Git Notes: git's coolest, most unloved feature - Tyler Cipriani
You can add notes to commits in git. It's almost never spoken about.
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Red & blue functions are actually a good thing
A rebuttal of sorts for the red/blue language post.
What Color is Your Function? – journal.stuffwithstuff.com
An amusing take on async/await being sprinkled all over a language. While this is aimed more at the JavaScript crowd, I think the Python folk can relate too.
There are some good points here, and some good descriptions of the sort of frustration that can be felt. At the same time there are also some not-quite-sensible aspects to it as well.
Still a fun read.
Phonological variables | Our Dialects
A really interesting map of how spoken language changes around the UK.
News API to Search & Collect Worldwide News - NewsData.io
A news API with a (not great but possibly useful) free tier. Could be handy as the backend for a fun application build.
the Fennel programming language
Because I need another Lisp in my life, of course...
Every UUID
Like it says on the tin.... every UUID.
learnings - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
I hate learnings
An insightful alternative to the dreadful jargon "learnings" - Josh Bernoff
I hate learnings...
Why I'm declining your AI generated MR - Stuart Spence Blog
I've been thinking recently about AI/LLM-created PRs on GitHub. I've only received a couple, and they've not been great. This has got me wondering if I should entertain them at all from both a software development point of view, and also an ethical point of view.
This blog post is an interesting read for someone else's take on things.
Using Common Lisp from inside the Browser
Details about a method of running Common Lisp code in the browser.
GNU Artanis - A fast web application framework for Scheme
Just what it says in the title: a web framework in Scheme.
Interruptions cost 23 minutes 15 seconds, right?
An intertesting dive into the history of the "common knowledge" relating to the impact of an interruption on someone (generally) working on code.
Total Recall Arnie's Nose Bug made in metal with working light Schwarzenegger "terminator" Movie Prop Replica
I don't need this, but I need this.
Email is Easy
For decades now I've been annoyed by systems that validate email addresses, badly. This is useful to help illustrate how people often get the idea of a "valid" email address wrong.
Repomix
While the tool is aimed at repos, more generally a tool for taking a ton of different files and turning them into a single source that can be thrown at some sort of learning system so you can ask questions of it.
Why I prefer human-readable file formats
In praise of human-readable (and hopefully writable too) file formats.
Map that breaks down religions within different areas of the UK
Essentially a political map of the UK, that also shows the main religious colour of each area. I'm actually kind of surprised by some of the results.
Reddit App not refreshing on iPhone : r/ProtonVPN
Recently I had a need to finally use a VPN (no, not for that reason -- it was the opposite; I wasn't in the UK and needed to appear to be) and so gave Proton a spin. When using it I noticed that while the Reddit app worked, sometimes, it wouldn't update stories for hours.
Seems this isn't uncommon.
Cucumber lets you write automated tests in plain language | Hacker News
Hacker news does Cucumber. Hot takes.
Supply Chain Security Alert: num2words PyPI Package Shows Signs of Compromise - StepSecurity
Interesting supply chain attack on a Python package.
Reading QR codes without a computer!
Interesting page that details how a QR code works and how, if you needed to, you could read it manually.
Drum Field Archers
I'm tempted to get back into field archery after around 3 decades of not doinng it. Here's one local group...
ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat: A powerful yet user-friendly cross-platform terminal emulator.
Yet another terminal emulator.
Content Security Policy - OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
Useful information on content security policy.
PostSpark - GitHub Contributions Chart Generator
Yet another GitHub contribution graph generator thing. Looks nice.
Frame of preference
The way that settings were done on the various Mac operating systems, down the ages.
Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music Issues (All)
Back in my teens I was really into this magazine. For some reason it popped into my head the other day and I went looking online to see if there was any mention of it. This is what I found.
React Still Feels Insane And No One Is Talking About It
React has never felt quite right to me, but I've never been able to put my finger on why. This article does a good job of gettinng a similar feel to what I feel.
AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome
Saved because it's of past interest to past me in a remote way.