It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice illustration:…
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Building a Rust-style static analyzer for C++ with AI
The project is available at: https://github.com/shuaimu/rusty-cpp As someone who has spent almost 15 years doing systems research with C++, I…
Lessons from 14 Years at Google
When I joined Google ~14 years ago, I thought the job was about writing great code. I was partly right….
Building a TLS 1.3 Implementation in Pure Common Lisp
Happy New Year!For the past 20+ years, every Common Lisp application that needs HTTPS has traditionally had one option: cl+ssl,…
One Number I Trust: Plain-Text Accounting for a Multi-Currency Household
Two people. Eighteen accounts spanning checking, savings, credit cards, investments. Three currencies. Twenty minutes of work every week.One net worth…
Rust–: Rust without the borrow checker
Rust–: Rust without the borrow checker A modified Rust compiler with the borrow checker disabled. This allows code that would…
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
NewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsAICloseAIPosts from this…
PSA: Be aware when opening “take home challenges” from untrusted recruiters
I was recently contacted by linkedIn "recruiter" who's upto no good it seems. After some brief chatting, they asked me…
Home Chef Promo Code: 50% Off
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyOut of the dozens of services I’ve tested, Home Chef is my favorite meal…
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for “super premium” customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos
When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his…
How we lost communication to entertainment
How We Lost Communication to Entertainment by Ploum on 2025-12-15 All our communication channels are morphed into content distribution networks….
Why CIOs must lead AI experimentation, not just govern it
FeaturedRani Johnson, Workday December 27, 2025 CleoJ made with MidjourneyThe drumbeat for AI is deafening. We’re surrounded by a mix…
Why is calling my asm function from Rust slower than calling it from C?
Why is calling my asm function from Rust slower than calling it from C?December 27, 2025rustcperformanceThis is a follow-up to…
Concurrent Hash Map Designs: Synchronized, Sharding, and ConcurrentHashMap
Hi everyone! I wrote a deep-dive comparing three common approaches to building concurrent hash maps across the Java/Rust ecosystem: a…
Rodeo is an app for making plans with friends you already have
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How uv got so fast
uv installs packages faster than pip by an order of magnitude. The usual explanation is “it’s written in Rust.” That’s…
TIL: serde’s borrowing can be treacherous
(This is not super surprising when you think about it, but it bit me recently so I figured I’d write…
We “solved” C10K years ago yet we keep reinventing it
This article explains problems that still show up today under different names. C10K wasn’t really about “handling 10,000 users” it…
I’m returning my Framework 16
My current laptop is an aging X1 Carbon generation 7, purchased some time in mid 2019. A few months ago…
Laptop Buying Guide (2025): How to Choose the Right PC (Step-by-Step Guide)
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyBuying a laptop is an exercise in confusion. Even if you know what everything…