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On Git Refs Oct 7, 2026 I have recently improved my mental model of Git.

Benchmark In Milliseconds Oct 5, 2026 How long should a micro benchmark run?

Finding Bugs Sep 19, 2026 Are generative (randomized) tests significantly more effective than example-based unit-tests at discovering bugs?

Static Allocation, Constant Work Sep 2, 2026 In reply to this email: Memory Safety’s Hardest Problem named something I’d hit but couldn’t articulate.

Cancelation Terminology Aug 31, 2026 A short note explaining the difference between synchronous cancelation, asynchronous cancelation, and graceful shutdown.

Rust Glancer Aug 21, 2026 Rust Glancer, a functional LSP server for Rust which uses two orders of magnitude less RAM, is incredibly cool.

Better Batteries Aug 20, 2026 One of the eternal schisms in programming is over the question of whether the standard library should be minimal or encompassing.

Printing Lists Aug 14, 2026 To print a comma-separated list, a concise idiom is to optionally print the comma first, before the element: for (items, 0..)

Zig’s Io.Threaded is Neat Aug 6, 2026 std.Io.Threaded is one of the implementations of Zig’s new Io interface that enables concurrency.

Memory Safety’s Hardest Problem Jul 20, 2026 Uplifting a lobsters comment for easier reference.

CSS: Unavoidable Bad Parts Jun 4, 2026 An ersatz CSS tutorial for people who need to style a web page, but aren’t web developers.

TIL: Symlinking NixOS Dotfiles May 21, 2026 The standard answer to managing dotfiles on NixOS is home-manager.

Always Be Blaming May 18, 2026 A few tips on 4D-ing your code comprehension skills.