2025-09-23
Cap'n Web: A new RPC system for browsers and web servers
blog.cloudflare.com/capnweb-javascript-rpc-libraryCap'n Web is a new open source, JavaScript-native RPC protocol for use in browsers and web servers. It provides the expressive power of Cap'n Proto, but with no schemas and no boilerplate.
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.
2025-06-18
You can use `fzf` to review git commits
jvns.ca/til/fzf-preview-git-commitsI just learned that
you can use it to review a git commit like this and I thought that was really
cool.
2025-05-15
Speculation in JavaScriptCore
webkit.org/blog/10308/speculation-in-javascriptcoreThis post is all about speculative compilation, or just speculation for short, in the context of the JavaScriptCore virtual machine.
2025-03-21
Life Altering Postgresql Patterns
mccue.dev/pages/3-11-25-life-altering-postgresql-patterns2025-01-17
Earthstar
earthstar-project.orgStorage for private, distributed, offline-first applications. Earthstar is a specification and JavaScript library for building connected applications owned and run by their users.
2025-01-07
Write your own tiny programming system(s)!
d3s.mff.cuni.cz/teaching/nprg0772024-12-17
GBA From Scratch With Ferris
lokathor.github.io/gba-from-scratchAdvent of Code on the Nintendo DS
sailor.li/aocnds.htmlSolving AoC on the DS with Rust.
Using Nix to Try Tools
entropicthoughts.com/using-nix-to-try-tools2024-11-22
New stuff in Emacs 30
www.mgmarlow.com/words/2024-07-28-emacs-30-newsReading through the Emacs 30 NEWS file and picking
out the stuff I think is the most interesting.
2024-10-21
init.py files are optional. Here’s why you should still use them
dev.arie.bovenberg.net/blog/still-use-init-py2024-10-10
Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination | datagubbe.se
www.datagubbe.se/gnomefiles2024-10-04
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! ⚡
2024-09-15
Writing an OS in Rust
os.phil-opp.comThis blog series creates a small operating system in the Rust programming language. Each post is a small tutorial and includes all needed code.
2024-08-08
More than 200 orphaned Debian packages moved to git, 216 to go
www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/More_than_200_orphaned_Debian_packages_moved_to_git__216_to_go.html2024-06-19
Aurora - Python Static Site Generator
aurora.jamesg.blogAurora: An extensible, Python-based static site generator.