265 posts

TIL: How to Design Programs, Raft Consensus Algorithm, DWIM Philosophy, and The Jargon File

Today I learned about the systematic program design methodology from HtDP, the elegant Raft consensus algorithm visualization, the DWIM (Do What I Mean) principle in computing, and the legendary Jargon File documenting hacker culture.

December 5, 2020 · 10 min

TIL: CLI Design Guidelines, Parinfer for Lisp Editing, Mosh Mobile Shell, and ripgrep-all for Document Search

Today I learned about comprehensive CLI design guidelines, Parinfer's revolutionary approach to Lisp code editing, Mosh as a robust replacement for SSH, and ripgrep-all for searching inside various document formats.

December 4, 2020 · 10 min

TIL: rlwrap for Readline, Mosh Mobile Shell, rga Document Search, and DMOTE Keyboard

Today I learned about rlwrap for adding readline support to any command, Mosh for reliable remote connections, rga for searching inside documents, and the innovative DMOTE ergonomic keyboard design.

December 3, 2020 · 3 min

TIL: Java Programming MOOC, Monica Personal CRM, Rust Cookbook, and FFmpeg Video Processing

Today I learned about comprehensive Java programming education, personal relationship management software, practical Rust programming recipes, and advanced video processing with FFmpeg.

December 2, 2020 · 3 min

TIL: TLA+ Formal Specification, Statecharts for Redux Apps, HashiCorp Nomad, and Python Socket Programming

Today I learned about TLA+ for formally specifying distributed systems, using statecharts to model Redux application behavior, HashiCorp Nomad for workload orchestration, and comprehensive Python socket programming techniques.

December 1, 2020 · 14 min

Sarathi - A Personal Discord Bot for TIL Management

Building a Discord bot to automate my Today I Learned (TIL) workflow - from manual WhatsApp notes to automated GitHub commits with search capabilities.

November 30, 2020 · 7 min

TIL: Drogon C++ Web Framework, Git Code Debt Monitoring, and Python Best Practices

Today I learned about the high-performance Drogon web framework for C++, tools for monitoring code debt in Git repositories, effective essay writing techniques, and Python programming best practices.

November 30, 2020 · 3 min

TIL: Quiver Diagram Editor, MIT Computation Structures, Lisp Koans, and Python System Services

Today I learned about Quiver's web-based commutative diagram editor, MIT's comprehensive computation structures course, Common Lisp learning through koans, and creating Python systemd services.

November 29, 2020 · 4 min

TIL: Kill Command with Readable Signal Arguments

Today I learned that the kill command accepts human-readable signal names instead of just numeric codes, making process management more intuitive and safer.

November 21, 2020 · 2 min

TIL: Advanced System-on-Chip Design and Comprehensive HTTP Headers Reference

Today I learned about advanced system-on-chip design through ETH Zurich lecture notes and discovered MDN's comprehensive HTTP headers documentation.

November 12, 2020 · 3 min

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