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If pg_dump is not a backup tool, what is?

xata.io

We all remember the sad day when Pluto was decommissioned as a planet. I’ve always liked...
We all remember the sad day when Pluto was decommissioned as a planet. I’ve always liked Pluto—maybe it’s the name, or maybe it’s because it was the smallest, and I like supporting the underdog. Either way, it was sort of my favorite planet. Recently, while writing about the vulnerability affecting pg_dump, the topi...

databases
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Git Super-Power: The Three-Way Merge | Quentin Santos

qsantos.fr

tl;dr: git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3 In my previous post, I preached about the one true...
tl;dr: git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3 In my previous post, I preached about the one true way to merge MRs in a git workflow. The answer is obviously to rebase for conflicts, and a merge commit for posterity of the MR. What I did not talk about is that there is a reason that push so many people to here...

vcs
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JS Dates Are About to Be Fixed | TimeTime

timetime.in

Of all the recent changes coming to ECMAScript, my favorite by far is the Temporal proposal....
Of all the recent changes coming to ECMAScript, my favorite by far is the Temporal proposal. This proposal is very advanced, and we can already use this API through the polyfill provided by the FullCalendar team. This API is so incredible that I will likely dedicate several blog posts to highlighting its key feature...

javascript
2
Danny O'Brien's Oblomovka » Blog Archive » Pavel Durov and the BlackBerry Ratchet

oblomovka.com

privacy
2
Linux Pipes are Slow | Quentin Santos

qsantos.fr

linux performance
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live-bootstrap/parts.rst at master · fosslinux/live-bootstrap

github.com

compilers linux programming
2
Why am I writing a Rust compiler in C?

notgull.net

rust
2
Why is a Guillotine blade diagonal?

pepijndevos.nl

history math mathematics
2
Advanced Python: Achieving High Performance with Code Generation

medium.com

Note: This is an advanced technique and I’m going to assume you’re fluent in Python before...
Note: This is an advanced technique and I’m going to assume you’re fluent in Python before trying this. If the phrase “hand-rolled bytecode” makes you laugh maniacally, this article is for you. If it makes you think “this is almost certainly a terrible idea,” then you have the right level of caution to be considerin...

high performance programming python software engineering
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CORS is Stupid - Kevin Cox

kevincox.ca

security web
2
Fair Source licensing is the worst thing to happen to open source-definitely maybe

archive.org

The version of fair.io referenced in the article: http://web.archive.org/web/20210123235600/https://fair.io/?a Comments

culture law philosophy
2
Programming With ChatGPT

henrikwarne.com

Using ChatGPT when I code has been a real productivity boost for me. Instead of reading...
Using ChatGPT when I code has been a real productivity boost for me. Instead of reading an example on Stack Overflow and figuring out how to adapt it to my particular case, I immediately get code tailored to my specific needs. I my mind, generating code is a perfect use case for LLMs, since I will always test the ge...

ai programming
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The Definitive Guide to Rust Error Handling

howtocodeit.com

rust
2
“YOLO” is not a valid hash construction

trailofbits.com

cryptography
2
OSV - Open Source Vulnerabilities

osv.dev

c++security
1
Putting a meaningful dent in your error backlog

danslimmon.com

“Let’s track our production errors,” they said. “We’ll harvest insights,” they said. And 3 years later,...
“Let’s track our production errors,” they said. “We’ll harvest insights,” they said. And 3 years later, all we have to show for it is an error tracking dashboard so bloated with junk that it makes us sick to look at. When error tracking is working, engineers engage with it regularly, scrutinizing every new error thr...

practices
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The queueing shell game

danslimmon.com

When queues break down, they break down spectacularly. Buffer overruns! Out-of-memory crashes! Exponential latency spikes! It’s...
When queues break down, they break down spectacularly. Buffer overruns! Out-of-memory crashes! Exponential latency spikes! It’s real ugly. And what’s worse, making the queue bigger never makes the problems go away. It always manages to fill up again. If 4 of your last 5 incidents were caused by problems with a queue...

distributed
2
Relicensing Monitor: Project Listing

alexsci.com

law
1
CardStock.run - Quickly and easily build apps on the web

cardstock.run

python
1
Objective-C Is the Ugliest Programming Language and a Total Abomination

trevorlasn.com

Objective-C is mainly used to develop software on Apple’s platforms, such as macOS and iOS. Its...
Objective-C is mainly used to develop software on Apple’s platforms, such as macOS and iOS. Its syntax is notoriously difficult, combining elements of C with Smalltalk-style messaging. On paper, that sounds innovative. In reality, it’s a mess. Comments

objectivec rant
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Zig and Emulators

floooh.github.io

Some quick Zig feedback in the context of a new 8-bit emulator project I started a...
Some quick Zig feedback in the context of a new 8-bit emulator project I started a little while ago: https://github.com/floooh/chipz Currently the project consists of: a cycle-stepped Z80 CPU emulator (similar to the emulator described here: https://floooh.github.io/2021/12/17/cycle-stepped-z80.html chip emulators f...

zig
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coupling as co-explanation

explaining.software

August 20, 2024 Previously, I provided a brief introduction to this newsletter, and then analyzed the...
August 20, 2024 Previously, I provided a brief introduction to this newsletter, and then analyzed the structure of explanations in software development. For many in the software industry, "coupling" is a dirty word. This dates back to a 1974 paper entitled Structured Design1, which asserted that the goal of software...

philosophy programming
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Printing the web, part 2: HTML and CSS for printing books

michaelperrin.fr

(This article follows Printing the web, part 1: retrieving content from the web but can be...
(This article follows Printing the web, part 1: retrieving content from the web but can be read independently). HTML and CSS are mostly designed for being rendered on a screen and are quite limited for advanced print features necessary for books. The W3C has however drafted some amazing CSS features that make HTML a...

design web
1
Is the Open Source Bubble about to Burst?

tarakiyee.com

I want to start by making one thing clear: I’m not comparing open source software to...
I want to start by making one thing clear: I’m not comparing open source software to typical Gartneresque tech hype bubbles like the metaverse or blockchain. FOSS as both a movement and as an industry has long standing roots and has established itself as a critical part of our digital world and is part of a wider mo...

culture
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