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.
2025-08-25
Everything I know about good API design
www.seangoedecke.com/good-api-design2025-06-26
The plan-execute pattern
mmapped.blog/posts/29-plan-execute.htmlI feel uneasy about design patterns.
On the one hand, my university class on design patterns revived my interest in programming.
On the other hand, I find most patterns in the Gang of Four book to be irrelevant to my daily work;
they solve problems that a choice of programming language or paradigm creates.My litmus test of a good design pattern is its cross-disciplinary applicability.
I’m more likely to accept an idea that pops up in fields beyond software engineering.
And the most convincing patterns are the ones that help me in everyday life.This article describes a universal pattern that billions of people rely on daily, but software engineers rarely discuss—the plan-execute pattern.
2025-05-23
Async from scratch 1: What's in a Future, anyway? | natkr's ramblings
natkr.com/2025-04-10-async-from-scratch-1There are a lot of guides about how to use async Rust from a "user's
perspective", but I think it's also worth understanding how it
works, what those async blocks actually mean.
share_target - Web application manifest
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Manifest/Reference/share_targetThe share_target manifest member allows installed Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to be registered as a share target in the system's share dialog.
2025-05-06
Debian installation with encrypted BTRFS
chaos.tomaskral.eu/guides/debian-encrypted-btrfs-root2025-01-09
if got, want: A Simple Way to Write Better Go Tests
mtlynch.io/if-got-want-improve-go-tests2024-08-18
Permacomputing
permacomputing.netPermacomputing is both a concept and a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology inspired by permaculture.
2024-08-14
A Flexible Minimalist Neovim for 2024
wickstrom.tech/2024-08-12-a-flexible-minimalist-neovim.html2024-08-08
More than 200 orphaned Debian packages moved to git, 216 to go
www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/More_than_200_orphaned_Debian_packages_moved_to_git__216_to_go.html2024-07-15
"GitHub" Is Starting to Feel Like Legacy Software
mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/2024/07/12/github-is-starting-to-feel-like-legacy-softwareI’ve used a lot of tools over the years, which means I’ve seen a lot of tools hit a plateau. That’s not always a problem; sometimes …
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
2024-06-27
plainweb
www.plainweb.devplainweb is a framework using HTMX, SQLite and TypeScript for less complexity and more joy.
2024-06-17
How I learned Haskell in just 15 years - duckrabbit solutions
duckrabbit.tech/articles/learning-haskell.html2024-06-14
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 in Context
math.jhu.edu/~eriehl/context.pdfAPI Tokens: A Tedious Survey
fly.io/blog/api-tokens-a-tedious-surveyComparison between types of API tokens.
A simple, arena-backed, generic dynamic array for C
nullprogram.com/blog/2023/10/052024-06-09
Piku
piku.github.io/index.htmlpiku, inspired by dokku, allows you do git push deployments to your own servers, no matter how small they are.