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.
2025-05-28
The Ingredients of a Productive Monorepo
blog.swgillespie.me/posts/monorepo-ingredients2025-05-06
Debian installation with encrypted BTRFS
chaos.tomaskral.eu/guides/debian-encrypted-btrfs-root2025-02-04
Running a Debian Sid on Ubuntu
blogops.mixinet.net/posts/incus2025-01-09
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-scratchUsing Nix to Try Tools
entropicthoughts.com/using-nix-to-try-tools2024-10-04
Snappy UI Optimization with useDeferredValue
www.joshwcomeau.com/react/use-deferred-valueuseDeferredValue is one of the most underrated React hooks. It allows us to dramatically improve the performance of our applications in certain contexts. I recently used it to solve a gnarly performance problem on this blog, and in this tutorial, I'll show you how! ⚡
2024-09-19
Blogging in Djot instead of Markdown
www.jonashietala.se/blog/2024/02/02/blogging_in_djot_instead_of_markdown2024-09-16
Wayland: i3 to Sway migration
anarc.at/software/desktop/waylandTechnical Writing One introduction
developers.google.com/tech-writing/one2024-09-15
Writing an OS in Rust
os.phil-opp.comThis blog series creates a small operating system in the Rust programming language. Each post is a small tutorial and includes all needed code.
2024-09-10
run freebsd in qemu on linux
sethops1.net/post/run-freebsd-in-qemu-on-linux2024-07-03
Announcing wcurl: a curl wrapper to download files
samueloph.dev/blog/announcing-wcurl-a-curl-wrapper-to-download-files2024-06-24
Microfeatures I Love in Blogs and Personal Websites
danilafe.com/blog/blog_microfeaturesIn this post, I talk about pleasant but seemingly minor features in personal sites
2024-06-21
On testing Go code using the standard library | Henrique Vicente
henvic.dev/posts/testing-goMost programming language ecosystems provide assert functions in their testing libraries but not Go's. Go's standard testing package follows a more direct and to-the-point approach.
2024-06-14
A useful shell prompt
blog.meain.io/2022/my-shell-promptFeatureful zsh prompt.
CAUSAL.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.
litterbox - IRC logger
git.causal.agency/litterbox/about2024-06-13
Optimal SQLite settings for Django
gcollazo.com/optimal-sqlite-settings-for-djangoThere’s plenty of information out there on how to scale Django to handle numerous requests per second, but most of it…