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Rust to C compiler – 95.9% test pass rate, odd platforms
I am experimenting a bit with a new article format: instead of an overarching theme, this is more of a collection of smaller bits and pieces, sewn together.
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 80,852 posts.
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Google is winning on every AI front
Neither OpenAI nor Anthropic have a chance at this point
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You might not need WebSockets
Websockets are powerful tools that have become a fan-favorite for building realtime applications, but you might be using them for all the wrong reasons. Let's explore the pitfalls of websockets and how we can use plain old HTTP to get the same job done.
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AI coding and the peanut butter and jelly problem
Why clear communication—not clever prompts—is your real AI superpower
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Googler... ex-Googler
My role at Google was eliminated.
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Modern 6502
Mike Kohn's music, software, and electronics projects.
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Datastar: Web Framework for the Future?
# TLDR Datastar is a new hypermedia framework that makes building real-time web applications simpler and more efficient. It prioritizes server-side logic, uses “signals” for automatic UI updates, and leverages Server-Sent Events for lightning-fast performance. If you’re looking for a streamlined alternative to…
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Erlang's not about lightweight processes and message passing (2023)
I used to think that the big idea of Erlang is its lightweight processes and message passing. Over the last couple of years I’ve realised that there’s a bigger insight to be had, and in this post I’d like to share it with you.
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Bilinear interpolation on a quadrilateral using Barycentric coordinates
A new algebraic method for hardware-accelerated bilinear interpolation on convex quadrilaterals is presented, using the Barycentric coordinate feature of modern GPUs.
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Behind the 6-digit code: Building HOTP and TOTP from scratch
Personal website of Doğaç Eldenk.
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But what if I want a faster horse?
But what if I really want a faster horse? | exotext
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Strengths Are Your Weaknesses
The qualities you value most in engineers are also creating your biggest problems. Here’s how to handle this paradox.
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Why I Program in Lisp
A blog about computers, functional languages, Lisp, and Scheme.
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Lead is still bad for your brain
Wait, wasn't this solved by the Romans? Anyway, my grandma ate lead paint and she was totally fine.
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Deno Under TinyKVM in Varnish
Previously, I said that TinyKVM runs regular Linux ELFs and I use this to test my programs on the terminal like a regular program before I load them in Varnish.
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Playing in the Creek
When I was a really small kid, one of my favorite activities was to try and dam up the creek in my backyard. I would carefully move rocks into high walls, pile up leaves, or try patching the holes with sand. The goal was just to see how high I could get the lake, knowing that if I plugged every hole, eventually the…
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Default styles for h1 elements are changing
Browsers are starting to roll out changes in default UA styles for nested section headings. This post describes the incoming changes, how to identify if it's an issue on your websites, and hints for conformant and better-structured pages.
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Crystal 1.16.0
We are announcing a new Crystal release 1.16.0 with several new features and bug fixes.
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The Story Behind “100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”
The Story Behind 100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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My Own Private Binary: An Idiosyncratic Introduction to Linux Kernel Modules
Several years ago, I spent a serious chunk of time figuring out how to make really teensy ELF executable files. I started down this path because I was annoyed that all of my programs, no matter how short they were, never got smaller than 4k or so. I felt that was excessive, for C, and so I started looking at what ELF…
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Demystifying the (Shebang): Kernel Adventures
Clarifying the shebang (#!) mechanism: A step-by-step look using strace and kernel code shows how Linux handles script execution directly, revealing the shell isn't involved initially.
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PHP Core Security Audit Results
The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language
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.localhost Domains
I’ve found a way to configure private, custom domains for web-apps I have running on my computer. So instead of having to remember and type “localhost:4333”, I can simply navigate to “appname.localhost”. I love it!
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Arroyo (YC W23) has been acquired by Cloudflare
Arroyo has been acquired by Cloudflare to bring serverless SQL stream processing to the Cloudflare Developer Platfrorm, integrated with Queues, Workers, and R2. The Arroyo Engine will remain open-source and self-hostable.
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Docker Model Runner
Docker Model Runner is a faster, simpler way to run and test AI models locally, right from your existing workflow.
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Usability Improvements in GCC 15
GCC 15 brings better error messages and diagnostics for your code, including prettier execution paths and easier-to-read compiler errors for C++ templates.
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Owning my own data, part 1: Integrating a self-hosted calendar solution
The first part of what I hope to be an ongoing series about repatriating and owning my own data and tech. In this post, I describe how I integrated my own self-