Newsletters

13,455 minutes of talking to get one job

March 12, 2017

In this issue, explore job hunting insights, unravel the mysteries of Unicode, dive deep into payment systems, contemplate game engine development, and decode Reddit's ranking algorithms. Join us for an enlightening read.

The complete guide to (external) Domain Specific Languages

March 05, 2017

This week’s issue features a comprehensive guide to Domain Specific Languages, insights from Linus Torvalds on SHA-1, a deep dive into word vector representations, and an introductory tutorial on recommender systems.

Is PostgreSQL good enough?

February 26, 2017

In this issue, we explore PostgreSQL's versatility, the impact of code reviews on team quality, career paths in tech, compiler optimization tricks, and the importance of cryptographic standards like SHAttered.

JavaScript Start-up Performance

February 19, 2017

This week’s issue dives into start-up performance, debunking programmer myths, mastering Google Analytics, and exploring whether it’s too late to switch careers in tech. Plus, a quirky look at Windows driver dates.

Announcing GVFS (Git Virtual File System)

February 12, 2017

This week’s issue highlights the launch of GVFS for handling massive Git repos, explores weekend programming trends, dives into event-driven applications, discusses Google AI's cryptographic advances, and demystifies blockchains.

Things Every Hacker Once Knew

February 05, 2017

This issue explores the knowledge gaps in hacker culture, longevity of software, Google’s SRE practices, and the evolution of tech tools like htop. Plus, a reflective look at how quickly tech knowledge can become outdated.

The Infrastructure Behind Twitter: Scale

January 29, 2017

This week's issue delves into Twitter's infrastructure, essential security headers for web protection, managing code complexity, advanced SQL tricks, and the risks of blindly copying code snippets. Stay informed and secure.

Big List of Naughty Strings

January 22, 2017

This week’s issue features a handy list of problematic strings for QA testing, a nostalgic look at compiling a Mac OS 8 app, tips for Chrome's Developer Console, and insights into security vulnerabilities in applications.

Browser Autofill Phishing

January 15, 2017

This week's newsletter explores browser autofill phishing risks, AI consciousness in Westworld, open-source GTA V integration, reverse engineering Sublime Text 3, and a new app for message encryption using AES.

Top 10 algorithms in Interview Questions

January 08, 2017

This week’s issue features essential resources for coding interviews, insights into memory models in programming, an exploration of recursive data structures, and a bold claim about a new, faster sorting algorithm.

10 things I learned making the fastest site in the world

January 01, 2017

This week, explore performance techniques for building fast sites, essential insights on microservices, misconceptions about CSVs, the challenges of software development, and a coding standards horror story from my early career.

Building Jarvis

December 25, 2016

This week's issue explores the state of AI with insights from Facebook's tech, delves into Pixar's hair simulation, analyzes skip lists, outlines a developer's learning plan, and critiques modern garbage collection in Go.

Developers’ side projects

December 18, 2016

This week’s issue dives into the often-misunderstood proprietary invention agreements for developers, explores exotic HTTP headers, tackles dependency hell, and shares insights on building a computer from scratch.

Disassembling Sublime Text

December 11, 2016

In this issue, we explore the Hopper Disassembler's insights on Sublime Text 3, delve into how publishers outsmart ad blockers, and reflect on transformative talks that reshape programming perspectives.

Learning to Read x86 Assembly Language

December 04, 2016

This week's issue features insights on x86 assembly language, a Hamiltonian cycle algorithm for planar graphs, writing C without standard libraries, a node.js memory leak adventure, and reflections on 15 years of concurrency safety.

The Myth of Long Polling

November 27, 2016

In this issue, explore the evolution of WebSockets, the importance of web encryption, the pitfalls of hidden precision in data, a nostalgic look at game development, and a tool for visualizing regular expressions.

Offshoring roulette: lessons from outsourcing to India, China and the Philippines

November 20, 2016

In this issue, explore outsourcing lessons from India, China, and the Philippines, discover a survival guide for junior developers, dive into CQRS vs. CRUD, reflect on coding regrets, and learn how to write better object-oriented programs.

Docker in Production: A History of Failure

November 13, 2016

This issue explores Docker's rocky past, the shift away from general-purpose operating systems, the benefits of tmux for developers, a deep dive into C programming, and the magic of H.264 video compression.

Eve: Programming designed for humans

November 06, 2016

This issue explores innovative programming with Eve, delves into functional programming through Haskell, advocates for UTF-8 encoding, and highlights Firefox's game-changing multi-process browsing. Plus, a reflection on diverse journeys into software engineering.

Image Synthesis from Yahoo open_nsfw (NSFW: contains nudity pictures)

October 30, 2016

This week’s issue features Yahoo's open-sourced neural network for image scoring, tips for laptop repairs in remote areas, insights on the value of HN comments, the challenges of parsing JSON, and Linus Torvalds' thoughts on "good taste" in coding.