20 random bookmarks

2025-10-17

136.

Automerge

automerge.org

Automerge is a local-first sync engine for multiplayer apps that works offline, prevents conflicts, and runs fast.

2025-07-31

127.

A dive into open chat protocols

wiki.alopex.li/ADiveIntoOpenChat

2025-06-26

124.

The plan-execute pattern

mmapped.blog/posts/29-plan-execute.html

I 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.

2025-06-20

Reposted 122.

Cursed Knowledge | Immich

immich.app/cursed-knowledge

Things we wish we didn't know

2025-06-16

118.

CSS Classes considered harmful

www.keithcirkel.co.uk/css-classes-considered-harmful

The 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.

2025-05-23

110.

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.

2025-04-24

105.

Instrumenting Axum projects

determinate.systems/posts/instrumenting-axum

2025-03-21

103.

Life Altering Postgresql Patterns

mccue.dev/pages/3-11-25-life-altering-postgresql-patterns

2024-10-10

81.

Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination | datagubbe.se

www.datagubbe.se/gnomefiles

2024-09-30

79.

On Leaving Apple

typesanitizer.com/blog/leaving-apple.html

2024-09-25

78.

in which interactive development saves the day

technomancy.us/189

2024-07-02

58.

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.html

A write-ahead log is not a universal part of durability

2024-06-24

50.

Microfeatures I Love in Blogs and Personal Websites

danilafe.com/blog/blog_microfeatures

In this post, I talk about pleasant but seemingly minor features in personal sites

2024-06-20

48.

build2 | C/C++ Build Toolchain

build2.org

build2 is an open source (MIT), cross-platform build toolchain that aims to approximate Rust Cargo's convenience for developing and packaging C/C++ projects while providing more depth and flexibility, especially in the build system.

46.

Why does SQLite (in production) have such a bad rep?

avi.im/blag/2024/sqlite-bad-rep

2024-06-13

22.

API Tokens: A Tedious Survey

fly.io/blog/api-tokens-a-tedious-survey

Comparison between types of API tokens.

21.

Building Go programs with Nix Flakes

xeiaso.net//blog/nix-flakes-go-programs
19.

A simple, arena-backed, generic dynamic array for C

nullprogram.com/blog/2023/10/05

2024-06-11

8.

gamja: Simple IRC web client

sr.ht/~emersion/gamja

2024-06-10

4.

soju IRC bouncer

soju.im

soju is a user-friendly IRC bouncer. soju connects to upstream IRC servers on behalf of the user to provide extra functionality. soju supports many features such as multiple users, numerous IRCv3 extensions, chat history playback and detached channels. It is well-suited for both small and large deployments.