PostgreSQL (Postgres), is a powerful relational database that can store a wide range of data types and data structures.
When it comes to storing graph data structures we might reach for a database marketed for that use case like Neo4J or Dgraph. Hold your…

A little over a month ago, I announced that I was quitting my job. But there was also something else I didn’t fully announce.

But I refuse to become a full-time blogger. I think that’s a cop-out. If I look at the people I respect most in the

Learn what Nix is and how it can revolutionize software development with its unique approach to package management and operating system configurati...

Dissecting why everybody keeps talking about microservices.

Fixing tab dragging in Warp

Folia is a Minecraft server software with true multithreading and regionalize ticking, with a goal to achieve better scalability and performance.

⚡️ Neuledge streamlines database modeling with clear data entity definitions, customizable validation, and advanced business-logic representation. - neuledge/engine-js

Interruptions and context switching are the two most costly factors that directly impact a programmer's daily productivity. Although there is no permanent way to avoid them, there are some interesting strategies to minimize their impact. The Cost of an Interruption…

ChatGPT is now banned in Italy.

Physics library for simulating particles . Contribute to cmcdev-code/Physics development by creating an account on GitHub.

Source code for the X Recommendation Algorithm. Contribute to twitter/the-algorithm development by creating an account on GitHub.

Update: I gave a talk on this topic at P99 CONF 2023 and at PyCon IL 2024 (Hebrew).
A while ago at $work, we had a performance issue with one of our core Python …

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Earlier this year, when BuzzFeed announced plans to start publishing AI-assisted content, its CEO Jonah Peretti promised the tech would be held to a high standard. “I think tha…

I tried creating a custom ray/path tracing renderer. Featuring: maths, shaders, and cats!
This project was written in C# and HLSL, and uses the Unity game engine.

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Note to readers: this is an April Fools post, intended to satirize bad arguments made against Rust. I have mixed feelings about it now, as I think people who understood the context appreciated the humor, but some people were confused. That’s partly because…

It's a term coined to describe work that is meaningless or unnecessary. These jobs have become prevalent in the modern work environment, particularly in the corporate world and the software industry. Such jobs thrive in rigid corporate cultures, 'zombie projects'…