How do you do, fellow web developers? A growing disconnect.
How do you do, fellow web developers? A growing disconnect. | exotext
Optimizing Your Repository for Speed and Efficiency
In the last few weeks one of my repository started to be very slow and bloated. I try to commit all...
ChatGPT vs. Advent of Code 2024 Day 16: Reindeer Maze
ChatGPT participates in Reindeer Olympics, let's see if it has the required powers! #openai #chatgpt #python #ai #codeinterpreter #adventofcode Contents: 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Part 1 2:08 - Part 2 3:25 - Summary
GitHub Plagued by 4.5 Million Fake Stars Problem Misleading Users
GitHub faces a growing issue of fake star campaigns, which artificially inflate repository popularity metrics and introduce risks to users.
Managing Complexity in Modern Software Systems
Congratulations on becoming a developer for Plant-Based Pizza! I'm James Eastham, here to guide you through a modern approach to software architecture and systems design, emphasizing simplicity, evolvability, and portability. You'll learn about essential vs.…
What's next: the Fluent UI Blazor library v5
If you're curious on what we are doing for the next major version of the library, read on...
Interactive C# WebDev
Turn your videos into live streams with https://restream.io Fritz is working on an open source application that YOU can get the source code to and follow along. Check out SharpSite https://github.com/FritzAndFriends/SharpSite
fish-shell 4.0b1, now in Rust
A smart and user-friendly command line shell
What Did Ada Lovelace's Program Actually Do?
In 1843, Ada Lovelace published the first nontrivial program. How did it work?
Factory Design Pattern in C#
Unlock the power of the Factory Design Pattern in C# with this comprehensive tutorial! Learn how to implement flexible object creation and enhance your software architecture. Perfect for C# developers looking to master design patterns and improve code maintain…
GitHub - pwr-Solaar/Solaar: Linux device manager for Logitech devices
Linux device manager for Logitech devices. Contribute to pwr-Solaar/Solaar development by creating an account on GitHub.
Go's Weird Little Iterators · mcyoung
A second post on Go silliness (Miguel, aren’t you a C++ programmer?): in 1.23, Go finally added custom iterators. Now, back when I was at Google and involved in the Go compiler as “the annoying Rust guy who gets lunch with us”, there were proposals suggesting …
Failing Randomly: Linux Seccomp and Kernel Hacking
Seccomp filters system calls with cBPF code. One can blacklist certain system call numbers or even make a decision based on call arguments. Both Docker and Chromium use seccomp to protect host from malicious or misbehaving programs. With seccomp we can make a …
Neovim: Tips and tricks for OCaml's LSP server
How to ensure ocamllsp uses up to date build information
A new era of aerial combat. – Tochnyi.info
In a first for modern warfare, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have been using FPV drones to intercept Russian surveillance drones and other UAVs. In recent months, a variety of published sources have included video evidence showing the considerable success Ukrai…
Efficient German Language Learning: Is Anki the Answer?
My quest to master German vocabulary. Follow me on how I'm leveraging Anki to overcome years of procrastination.
Notes on ray casting | nielssp.dk
The website and blog of a 31 year old software developer
How to Make LLMs Shut Up
Everything that went wrong trying to make our LLMs say less.
No, You can’t bet on everything (and that’s okay)
Prediction markets, despite their theoretical promise and success in sports ($330B US betting volume) and elections ($40B in 2024), are unlikely to become mainstream for all future events due to fundamental demand and liquidity constraints. The core issue isn’…
Lies, damned lies, and Impact Hero (refoorest, allcolibri)
I found 17 extensions using the Impact Hero SDK in Chrome Web Store. These mislead users about their functionality, enable it without real consent, then lie about its ecological impact. And there is more shady stuff going on.
Seeing the World Through Your Field
Something funny happens if you work in a particular field long enough, which is that you start to see everything that happens through the lens of the field you work in. For example, my current company (Cerebrum) operates in the background screening space. So I…
How I Made My SIMD Code 1700x Faster Without Writing Any Intrinsics
Background This is the story of a project to add an efficient CPU backend for a shader language that is meant to compile down to GPU programs. Allow me to set the scene with a few prerequisite pieces of technology to become acquainted with: The Forge Framew…
How concurrecy works: A visual guide
Welcome to Waqas' blog
Yet Another List of Random Opinions on Writing Readable Code and Other Rants | Blog
After more than a decade of writing software, I've read lots of opinions on how to write good software. Everyone loves to throw around rules and principles, so I'll do it too.
Building blogmate.io: Recursive Phoenix Components
This post is part of a series on building blogmate.io, a rich comment system for static blogs and sites. If you have a static blog, or are thinking of starting one, please go check it out and spread the word!
Penny Game Debrief
This is a debrief of the popular which demonstrates flow. The questions a facilitator can ask during a debrief are varied. Some examples are below: ...
Optimizing Ruby’s JSON, Part 2
In the previous post, I covered my motivations for improving ruby/json’s performance, and detailed the first 4 notable optimizations applied to speed up JSON generation.
Building A Simple Filesystem Backed Cache With Golang
Don't write software that's too gross