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The tragedy of running an old Node project
You want it to just work. But it resists.
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 281 posts.
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How to setup self hosted wiki for your startup
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The Practical Guide to Scaling Django
Most Django scaling guides focus on theoretical maximums. But real scaling isn't about handling hypothetical millions of users - it's about systematically eliminating bottlenecks as you grow. Here's how to do it right, based on patterns that work in production.
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OpenMP 6.0
The OpenMP ARB is pleased to announce Version 6.0 of the OpenMP API Specification, a major upgrade of the OpenMP language.
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Red Hat to contribute container tech (Podman, bootc, ComposeFS...) to CNCF
Contribute to CNCF: Simplify application management with Red Hat's Podman, Buildah, Skopeo, and more
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I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged $1,100
An interesting thing happens when you follow the official Amplify guide.
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Docker Compose Isn't Enough
Docker Compose solves real problems in getting applications deployed. It causes problems when deploying many applications. We can do better.
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SST: Container Support
SST now natively supports building containerized applications.
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Edge Scripting: Build and run applications at the edge
Deploy JavaScript apps globally with bunny.net's Edge Scripting. Instant scalability, seamless GitHub integration, and blazing-fast performance at the edge.
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WebSockets cost us $1M on our AWS bill
Learn how WebSockets caused Recall.ai's AWS bill to spike $1M and what architectural changes the team made to lower the cost.
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Monorepo – Our Experience
Nine months ago, we switched to a monorepo. Here's a detailed look at what led to the change, how we approached it, and what the experience has been like.
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Powering the Mars Base
This post is part of the series on space topics. This post is not the last word on this topic. The usual caveats apply. I’m curious if you have strong opinions on different fuel mixes. A grow…
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We're Leaving Kubernetes
We are moving away from Kubernetes for cloud development environments after 6 years of experience at scale. Learn about Gitpod Flex and our new approach to development infrastructure for developers.
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Why systemd is a problem for embedded Linux
I don’t want to post yet another anti-systemd rant, but I think the ubiquity of systemd could eventually create real problems for embedded Linux. I just wish I knew what to do about it.
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SSH Remoting
From the Zed Blog: Zed can now be used to edit over SSH.
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Prisma Postgres – Runs on bare metal and unikernels
At Prisma, we believe that deploying a database should be as simple as adding a new page in Notion. Today, we are excited to share the first milestone towards this vision: Prisma Postgres® gives developers an always-on database with pay-as-you-go pricing, thanks to our unique architecture design.
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Understanding Round Robin DNS
In which I try to understand how browsers and Cloudflare choose which server to use
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Fearless SSH: Short-lived certificates bring Zero Trust to infrastructure
Access for Infrastructure, BastionZero’s integration into Cloudflare One, will enable organizations to apply Zero Trust controls to their servers, databases, Kubernetes clusters, and more. Today we’re announcing short-lived SSH access as the first available feature of this integration.
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Against /tmp
I commented on Lobsters that /tmp is usually a bad idea , which caused some surprise. I suppose /tmp security bugs were common in the 1990s when I was learning Unix, but they are pretty rare now so I can see why less grizzled hackers might not be familiar with the problems.
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Overengineering a way to know if people are in my university's CS lab
Who knew figuring out the lab's occupancy would be so much work?!
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My solar-powered and self-hosted website
How I built a solar-powered, self-hosted website with a Raspberry Pi to explore sustainable, local-first web hosting.
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I Self-Hosted Llama 3.2 with Coolify on My Home Server
Discover how I transformed an old server into a powerful AI engine, self-hosting Llama 3.2 with GPU acceleration using Coolify. A step-by-step guide.
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Upgrading Uber's MySQL Fleet
Learn all about our journey of successfully upgrading our MySQL fleet at Uber from v5.7 to v8.0, enhancing performance and reliability.
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PostgreSQL Streaming Replication (WAL); What It Is and How to Configure One
What is Streaming replication in PostgreSQL?Streaming replication in PostgreSQL is an efficient method for maintaining a near real-time replica of a primary database on one or more standby servers.The primary server continuously sends data to replica
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Why do systems fail? Tandem NonStop system and fault tolerance
Explore Tandem NonStop architecture principles and their relevance to high availability in software systems like Elixir, Gleam, and Erlang.
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European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware
ESET Research analyzed two separate toolsets for breaching air-gapped systems, used by a cyberespionage threat actor known as GoldenJackal.