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Learning to read Arthur Whitney's C to become smart (2024)
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The Case Against PGVector
The real limitations of pgvector in production: index choice between IVFFlat and HNSW, why real-time search is hard, pre- vs post-filtering pain, how performance degrades at scale, and when a dedicated vector database is the better call.
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Awk Technical Notes (2023)
You’ll learn why AWK doesn’t have a GC and understand some peculiarities in its syntax
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Oxy is Cloudflare's Rust-based next generation proxy framework (2023)
In this blog post, we are proud to introduce Oxy - our modern proxy framework, developed using the Rust programming language
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Friendly attributes pattern in Ruby
Friendly Attributes pattern enables writing human-friendly attributes with compact and flexible syntax.
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At the end you use `git bisect`
People rant about having to learn algorithmic questions for interviews. I get it — interview system is broken, but you ought to learn binary search at least.
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URLs are state containers
A deep dive into how thoughtful URL design can enhance usability, shareability, and performance. Learn what state belongs in URLs, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical patterns for modern web apps.
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Helion: A high-level DSL for performant and portable ML kernels
Introduction to Helion In modern machine learning, the demand for high-performance computation has led to a proliferation of custom kernels. While these kernels can deliver impressive performance, they are often...
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Notes by djb on using Fil-C
I'm impressed with the level of compatibility of the new memory-safe C/C++ compiler Fil-C (filcc, fil++). Many libraries and applications that I've tried work under Fil-C without changes, and the exceptions haven't been hard to get working.
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You Don't Need Anubis
don't use anubis just to block llm scrapers
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How often does Python allocate?
The answer is "very often"
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SQLite concurrency and why you should care about it
SQLite is a powerful database engine, but due to its design, it has limitations that should not be overlooked.
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Using the expand and contract pattern for schema changes
In this article, we introduce the expand and contract pattern to help migrate data and clients to a new schema.
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Futurelock: A subtle risk in async Rust
This RFD describes futurelock : a type of deadlock where a resource owned by Future A is required for another Future B to proceed, while the Task responsible for both Futures is no longer polling A . Futurelock is a particularly subtle risk in writing asynchronous Rust.
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AI scrapers request commented scripts
A new avenue for identifying greedy, badly-behaved bots
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Nix Derivation Madness
I’ve written a bit about Nix and I still face moments where foundational aspects of the package system confounds and surprises me.
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Nim 2.2.6
The Nim Team is happy to announce version 2.2.6, the third patch release for our stable release, Nim 2.2.
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Immutable releases are now generally available on GitHub
GitHub releases now support immutability, adding a new layer of supply chain security. With immutable releases, assets and tags are protected from tampering after publication, so the software you publish—and…
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By the Power of Grayscale
A brief introduction into computer vision and image processing using Grayskull library.
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How the cochlea computes (2024)
Sensory coding 2: electric boogaloo
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Qt Creator 18 Released
Qt Creator 18 highlights development containers to ease kit configuration, a convenient Overview tab, and various UX improvements.
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SPy: An interpreter and compiler for a fast statically typed variant of Python
Antonio Cuni's blog
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One year with Next.js App Router and why we're moving on
A critique of React Server Components and Next.js 15.
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Llamafile Returns
Mozilla.ai is adopting llamafile to advance open, local, privacy-first AI—and we’re inviting the community to help shape its future.
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How to Obsessively Tune WezTerm
An extremely detailed guide on how to configure WezTerm
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Independently verifying Go's reproducible builds
Introducing Source Spotter, a Go Checksum Database auditor and Go toolchain reproducer
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Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in a decade
Released in 2024, uv is hands-down the best tool for managing Python installations and dependencies. Here's why.