2025-09-04
Beacon API
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Beacon_APIThe Beacon API is used to send an asynchronous and non-blocking request to a web server. The request does not expect a response. Unlike requests made using XMLHttpRequest or the Fetch API, the browser guarantees to initiate beacon requests before the page is unloaded and to run them to completion.
2025-05-28
The Ingredients of a Productive Monorepo
blog.swgillespie.me/posts/monorepo-ingredients2025-04-04
Pitfalls of Safe Rus
corrode.dev/blog/pitfalls-of-safe-rustWhen people say Rust is a “safe language”, they often mean memory safety.
And while memory safety is a great start, it’s far from all it takes to build robust applications.
Memory safety is important but not sufficient for overall r…
2025-03-13
Building interactive web pages with Guile Hoot
spritely.institute/news/building-interactive-web-pages-with-guile-hoot.html2025-01-21
Algebraic Effects for the Rest of Us
overreacted.io/algebraic-effects-for-the-rest-of-us2024-12-17
Advent of Code on the Nintendo DS
sailor.li/aocnds.htmlSolving AoC on the DS with Rust.
2024-10-04
Snappy UI Optimization with useDeferredValue
www.joshwcomeau.com/react/use-deferred-valueuseDeferredValue is one of the most underrated React hooks. It allows us to dramatically improve the performance of our applications in certain contexts. I recently used it to solve a gnarly performance problem on this blog, and in this tutorial, I'll show you how! ⚡
2024-09-16
Wayland: i3 to Sway migration
anarc.at/software/desktop/wayland2024-09-02
Parsing awk is tricky
www.raygard.net/awkdoc/pages/awk_parsing_is_tricky.htmlA somewhat compact implementation of the awk programming language
2024-06-20
build2 | C/C++ Build Toolchain
build2.orgbuild2 is an open source (MIT), cross-platform build toolchain that aims to approximate Rust Cargo's convenience for developing and packaging C/C++ projects while providing more depth and flexibility, especially in the build system.
2024-06-19
Avoiding complexity with systemd
mgdm.net/weblog/systemdUsing systemd to avoid having to write some risky code
2024-06-14
Nix as a WebAssembly build tool
determinate.systems/posts/nix-wasmlitterbox - IRC logger
git.causal.agency/litterbox/aboutinterstar/cardigan-bay: A new wiki engine in Clojure ...
github.com/interstar/cardigan-bayA single-user “wiki” engine powering the ThoughtStorms wiki.
2024-06-13
Category Theory in Context
math.jhu.edu/~eriehl/context.pdfAPI Tokens: A Tedious Survey
fly.io/blog/api-tokens-a-tedious-surveyComparison between types of API tokens.
Building Go programs with Nix Flakes
xeiaso.net//blog/nix-flakes-go-programsAvoid Linux locking up in low memory situations using earlyoom
dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-09-28-earlyoom.htmlThis article presents the program earlyoom to prevent a Linux system to lock up in low memory situations.
2024-06-11
Optimizing Font Files for the Modern Web
documentation.platformos.com/best-practices/performance/optimizing-font-files2024-06-10
On Dependency Usage in Rust
landaire.net/on-dependency-usage-in-rustRust and Node aren't bad for encouraging dependency use -- your favorite language's tools just suck.