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GitHub – gregmolnar/prepper: Prepper is a simple server provisioning tool, built on top of SSHKit. You can use it to script your server build process. –This seems like a very nice simple tool to solve a common problem. M...
Read more →Efficient multi-SONAR with Arduino-like systems – Wimble Robotics –A bit esoteric Robotics article. It explains how one roboticist handles multiple ultrasonic sensors, using a clever polling and interrupt driven scheme.
An Introduction to Ractors in Ruby | AppSignal Blog –I read and heard about Ractors in ruby. This article demystifies them. My evaluation: Ractors are a safer alternative to Threads. I’m sure thats a massive oversimplification and even incorrect in a way. But for me I need a simple hook to hang the concept onto! The author says: “Discover when and why you should use ractors, and build a ractor in Ruby.”
Networking on the Network –Several million people employ electronic mail for some si...
Read more →rails/docked: Running Rails from Docker for easy start to development –This is not a new thing by a long shot. But thw fact that it is published by dhh is a big deal imo. For me it assures me to some extent that it is “correct” and that it will be maintained. From author: “Running Rails from Docker for easy start to development – rails/docked: Running Rails from Docker for easy start to development”
Use Postgres for everything! –Insights about simplifying your architecture. Wow! Using postgres instead of REDIS? This flies in the face of what I thought I understood! Author: “Startups use too much technology. My advice: Use Postgres for everything”
Welcome to Talking Points for Life –Too many people are left wandering through Reddit threads and Quora posts looking for advice on what to say. Communication is tricky. We all bring our own biases, emotions and histories to the table. This site will help you navigate those tricky subjects, allowing you to build healthier and happier relationships.
Radical Simplicity in Technology | Join the movement –For me, a very provocative set of arguments. Novel insights on how to remove complexity. Or recognizing that you may not need that additional service or technology. The author: “Radical Simplicity is a startup development method to make development faster and more fun that plays well with lean startups”
Coding Interview Preparation | Codinginterview –A very interesting overview of companies and their spproach yo coding interviews. Good if youre applying for a job there. But also good if you are designing your interview process. Author says: “Take the guesswork out of coding interviews with codinginterview.com. Explore comprehensive guides to hack the process at top companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and more “
Laurence Tratt: How Might Generative AI Change Programming? –More about a topic that is extremely hot right now
The Case for Models | Concerning Quality –An interesting idea, model based testing. The aurhor says: “Again, I’m writing about models because I have a deep desire to keep software minimal. While I don’t think it’s wrong to simply buckle up and deal with the complexity and raw magnitude of implementations as many of us do, that’s just not the path that I find appealing intuitively.”
ChatGPT Can’t Kill Anything Worth Preserving –If you, like many, is fascinated and trying to figure out what ChatGPT (and whatever comes next) means, this is a good article: “If an algorithm is the death of high school English, maybe that’s an okay thing.”
What is Steampipe? –Seems useful for someone. Just putting it on this list to track it. Here’s what the author says: “Steampipe is an fantastic tool from Turbot. Steampipe allows you to easily ask questions about your Cloud and SaaS Infrastructure”
ggerganov/whisper.cpp: Port of OpenAI’s Whisper model in C/C++ –Port of OpenAI’s Whisper model in C/C++. Contribute to ggerganov/whisper.cpp development by creating an account on GitHub.
When to use gRPC vs GraphQL –Honestly, I wasnt too aware of gRPC, but very aware of GraphQL. So this vomparison could be useful in the future. Author describes the article like this: “We dig into two of the most popular API protocols to see where they work best. “
A Nibble of Git’s Object Store –We all use git all day long. We know its a power tool. Easy to use and easy to shoot yourself in the foot. A footgun. Learn more about git internals for fun and profit! Power and efficiency through content-addressable storage and delta compression
Phlex — fast, object-oriented view framework for Ruby –If youve done a bit of Rails, you might have written some helpers like this. This package seems like a more complete and comprehensive implementation of this idea.
Database Performance Optimization and Scaling in Rails | AppSignal Blog –A decent introductory article about scaling rails applications. Somewhat rails specific, but it does introduce the general principles. Heres the authors blurb: “Improve your Rails application’s performance by fine-tuning and scaling your database.”
Forget about algorithms and models — learn how to solve problems first –An interesting article, stating the obvious. This is highly relevant to someone who teaches college students their in their very first year of learning programming. And yet it is still a subject of debate among my colleagues. Heres the authors’s own words: “t’s not necessarily about what programming language you learn or use. It’s about how you approach problem solving.”
Learning Rust with ChatGPT, Copilot and Advent of Code –Another amazing and somewhat scary example of ChatGPT, the ai tool that everyone is takking about. Heres what the author says: lI’m using this year’s Advent of Code to learn Rust—with the assistance of GitHub Copilot and OpenAI’s new ChatGPT. I think one of the most exciting applications of large language …”