Technology

General technology topics, tools, and software development practices.

2025

• I see a future in jj Oct 22, 2025
• Thoughts on Bluesky Verification Apr 21, 2025
• Choosing Languages Mar 13, 2025

2024

• Against Names Aug 12, 2024
• How Does BlueSky Work? Feb 24, 2024
• Using the Oxide Console Feb 17, 2024

2023

• You're probably learning a technology in its seventh season, not its pilot Jan 27, 2023

2020

• "C is how the computer works" is a dangerous mindset for C programmers Mar 31, 2020

2019

• "C is not how the computer works" can lead to inefficient code Oct 25, 2019

2018

• Why is Clojure so stable? Dec 18, 2018
• Borrow checking, escape analysis, and the generational hypothesis Oct 10, 2018
• Should you learn C to "learn how the computer works"? Oct 2, 2018

2017

• User-Agent: moz://a Dec 12, 2017

2015

• Ouroboros May 18, 2015

2014

• Update GitHub Pages with Travis CI Dec 16, 2014
• SF May 20, 2014
• Is npm worth 26MM? Feb 12, 2014

2013

• How Dogecoin changed my perspective on cryptocurrency Dec 21, 2013
• git, history modification, and libuv Nov 30, 2013
• Abstract vs concrete Nov 14, 2013
• New Beginnings Oct 1, 2013
• The CLOSURE companion Sep 19, 2013
• Just the regularly scheduled apocalypse Sep 10, 2013
• Emoji licensing Aug 6, 2013
• Returning to Free Software, a guide Jun 15, 2013
• Ditching Google Chat with XMPP May 16, 2013
• Node Jan 23, 2013
• _why is a role, not a person Jan 16, 2013

2012

• An early Christmas present for you Dec 19, 2012
• Narratives Nov 18, 2012
• How to squash commits in a GitHub pull request Nov 8, 2012
• Theory and practice Nov 6, 2012
• How do you find the time? Sep 27, 2012
• Seriously: numbers: use them! Sep 27, 2012
• Protocol and language Sep 3, 2012
• DayZ Jul 25, 2012
• Sparrow Jul 21, 2012
• Mixins: a refactoring anti-pattern May 7, 2012
• On the eve of #m1gs Apr 30, 2012
• About antisocialne.ws Apr 3, 2012

2011

• Book review: New Programmer's Survival Manual Nov 28, 2011
• Your startup is not a platform Oct 25, 2011
• GitHub is anarchy for programmers Oct 1, 2011
• Extracting domain models: a practical example Sep 22, 2011
• Twitter is too important to be owned by Twitter Jul 24, 2011
• Single text, many masters May 21, 2011
• Living in the cloud Feb 24, 2011

2010

• Trolling is a art Sep 24, 2010
• 80% of success is showing up Sep 21, 2010
• Trouble with Diaspora Sep 17, 2010
• A case study in being excellent: Divvy Jun 30, 2010
• Productivity Waves Jun 8, 2010
• A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace May 1, 2010
• Book review: Rework Mar 10, 2010
• Create a more compelling experience for your users through game mechanics Mar 8, 2010

2009

• The Little Coder's Predicament Dec 28, 2009
• About Crows Dec 2, 2009