1981
How to dismantle a compiler bomb
You have heard of “zip bombs” (a tiny ZIP file that decompresses to multiple gigabytes) and “XML bombs” (small XML file abusing the entities to consume lots of memory), and …
1982
Lisp and Haskell (2017)
How I finally decided what is better (for me), Lisp or Haskell?
1983
Freezing Python’s Dependency Hell
A simpler solution for a complicated problem
1984
1985
Is Cobol holding you hostage with Math?
Face it: nobody likes fractions, not even computers.
1986
Introducing the LineageOS SDK
Your apps, better
1987
The False Allure of Hashing for Anonymization
Why using cryptographic hashes doesn't make data anonymous.
1988
How the modern containerization trend is exploited by attackers
This MacKeeper report will tell you about 6 major data breaches that happened in 2018.
1989
The Camera Is the Lidar
It was clear when Ouster started developing the OS-1 three years ago that deep learning research for cameras was outpacing lidar research…
1990
Why Y? Deriving the Y Combinator in JavaScript
In this essay, after a brief review of the work we’ve already done on the Mockingbird, we’ll derive the Why Bird, known most famously as the Y Combinator . The why bird provides all the benefits of the mockingbird, but allows us to write more idiomatic JavaScript. We’ll see that one of the benefits of writing…
1991
Create React App 2.0: Babel 7, Sass, and More
This blog site has been archived. Go to react.dev/blog to see the recent posts. Create React App 2.0 has been released today, and it brings a year’s worth of improvements in a single dependency update. While React itself doesn’t require any build dependencies, it can be challenging to write a complex app without a…
1992
On being an Engineering Manager
Would you like to study a programming language but can’t quite make up your mind on what’s the best option for you?
1993
Next.js 7
After 26 canary releases and 3.4 million downloads, we are proud to introduce the production-ready Next.js 7
1994
1995
C2rust vs. Corrode
A couple weeks ago, Galois and Immunant launched c2rust. Since I wrote one of the best-known C-to-Rust translation tools (Corrode), and since I worked for Ga...
1996
The Declining Value of a CS Master's Degree (2013)
I don’t know if it helps, but Illinois CS distinguishes the two kinds of programs with two different degrees: MS in CS for the research program, and MCS for the coursework program. Most of the MS students receive funding andtuition waivers, while I’m not sure if the MCS students are even eligible for support.
1997
No Cutting Corners on the iPhone X
When the iPhone X launched, a lot of designers were put off about the screen shape. Those complaints have mostly died down, but I haven’t…
1998
1999
U.S. Freelance Workforce, Now 56.7M People, Grew 3.7M Since 2014
View the latest news, announcements, media coverage, and media resources from Upwork.
2000
What Happens When a Founder Is Fully Vested?
Let’s say you are the founder and CEO of a startup and you have now been at it for four years. The company is doing great, you’ve raised several rounds of financing, you have a product in the market that is solving a real problem, you have a bunch of customers, you have a growing […]
2001
What I’ve Been Doing Since Quitting My Job
An update on my progress since going off to work on my own.
2002
2003
Do What You Love and Starve? (2006)
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2004
2005
When the business model is the privacy violation
Sometimes, when we worry about data privacy, we’re worried that data might fall into the wrong hands or be misused for unintended purposes. If I’m considering participating in a medical study, I’d want to know if insurance companies will obtain the data and use it against me. In these scenarios, we should look for…
2006
2007
2008
Geolocating requests with Google Load Balancer for free
Insights, guides, and product updates from Cloud Intelligence™.
2009
Jeri Ellsworth and the Robot Uprising of 2038
In a stuffed apartment filled with hydrofluoric acid, oscilloscopes and a transistor curve tracer, Jeri Ellsworth carefully places a hand-cut silicon wafer into a 1000 degree furnace. The ambient noise of police sirens can be heard in the background: "Ugh, the police are coming... So the instructions for the…
2010