TIL: Creating Fixed Length Iterables in Python

TIL how to create fixed-length iterables in Python using collections.deque with maxlen parameter. Perfect for creating circular buffers and bounded collections.

January 24, 2022 · 1 min

TIL: Gooey and Python Fire for Quick GUIs and CLIs

Today I learned about Gooey for turning Python CLI programs into GUI applications and Python Fire for automatically generating command line interfaces from any Python object.

June 14, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: 2ality - Dr. Axel Rauschmayer's JavaScript Blog

Today I learned about 2ality, an excellent JavaScript and ECMAScript blog by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer covering modern JavaScript features and best practices.

June 11, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: MassDNS - High-Performance Bulk DNS Lookups

Today I learned about MassDNS, a high-performance DNS stub resolver designed for bulk lookups and reconnaissance, useful for subdomain enumeration and DNS analysis.

June 10, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: Matomo Analytics, Google Tech Writing, Memory Programming, and NES TV Signals

Today I learned about Matomo as a privacy-focused Google Analytics alternative, Google's technical writing courses, low-level memory programming concepts, and why the NES acts like a TV station.

June 8, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: MontyDB - MongoDB Implemented in Python

Today I learned about MontyDB, a pure Python implementation of MongoDB that can run in-memory or with file storage, perfect for testing and lightweight applications.

June 4, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: CPUFetch, OneFetch, and Learn CSS

Today I learned about CPUFetch for displaying CPU architecture info, OneFetch for beautiful Git repository summaries, and Google's comprehensive CSS learning resource.

June 3, 2021 · 1 min

TIL: DNS Performance Testing and Pi-hole with Unbound

Today I learned about DNS performance testing tools and troubleshooting Pi-hole performance issues with Unbound recursive DNS server.

June 2, 2021 · 1 min

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