2025-10-24
How to Run 1:1s as an Engineering Manager
justoffbyone.com2025-09-04
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.
2025-08-12
missing.css
missing.style2025-05-30
The PGP Problem
www.latacora.com/blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problemWhy do people keep telling me to use PGP? The answer is that they shouldn’t be telling you that, because PGP is bad and needs to go away.
2024-12-20
Visitor Pattern Considered Pointless - Use Pattern Switches Instead
nipafx.dev/java-visitor-pattern-pointlessIn modern Java, the visitor pattern is no longer needed. Using sealed types and switches with pattern matching achieves the same goals with less code and less complexity.
2024-12-17
Using Nix to Try Tools
entropicthoughts.com/using-nix-to-try-tools2024-11-20
On "Safe" C++
izzys.casa/2024/11/on-safe-cxx2024-11-07
Proposal for a Django project template
david.guillot.me/en/posts/tech/proposal-for-a-django-project-templateMy take on what could be a project template for Django advanced usage, with modern tooling (for Python and UI dependencies, as well as configuration/environment management), but not too opinionated.
2024-10-24
Rust Prism
registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/rust-prism2024-10-10
Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination | datagubbe.se
www.datagubbe.se/gnomefiles2024-09-25
in which interactive development saves the day
technomancy.us/1892024-09-02
Parsing awk is tricky
www.raygard.net/awkdoc/pages/awk_parsing_is_tricky.htmlA somewhat compact implementation of the awk programming language
2024-07-03
Announcing wcurl: a curl wrapper to download files
samueloph.dev/blog/announcing-wcurl-a-curl-wrapper-to-download-files2024-06-26
A (more) Modern CSS Reset
piccalil.li/blog/a-more-modern-css-reset2024-06-20
Go's 'range over function' iterators and avoiding iteration errors
utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoIteratorsAndAvoidingMistakes2024-06-13
Solving SAT via Positive Supercompilation
hirrolot.github.io/posts/sat-supercompilation.htmlCategory Theory in Context
math.jhu.edu/~eriehl/context.pdfArena allocator tips and tricks
nullprogram.com/blog/2023/09/272024-06-11
Optimizing Font Files for the Modern Web
documentation.platformos.com/best-practices/performance/optimizing-font-files2024-06-09
Piku
piku.github.io/index.htmlpiku, inspired by dokku, allows you do git push deployments to your own servers, no matter how small they are.