The Big Thing in Unix
·2 mins
The big thing in Unix was the realization that instead of building large monolithic systems, one could build smaller programs which could communicate with each other.
Programming
2022
Consistent > Idiomatic
·2 mins
As a software engineer, I’ve learned that consistency in code is crucial for the long-term success of a project, even when it means deviating from idiomatic principles.
Never Did. Never Will.
·1 min
20 years ago: Use a fat and complex persistence framework on top of the DB, because we might switch DBs in the future…
Book Review: Zero To Production In Rust
·4 mins
Luca Palmieri’s book, Zero To Production in Rust is a great guide for those looking to learn Rust by building an email newsletter-sending Web service from scratch. The book is full of first-hand developer tips on how to set up one’s environment or what tools to use, and goes beyond explaining the usual steps one can find in the official documentation.
Matt Mueller: Building Modern Web Applications Faster With Bud
·8 mins
Bud is a brand-new Web framework. It takes the best of Go and JavaScript to help developers focus on solving actual problems without worrying about type safety, performance, or deployment.
Is Swift Playgrounds the Future of Apple App Development?
·4 mins
Is this the beginning of the end of Xcode?
Go: Import Cycles via Third Packages Are Not Permitted
·3 mins
You cannot trick the Go compiler, and that is a good thing.
pq or pgx - Which Driver Should I Go With?
·4 mins
If you are betting on PostgreSQL, pgx is the right choice.
2021
Implementing a Generic Filter Function in Go
·4 mins
This article will demonstrate the implementation of a generic slice filter function using the new type parameters syntax.
2020
