20 random bookmarks

2025-07-31

127.

A dive into open chat protocols

wiki.alopex.li/ADiveIntoOpenChat

2025-06-12

116.

Always do Extra

www.bennorthrop.com/Essays/2021/always-do-extra.php

Extra is different than More. Extra is finishing those two screens, but then researching a new library for form validation that might reduce the boilerplate code. Or it's learning ways to protect against common security vulnerabilities from data entry. These little off-ramps from the main highway of Normal Work could be dead-ends and not have any practical value to the project. But they might also be important contributions. And that's the thing with Extra. While the tangible value to the project is uncertain (it could be nothing this time or it could be something), the value to you is real.

2025-04-24

105.

Instrumenting Axum projects

determinate.systems/posts/instrumenting-axum

2025-03-13

101.

Building interactive web pages with Guile Hoot

spritely.institute/news/building-interactive-web-pages-with-guile-hoot.html

2024-11-20

88.

On "Safe" C++

izzys.casa/2024/11/on-safe-cxx

2024-10-21

84.

init.py files are optional. Here’s why you should still use them

dev.arie.bovenberg.net/blog/still-use-init-py

2024-10-10

81.

Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination | datagubbe.se

www.datagubbe.se/gnomefiles

2024-09-02

70.

Parsing awk is tricky

www.raygard.net/awkdoc/pages/awk_parsing_is_tricky.html

A somewhat compact implementation of the awk programming language

2024-07-15

62.

"GitHub" Is Starting to Feel Like Legacy Software

mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/2024/07/12/github-is-starting-to-feel-like-legacy-software

I’ve used a lot of tools over the years, which means I’ve seen a lot of tools hit a plateau. That’s not always a problem; sometimes …

2024-07-09

61.

Using use in Gleam

erikarow.land/notes/using-use-gleam

2024-06-26

55.

A (more) Modern CSS Reset

piccalil.li/blog/a-more-modern-css-reset

2024-06-18

40.

Understanding SPF, DKIM, and DMARC: A Simple Guide

github.com/nicanorflavier/spf-dkim-dmarc-simplified

2024-06-14

32.

Putting Go's Context package into context

blog.meain.io/2024/golang-context
31.

CAUSAL.AGENCY(7)

causal.agency

I make mostly IRC software in C. I like OpenBSD but also the GPL. I just want to read books and try to learn to be kinder. When I can I'd like to talk to strangers and experience more magic.

Reposted 28.

interstar/cardigan-bay: A new wiki engine in Clojure ...

github.com/interstar/cardigan-bay

A single-user “wiki” engine powering the ThoughtStorms wiki.

2024-06-13

27.

Category Theory for Programmers: The Preface

bartoszmilewski.com/2014/10/28/category-theory-for-programmers-the-preface
16.

Avoid Linux locking up in low memory situations using earlyoom

dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-09-28-earlyoom.html

This article presents the program earlyoom to prevent a Linux system to lock up in low memory situations.

2024-06-11

8.

gamja: Simple IRC web client

sr.ht/~emersion/gamja

2024-06-09

2.

Piku

piku.github.io/index.html

piku, inspired by dokku, allows you do git push deployments to your own servers, no matter how small they are.

1.

The Hare programming language

harelang.org

Hare is a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust. Hare uses a static type system, manual memory management, and a minimal runtime. It is well-suited to writing operating systems, system tools, compilers, networking software, and other low-level, high performance tasks.