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.
2025-05-15
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.
2025-02-04
Running a Debian Sid on Ubuntu
blogops.mixinet.net/posts/incus2025-01-17
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.
2025-01-09
if got, want: A Simple Way to Write Better Go Tests
mtlynch.io/if-got-want-improve-go-tests2024-12-17
GBA From Scratch With Ferris
lokathor.github.io/gba-from-scratch2024-11-04
Writing secure Go code
jarosz.dev/article/writing-secure-go-codeSecurity testing starts with understanding vulnerabilities. The CVE website lists known software flaws. The OWASP Top Ten highlights common weaknesses. With this knowledge, we can improve our Go development. This article shows how to put in place robust practices. They are to: fuzz inputs, verify dependencies, and use static analysis tools (SAST).
2024-10-24
Rust Prism
registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/rust-prism2024-09-30
On Leaving Apple
typesanitizer.com/blog/leaving-apple.html2024-09-25
in which interactive development saves the day
technomancy.us/1892024-07-05
JavaScript-Free Sidenotes in Hugo
danilafe.com/blog/sidenotes2024-07-03
Announcing wcurl: a curl wrapper to download files
samueloph.dev/blog/announcing-wcurl-a-curl-wrapper-to-download-files2024-06-28
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html2024-06-17
OpenBSD, the computer appliance maker's secret weapon
hiandrewquinn.github.io/til-site/posts/openbsd-the-computer-appliance-maker-s-secret-weaponBetween our ESP32 prokaryotic organisms and our 24/7 Internet-enabled megafauna servers, there exists a vast and loosely-defined ecosystem of things the B2B world likes to call computer appliances. Picture a bespoke Pi 4 packaged up neatly with some Python scripts, a little fancy plastic embossing, and maybe a well-guarded id_ed25519.pub in case you end up in hot water during the (long - very long, stable cash flow for generations long) maintenance contract, and you’re in the ballpark.
2024-06-14
A useful shell prompt
blog.meain.io/2022/my-shell-promptFeatureful zsh prompt.
2024-06-13
API Tokens: A Tedious Survey
fly.io/blog/api-tokens-a-tedious-surveyComparison between types of API tokens.
Arena allocator tips and tricks
nullprogram.com/blog/2023/09/27Avoid Linux locking up in low memory situations using earlyoom
dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-09-28-earlyoom.htmlThis article presents the program earlyoom to prevent a Linux system to lock up in low memory situations.
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 …
2024-06-11
Exploring Gleam, a type-safe language on the BEAM!
christopher.engineering/en/blog/gleam-overviewFrom Erlang, to Elixir and now, GLEAM!?