TIL: Modern Rust CLI Tools - System Monitoring, HTTP Requests, and DNS

Today I discovered five excellent Rust-based CLI tools: bottom, dust, procs for system monitoring, xh for HTTP requests, and nip.io for wildcard DNS resolution.

March 25, 2021 路 2 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 路 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 路 6 min

TIL: STM32 Rust Development, Film Photography Software, Git Constitution, and Media Servers

Today I learned about embedded Rust development on STM32, discovered film photography processing software, found a Git-versioned Indian Constitution, and explored media server solutions.

January 25, 2021 路 2 min

TIL: windows-rs - Microsoft's Official Rust for Windows

Today I discovered windows-rs, Microsoft's official Rust language bindings for Windows APIs, enabling native Windows development with Rust.

January 22, 2021 路 3 min

TIL: Rust Design Patterns, Operating Systems Three Easy Pieces, and MIT Performance Engineering

Today I learned about the comprehensive Rust Design Patterns book, the excellent OSTEP operating systems textbook, MIT's performance engineering course, and other valuable computer science learning resources.

January 6, 2021 路 8 min

TIL: Rust Microservices, Sonic Search, OWASP Security, and Learning Resources

Rust Web Development Microservices with Actix-Web Auth Web Microservice with rust using Actix-Web - Complete Tutorial Part 1 - Harry Gill Comprehensive tutorial on building authentication microservices Uses Actix-Web framework with Diesel ORM Covers JWT authentication, database integration, and API design Practical guide for production-ready Rust web services Rocket Web Framework Rocket - Simple, Fast, Type-Safe Web Framework for Rust Type-safe web framework with excellent developer experience Compile-time guarantees for request handling Strong ecosystem and documentation Alternative to Actix-Web with different design philosophy Search and Data Processing Sonic - Lightweight Search Backend GitHub - valeriansaliou/sonic: 馃 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM. Extremely lightweight alternative to Elasticsearch Schema-less search with minimal resource requirements Perfect for small to medium-scale applications Written in Rust for performance and safety Security and Web Standards OWASP Security Resources OWASP Cheat Sheet Series Comprehensive collection of security cheat sheets Covers web application security best practices Essential reference for secure development Regularly updated with latest security guidance Learning Resources and Tools cURL Deep Dive Introduction - Everything curl Comprehensive guide to cURL, the ubiquitous HTTP client Covers advanced usage patterns and protocols Written by cURL鈥檚 creator, Daniel Stenberg Essential for API development and HTTP debugging Executable Packing and Reverse Engineering Making our own executable packer - fasterthanli.me Technical deep-dive into executable compression and packing Explains binary formats and loading mechanisms Educational content for systems programming and security research Rust Learning Platforms Rust | Exercism ...

January 4, 2021 路 2 min

TIL: Rust Learning Resources, Operating Systems, Interview Preparation, and Web Security

Today I discovered comprehensive resources for learning Rust, found excellent operating systems and performance engineering materials, and explored interview preparation guides and web security resources.

January 4, 2021 路 3 min

TIL: Applied Cryptography, Algorithms, Rust Discord, and Learning Resources

Computer Science Education Applied Cryptography Course A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography Comprehensive graduate-level cryptography textbook Covers both theoretical foundations and practical applications Free online resource for advanced cryptographic study Essential for security-focused software development Algorithms and Data Structures Algorithms by Jeff Erickson Modern algorithms textbook with clear explanations Covers fundamental algorithms and analysis techniques Practical approach with real-world applications Open Data Structures Free textbook on data structures and algorithms ...

January 3, 2021 路 2 min

TIL: Cryptography Course, Algorithm Resources, Rust Tools, Discord API, and Self-Hosting Solutions

Today I discovered comprehensive cryptography and algorithm resources, explored Rust development tools including Discord API libraries, and found valuable self-hosting and productivity solutions.

January 3, 2021 路 3 min