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V8 release v6.9

V8 v6.9 features reduced memory usage through embedded built-ins, faster WebAssembly startup through Liftoff, better DataView and WeakMap performance, and much more!

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Authoring a SIMD enhanced WASM library with Rust

All the pieces have come together for widespread Wasm SIMD usage. The majority of browsers and Node 16 LTS support Wasm SIMD out of the box, and Rust recently learned how to compile Wasm intrinsics. Now I need to port a library from x86 SIMD to Wasm SIMD and distribute it in such a way that will fallback to a non-SIMD…

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Charge more for app subscriptions

The conventional wisdom for app subscriptions is to price affordably, like $1.99/month, and hopefully attract lots of subscribers at a low price. Then by having low pricing, fewer will reject the idea of subscriptions, and you’ll make up the difference with volume. But this is the wrong

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I hope WebDAV dies

WebDAV is a file access and transfer protocol created in the 90s. It has support for file locks, arbitrary key-value properties attached to folders, file mimetypes, and many other features that extend this standard. It also has powerful access control features.