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Bloaty McBloatface: a size profiler for binaries
I’m very excited to announce that today I’m open-sourcing atool I’ve been working on for several months at Google.It’s called Bloaty McBloatface, and it lets...
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SQLite-based databases on the Postgres protocol? Yes we can
libSQL “server mode” (sqld) enables access to SQLite-based databases using Postgres and HTTP network protocols.
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JQuery 1.9 has been released
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
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I used standard Emacs extension-points to extend org-mode
Recently I read this beginners guide to extend Emacs. The guide is perfect for starting out with elisp and it shows a lot of care in teaching how to interact with Emacs.
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In-browser code playgrounds
Embed and run interactive code snippets entirely in your browser, no server required.
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Learning to write programs that generate images
Through a human’s eyes, the world is much more than just the images reflected in our corneas. For example, when we look at a building and admire the intricacies of its design, we can appreciate the craftsmanship it requires. This ability to interpret objects through the tools that created them gives us a richer…
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IDE for building React Native apps is now free and open source
The best IDE for building React Native apps is now free and open source.
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Building a Handheld PC
I’d like to share with you my latest project: Decktility!
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WebGL + Rust: Basic Water Tutorial
In this tutorial we’ll discuss the ideas and concepts behind rendering water and then talk through some demo code.
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Std::visit is everything wrong with modern C++
Yet another programming blog. Thoughts on software and related misadventures.
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Hell is overconfident developers writing encryption code
Overconfident developers that choose to write their own cryptography code have plagued the information security industry since before it was even an industry. This in and of itself isn’t inhe…
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XML is almost always misused
In 1996, XML was invented. No sooner than it was created, it was adopted for all manner of misconceived applications for which it was a poor choice.
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Firefox Quantum
Next week, Mozilla will release Firefox 57. Also referred to as Firefox Quantum, from the project name we've used for all the work that has been put into making this the most awesome Firefox release ever. This is underscored by the fact that I've gotten mailed release-swag for the first time during my four years ……
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SQL as an API language
Datasette (previously) is my open source tool for exploring and publishing structured data. There are a lot of ideas embedded in Datasette. I realized that I haven’t put many of …
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Deep cloning objects in JavaScript
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally now have the built-in `structuredClone` function to make deep cloning objects in JavaScript a breeze
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C++11 and Boost - Succinct like Python
C++11 is the new standard of C++ that was released last year. Yes, I know that is now 2012, but compilers are just now starting to catch up and …
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The Docker+WASM Technical Preview
Learn more about the Docker+Wasm Technical Preview that enables all developers to quickly & easily build applications that target Wasm runtimes.
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How to become a programmer, or the art of Googling well
*Note: Please read all italicized technical words as if they were in a foreign language. The fall semester of my senior year, I was having some serious self-confidence issues. I had slowly come to …
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Massacring C Pointers (2018)
I'm taking a break from debugging books to talk about a calamitous shitshow of textbook writing: Mastering C Pointers: Tools for Programming Power , by Robert J. Traister.