Today I explored the surprising complexities of IP address parsing, discovered resources for low-level system design, and found comprehensive Linux command tutorials.
TIL 2020-12-26 Kakoune - Code Editor - Modern code editor with a unique selection-based editing model, designed as an alternative to Vim. Cookiecutter pytest plugin template - Template for creating pytest plugins with proper project structure. Logging, Flask, and Gunicorn - The Manageable Way - Best practices for configuring logging in Flask applications deployed with Gunicorn. Cookiecutter directories organization - Advanced Cookiecutter features for organizing templates in directories. Cookiecutter replay project generation - Feature for replaying previous project generations with stored parameters. ...
TIL 2020-12-25 Flask-Meld - Full-stack framework for Flask that allows creating dynamic frontends using Python and Jinja2 templating engine, similar to Laravel Livewire or Phoenix LiveView.
My experience taking three of David Beazley's intensive programming courses during 2020 - SICP, Write a Compiler, and RAFT Consensus. A deep dive into computer science fundamentals through hands-on learning.
TIL 2020-12-23 Debugging Python Containers in Production - Techniques for debugging Python applications running in Docker containers. GitHub - dhylands/rshell - Remote Shell for MicroPython devices, enabling file management and REPL access. Speakers Who Want a Platform - Directory of underrepresented speakers for conferences and events. Flask-SocketIO-Chat - Simple chat application demonstrating Flask-SocketIO structure. pre-commit/identify - File identification library for Python, useful in pre-commit hooks. tomnomnom/gron - Make JSON greppable by flattening it into discrete assignments. ...
TIL 2020-12-22 Microsoft Security Analysis of Solorigate - Microsoft’s technical analysis of the SolarWinds supply chain attack and defense strategies. doit - Automation tool - Python-based task automation framework for build processes and workflow management.
TIL 2020-12-21 Google’s YouTube Uses FFmpeg - Blog post revealing YouTube’s use of the open-source FFmpeg library for video processing. Copy-on-write friendly Python garbage collection - Instagram Engineering’s approach to optimizing Python garbage collection for better memory efficiency in multi-process environments.
TIL 2020-12-19 Distributed Consensus Reading List - Comprehensive collection of academic papers on distributed consensus algorithms including Raft, Paxos, and Byzantine fault tolerance.
TIL 2020-12-18 Remove Background from Image – remove.bg - AI-powered service for automatically removing backgrounds from images. When Free Software Isn’t (Practically) Superior - GNU Project discussion on the philosophy of free software beyond practical considerations.
Today I learned about the Zettelkasten method for building interconnected knowledge systems, using Tmuxinator for tmux session templating, and advanced napkin math techniques for system estimation.