One sentence per line
Advocating for writing one sentence per line in text files
Down with the friction
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Recommendation:vsfor string literals (Rust)
This comment fromconvinced me of usingon string literals years ago. I have been using it and sending this link to collaborators since then.
Recommendation: Tremily - RPATH, RUNPATH, and dynamic linking
A short article about the differences betweenand, most importantly the fact thatoverrides, butdoes not.
Recommendation: Matt Stuchlik - Counting Bytes Faster Than You'd Think Possible
An interesting short article on speeding up memory-bound programs using interleaved memory accesses.
Bit tricks
Some bit-twiddling tricks, I might add some more in the future
A simple
Just posting my
Recommendation: Our Machinery - Virtual Memory Tricks
A great collection of tricks related to taking advantage of virtual memory on modern operating systems. I have previously talked about similar things inand planned on covering more of those tricks myself, but this is a good resource in the meantime!
Lots of added recommendations!
I've added a bunch of links to my recommended reads. Check them out!
A different memory pool in Rust
Let's design a surprisingly unique yet simple toy memory pool in Rust
Multicast
Some notes about multicast
Build systems and package management in 2024
An overview of the state of the art regarding integrating package managers in modern build systems
How to start using Nix: building packages and Home Manager
I've updated my "How to start using Nix" series to cover building packages and installing/configuring packages via Home Manager
Recommendation: Matthew Croughan - What Nix Can Do (Docker Can't)
I might at some point write a concise list of reasons to consider using Nix, but in the meantime this presentation from Matthew Croughan brilliantly showcases some of the most useful and impressive features of Nix
Working with infinite memory
Some tricks based on huge virtual memory allocations
Just how slow are slow languages?
Benchmarking production languages against a terrible compiler
Pointers as files
Proposing an analogy for teaching what pointers are and how they work
Trying out Colemak
Notes on my experience trying the Colemak keyboard layout
Removing Maildir folders client-side using
Notes on how to delete Maildir folders client-side using
John Carmack on inlined code and functional programming
Lightly edited backups of insightful writings from John Carmack
C++ move semantics from scratch
A pseudo-historical overview of C++ move semantics, building them up from scratch, without fluff or magic
Identifying abstraction
An exploration of the concept of abstraction, trying to identify where it makes sense to leak details
Recommendation: Roc Lang
Lately I've been thinking about how most modern systems languages like Rust have been trying to become more approachable. In particular, I have seen many people move away from Javascript/Go to Rust for performance and type safety reasons. It strikes me as odd that such people would reach for that low-level a language. Why would you use a language designed to offer great control over your hardware…
Recommendation: Practical DOD
Great talk from Zig's Andrew Kelly about practical tips for getting into Data Oriented Design.
Additions to "Why I don't love Rust (either)"
I've added sections about my issues with compile-time evaluation and low-level obfuscation to the original article.
Recommendation: The story of ispc
I suggest anyone interested in SIMD/SPMD and auto-vectorization to read Matt Pharr's excellent series about the story of ispc
Take back control over your contacts and calendars
Quick tutorial on self-hosting a calendars and contacts server
ClangFormat your JAVA CODE?
PSA: you can format more than just C/C++ with ClangFormat
Sharing expenses with ledger
Ideas about how to deal with shared expenses with someone when using ledger
Why you should consider using RSS
My arguing for a more widespread use of RSS feeds (I know, ironic that you're reading this in an RSS reader)
Easy key bindings in Bash
Making easy key bindings in Bash
Persistent key repeat under X
Making key repeat under X more robust
On the advantages of off-line audio processing
Overview of some advantages of off-line vs real-time audio processing
Packaging your setup on Debian
Bite sized tutorial on how to install all of your favorite software at once on Debian
Native Vim plugin management
Short introduction to managing Vim plugins without a third party manager
More stuff that rocks
I've added fzf and Neovim to the list of stuff the rocks
Why Neovim over Vim
My main reasons for using Neovim over Vim
Keyboard buying checklist
List of features to consider before asking me about which keyboard to buy
Getting Vim to shut up
Presenting a few options that make Vim a little quieter
About theming document websites
Thoughts about the modern Web's support for browsing document
Efficient file management with
Notes on how to configure and use, including integration withand
Swapping the Control and Caps Lock keys
Notes on how to swap Control and Caps Lock and why it is beneficial
Fuzzycompletion in
Fuzzycompletion inusing
A better drag and drop workflow
Efficient/comfortable workflow for drag and drop
The state of rolling release Linux distributions
Rant on the state of rolling release Linux distributions and how terrible Arch Linux is
Working with LaTeX
Notes on easily compiling and cleaning LaTeX documents
Configuring vim for ledger
Notes on configuring vim to easily manipulate ledger journals