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.
2025-07-03
Beamer Viewer
beamerviewer.euxane.euThis web app displays notes and slides in separate windows,
keeping both synchronised.
It accepts simple, double-width, or double-height PDF presentations:
2025-06-16
CSS Classes considered harmful
www.keithcirkel.co.uk/css-classes-considered-harmfulThe solution to all of these problems
I humbly put forward that modern web development provides us all the utilities to move away from class names and implement something much more robust, with some fairly straightforward changes:
Attributes
Attributes allow us to parameterise a component using a key-value representation, very similar to Map<string, T>. Browsers come with a wealth of selector functions to parse the values of an attribute.
2025-06-12
Always do Extra
www.bennorthrop.com/Essays/2021/always-do-extra.phpExtra 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.
2025-05-23
honk
humungus.tedunangst.com/r/honk
Take control of your honks and join the federation.
An ActivityPub server with minimal setup and support costs.
Spend more time using the software and less time operating it.
2025-05-15
Writing that changed how I think about PL
bernsteinbear.com/blog/pl-writingEvery 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.
2024-11-20
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.
2024-11-04
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).
2024-10-21
init.py files are optional. Here’s why you should still use them
dev.arie.bovenberg.net/blog/still-use-init-py2024-09-18
Typescript is surprisingly ok for compilers
matklad.github.io/2023/08/17/typescript-is-surprisingly-ok-for-compilers.html2024-08-28
There can't be only one
www.b-list.org/weblog/2024/aug/27/highlander-problemThere's a concept that I've heard called by a lot of different names, but my favorite name for it is …
2024-08-15
Writing a C Compiler
nostarch.com/writing-c-compilerA fun, hands-on guide to writing your own compiler for a real-world programming language.
2024-06-26
A (more) Modern CSS Reset
piccalil.li/blog/a-more-modern-css-resetA reckless introduction to Hindley-Milner type inference
reasonableapproximation.net/2019/05/05/hindley-milner.html2024-06-14
Nix as a WebAssembly build tool
determinate.systems/posts/nix-wasm2024-06-13
Solving SAT via Positive Supercompilation
hirrolot.github.io/posts/sat-supercompilation.htmlA simple, arena-backed, generic dynamic array for C
nullprogram.com/blog/2023/10/05OpenBSD extreme privacy setup
dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-06-08-openbsd-privacy-setup.htmlIn this article, you will learn how to install and configure OpenBSD to reduce its network activity over clearnet
2024-06-11
Go evolves in the wrong direction
valyala.medium.com/go-evolves-in-the-wrong-direction-7dfda8a1a620Go programming language is known to be easy to use. Thanks to its well-thought syntax, features and tooling, Go allows writing easy-to-read…
Hard disagree on this one, but still interesting.