260 posts

TIL: Eli Bendersky's Blog, Awesome By Example, NoCoDB, and Martin Kleppmann

Today I learned about excellent technical blogs by Eli Bendersky and Martin Kleppmann, discovered NoCoDB as an Airtable alternative, and found a curated list of example-based learning resources.

May 29, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: CRDTs, Extreme HTTP Performance, and BYTEPATH Game

Today I learned about CRDTs for distributed systems, extreme HTTP performance tuning achieving 1.2M API requests/second, and BYTEPATH - a replayable arcade shooter game.

May 25, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: AutoInvent, ASGI, Python Packaging, RAPIDS GPU Computing, and FlaskCon

Today I learned about AutoInvent's development tools, ASGI specification for async Python web apps, dh-virtualenv for Python packaging, RAPIDS for GPU data science, and FlaskCon 2020 talks.

May 21, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: MangaDesk - Terminal Client for MangaDex

Today I learned about MangaDesk, a terminal client for MangaDex that lets you browse and read manga directly from the command line.

May 14, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: McFly - Smart Shell History Search

Today I learned about McFly, a shell history search tool that learns from your usage patterns and provides intelligent command suggestions with fuzzy searching.

May 11, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: Siege Load Testing and Awesome FastAPI Resources

Today I learned about Siege for load testing and benchmarking web applications, plus discovered a curated collection of FastAPI resources and tools.

May 8, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: Ventoy Bootable USB and Justniffer Network Analysis

Today I learned about Ventoy for creating multi-boot USB drives and Justniffer for network traffic analysis and HTTP debugging.

May 7, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: CLI Code Review, Git Split Diffs, and Internal Combustion Engine

Today I learned about command-line code review workflows, GitHub-style split diffs in the terminal, and an amazing interactive explanation of internal combustion engines.

May 2, 2021 · 2 min

TIL: Benford's Law, Web Security Headers, Event Sourcing, and Mozilla Security Guidelines

Today I learned about Benford's Law for fraud detection, comprehensive web security including CSRF/CORS, Microsoft's Event Sourcing pattern, and Mozilla's web security guidelines.

May 1, 2021 · 2 min

How to Write Documentation - The README.md File

A deep dive into crafting effective README files that serve tech-savvy audiences. Covering project naming, installation guides, screenshots, and what to include or exclude from your repository's front door.

April 30, 2021 · 6 min