TIL 2020-12-27 Fun with IP address parsing - Deep dive into the complexities and edge cases of parsing IP addresses correctly. Low-Level System Design Primer - Resources for learning low-level system design patterns and implementation techniques. Learn Linux Basics – Bash Command Tutorial for Beginners - Comprehensive FreeCodeCamp guide to essential Linux commands and bash usage.
TIL 2020-12-26 Kakoune - Code Editor - Modern code editor with a unique selection-based editing model, designed as an alternative to Vim. Cookiecutter pytest plugin template - Template for creating pytest plugins with proper project structure. Logging, Flask, and Gunicorn - The Manageable Way - Best practices for configuring logging in Flask applications deployed with Gunicorn. Cookiecutter directories organization - Advanced Cookiecutter features for organizing templates in directories. Cookiecutter replay project generation - Feature for replaying previous project generations with stored parameters. ...
TIL 2020-12-25 Flask-Meld - Full-stack framework for Flask that allows creating dynamic frontends using Python and Jinja2 templating engine, similar to Laravel Livewire or Phoenix LiveView.
TIL 2020-12-23 Debugging Python Containers in Production - Techniques for debugging Python applications running in Docker containers. GitHub - dhylands/rshell - Remote Shell for MicroPython devices, enabling file management and REPL access. Speakers Who Want a Platform - Directory of underrepresented speakers for conferences and events. Flask-SocketIO-Chat - Simple chat application demonstrating Flask-SocketIO structure. pre-commit/identify - File identification library for Python, useful in pre-commit hooks. tomnomnom/gron - Make JSON greppable by flattening it into discrete assignments. ...
TIL 2020-12-22 Microsoft Security Analysis of Solorigate - Microsoft’s technical analysis of the SolarWinds supply chain attack and defense strategies. doit - Automation tool - Python-based task automation framework for build processes and workflow management.
TIL 2020-12-21 Google’s YouTube Uses FFmpeg - Blog post revealing YouTube’s use of the open-source FFmpeg library for video processing. Copy-on-write friendly Python garbage collection - Instagram Engineering’s approach to optimizing Python garbage collection for better memory efficiency in multi-process environments.
TIL 2020-12-19 Distributed Consensus Reading List - Comprehensive collection of academic papers on distributed consensus algorithms including Raft, Paxos, and Byzantine fault tolerance.
TIL 2020-12-18 Remove Background from Image – remove.bg - AI-powered service for automatically removing backgrounds from images. When Free Software Isn’t (Practically) Superior - GNU Project discussion on the philosophy of free software beyond practical considerations.
Today I learned about the Zettelkasten method for building interconnected knowledge systems, using Tmuxinator for tmux session templating, and advanced napkin math techniques for system estimation.
Today I learned about writing proper man pages, lessons from 14 years of Haskell open source development, the Orger tool for converting data to org-mode, and modern IoT development platforms.