Substack, has taken the world by storm. At a time when everyone thought blogging and online writing was dead, superseded by YouTube, Substack came along and solved the problems of discovery and monetisation. Their feed and recommendations have allowed many to...
February updates We started the year with lots of new updates
4th Feb 2019
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February updates

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

4th Feb 2019
We started the year with lots of new updates
AI enhanced search LLMs are good search helpers. Here’s three search tools I use every day. All of these use an AI to...
20th Sep 2024
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AI enhanced search

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

20th Sep 2024
LLMs are good search helpers. Here’s three search tools I use every day. All of these use an AI to synthesize answers but also provide an essential feature: specific web search results for you to verify and further research. I use these for conversational inquiries in addition...
Why Elliot Jay Stocks loves using Buttondown Designer and typographer Elliot Jay Stocks uses Buttondown to power Behind the Scenes, his weekly...
2nd Apr 2024
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Why Elliot Jay Stocks loves using Buttondown

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

2nd Apr 2024
Designer and typographer Elliot Jay Stocks uses Buttondown to power Behind the Scenes, his weekly newsletter about design, typography, and creativity.
Lilypad mini quilt While on a short road trip and then recovering from surgery, I hand quilted and hand embroidered a...
5th Jul 2026
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Lilypad mini quilt

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

5th Jul 2026
While on a short road trip and then recovering from surgery, I hand quilted and hand embroidered a linen lilypad quilt. And yes, I did make this little quilt for my Frinos plush from Hades II to have a nice place to rest.
sudon't My opinion is not mainstream, but I think if you really examine the practices and security processes...
2nd May 2024
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sudon't

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

2nd May 2024
My opinion is not mainstream, but I think if you really examine the practices and security processes that use and recommend sudo, the reasons for using it are mostly bullshit. When I started my career in the late 1990s, I was already aware of really(8) and userv because one of my...
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...
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
A quick summary one of the benefits of LLMs is the ability to summarize things one of the dangers of LLMs is the...
11th Oct 2024
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A quick summary

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

11th Oct 2024
one of the benefits of LLMs is the ability to summarize things one of the dangers of LLMs is the ability to summarize things read any AI product’s value prop and it will say a variation of “it frees you up to do higher order/ value tasks” nobody knows what these higher order...
Spirograph fun in Kidz Fun Art For a long time I’ve wanted to add Spirographs to my (awesome ) drawing app for kids, Kidz Fun Art,...
12th Jun 2026
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Spirograph fun in Kidz Fun Art

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

12th Jun 2026
For a long time I’ve wanted to add Spirographs to my (awesome ) drawing app for kids, Kidz Fun Art, and today it’s ready! There was quite a bit of fun mathematics in getting it to feel natural and work with all sizes of circles, but it seems to have worked out very...
The lasting influence of Netscape Time After Netscape, the speed of software sped up beyond what anyone could have imagined. Thanks to a...
12th May 2026
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The lasting influence of Netscape Time

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

12th May 2026
After Netscape, the speed of software sped up beyond what anyone could have imagined. Thanks to a documentary crew and a ghost writer, we have a full view of the whole thing. The post The lasting influence of Netscape Time appeared first on The History of the Web.
6-7 loops we use everyday to make PostHog self-driving I've mostly given up keeping up with agent trends. Every few months, I ignore all of it and ask what...
15th Sep 2026
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6-7 loops we use everyday to make PostHog self-driving

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

15th Sep 2026
I've mostly given up keeping up with agent trends. Every few months, I ignore all of it and ask what I'm actually getting use out of. Three things…
Running Go in the Browser With Web Assembly (WASM) If you are familiar with the Go Playground, then you know how convenient it is to be able to have a...
1st Jul 2020
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Running Go in the Browser With Web Assembly (WASM)

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

1st Jul 2020
If you are familiar with the Go Playground, then you know how convenient it is to be able to have a Go scratchpad in the browser. Want to show someone a code snippet? Want to quickly test some syntax? Browser-based code pads are helpful. On that note, I created a new playground....
Stop Using Sticky Navigation on Mobile Stop Using Sticky Navigation on Mobile 2019-10-06 Stop styling your web elements to be “sticky” on...
6th Oct 2019
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Stop Using Sticky Navigation on Mobile

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

6th Oct 2019
Stop Using Sticky Navigation on Mobile 2019-10-06 Stop styling your web elements to be “sticky” on mobile. This creates a horrible experience for your users and also looks like trash from a UI perspective. Don’t style your navigation (or any components for that matter) to be...
Disaggregated Storage - a brief introduction a brief introduction to disaggregated storage systems in context of database systems
2nd Nov 2024
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Disaggregated Storage - a brief introduction

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Nov 2024
a brief introduction to disaggregated storage systems in context of database systems
Barbershop multi-track: I Love To Sing 'Em (Best tag so far!) I recorded a multi-track of the barbershop tag 'I Love To Sing 'Em'
15th Apr 2008
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Barbershop multi-track: I Love To Sing 'Em (Best tag so far!)

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

15th Apr 2008
I recorded a multi-track of the barbershop tag 'I Love To Sing 'Em'
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.
Local Optimizations Don't Lead to Global Optimums I like to think that I write code deliberately. I’m an admittedly slow developer, and I want to...
18th Nov 2024
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Local Optimizations Don't Lead to Global Optimums

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

18th Nov 2024
I like to think that I write code deliberately. I’m an admittedly slow developer, and I want to believe I do so on purpose. I want to know as much as I can about the context of what it is that I'm automating. I also use a limited set of tools. I used old computers for a long...
27th Aug 2013
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carvr

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

27th Aug 2013
27th Jun 2025
For whatever it's worth: my advice on job hunting in tech A collection of things I've learned over my decade in the industry, on how and where to look for...
7th Jun 2024
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For whatever it's worth: my advice on job hunting in tech

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

7th Jun 2024
A collection of things I've learned over my decade in the industry, on how and where to look for jobs, applying, interviewing, and all those fun things. For whatever it's worth.
“Out of the Software Crisis”: Dependencies The following is an extension of my notes from Baldur’s book “Out of the Software Crisis” including...
1st Sep 2023
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“Out of the Software Crisis”: Dependencies

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

1st Sep 2023
The following is an extension of my notes from Baldur’s book “Out of the Software Crisis” including quotes from the author. Software is a lot like life — probably because it models our lives — in that it’s constantly changing. The biggest threat to the economic value of code is...
Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes Illustrated notes on the Building A Second Brain course
16th Apr 2020
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Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes

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

16th Apr 2020
Illustrated notes on the Building A Second Brain course
A return to company core mission & values If you want to refocus on your core mission, and end political discourse at work, now is a window of...
31st Jan 2024
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A return to company core mission & values

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

31st Jan 2024
If you want to refocus on your core mission, and end political discourse at work, now is a window of time to do it
What I'm up to - October 2024 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Oct 2024
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What I'm up to - October 2024

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

1st Oct 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 - I've started publishing on Contraption Company every Friday. My posts last month: I...
Installing WordPress on NearlyFreeSpeech Installing WordPress on NearlyFreeSpeech 2024-05-27 I recently went through the process of porting...
27th May 2024
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Installing WordPress on NearlyFreeSpeech

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

27th May 2024
Installing WordPress on NearlyFreeSpeech 2024-05-27 I recently went through the process of porting over my wife’s small business website (built off of WordPress + Woocommerce) from EasyWP to NearlyFreeSpeech. Although the process was fairly easy-going, I thought I would post my...
baffled by generational garbage collection Usually in this space I like to share interesting things that I find out; you might call it a...
9th Feb 2025
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baffled by generational garbage collection

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Feb 2025
Usually in this space I like to share interesting things that I find out; you might call it a research-epistle-publish loop. Today, though, I come not with answers, but with questions, or rather one question, but with fractal surface area: what is the value proposition...
Two-Stack Sliding-Window Aggregation An aggregation is some kind of summary of a set of data. This can be the sum, length, minimum, etc....
2 weeks ago
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Two-Stack Sliding-Window Aggregation

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

2 weeks ago
An aggregation is some kind of summary of a set of data. This can be the sum, length, minimum, etc. It is quite common to want to calculate such a summary repeatedly, e.g. “the maximum noise level in dB for the past 30 seconds” for a nuisance detector. In such a case we say there...
Questionable Advice: Can Engineering Productivity Be Measured? I follow you on Twitter and read your blog.  I particularly enjoy this...
7th Jul 2020
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Questionable Advice: Can Engineering Productivity Be Measured?

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

7th Jul 2020
I follow you on Twitter and read your blog.  I particularly enjoy this post: https://charity.wtf/2019/05/01/friday-deploy-freezes-are-exactly-like-murdering-puppies/ I’m reaching out looking for some guidance. I work as an engineering manager for a company whose non-technology...
LambdaQ v2; now with optional task tokens! Want to use SQS without Step Functions? Now LambdaQ supports SQS without Step Functions.
9th May 2024
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LambdaQ v2; now with optional task tokens!

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

9th May 2024
Want to use SQS without Step Functions? Now LambdaQ supports SQS without Step Functions.
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...
Stop trying to build the next unicorn So, you're building the next big thing? You say you're going to make millions and have a fancy...
2nd Sep 2014
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Stop trying to build the next unicorn

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

2nd Sep 2014
So, you're building the next big thing? You say you're going to make millions and have a fancy office building out in the valley? That's cool. By the same odds we'll both be rich, because I'm holding tonight's winning lotto ticket. Your idea probably won't be the next big thing...
1995 Was the Most Important Year for the Web The world changed a lot in 1995. And for the web, it was a transformational year. The post 1995 Was...
8th Apr 2025
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1995 Was the Most Important Year for the Web

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

8th Apr 2025
The world changed a lot in 1995. And for the web, it was a transformational year. The post 1995 Was the Most Important Year for the Web appeared first on The History of the Web.
10 Shopify SEO best practices with Sanity and Remix Ecommerce competition keeps increasing - for each product you now have dozens of alternatives. As a...
1st Feb 2023
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10 Shopify SEO best practices with Sanity and Remix

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

1st Feb 2023
Ecommerce competition keeps increasing - for each product you now have dozens of alternatives. As a result, CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) increases, pushing ecommerce business owners to look for more affordable lead generation strategies. SEO is one of them. Online store...
Tokenmaxxing, Promomaxxing, and Misaligned Incentives in Tech When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
7th May 2026
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Tokenmaxxing, Promomaxxing, and Misaligned Incentives in Tech

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

7th May 2026
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
Using `make` to compile C programs (for non-C-programmers) I have never been a C programmer but every so often I need to compile a C/C++ program from source....
10th Jun 2025
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Using `make` to compile C programs (for non-C-programmers)

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

10th Jun 2025
I have never been a C programmer but every so often I need to compile a C/C++ program from source. This has been kind of a struggle for me: for a long time, my approach was basically “install the dependencies, run make, if it doesn’t work, either try to find a binary someone has...
Job Interviews By Zombies The golden rule of interviewing is: make yourself easy to hire. Like many organizations at the...
18th Jan 2022
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Job Interviews By Zombies

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

18th Jan 2022
The golden rule of interviewing is: make yourself easy to hire. Like many organizations at the moment, we’re hiring. As I’m interviewing people, I’m struck by how hard some folks make it for me to give them a “yes.” Candidates tend to murmur things like, “we decided to move...
From 0 to 1 MB in DOS A tour on how DOS was able to use most of the 1 MB address space of the 8086
17th Jan 2024
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From 0 to 1 MB in DOS

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

17th Jan 2024
A tour on how DOS was able to use most of the 1 MB address space of the 8086
How to Blow Up a Category - Netlify's new era and The End of the Road for JAMstack note - this is a hasty written braindump of feelings as emotions as I don't have the time to polish...
2nd Aug 2023
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How to Blow Up a Category - Netlify's new era and The End of the Road for JAMstack

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

2nd Aug 2023
note - this is a hasty written braindump of feelings as emotions as I don't have the time to polish this essay up to my usual standards, but still wanted to capture this important moment and end in my life. pardon any poorly phrased and organized thoughts.
One page of async Rust I’m writing a simulation, or rather, I’m procrastinating, and this blog post is the result of me...
17th Feb 2026
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One page of async Rust

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

17th Feb 2026
I’m writing a simulation, or rather, I’m procrastinating, and this blog post is the result of me going off on a side-track from the main quest. The simulation involves a bunch of tasks that go through a series of steps with delays in between, and each step can affect some...
Autumnal equinox 2023 Happy Autumnal Equinox northern hemisphere!This animation was posted 9 years ago to Vimeo using...
24th Sep 2023
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Autumnal equinox 2023

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Sep 2023
Happy Autumnal Equinox northern hemisphere!This animation was posted 9 years ago to Vimeo using Trapcode Particular.
SQLite Slaps why SQLite is cracked
18th Jun 2024
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SQLite Slaps

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Jun 2024
why SQLite is cracked
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...
On Engineers and Influence (Based on yesterday’s tweetstorm and the ensuing...
17th Aug 2018
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On Engineers and Influence

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

17th Aug 2018
(Based on yesterday’s tweetstorm and the ensuing conversation, https://twitter.com/mipsytipsy/status/1029608573217587201) Let’s talk about influence. As an engineer, how do you get influence? What does influence look like, what is it rooted in, how do you wield it or lose it? How...
Clever Code Considered Harmful As engineers, it can be really satisfying for us to implement clever, terse solutions to problems,...
13th Nov 2019
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Clever Code Considered Harmful

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

13th Nov 2019
As engineers, it can be really satisfying for us to implement clever, terse solutions to problems, relying on advanced tricks and techniques. As a result, we often write code that is hostile and inaccessible to the junior folks on our team. This article makes the case that we...
Protests Then and Now When a government engages in deviant behavior, it is the responsibility of the people to express...
24th Mar 2026
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Protests Then and Now

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

24th Mar 2026
When a government engages in deviant behavior, it is the responsibility of the people to express their opposition. That’s why I’ll be participating in the No Kings protest in New York City on Saturday. ... more ...
15th Dec 2020
Le Mans 2024 This will be my 11th attempt. The first time I showed up on the grid at Le Mans was in 2012 -- some...
3rd Apr 2024
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Le Mans 2024

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

3rd Apr 2024
This will be my 11th attempt. The first time I showed up on the grid at Le Mans was in 2012 -- some five years after I had first driven a real race car, and even less time since I made participating in the world's greatest endurance race the ultimate goal. But it almost didn't...
Ten minutes playing with typography: 'home' I made the graphic with the GIMP, and the typeface used is Helvetica Neue.
2nd Apr 2011
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Ten minutes playing with typography: 'home'

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

2nd Apr 2011
I made the graphic with the GIMP, and the typeface used is Helvetica Neue.
What I’m Using in 2025 I’ve always been fascinated to see what other apps or workflows others are using in their day-to-day...
24th Jan 2025
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What I’m Using in 2025

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

24th Jan 2025
I’ve always been fascinated to see what other apps or workflows others are using in their day-to-day lives. Every now and then I learn about a new app or some cool trick I didn’t previously know. I doubt anyone seriously cares about what I’m using, but figured I’d list them out...
Send your RSS digest on any day of the month Monthly RSS-to-email sends can now land on any day of the month, not just the first, last, or a...
1st Aug 2026
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Send your RSS digest on any day of the month

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

1st Aug 2026
Monthly RSS-to-email sends can now land on any day of the month, not just the first, last, or a given weekday.
Starting a New Chapter At the end of this week, I am starting a new chapter of my life: entrepreneurship. This is my last...
21st Aug 2016
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Starting a New Chapter

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

21st Aug 2016
At the end of this week, I am starting a new chapter of my life: entrepreneurship. This is my last week at CrossChx, and then I begin splitting my time between contract work and developing some of my own ideas. I only spent about three quarters of a year at CrossChx, but in that...
"You didn't do it right" Four sincere attempts at OKRs, four failures, and every time: "you didn't do it right." Maybe the...
a week ago
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"You didn't do it right"

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

a week 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?
28th Jul 2014
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2014-07-28

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

28th Jul 2014
11th Nov 2018
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from Civic Hax [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Nov 2018
how fast is go? simulating millions of particles on a smart tv The challenge, simulate millions of particles in golang, multi-player enabled, cpu only, smart tv...
13th Sep 2025
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how fast is go? simulating millions of particles on a smart tv

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

13th Sep 2025
The challenge, simulate millions of particles in golang, multi-player enabled, cpu only, smart tv compatible.
From startup to scaleup: What we’re changing as we make the transition > Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer...
1st Jun 2016
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From startup to scaleup: What we’re changing as we make the transition

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

1st Jun 2016
> Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog [https://open.buffer.com/from-startup-to-scaleup-what-were-changing-as-we-make-the-transition/] . In the past couple of months, I’ve had a number of thoughts around the growth Buffer has experienced in the last year and some...
5th Jun 2022
22nd Nov 2024
Is anyone still using Emacs? Self-answering the question posed in a recent Hacker News discussion
20th Jun 2026
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Is anyone still using Emacs?

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

20th Jun 2026
Self-answering the question posed in a recent Hacker News discussion
Winner, Name that Ware March 2026 The Ware for March 2026 is a Elecom DST C30SV 6 in 1 USB “docking station”. I’ll give the prize to...
29th Apr 2026
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Winner, Name that Ware March 2026

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

29th Apr 2026
The Ware for March 2026 is a Elecom DST C30SV 6 in 1 USB “docking station”. I’ll give the prize to tayken – the ware itself wasn’t terribly hard to guess on its own, so this month I’m just going with the first interesting response. Congrats, email me for your prize! As other...
Paleolithic Nostalgia Longing for the paleolithic past in the Anthropocene
20th Jun 2021
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Paleolithic Nostalgia

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

20th Jun 2021
Longing for the paleolithic past in the Anthropocene
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...
Universality and APIs From Roman numerals to Indian digits, from hieroglyphics to Latin languages, universality has been...
7th Dec 2022
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Universality and APIs

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

7th Dec 2022
From Roman numerals to Indian digits, from hieroglyphics to Latin languages, universality has been the key to unlocking human progress.
25th May 2025
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May 2025

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

25th May 2025
Automating Capacitive Buttons with a Modified Switchbot I’ve had a heater in my home office this winter and I’ve wished it could turn on/off automatically...
14th Mar 2023
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Automating Capacitive Buttons with a Modified Switchbot

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

14th Mar 2023
I’ve had a heater in my home office this winter and I’ve wished it could turn on/off automatically based on whether or not I was in the room. A smart outlet wouldn’t work for this because the heater has a manual switch. My next thought was to use my Switchbot smart button pusher,...
Captain's Log #1 In this episode of Captain's Log we cover artificial intelligence, taste companies, mom & pop tech...
11th Nov 2022
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Captain's Log #1

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

11th Nov 2022
In this episode of Captain's Log we cover artificial intelligence, taste companies, mom & pop tech businesses, and more.
Getting our focus back “We was robbed…” Attention is arguably the most precious resource of the 21st century. Technology...
24th Aug 2023
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Getting our focus back

from Renegade Otter [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Aug 2023
“We was robbed…” Attention is arguably the most precious resource of the 21st century. Technology companies have expended incredible efforts to improve the ways in which they capture our attention and convert it into revenue. That fight for the nine unmonetized glances. An...
Recently: Cycling and Autumn I haven’t been posting much to the ‘main blog’ recently, but I have been keeping the micro blog...
3rd Nov 2024
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Recently: Cycling and Autumn

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

3rd Nov 2024
I haven’t been posting much to the ‘main blog’ recently, but I have been keeping the micro blog updates humming. If you want more content in your RSS reader, you can subscribe to those posts, which are shorter, more scattered, and even less copyedited. It feels bad to have...
BazelCon 2026 recap My now-traditional “summary” of the conference along with my own commentary and thoughts.
19 hours ago
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BazelCon 2026 recap

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

19 hours ago
My now-traditional “summary” of the conference along with my own commentary and thoughts.
The vastness of the ocean The vastness of the oceancan't fit in my phone.The sand through my feetthe smell of the airthe howl...
11th Feb 2024
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The vastness of the ocean

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

11th Feb 2024
The vastness of the oceancan't fit in my phone.The sand through my feetthe smell of the airthe howl of the breezehas nowhere to go. The pages of a bookcan’t fit in my phone.The texture of the pagesthe scent of the pressthe uncontested immersionhas nowhere to go. The tapestry of...
Focus on the line, not the dot * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Yesterday I...
2nd Jan 2013
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Focus on the line, not the dot

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

2nd Jan 2013
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * Yesterday I noticed the Who’s Hiring? [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4992617] thread pop up again on Hacker News. If you’re hiring, it’s a great place to share that fact. Since around half a...
19th Aug 2025
Bringing Your Pets to Japan This is the post in forums that always makes me wince: “I’ve just been hired and am moving to Japan!...
11th Jul 2024
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Bringing Your Pets to Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Jul 2024
This is the post in forums that always makes me wince: “I’ve just been hired and am moving to Japan! Can I bring my dog with me?” The reason it causes me pain is that I know the poster is already too late. If they wanted to relocate to Japan with their dog, they needed to start...
Exploring intricate execution mysteries by reversing a crackme It's been a very long time since I've done some actual reverse engineering work. Going through a...
27th Oct 2022
52

Exploring intricate execution mysteries by reversing a crackme

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

27th Oct 2022
It's been a very long time since I've done some actual reverse engineering work. Going through a difficult period currently, I needed to take a break from the graphics world and go back to the roots: understanding obscure or elementary tech stuff. One may argue that it was most...
The evening walk * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * A few weeks ago...
3rd Feb 2013
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The evening walk

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

3rd Feb 2013
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * A few weeks ago I restarted one of my favorite habits: a daily evening walk. I want to share a couple of reasons why I love this habit so much, and how I recommend starting it if you find that
2023 Book Roundup My goal for 2023 was to read 24 books. I read 21, just shy of 22. I don't get particularly hung up...
1st Jan 2024
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2023 Book Roundup

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

1st Jan 2024
My goal for 2023 was to read 24 books. I read 21, just shy of 22. I don't get particularly hung up on whether or not I met my goal unless it's really abysmally off target. I ended up reading many 700+ page fantasy books this year so when I average that out, that's nearly 3...
What is a Senior Software Engineer at Wise and Amazon? Common expectations for the senior level at the two companies, and compensation packages at Wise.
1st Aug 2023
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What is a Senior Software Engineer at Wise and Amazon?

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

1st Aug 2023
Common expectations for the senior level at the two companies, and compensation packages at Wise.
Smile Smile Be thankful Resist the pressure to own things Be good to yourself, but no more than...
11th Sep 2018
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Smile

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

11th Sep 2018
Smile Be thankful Resist the pressure to own things Be good to yourself, but no more than necessary Be a friend Reflect; don’t regret Fail, learn, repeat Stop. Think. Speak Exercise your mind, your body, and your soul Work hard Be true Respect others Value life Give openly Love...
Three Class Society I heard something during the trucker protest in Canada along the lines of: “Most people here don’t...
3rd Oct 2023
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Three Class Society

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

3rd Oct 2023
I heard something during the trucker protest in Canada along the lines of: “Most people here don’t want to live in a free society. A free society requires personal responsiblity. People here want to be managed. They want a ruling class.” I heard something similar once from a...
The Boot.dev Beat. October 2023 Happy All Hallow’s Eve. I hope you enjoy this month’s cover art. It might be my favorite so far.
1st Oct 2023
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The Boot.dev Beat. October 2023

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

1st Oct 2023
Happy All Hallow’s Eve. I hope you enjoy this month’s cover art. It might be my favorite so far.
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.
Narrative debt HBO’s Watchmen is fantastic, as many have noted. It may be one of the most polished first drafts of...
13th Dec 2019
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Narrative debt

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

13th Dec 2019
HBO’s Watchmen is fantastic, as many have noted. It may be one of the most polished first drafts of fan fiction to ever appear on the silver, errr, OLED screen. DC may lag behind the Marvel Universe in box office and audience acclaim, but it feels like DC is starting to find its...
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
16

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.
More Apps, More Features, More Cowbell! Hot off the release of OS 8.0.2, we’ve got a great new batch of feature updates for you as we get...
6th Oct 2025
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More Apps, More Features, More Cowbell!

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

6th Oct 2025
Hot off the release of OS 8.0.2, we’ve got a great new batch of feature updates for you as we get closer to the release of elementary OS 8.1! Maps The first stable release of elementary Maps is now available for download on any Linux OS. For now we’ve focused on some of the...
May updates Here's what's new with Buttondown.
3rd Jun 2018
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May updates

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

3rd Jun 2018
Here's what's new with Buttondown.
The Uncanny Valley of Interactivity I believe mass entertainment suffers from a bit of format rigidity due to the natural inertia from...
7th Jan 2020
49

The Uncanny Valley of Interactivity

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

7th Jan 2020
I believe mass entertainment suffers from a bit of format rigidity due to the natural inertia from structural ossification in the music, film, and publishing businesses, to name the most prominent. One of the ways this manifests is in the one-way broadcast nature of much of our...
A Practical Guide to Modular Monoliths with .NET Feeling too much friction from your microservices architecture? It's time to revisit monoliths.
14th Jan 2024
54

A Practical Guide to Modular Monoliths with .NET

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

14th Jan 2024
Feeling too much friction from your microservices architecture? It's time to revisit monoliths.
Access pages without the php extension using .htaccess There are a number of ways to make "clean URLs" work on your site, but this one is pretty straight...
3rd Feb 2012
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Access pages without the php extension using .htaccess

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

3rd Feb 2012
There are a number of ways to make "clean URLs" work on your site, but this one is pretty straight forward.  It allows you to access /any-page.php by simply going to /any-page.  Just place the following into your .htaccess file (and make sure that mod_rewrite is...
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