260 posts

TIL: Camelot PDF Tables, PostgreSQL Row Level Security, Zerodha Varsity, and Write Yourself a Git

Today I learned about Camelot for PDF table extraction, PostgreSQL Row Level Security for multi-tenant isolation, Zerodha's free trading education platform, and building Git from scratch.

March 13, 2021 · 3 min

TIL: fuser Command for Process and File Investigation

Today I learned about the fuser command, a powerful Linux utility for identifying which processes are using specific files, directories, or network ports.

March 12, 2021 · 3 min

TIL: i Hate Regex - The Ultimate Regex Cheat Sheet

Today I learned about i Hate Regex, a comprehensive and user-friendly regex cheat sheet with interactive examples and common patterns for developers who struggle with regular expressions.

March 9, 2021 · 3 min

TIL: Dolt - Git for Data and Database Version Control

Today I learned about Dolt, a revolutionary SQL database that combines Git-style version control with relational database functionality, enabling true data versioning and collaboration.

March 5, 2021 · 4 min

TIL: x86 Assembly Programming and SafeEyes Break Reminder

Today I learned about fundamental x86 assembly programming concepts and SafeEyes, an extensible break reminder application to protect against eye strain during long coding sessions.

March 3, 2021 · 4 min

TIL: Comprehensive Distributed Systems Reading List

Today I learned about a curated reading list for understanding distributed systems, covering essential papers, books, and resources for building scalable, fault-tolerant systems.

March 2, 2021 · 3 min

TIL: Cosmopolitan C Library, Distributed Systems Book, High Performance Browser Networking, and Rust Roguelike Tutorial

Today I learned about the Cosmopolitan C Library for portable executables, an accessible distributed systems book, high-performance browser networking principles, and building roguelike games in Rust.

February 28, 2021 · 4 min

TIL: ABlog for Sphinx - Documentation as a Blog Platform

Today I learned about ABlog, a Sphinx extension that transforms documentation sites into powerful blogging platforms, combining technical writing with blog functionality.

February 25, 2021 · 4 min

TIL: Python Performance, REST API Design, Rich Terminal Trees, and Python Launcher

Today I learned about achieving 12 requests per second in Python, designing beautiful REST APIs, rendering tree views with Rich, and a Rust-based Python launcher for version management.

February 23, 2021 · 4 min

TIL: Redis Network Model and Internal Architecture

Today I learned about Redis's sophisticated network model, event-driven architecture, and internal implementation details that make it one of the fastest in-memory data stores.

February 20, 2021 · 4 min