2025-08-29
You no longer need JavaScript
lyra.horse/blog/2025/08/you-dont-need-jsAn overview of what makes modern CSS so awesome.
2025-07-31
A dive into open chat protocols
wiki.alopex.li/ADiveIntoOpenChat2024-11-07
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.
2024-10-10
Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination | datagubbe.se
www.datagubbe.se/gnomefiles2024-09-30
On Leaving Apple
typesanitizer.com/blog/leaving-apple.html2024-09-18
Typescript is surprisingly ok for compilers
matklad.github.io/2023/08/17/typescript-is-surprisingly-ok-for-compilers.html2024-08-09
Store Code Discussions in Git using Git Notes
wouterj.nl/2024/08/git-notesCode discussions contain relevant information. Isn’t it a shame that we
keep these in the centralized GitHub/GitLab servers, far away from our
decentralized Git code? As soon as we move provider, we’ll lose all old
discussions! And how do you ever find the pull requests back from 5
years ago? Symfony has implemented a lightweight solution to this problem
years ago using a less-known feature of Git: Git Notes.
2024-07-02
A write-ahead log is not a universal part of durability
notes.eatonphil.com/2024-07-01-a-write-ahead-log-is-not-a-universal-part-of-durability.htmlA write-ahead log is not a universal part of durability
2024-06-26
You probably wrote half a monad by accident
gieseanw.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/you-probably-wrote-half-a-monad-by-accident2024-06-18
Comparing Objective Caml and Standard ML
adam.chlipala.net/mlcompUnderstanding a Python closure oddity
utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/UnderstandingClosureOddity2024-06-14
Nix as a WebAssembly build tool
determinate.systems/posts/nix-wasmCAUSAL.AGENCY(7)
causal.agencyI 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.
2024-06-13
Category Theory for Programmers: The Preface
bartoszmilewski.com/2014/10/28/category-theory-for-programmers-the-prefaceMacaroons Escalated Quickly
fly.io/blog/macaroons-escalated-quicklyAPI Tokens: A Tedious Survey
fly.io/blog/api-tokens-a-tedious-surveyComparison between types of API tokens.
2024-06-12
My experience crafting an interpreter with Rust
ceronman.com/2021/07/22/my-experience-crafting-an-interpreter-with-rustLast year I finally decided to learn some Rust. The official book by Steve Klabnik and Carol Nichols is excellent, but even after reading it and working on some small code exercises, I felt that I …
I really like the RP2040
dgroshev.com/blog/rp20402024-06-11
gamja: Simple IRC web client
sr.ht/~emersion/gamja2024-06-10
Modern IRC Client Protocol
modern.ircdocs.horseLiving 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).