Making myself uncomfortable again
In early 2019, some months after completing a rehab program for drug addiction, I was in a very open-minded headspace where I wanted to challenge myself and find ways to improve as a person.
Andreas Kling
I like computers!
Latest posts
MutexProtected: A C++ Pattern for Easier Concurrency
In this post, we will discuss the challenges of programming with locks and how the C++ language offers some useful tools to make it easier. We will start with an example in C and then use C++ to improve upon it in steps. The example APIs are based on real-life APIs from the SerenityOS kernel.
Excellence is a habit, but so is failure
We often hear that making small incremental improvements every day can lead to great things. This popular piece of advice rings true, and it’s a powerful reminder to keep pushing ourselves forward.
How SerenityOS declares ssize_t
This post explores one of my favorite hacks in SerenityOS. I don’t recommend doing this in your codebase, but it has worked for us so far. :^)
15 Minutes Every Day
Someone once suggested that I set aside a small portion of my income every month. I’ve been doing this for years with an automatic bank transfer so I can’t mess it up.
How I make a living working on SerenityOS
This post describes in detail how I support myself while working on the SerenityOS project.
Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project
This post describes the Ladybird browser, based on the LibWeb and LibJS engines from SerenityOS.
Memory safety for SerenityOS
This post describes how we’re going to achieve memory safety in SerenityOS.
I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
Hello friends! :^) Let me tell you a story…
Smarter C/C++ inlining with __attribute__((flatten))
This post describes a compile-time technique for getting the benefits of aggressive inlining in hot code while protecting cool code from its downsides.