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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
Remembering the LAN Remembering the LAN How it was How it is A dream: How it will be 2020-01-28 A memory and a dream. I...
28th Jan 2020
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Remembering the LAN

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

28th Jan 2020
Remembering the LAN How it was How it is A dream: How it will be 2020-01-28 A memory and a dream. I started programming in the 1990s living above my parent's medical practice. We had 15 PCs for the business, and one for me. The standard OS was MS-DOS. The network started off...
Programming Portals Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple...
23rd Oct 2022
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Programming Portals

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

23rd Oct 2022
Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes
Winner, Name that Ware January 2024 As I noted when posting the ware, I actually don’t know what its original function was — it’s just a...
29th Feb 2024
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Winner, Name that Ware January 2024

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

29th Feb 2024
As I noted when posting the ware, I actually don’t know what its original function was — it’s just a gizmo I picked out of a junk bin in Akihabara. Personally, I could not figure out the grabby motion until I actuated the central plunger manually: So, I was impressed that Ian...
Fighting uphill As someone with a good deal of interest in the digital accessibility space, I follow WebAIM’s work...
3rd May 2019
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Fighting uphill

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

3rd May 2019
As someone with a good deal of interest in the digital accessibility space, I follow WebAIM’s work closely. Their survey results are priceless insights into how disabled people actually use the web, so when the organization speaks with authority on a subject, I listen. WebAIM’s...
What the Fork is Babel? Illustrated notes on how Babel works
1st Feb 2019
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What the Fork is Babel?

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

1st Feb 2019
Illustrated notes on how Babel works
Singapore H1B1 Tips > Aug 2019 edit: I don't know the exact date I wrote this but it was [originally on...
1st Aug 2018
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Singapore H1B1 Tips

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

1st Aug 2018
> Aug 2019 edit: I don't know the exact date I wrote this but it was [originally on /r/sg](https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/7nflav/h1b1_visa_ama/) about 1yr ago. Please also read this blogpost from /u/omakaselife!...
Building a new personal website Yesterday I launched a new version of this website. When finishing big projects, I always experience...
15th Feb 2021
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Building a new personal website

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

15th Feb 2021
Yesterday I launched a new version of this website. When finishing big projects, I always experience this odd phenomenon where the final…
A 2-Axis, Multihead Light Positioner This post is part of a longer-running series about giving users a tangible reason to trust their...
8th Apr 2024
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A 2-Axis, Multihead Light Positioner

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

8th Apr 2024
This post is part of a longer-running series about giving users a tangible reason to trust their hardware through my IRIS (Infra-Red, in-situ) technique for the non-destructive inspection of chips. Previously, I discussed the focus stage, light source, and methodology used to...
Until the end of the internet It's hard to know what'll stick around when shopping for software online. Popular services and...
20th Jun 2023
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Until the end of the internet

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

20th Jun 2023
It's hard to know what'll stick around when shopping for software online. Popular services and crucial products get shut down all the time. You can't even trust that major conglomerates like Google to provide something you can count on two-five-ten years from now. And if you're...
Building an internal agent: Iterative prompt and skill refinement Some of our internal workflows are being used quite frequently, and usage reveals gaps in the...
1st Jan 2026
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Building an internal agent: Iterative prompt and skill refinement

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

1st Jan 2026
Some of our internal workflows are being used quite frequently, and usage reveals gaps in the current prompts, skills, and tools. Here is how we’re working to iterate on these internal workflows. This is part of the Building an internal agent series. Why does iterative refinement...
The RP2350 is too fast I had a few hours of “fun” figuring out why my RP2350 could use my ILI9341 display, but not the...
15th May 2026
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The RP2350 is too fast

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

15th May 2026
I had a few hours of “fun” figuring out why my RP2350 could use my ILI9341 display, but not the ST7796 one. To be more specific, displaying stuff with the first display worked flawlessly, while the ST7796 would display a single frame correctly, and then glitch. Depending on the...
Things I've learned about biking for transportation in NYC I've been biking for transportation for a few months now, and honestly, I've never been a happier...
2nd Dec 2021
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Things I've learned about biking for transportation in NYC

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

2nd Dec 2021
I've been biking for transportation for a few months now, and honestly, I've never been a happier person. That said, it took a while to go from very comfortable riding a bike around the car-free loop inside Prospect Park to no longer feeling extremely anxious riding on NYC...
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....
2nd Oct 2026
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Two-Stack Sliding-Window Aggregation

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

2nd Oct 2026
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...
Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links This is one of those cases where circumstances at my job led to needing to document expected...
21st Aug 2024
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Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links

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

21st Aug 2024
This is one of those cases where circumstances at my job led to needing to document expected behavior in order to create “synthetic” links via JavaScript. Sometimes this sort of thing is regrettably unavoidable. A large part of the effort was capturing all the different actions...
26th Feb 2024
The Money Filter One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced as a web designer is how often people expect a website for...
30th Nov 2025
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The Money Filter

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

30th Nov 2025
One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced as a web designer is how often people expect a website for next to nothing. Somewhere along the way, the perception formed that a website is a commodity—quick, cheap, and interchangeable. So when someone asks what I charge (for a very...
Basecamp code runs 18% faster with YJIT Basecamp runs ~18% faster with YJIT. In this post I’ll share our setup, and the performance...
1st Dec 2023
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Basecamp code runs 18% faster with YJIT

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

1st Dec 2023
Basecamp runs ~18% faster with YJIT. In this post I’ll share our setup, and the performance improvements we achieved. Our setup Basecamp is currently running Ruby 3.3.0-preview3 and Rails Edge (master branch). We configure YJIT in our servers via RUBYOPT=--yjit-disable...
Thoughts on Framework Churn I often worry about framework churn. A lot. But using a framework isn't a bad thing. After all, they...
16th Nov 2023
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Thoughts on Framework Churn

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

16th Nov 2023
I often worry about framework churn. A lot. But using a framework isn't a bad thing. After all, they save time. They help you build things faster. Yes, there are costs associated with frameworks later on, especially as new versions come out and your app instantly feels like...
Buffer's product journey, and our next step to hire a VP of Product Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. We've been building Buffer for coming up to ten...
28th Jul 2020
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Buffer's product journey, and our next step to hire a VP of Product

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

28th Jul 2020
Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. We've been building Buffer for coming up to ten years now. We’re currently a 90-person fully remote team with over 70,000 paying customers and $20M in annual revenue. We’re proud to be a leader
Apologies and forgiveness The first in a series of posts about doing things the right way
5th Sep 2025
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Apologies and forgiveness

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

5th Sep 2025
The first in a series of posts about doing things the right way
The Cloud vs Edge Debate Is Over Why choose between Cloud and Edge when you can have both?
26th May 2026
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The Cloud vs Edge Debate Is Over

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

26th May 2026
Why choose between Cloud and Edge when you can have both?
Networking Essentials: Switching Discussing why we need Switches in a network and how they work
4th Sep 2018
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Networking Essentials: Switching

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

4th Sep 2018
Discussing why we need Switches in a network and how they work
What I want to do at Recurse Center Projects I want to work on at RC
24th Oct 2021
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What I want to do at Recurse Center

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Oct 2021
Projects I want to work on at RC
The Art and Craft of Gatsby Themes Illustrated notes on building Gatsby themes
1st Jan 2020
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The Art and Craft of Gatsby Themes

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

1st Jan 2020
Illustrated notes on building Gatsby themes
Poor Man's CSS Full-Bleed Layout Poor Man’s CSS Full-Bleed Layout 2020-10-07 I recently came across the very well written and...
7th Oct 2020
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Poor Man's CSS Full-Bleed Layout

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

7th Oct 2020
Poor Man’s CSS Full-Bleed Layout 2020-10-07 I recently came across the very well written and interesting article, Full-Bleed Layout Using CSS Grid, while browsing my daily designer feeds. I won’t go into the post’s specifics here (I recommend you read the article for yourself)...
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
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...
5th Feb 2015
Modern CSS patterns in Campfire Recently, customers who have purchased a copy of ONCE/Campfire were invited to participate in a live...
4th Apr 2024
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Modern CSS patterns in Campfire

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

4th Apr 2024
Recently, customers who have purchased a copy of ONCE/Campfire were invited to participate in a live walk through the app’s CSS code. Campfire was built with vanilla CSS, fully #nobuild without compiling or preprocessors, and uses the latest web platform features available in...
23rd Dec 2018
Build a career path by multiplying your value Oftentimes senior developers lack ideas on where to go next. Let's try to explore some ideas.
15th Nov 2023
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Build a career path by multiplying your value

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

15th Nov 2023
Oftentimes senior developers lack ideas on where to go next. Let's try to explore some ideas.
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
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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.
Before and after Almost Perfect At the beginning of this year, I spent a couple of weeks at the Almost Perfect creative residence in...
8th Jul 2024
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Before and after Almost Perfect

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

8th Jul 2024
At the beginning of this year, I spent a couple of weeks at the Almost Perfect creative residence in Tokyo, run by Luis and Yuka. This week Luis and Yuka published a podcast we recorded during my resi...
getentropy() vs RAND_bytes() A couple of notable things have happened in recent months: There is a new edition of POSIX for 2024....
1st Oct 2024
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getentropy() vs RAND_bytes()

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

1st Oct 2024
A couple of notable things have happened in recent months: There is a new edition of POSIX for 2024. There’s lots of good stuff in it, but today I am writing about getentropy() which is the first officially standardized POSIX API for getting cryptographically secure random...
Learn more about your subscribers! FullContact makes it easy to learn about your readers.
10th Oct 2017
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Learn more about your subscribers!

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

10th Oct 2017
FullContact makes it easy to learn about your readers.
Technical Community Builder is the Hottest New Job in Tech What if the real product was the friends we made along the way?
4th Mar 2021
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Technical Community Builder is the Hottest New Job in Tech

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

4th Mar 2021
What if the real product was the friends we made along the way?
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,...
Redecorating my bedroom Back in March, I was visiting my sister and her newly-redecorated home, and it gave me the...
11th May 2023
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Redecorating my bedroom

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th May 2023
Back in March, I was visiting my sister and her newly-redecorated home, and it gave me the inspiration to finally redecorate my bedroom – something I’ve been thinking about for two years. My bedroom used to have white walls, a dark grey feature wall, and a purple sliding...
How to Prepare for the CAPM Certification Exam "Wait, aren't you a software developer?" If it's not your first time on my blog, you might be...
14th Nov 2019
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How to Prepare for the CAPM Certification Exam

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

14th Nov 2019
"Wait, aren't you a software developer?" If it's not your first time on my blog, you might be thinking: "Aren't you a prominent software developer, not a project manager?" Ok, maybe without the prominent part. But yes, you are right. I started working as a developer a few years...
I am building a cloud I am building a cloud 2026-04-22 Today is fundraising . As is the nature of writing for a larger...
22nd Apr 2026
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I am building a cloud

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

22nd Apr 2026
I am building a cloud 2026-04-22 Today is fundraising . As is the nature of writing for a larger audience, it is a formal, safe announcement. As it should be. Writing must necessarily become impersonal at scale. But I would like to write something personal about why I am doing...
What I'm up to - March 2025 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Mar 2025
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What I'm up to - March 2025

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

1st Mar 2025
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in February - I published "Why Ruby on Rails still matters", and it went a little viral and was re...
2015-04-02 "- Picture two conversations sharing a congested gateway as two separate train tracks with one...
2nd Apr 2015
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2015-04-02

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

2nd Apr 2015
"- Picture two conversations sharing a congested gateway as two separate train tracks with one common section.- When a blue train waits for red trains to go through the shared section, the blue trains behind it catch up (get more clumped)- If the merge rules are efficient...
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...
OS 8 Now Available in Early Access I’m super excited to let you know that OS 8 builds are available in Early Access and they are now...
6th Feb 2024
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OS 8 Now Available in Early Access

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

6th Feb 2024
I’m super excited to let you know that OS 8 builds are available in Early Access and they are now installable! While we highly recommend you don’t run these experimental builds in production, they’re perfect for trying in a virtual machine or a spare computer. Early Access is a...
Pricing determines your business model Pricing is inextricably linked to brand, product, and purchasing decisions. It cannot be "figured...
5th Nov 2014
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Pricing determines your business model

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

5th Nov 2014
Pricing is inextricably linked to brand, product, and purchasing decisions. It cannot be "figured out later," because determines your business model today.
Reflection and Custom States in Web Components In the Web Component world, attribute reflection is commonly used to style custom elements both...
5th Jun 2024
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Reflection and Custom States in Web Components

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

5th Jun 2024
In the Web Component world, attribute reflection is commonly used to style custom elements both internally and as public APIs for consumers. If you're not familiar, attribute reflection occurs when an attribute in the DOM is updated due to changes in a corresponding property. A...
The journey to controlling external monitors on M1 Macs One lazy evening in November 2020, I watched how Tim Cook announced a fanless MacBook Air with a CPU...
16th Jul 2021
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The journey to controlling external monitors on M1 Macs

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

16th Jul 2021
One lazy evening in November 2020, I watched how Tim Cook announced a fanless MacBook Air with a CPU faster than the latest 16 inch MacBook, while my work-provided 15 inch 2019 MacBook Pro was slowly frying my lap and annoying my wife with its constant fan noise. I had to get my...
Fuck It, We'll Do It Live How the Live effect run-time is implemented In this post I describe how the Live run-time...
24th May 2023
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Fuck It, We'll Do It Live

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

24th May 2023
How the Live effect run-time is implemented In this post I describe how the Live run-time internals are implemented, which drive Use.GPU. Some pre-existing React and FP effect knowledge is useful. I have written about Live before, but in general terms. You may therefor have...
Are we the baddies? I signed up for Hinge. Holy shit with the boosts. How does someone who works on this wake up every...
5th Jul 2025
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Are we the baddies?

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

5th Jul 2025
I signed up for Hinge. Holy shit with the boosts. How does someone who works on this wake up every morning and feel okay about themselves? Similarly with the tip screens, Uber algorithm, all the zero sum bullshit using all the tricks of psychology to extract a little bit more...
Demystifying OpenAI's Terms of Use with Regards to Dataset Licenses With the recent update to OpenAI's Terms of Use on October 23, 2024, there’s been a flurry of online...
1st Nov 2024
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Demystifying OpenAI's Terms of Use with Regards to Dataset Licenses

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

1st Nov 2024
With the recent update to OpenAI's Terms of Use on October 23, 2024, there’s been a flurry of online discussions around what these terms mean for developers, businesses, and everyday users of AI tools like ChatGPT. Much of the conversation, especiall...
My Stance on AI-generated Code I recently added this to Shoelace's contribution guidelines, which sums up my position on...
8th Jul 2022
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My Stance on AI-generated Code

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

8th Jul 2022
I recently added this to Shoelace's contribution guidelines, which sums up my position on AI-generated code. As an open source maintainer, I respectfully ask that you refrain from using AI-generated code when contributing to this project. This includes code generated by tools...
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...
Svelte reactivity — an inside and out guide I've been working with svelte exclusively for a year now, but I still manage to shoot myself in the...
22nd Apr 2023
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Svelte reactivity — an inside and out guide

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

22nd Apr 2023
I've been working with svelte exclusively for a year now, but I still manage to shoot myself in the foot every now and then when using reactive state. Some of the confusion is due to my prior experience with React, but some points are confusing on their own. Today, I dive into...
June updates We're starting summer with lots of Buttondown updates.
4th Jul 2018
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June updates

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

4th Jul 2018
We're starting summer with lots of Buttondown updates.
How to Hire a CTO for Your Startup This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help...
9th Jul 2021
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How to Hire a CTO for Your Startup

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

9th Jul 2021
This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the problems they […] The post How to Hire a CTO for Your Startup appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
The first conformant M1 GPU driver Conformant OpenGL® ES 3.1 drivers are now available for M1- and M2-family GPUs. That means the...
22nd Aug 2023
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The first conformant M1 GPU driver

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

22nd Aug 2023
Conformant OpenGL® ES 3.1 drivers are now available for M1- and M2-family GPUs. That means the drivers are compatible with any OpenGL ES 3.1 application. Interested? Just install Linux! For existing Asahi Linux users, upgrade your system with dnf upgrade (Fedora) or pacman -Syu...
The Fidelity Trap If you hang out on Twitter, you’ll realize that every designer, PM, and their dog are now...
3rd Jul 2025
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The Fidelity Trap

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

3rd Jul 2025
If you hang out on Twitter, you’ll realize that every designer, PM, and their dog are now engineers.  LLMs have dramatically reduced the barrier to building something and designers who’ve never been able to go beyond a spaghetti Figma prototype suddenly feel like Superman. But...
Getting better at the New York Times crossword I started doing crossword puzzles sometime in 2019. After learning the basics of American crossword...
15th Apr 2021
1

Getting better at the New York Times crossword

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

15th Apr 2021
I started doing crossword puzzles sometime in 2019. After learning the basics of American crossword puzzles, the best way to improve is to solve daily. As a budding cruciverbalist you develop a few key skills. The NYTimes website has an excellent guide on the basics of solving....
The 8 Most Popular Coding Languages of 2022 And more importantly, how to choose the most popular coding language you should learn. 🔗 How can...
4th Jan 2021
1

The 8 Most Popular Coding Languages of 2022

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

4th Jan 2021
And more importantly, how to choose the most popular coding language you should learn. 🔗 How can you decide what the most popular coding language is? It’s like trying to pick the most popular ice cream flavor - everyone has a favorite. The truth is that different coders prefer...
Plugin Systems "What are plugins?" and other proceedings of the inaugural PyCon Comparative Plugin Systems...
11th Jul 2017
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Plugin Systems

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Jul 2017
"What are plugins?" and other proceedings of the inaugural PyCon Comparative Plugin Systems BoF. Update: This BoF and post inspired [a talk I gave at PyGotham 2017][pygotham2017]. Within the programming world, and the Python ecosystem in particular, there are a lot of...
12th Aug 2024
Running Pull Requests in Github Codespaces Earlier this week, I was having a lot of trouble understanding how to get Dev Containers working....
23rd Oct 2025
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Running Pull Requests in Github Codespaces

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

23rd Oct 2025
Earlier this week, I was having a lot of trouble understanding how to get Dev Containers working. Dev Containers are the required way to enable Github Codespaces, which was my actual goal. I finally got to something that works, so I want to document what I learned. Dev Containers...
Breaking changes in SvelteKit, August 2022 SvelteKit introduced breaking changes to its routing and data loading in August 2022. Learn how to...
17th Aug 2022
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Breaking changes in SvelteKit, August 2022

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

17th Aug 2022
SvelteKit introduced breaking changes to its routing and data loading in August 2022. Learn how to convert from the old way of doing things to the new.
16th Dec 2024
22nd Nov 2023
Birth of a new blog What is the best programming language? Why is Vim better than Emacs? Tabs or spaces? Static or...
3rd Jan 2023
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Birth of a new blog

from Confused bit [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jan 2023
What is the best programming language? Why is Vim better than Emacs? Tabs or spaces? Static or dynamic typing? The answer to all these questions and more on “Confused bit”. This blog is a place to host and share my thoughts on software, crafting, and my experience with various...
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...
Organizing AI Engineer World's Fair 2024 > note... this only represents my half of running AIE - the intention was to have Ben also write his...
29th Jun 2024
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Organizing AI Engineer World's Fair 2024

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

29th Jun 2024
> note... this only represents my half of running AIE - the intention was to have Ben also write his side on the logistics and sponsorships but we never got round to it and its been a year and a half so... you get what you get, this brain dump of stuff. sorry. 2025's version is...
📈 The Toxic Grind There are several things that I’ve learned this past year regarding work-life balance. The first...
6th Jun 2022
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📈 The Toxic Grind

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

6th Jun 2022
There are several things that I’ve learned this past year regarding work-life balance. The first thing is that the Chinese […] The post 📈 The Toxic Grind appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
Stanislav Petrov A lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defense Forces prevented the end of human civilization on...
4th Feb 2025
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Stanislav Petrov

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

4th Feb 2025
A lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defense Forces prevented the end of human civilization on September 26th, 1983. His name was Stanislav Petrov. Protocol dictated that the Soviet Union would retaliate against any nuclear strikes sent by the United States. This was a policy...
The 2018 Mac Mini Watch the video review I hardly ever think about my Mac Mini, but it serves a vital role for my...
6th Nov 2018
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The 2018 Mac Mini

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

6th Nov 2018
Watch the video review I hardly ever think about my Mac Mini, but it serves a vital role for my family as our home-theater mixer, Plex server, ScanSnap server, Apple Photos backup, and Backblaze host for our NAS.1 Almost every port on the back is in use, and it runs 24/7,...
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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...
SQLite prefixes its temp files with `etilqs_` Here’s some wild lore inside SQLite’s source code explaining why temp files start with etilqs_
18th Apr 2026
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SQLite prefixes its temp files with `etilqs_`

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Apr 2026
Here’s some wild lore inside SQLite’s source code explaining why temp files start with etilqs_
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?
I doubled-down on RSS Twitter is currently a lot like one of those spiral coin drop wishing wells you encounter at the...
6th Mar 2023
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I doubled-down on RSS

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

6th Mar 2023
Twitter is currently a lot like one of those spiral coin drop wishing wells you encounter at the mall. The quarter that is its imminent demise is revolving faster and faster and will probably drop out of sight sooner than later. Part of mourning the communities I once had there...
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
From Azure Functions to FreeBSD Putting FreeBSD’s “power to serve” motto to the test
7th Dec 2025
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From Azure Functions to FreeBSD

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

7th Dec 2025
Putting FreeBSD’s “power to serve” motto to the test
No more talking to politicians I am no longer talking to politicians. I have been aggressively filtering my email, a constant...
1st Nov 2023
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No more talking to politicians

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

1st Nov 2023
I am no longer talking to politicians. I have been aggressively filtering my email, a constant battle. Now I will no longer accept their calls. Unfortunately my home phone number is ruined. Between scams and politicians I never answer my phone unless I recognize the caller...
Dispatch 013: ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme, new faces, and a splattering of ink lab notes Peter, our lab director, will announce a major new initiative. You’ll hear about two researchers who...
22nd Sep 2025
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22nd Sep 2025
Peter, our lab director, will announce a major new initiative. You’ll hear about two researchers who have recently joined our staff. Finally, we’ve got a collection of lab notes about Programmable Ink.
Pushpin: Towards Production-Quality Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Taking peer-to-peer beyond research prototypes, and working towards commercial-grade P2P...
14th Apr 2020
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Pushpin: Towards Production-Quality Peer-to-Peer Collaboration

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

14th Apr 2020
Taking peer-to-peer beyond research prototypes, and working towards commercial-grade P2P collaboration software.
Self-documenting Makefiles Make, as arcane as a build tool can be, may still be a good first fit for certain scenarios. Let's...
10th Jan 2025
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Self-documenting Makefiles

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

10th Jan 2025
Make, as arcane as a build tool can be, may still be a good first fit for certain scenarios. Let's see how to make a build more palatable in this day and age if you choose this tool.
The Existential Terror of Battle Royale It's been a while since I wrote a blog post, I guess in general, but also a blog post about video...
5th Nov 2017
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The Existential Terror of Battle Royale

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

5th Nov 2017
It's been a while since I wrote a blog post, I guess in general, but also a blog post about video games. Video games are probably the single thing most attributable to my career as a programmer, and everything else I've done professionally after that. I
What I'm up to - June 2026 My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in...
1st Jun 2026
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What I'm up to - June 2026

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

1st Jun 2026
My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in May - Went to Oaxaca for vacation, which was a culturally rich and walkable place. I enjoyed a lot of ...
Array 1.0.10 Like what you see and self-hosting? Update your instance. First our updates and new features....
1st Apr 2020
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Array 1.0.10

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

1st Apr 2020
Like what you see and self-hosting? Update your instance. First our updates and new features. Release notes Users in Trend Graphs Whilst we have…
Custom Gradients in Kidz Fun Art For a long time in Kidz Fun Art, the tablet app I built, you could draw with a rainbow brush, which...
17th Jan 2025
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Custom Gradients in Kidz Fun Art

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Jan 2025
For a long time in Kidz Fun Art, the tablet app I built, you could draw with a rainbow brush, which is the favourite feature of many people. I noticed my eldest daughter trying to use it in such a way so to only use a subset of the colors and it was really awkward, so I added...
Negotiable Abstractions 2023/12/21 Negotiable Abstractions When I used to write more software and do more architecture...
21st Dec 2023
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Negotiable Abstractions

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

21st Dec 2023
2023/12/21 Negotiable Abstractions When I used to write more software and do more architecture professionally (I still do, but less intensively so with the SRE title), one of the most important questions I'd seek answers to was "how do I cut this up?" Or more accurately, "how do...
What I'm up to - October 2023 This is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. ✨ What I...
1st Oct 2023
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What I'm up to - October 2023

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

1st Oct 2023
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 September I launched Booklet, a forum as an alternative to chat. It's my attempt to ma...
The Demoralization is just Beginning This is a map of primary trading partners, US vs China, and how it has evolved over the last 20...
2nd Mar 2025
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The Demoralization is just Beginning

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

2nd Mar 2025
This is a map of primary trading partners, US vs China, and how it has evolved over the last 20 years. Think about it, and realize this probably reflects your experience. I know there was a similar panic about Japan in the 80s, but Japan by population has always been 3x smaller...
Third Stage Engineering The real performance of any computer hardware in production is the result of the hardware, software,...
16th Nov 2025
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Third Stage Engineering

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

16th Nov 2025
The real performance of any computer hardware in production is the result of the hardware, software, and tuning; the investment and sequence of these efforts can be pictured as a three-stage rocket: I recently presented this embarrassingly simple diagram to Intel's executive...
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.
How to Add IPv6 Support to CloudFront and S3 Websites If you host your website on Amazon CloudFront or directly on Amazon S3, you may not currently have...
20th Jan 2019
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How to Add IPv6 Support to CloudFront and S3 Websites

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

20th Jan 2019
If you host your website on Amazon CloudFront or directly on Amazon S3, you may not currently have it configured to support IPv6. This means that visitors won’t be able to access your content with IPv6-only enabled which is not good. On top of that, I think its important to...
Digital product studios I describe Contraption Company as a digital product studio. Many people ask what that means. "Is it...
28th Jan 2024
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Digital product studios

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

28th Jan 2024
I describe Contraption Company as a digital product studio. Many people ask what that means. "Is it a startup?" (not exactly). "Is it an agency?" (ideally, no). "Do you make apps to spin them out into new companies?" (no). I envision a digital product
Newer, nicer, archives and landing pages Newer, nicer, archives and landing pages
19th Jan 2024
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Newer, nicer, archives and landing pages

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

19th Jan 2024
Newer, nicer, archives and landing pages
Let's learn SvelteKit by building a static Markdown blog from scratch Learn the fundamentals of SvelteKit by building a statically generated blog from scratch, with...
27th Dec 2021
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Let's learn SvelteKit by building a static Markdown blog from scratch

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

27th Dec 2021
Learn the fundamentals of SvelteKit by building a statically generated blog from scratch, with Markdown support, Sass, an API, and an RSS feed.
What I'm up to - June 2023 ✨ What I've been up to It's been a busy month at Contraption Company. I'm amid building a new...
1st Jun 2023
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What I'm up to - June 2023

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

1st Jun 2023
✨ What I've been up to It's been a busy month at Contraption Company. I'm amid building a new product called Booklet, which I plan to launch this Summer. It's a community platform designed to be a cal...
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.
Coming soon This is Neil Panchal's Blog, a brand new site by Neil Panchal that's just getting started. Things...
25th May 2024
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Coming soon

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

25th May 2024
This is Neil Panchal's Blog, a brand new site by Neil Panchal that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new
DevOps for the Sinclair Spectrum - Part 2 In Part 1, I explored the hardware and development environment. In this article, I’ll cover the...
5th Jan 2022
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DevOps for the Sinclair Spectrum - Part 2

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

5th Jan 2022
In Part 1, I explored the hardware and development environment. In this article, I’ll cover the server-side components as well as coding and launching the first iteration of the site along with some of the limitations I encountered when programming on such an old system. Server...
The physicists who convinced Fermilab to send Brazil's emails Neither the first nor the fastest international connection, it was the one that lasted.
3rd Jul 2025
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The physicists who convinced Fermilab to send Brazil's emails

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

3rd Jul 2025
Neither the first nor the fastest international connection, it was the one that lasted.
JavaScript vs TypeScript: What's the Difference? Whether you’re new or old to the computer science community, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What...
6th Sep 2021
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JavaScript vs TypeScript: What's the Difference?

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

6th Sep 2021
Whether you’re new or old to the computer science community, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What is TypeScript?” and if you haven’t, it won’t be long before you do.
Squash and Stretch Have you ever heard of Disney’s 12 Basic Principles of Animation? In this tutorial, we’ll explore...
13th Apr 2026
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Squash and Stretch

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

13th Apr 2026
Have you ever heard of Disney’s 12 Basic Principles of Animation? In this tutorial, we’ll explore how we can use the very first principle to create SVG micro-interactions that feel way more natural and believable. It’s one of those small things that has a big impact.
How to Blow Up a Timeline NOTE: I’d been working on this piece on and off for a few weeks while trying to move to NYC and...
7th Jul 2023
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How to Blow Up a Timeline

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

7th Jul 2023
NOTE: I’d been working on this piece on and off for a few weeks while trying to move to NYC and settle into my new apartment, and just as I was about to publish it, Elon rate-limited Twitter and so, sensing a moment of weakness, Meta pulled up its launch date for Threads to...
Feature flag best practices and tips (with examples) Feature flags, aka feature toggles, are awesome. New feature for your beta test group? Use a feature...
5th Jan 2023
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Feature flag best practices and tips (with examples)

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

5th Jan 2023
Feature flags, aka feature toggles, are awesome. New feature for your beta test group? Use a feature flag. Testing multiple variants of a new UX? Use…
The Caretakers If you haven’t been paying attention, which is likely given the small corner of the web I’m going to...
8th Aug 2026
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The Caretakers

from Lee A Johnson [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Aug 2026
If you haven’t been paying attention, which is likely given the small corner of the web I’m going to cover, you may have missed that BINGOS just hit 247 consecutive monthly uploads to CPAN1. This is noteworthy as it surpasses DROLSKY’s record set a while back. That’s an upload to...
What it's really like to grow a team when you're focused on culture-fit * Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * It’s often...
23rd Feb 2014
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23rd Feb 2014
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share] * * Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add] * It’s often interesting to look back and think about how much I’ve learned in the past year or two. Especially areas where I almost had no understanding at all. Company culture is one of those...
Pink, Soft, Glittering Developers A collection of observations on the rise of soft, sparkly, baby pink aesthetics among developers
13th Mar 2021
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Pink, Soft, Glittering Developers

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

13th Mar 2021
A collection of observations on the rise of soft, sparkly, baby pink aesthetics among developers
Personal tools I used to make little applications just for myself. Sixteen years ago (oof) I wrote a habit tracking...
3rd Apr 2025
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Personal tools

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

3rd Apr 2025
I used to make little applications just for myself. Sixteen years ago (oof) I wrote a habit tracking application, and a keylogger that let me keep track of when I was using a computer, and generate some pretty charts. I’ve taken a long break from those kinds of things. I love my...
Using HTML Validator Badges Again Using HTML Validator Badges Again 2019-07-05 There was a time on the Internet when websites wore...
5th Jul 2019
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Using HTML Validator Badges Again

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

5th Jul 2019
Using HTML Validator Badges Again 2019-07-05 There was a time on the Internet when websites wore badges of honor, declaring that their code was semantic and followed the W3C guidelines. The validators we used weren't great (and still aren't perfect) but they represented a...
New Loose Leaf Security episode: Security stories! Plus, a 2FA zine! The previous Loose Leaf Security series on safely surfing the web was pretty dense, so Geoffrey and...
5th Sep 2018
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New Loose Leaf Security episode: Security stories! Plus, a 2FA zine!

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

5th Sep 2018
The previous Loose Leaf Security series on safely surfing the web was pretty dense, so Geoffrey and I filled the latest episode of Loose Leaf Security with a bunch of our own personal security mishaps: Security stories: lost phones, a compromised computer, and an unexpected...
The hard truth about using AI in coding In a recent experience while building a website, I tried to use ChatGPT to help me out with...
7th Feb 2025
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The hard truth about using AI in coding

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

7th Feb 2025
In a recent experience while building a website, I tried to use ChatGPT to help me out with JavaScript. Something I've never needed to fully learn because my work has always been divided by JavaScript devs and HTML/CSS devs. A long time ago I used to be able to write bits in...
Array 1.20.0 We're back! 2020 was a hectic year for us and our team put in a whole lot of effort to get PostHog...
19th Jan 2021
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Array 1.20.0

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

19th Jan 2021
We're back! 2020 was a hectic year for us and our team put in a whole lot of effort to get PostHog to where it is now. As such, we shut down PostHog…
Home temperature monitoring on the cheap One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions – Grace Hopper One of my many AcuRite...
1st Dec 2022
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Home temperature monitoring on the cheap

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

1st Dec 2022
One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions – Grace Hopper One of my many AcuRite 06044M Wireless Temperature and Humidity Monitor Sensors As I meandered around our new house, it was apparent some rooms were sweltering, others were freezing, and the thermostat...
If You Sell Anything Online, This Book Will Make You Money My glowing review of Rob Hope's Landing Page Hot Tips Book
7th Sep 2020
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If You Sell Anything Online, This Book Will Make You Money

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

7th Sep 2020
My glowing review of Rob Hope's Landing Page Hot Tips Book
Typing using my keyboard (the other kind) I got a new-to-me keyboard recently. It was my brother's in school, but he doesn't use it anymore,...
7th Apr 2025
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Typing using my keyboard (the other kind)

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

7th Apr 2025
I got a new-to-me keyboard recently. It was my brother's in school, but he doesn't use it anymore, so I set it up in my office. It's got 61 keys and you can hook up a pedal to it, too! But when you hook it up to the computer, you can't type with it. I mean, that's expected—it...
My Favorite CLI Tools Previously, I wrote about my favorite Mac apps. But I spend half of my time in the terminal, and I...
18th Jun 2020
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My Favorite CLI Tools

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

18th Jun 2020
Previously, I wrote about my favorite Mac apps. But I spend half of my time in the terminal, and I have a handful of CLI tools that makes my life easier. Here are some of them: This is a long list, so here is a table of content with tl;dr summaries: fish shell - easy to use,...
Booklet's architecture Booklet is a modern email group software from Contraption Company. Think "Google Groups," but with a...
4th Dec 2023
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Booklet's architecture

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

4th Dec 2023
Booklet is a modern email group software from Contraption Company. Think "Google Groups," but with a modern interface and features. If you haven't tried Booklet, here is a 3-minute video showing how it works. In this post, I'll share technical details about how I
1st May 2024
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Privacy Monthly May

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

1st May 2024
Most Software Was Already Slop As software engineers, we take pride in hand-written code and knowing how everything we build works...
4th Sep 2026
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Most Software Was Already Slop

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

4th Sep 2026
As software engineers, we take pride in hand-written code and knowing how everything we build works in detail. While there are many developers out there who build good software, there are many, many more who don’t. Yet we balk at the idea of vibe coding, even when it yields...
Animated Radio Tab Toggles Animated Radio Tab Toggles 2021-01-05 In this demo tutorial, we are making the assumption that we...
5th Jan 2021
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Animated Radio Tab Toggles

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

5th Jan 2021
Animated Radio Tab Toggles 2021-01-05 In this demo tutorial, we are making the assumption that we need to create a radio slide toggle for our made-up payment options. For this we want to display 3 simple payment choices to the user: One-time payment Recurring payment Free tier...
Self-Hosting Fathom Analytics with DigitalOcean Self-Hosting Fathom Analytics with DigitalOcean 2021-02-02 Since my previous post walked through the...
2nd Feb 2021
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Self-Hosting Fathom Analytics with DigitalOcean

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

2nd Feb 2021
Self-Hosting Fathom Analytics with DigitalOcean 2021-02-02 Since my previous post walked through the process of setting up Fathom PRO on Netlify, I figured it made sense to create a similar tutorial for the “Lite” variation, self-hosted on DigitalOcean. Please note that while I...
Writing a Demoscene Intro for the ZX Spectrum Download Now View on pouet.net Intro In the late 80s, I spent an embarrassing number of hours...
12th Oct 2026
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Writing a Demoscene Intro for the ZX Spectrum

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

12th Oct 2026
Download Now View on pouet.net Intro In the late 80s, I spent an embarrassing number of hours hunched over my ZX Spectrum, typing in Sinclair BASIC programs and rudimentary assembler routines copied from magazines, trying to re-create the Amiga crack intros I’d seen round at a...
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...
The Post-Developer Era When OpenAI released GPT-4 back in March 2023, they kickstarted the AI revolution. The consensus...
14th Apr 2025
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The Post-Developer Era

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

14th Apr 2025
When OpenAI released GPT-4 back in March 2023, they kickstarted the AI revolution. The consensus online was that front-end development jobs would be totally eliminated within a year or two.Well, it’s been more than two years since then, and I thought it was worth revisiting some...
The last RailsConf Few numbers exemplified the early growth of Rails like attendance at RailsConf. I think we started...
7th May 2024
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The last RailsConf

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

7th May 2024
Few numbers exemplified the early growth of Rails like attendance at RailsConf. I think we started with something like 400-600 attendees at the inaugural conference in Chicago in 2006, then just kept doubling year over year, as Rails went to the moon. If memory serves me right,...
In defense of AI mandates When you need to execute a coordinated change on a tight timeline, a mandate is the best and most...
2nd Jul 2026
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In defense of AI mandates

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

2nd Jul 2026
When you need to execute a coordinated change on a tight timeline, a mandate is the best and most honest way to fund it.
Overcast 5: Watch, Siri, search, and redesign! I apologize for the low battery level. Busy day. It all started with the watchOS volume...
17th Sep 2018
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Overcast 5: Watch, Siri, search, and redesign!

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

17th Sep 2018
I apologize for the low battery level. Busy day. It all started with the watchOS volume widget. You see, Overcast’s previous Apple Watch app really sucked. I did my best with the capabilities of watchOS 1–4, but I couldn’t give people what they really wanted: Standalone podcast...
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...
The Apple GPU and the Impossible Bug In late 2020, Apple debuted the M1 with Apple’s GPU architecture, AGX, rumoured to be derived from...
13th May 2022
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The Apple GPU and the Impossible Bug

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

13th May 2022
In late 2020, Apple debuted the M1 with Apple’s GPU architecture, AGX, rumoured to be derived from Imagination’s PowerVR series. Since then, we’ve been reverse-engineering AGX and building open source graphics drivers. Last January, I rendered a triangle with my own code, but...
Use the Natural CSS Box Model The CSS Box Model is used to describe how items are rendered (in boxes) from elements in the...
27th Oct 2013
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Use the Natural CSS Box Model

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

27th Oct 2013
The CSS Box Model is used to describe how items are rendered (in boxes) from elements in the document tree. It determines how the content area, padding, border and margin of an element will be displayed. There are two types. The W3C Box Model x ...
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
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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?
Swearing and automatic captions Swearing is the spice of language. Throw in a little to make that fucking point you want to make...
5th Dec 2022
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Swearing and automatic captions

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

5th Dec 2022
Swearing is the spice of language. Throw in a little to make that fucking point you want to make pop. Throw in a shitload to create a motherfucking verbal curry, layers of delicious goddamn meaning to unpack. Swearing is also present in every culture I can think of, with culture...
14th Nov 2013
The things we do to ship desktop software I wrote a small utility for Windows. It indexes a hard-drive and allows to find a file by name in...
1st May 2019
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The things we do to ship desktop software

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

1st May 2019
I wrote a small utility for Windows. It indexes a hard-drive and allows to find a file by name in under a second. It might surprise you that I spent more time on things that are not related to core functionality. Let’s call it a tax of shipping desktop software. Here are some of...
What I'm up to - January 2024 Happy New Year! Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social...
1st Jan 2024
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What I'm up to - January 2024

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

1st Jan 2024
Happy New Year! Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in December - Published updates to Booklet, including a design refresh, dynamic op...
Why linting errors should cause tests to fail Making the case against allowing linting errors in master.
16th Sep 2016
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Why linting errors should cause tests to fail

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

16th Sep 2016
Making the case against allowing linting errors in master.
4th Dec 2023
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Simple Analytics AI

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

4th Dec 2023
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.
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
The Early Days of GitLab - A Chat with Sid Sijbrandij It gets pretty easy to idolize the superstars of tech. One of the coolest things we've learned is...
3rd Aug 2020
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The Early Days of GitLab - A Chat with Sid Sijbrandij

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

3rd Aug 2020
It gets pretty easy to idolize the superstars of tech. One of the coolest things we've learned is that many of the most successful founders will find…
Svelte as an Eleventy Template Engine Svelte is a really nice authoring format for HTML components. I wanted to explore if I could extend...
1st Feb 2020
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Svelte as an Eleventy Template Engine

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

1st Feb 2020
Svelte is a really nice authoring format for HTML components. I wanted to explore if I could extend Eleventy to use it.
5 coding interview questions I hate I’ve taken part in well over a hundred tech interviews now, on both sides. Some were fun, and some...
21st Mar 2022
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5 coding interview questions I hate

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

21st Mar 2022
I’ve taken part in well over a hundred tech interviews now, on both sides. Some were fun, and some were pure cringe. I’ve been asked if I have kids (supposedly, people with children won’t have time to job hop), and if “I bet my ass I cost that much”. Fun times. But today I’d like...
The Codebase Rewrite is Back The economics of software engineering have fundamentally changed.
12 hours ago
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The Codebase Rewrite is Back

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

12 hours ago
The economics of software engineering have fundamentally changed.
Crypto Twitter With Elon Musk joining the board of Twitter, now is a good time to consider all the things Twitter...
5th Apr 2022
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Crypto Twitter

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

5th Apr 2022
With Elon Musk joining the board of Twitter, now is a good time to consider all the things Twitter should be doing, that it has never done. There are lots of obvious features (edit tweets, longer form content, better user controls, better onboarding, better spam filtering,...
Happy twentieth to Safari and WebKit Safari and WebKit aren’t teenagers anymore. I just want to make note of that. To quote a previous...
25th Jun 2021
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Happy twentieth to Safari and WebKit

from Don Melton [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Jun 2021
Safari and WebKit aren’t teenagers anymore. I just want to make note of that. To quote a previous post: On June 25, 2001, I arrived at Apple Computer to lead the effort in building a new Web browser. It was also Ken Kocienda’s first day on the job, both at Apple and on that same...
5th Mar 2025
Know your “One Job” and do it first Story time. Susan was hired as a database engineer. Her primary projects, which are supposed to be...
7th Mar 2021
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Know your “One Job” and do it first

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

7th Mar 2021
Story time. Susan was hired as a database engineer. Her primary projects, which are supposed to be upgrading/rolling out a major point release and running load tests against various config options and developing a schema management tool, keep slipping. But she is one of HR’s...
Autoconf’s revenge: ad-hoc shell templates How to leverage an old dirty trick in your Bazel wrapper for great effect
8th Jul 2026
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Autoconf’s revenge: ad-hoc shell templates

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

8th Jul 2026
How to leverage an old dirty trick in your Bazel wrapper for great effect
My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee 2023-01-09 I had to replace my dual Keurig coffee maker twice...
9th Jan 2023
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My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee

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

9th Jan 2023
My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee 2023-01-09 I had to replace my dual Keurig coffee maker twice over a period of five months. This occurred a year ago and these are my findings. Built to Fail? I followed the manufactor’s suggested cleaning schedule and took care of the...
Sharing everything I could understand about gradient noise You've most likely heard about gradient noise through the name Perlin noise, which refers to one...
6th Jun 2025
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Sharing everything I could understand about gradient noise

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

6th Jun 2025
You've most likely heard about gradient noise through the name Perlin noise, which refers to one particular implementation with various CPU optimizations. Because it's an incredible tool for creative work, it's used virtually everywhere: visual effects, video games, procedural...
Software Sprawl, The Golden Path, and Scaling Teams With Agency Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The company is growing like crazy, your engineering team...
2nd Dec 2018
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Software Sprawl, The Golden Path, and Scaling Teams With Agency

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

2nd Dec 2018
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The company is growing like crazy, your engineering team keeps rising to the challenge, and you are ferociously proud of them. But some cracks are beginning to show, and frankly you’re a little worried. You have always advocated for...
Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again) Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again) 2020-08-13 For the past four months this blog has been...
13th Aug 2020
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Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again)

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

13th Aug 2020
Goodbye WordPress, Hello Jekyll (Again) 2020-08-13 For the past four months this blog has been running on WordPress - but that ended today. I've officially switched back over to Jekyll. I'm not going to spend too much time delving into why I made the transition back, but I'll...
React - The Missing Parts Question the rules for fun and profit One of the nice things about having your own lean copy of a...
4th Feb 2022
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React - The Missing Parts

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

4th Feb 2022
Question the rules for fun and profit One of the nice things about having your own lean copy of a popular library's patterns is that you can experiment with all sorts of changes. In my case, I have a React-clone, Live, which includes all the familiar basics: props, state and...
Fun and Games with Exposure Notifications Exposure Notifications is a protocol developed by Apple and Google for facilitating COVID-19 contact...
7th Sep 2020
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Fun and Games with Exposure Notifications

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

7th Sep 2020
Exposure Notifications is a protocol developed by Apple and Google for facilitating COVID-19 contact tracing on mobile phones by exchanging codes with nearby phones over Bluetooth, implemented within the Android and iOS operating systems, now available here in Toronto. Wait –...
Profit is Not a Value Any executive or business owner will say their company values integrity, and virtually every company...
5th Aug 2015
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Profit is Not a Value

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

5th Aug 2015
Any executive or business owner will say their company values integrity, and virtually every company claims that they reward and value their employees exhibiting their brand values. But is that really accurate?
The optics of pair programming If you are not familiar, pair programming (pairing) is the practice of collaborating directly with...
17th May 2022
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The optics of pair programming

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

17th May 2022
If you are not familiar, pair programming (pairing) is the practice of collaborating directly with another person to work on a problem. You’ll often hear it in development contexts, but I've also encountered it with design. In the Before Times, we paired by walking over to a...
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...
Why Should You (Or Anyone) Become An Engineering Manager? The first piece I ever wrote about engineering management, The Engineer/Manager Pendulum, was...
15th Dec 2023
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Why Should You (Or Anyone) Become An Engineering Manager?

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

15th Dec 2023
The first piece I ever wrote about engineering management, The Engineer/Manager Pendulum, was written as a love letter to a friend of mine who was unhappy at work. He was an engineering director at a large and fast-growing startup, where he had substantially built out the entire...
<code>aria-label</code> is a code smell The aria-label property is made available to us by the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)...
31st Oct 2022
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<code>aria-label</code> is a code smell

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

31st Oct 2022
The aria-label property is made available to us by the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) standard. It allows a property/value declaration in HTML as a way of providing an accessible name for an interactive element. Accessible names Accessible names use text to identify...
A Twisty Maze of Ill-Behaved Bots Like many, bot traffic has been causing significant issues for my hosted server recently. I’ve been...
2nd Oct 2025
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A Twisty Maze of Ill-Behaved Bots

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

2nd Oct 2025
Like many, bot traffic has been causing significant issues for my hosted server recently. I’ve been noticing a dramatic increase in bots that do not respect robots.txt, especially the crawl-delay I have set there. Not only that, but many of them are sending user-agent strings...
External popup links using jQuery With the deprecation of the target attribute in XHTML Strict, opening links in new windows has...
15th Nov 2007
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External popup links using jQuery

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

15th Nov 2007
With the deprecation of the target attribute in XHTML Strict, opening links in new windows has become a bit trivial, if not annoying, to standardize. I always look for a consistent, unobtrusive approach that degrades gracefully; and since I use jQuery quite frequently, this is...
Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories Programmer of the Universe “OK, so let me tell you…” And so it would begin. A long and colorful...
22nd Aug 2023
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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

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

22nd Aug 2023
Programmer of the Universe “OK, so let me tell you…” And so it would begin. A long and colorful story. An elaborate description of a wild idea. In the forty years I knew Ed Fredkin I heard countless wild ideas and colorful stories from him. He always radiated a certain...
17th Apr 2011
Interoperable Personal Libraries and Ad Hoc Reading Groups Exploring ways to build social infrastructure around books and reading on the open web
20th Feb 2022
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Interoperable Personal Libraries and Ad Hoc Reading Groups

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

20th Feb 2022
Exploring ways to build social infrastructure around books and reading on the open web
The Boot.dev Beat. May 2023 We hit some amazing milestones in April. We now have over 40,000 registered students and over...
3rd May 2023
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The Boot.dev Beat. May 2023

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

3rd May 2023
We hit some amazing milestones in April. We now have over 40,000 registered students and over 500,000 lessons completed on the platform! I hope your learnings are going well, and that everything we’re building is helping you, even if it’s in a small way.
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...
Aqua UI CSS Buttons Aqua UI CSS Buttons 2016-06-28 Though it may feel like nostalgia, the old OS design for Mac was...
28th Jun 2016
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Aqua UI CSS Buttons

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

28th Jun 2016
Aqua UI CSS Buttons 2016-06-28 Though it may feel like nostalgia, the old OS design for Mac was arguably better than the current iteration (as of this writing - High Sierra). I recently designed a quick Dribbble shot showcasing how the older operating system used to have so much...
Specialization considered harmful It is sometimes recommended that software engineers should learn “depth-first”, and seek to...
3rd Apr 2023
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Specialization considered harmful

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

3rd Apr 2023
It is sometimes recommended that software engineers should learn “depth-first”, and seek to specialize early in their careers. I think his advice is misguided. In my opinion, having a wide range of knowledge is in many cases more important than being extremely good at a very...
Bi-whatever transformations An interactive explanation of how polynomial transformations such as trilinear or biquadratic or...
16th Jun 2020
39

Bi-whatever transformations

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

16th Jun 2020
An interactive explanation of how polynomial transformations such as trilinear or biquadratic or even linear-cubic work, and how to craft your own that fits your particular task the best.
Japanese Language Proficiency, Job Requirements, and You Many people wanting to work in Japan find themselves stymied by language requirements that can be...
1st Aug 2024
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Japanese Language Proficiency, Job Requirements, and You

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Aug 2024
Many people wanting to work in Japan find themselves stymied by language requirements that can be vague and confusing, as there is no single, clear-cut system used in Japan to define foreigners’ language proficiencies. There are a few systems commonly used to measure language...
I'm still fed up and a browser is coming along fine I'm still fed up and a browser is coming along fine
16th Dec 2023
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I'm still fed up and a browser is coming along fine

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

16th Dec 2023
I'm still fed up and a browser is coming along fine
Guide to fast Next.js Insights into how Tinloof measures website speed with best practices to make faster websites.
15th Jan 2024
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Guide to fast Next.js

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

15th Jan 2024
Insights into how Tinloof measures website speed with best practices to make faster websites.
Print Sales, Costs, And Profit: 2026 It’s four years since I bought a printer. I thought I would provide an update on running costs,...
a week ago
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Print Sales, Costs, And Profit: 2026

from Lee A Johnson [alt+shift+b] in programming

a week ago
It’s four years since I bought a printer. I thought I would provide an update on running costs, print sales, and profit. I’m happy to be completely transparent about all this as I know it can be difficult to figure this out if you are thinking of creating your own printing...
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...
What's next As of July 31st, my work contract with Rapid officially ended and that chapter of my life is...
2nd Aug 2023
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What's next

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

2nd Aug 2023
As of July 31st, my work contract with Rapid officially ended and that chapter of my life is closed. It was chaotic and tumultuous. But it was also fun and I learned loads about myself, what I'm capable of achieving, and perhaps most importantly what matters to me when it comes...
8 Proven Strategies for Making Every Candidate Fall in Love with Your Company Hi there! I am Luke Wilson, a veteran Tech Recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the Japan...
5th Sep 2023
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5th Sep 2023
Hi there! I am Luke Wilson, a veteran Tech Recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the Japan market. My recruitment career has taken me across both agency and in-house roles, with the most recent one being at [Indeed](https://www.tokyodev.com/companies/indeed) (a proud...
Statistics made simple I have a weird relationship with statistics: on one hand, I try not to look at it too often. Maybe...
15th Dec 2025
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Statistics made simple

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

15th Dec 2025
I have a weird relationship with statistics: on one hand, I try not to look at it too often. Maybe once or twice a year. It’s because analytics is not actionable: what difference does it make if a thousand people saw my article or ten thousand? I mean, sure, you might try to...
Stroustrup's Rule Just finished two weeks of workshops and am exhausted, so this one will be light. Hanuka Sale Logic...
11th Dec 2024
71

Stroustrup's Rule

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

11th Dec 2024
Just finished two weeks of workshops and am exhausted, so this one will be light. Hanuka Sale Logic for Programmers is on sale until the end of Chanukah! That's Jan 2nd if you're not Jewish. Get it for 40% off here. Stroustrup's Rule I first encountered Stroustrup's Rule on this...
It’s Only When You Look Back I remember talking to my Grandfather shortly before he passed away about the changes he’d seen in...
17th Jun 2026
1

It’s Only When You Look Back

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

17th Jun 2026
I remember talking to my Grandfather shortly before he passed away about the changes he’d seen in his lifetime. Born in 1911, the thing he said that really stuck with me was that when he was a child people were barely puttering around off the ground in aeroplanes; A few years...
Send teasers of premium emails Send teasers of premium emails
3rd Jun 2022
1

Send teasers of premium emails

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

3rd Jun 2022
Send teasers of premium emails
Don’t fix it just because it’s technical debt. Why should we only spend part of our time doing work that maximizes value, and the rest of our time...
8th May 2023
37

Don’t fix it just because it’s technical debt.

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

8th May 2023
Why should we only spend part of our time doing work that maximizes value, and the rest of our time doing other, less optimal work?
Claude Code Everything I know about how to use it, so far
11th May 2025
1

Claude Code

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

11th May 2025
Everything I know about how to use it, so far
A Local-First Task Framework sharing the load
3rd Apr 2026
1

A Local-First Task Framework

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

3rd Apr 2026
sharing the load
02 · Group Key Agreement with BeeKEM How Beehive groups can agree on keys over time
21st Jan 2025
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02 · Group Key Agreement with BeeKEM

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

21st Jan 2025
How Beehive groups can agree on keys over time
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