Reverse Engineering Claude Code
What happens when you run claude? We take apart the 223MB binary with standard Linux tools and go through the layers from ELF to agentic loop.
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Compendium: Adding eBPF for Kernel-Level Visibility
Extending compendium with eBPF for scheduler latency and block I/O tracking. What the kernel does behind the scenes, and why ptrace can't see it.
Compendium: A Linux Syscall Tracer
A ptrace-based tracer, in rust, for linux, with nice and easy to interpret html reporting. The strace variant you've always wanted.
Memory, Layouts, and Allocators
How memory works at the OS level, data layout effects on performance, and allocation strategies for different use cases.
Autom8: A Claude Orchestrator
A powerful and deterministic-when-possible orchestrator for Claude Code powered workflows.
Performance Analysis and Improvements [part 2]
Round 2: in-depth analysis and next iteration.
Performance Analysis and Improvements [part 1]
First round of changes, let's see how much faster we can get.
Performance Analysis and Improvements [part 0]
Mental model, tools and steps I use as of early 2026 for optimizing code.
Delta Coding Techniques
A delta encoding primer.
Performance Aware Programming
A language agnostic mental model for writing and designing programs.
Static Dispatch at Runtime via Sum Types
An elegant alternative to dynamic dispatch, thanks to rust enum's.
Ergonomic State Machines Using Iterators
Ergonomic state machines that don't rely on type state.