Automerge is a local-first sync engine for multiplayer apps that works offline, prevents conflicts, and runs fast.

Things we wish we didn't know

I have a lot of thoughts about the design of compiler intermediate representations (IRs). In this post I’m going to try and communicate some of those ideas and why I think they are important.

Every so often I come across a paper, blog post, or (occasionally) video that completely changes how I think about a topic in programming languages and compilers. For some of these posts, I can’t even remember how I thought about the idea before reading it—it was that impactful.

There's a concept that I've heard called by a lot of different names, but my favorite name for it is …

A write-ahead log is not a universal part of durability

Using systemd to avoid having to write some risky code

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

Living specification of the IRC protocol. Does not include brand new behavior, just existing behavior present in IRC software and/or networks (new extensions are IRCv3's area).

soju is a user-friendly IRC bouncer. soju connects to upstream IRC servers on behalf of the user to provide extra functionality. soju supports many features such as multiple users, numerous IRCv3 extensions, chat history playback and detached channels. It is well-suited for both small and large deployments.