Lobster Roll

Stories by abhi9u

An Unreachable Hidden XKCD Easter Egg inside CPython (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 64 pts 25 comments by abhi9u Nov 19, 2024 cpython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
The Design & Implementation of the CPython Virtual Machine (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 34 pts 20 comments by abhi9u Sep 1, 2024 ccompilers Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS TheoryDesign / UX / Visualization thread
FreeBSD on Firecracker (usenix.org)
L 33 pts 5 comments by abhi9u Aug 24, 2023 freebsd Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
What Happens If We Inline Everything? (sbaziotis.com)
L 31 pts 7 comments by abhi9u Jun 3, 2025 compilers Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
Revisiting the NetBSD build system (blogsystem5.substack.com)
L 30 pts 9 comments by abhi9u Dec 28, 2024 netbsd Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Python Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len() (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 28 pts 21 comments by abhi9u Apr 12, 2025 ccompilerspython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Tree-Structured Concurrency (blog.yoshuawuyts.com)
L 28 pts 2 comments by abhi9u Jul 2, 2023 rust Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
How Unix Spell Ran in 64kB RAM (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 25 pts 16 comments by abhi9u Jan 18, 2025 mathunix Systems / Low-Level / OSScience / Math / Physics thread
Two Threads, One Core: How Simultaneous Multithreading Works Under the Hood (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 18 pts 17 comments by abhi9u Jul 25, 2024 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
Why and How Does CPython Use Bloom Filters in String Processing? (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 18 pts 4 comments by abhi9u Sep 15, 2023 cpython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
How Python Compares Floats and Ints: When Equals Isn’t Really Equal (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 15 pts 25 comments by abhi9u May 25, 2024 cpython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
A Linear Algebra Trick for Computing Fibonacci Numbers Fast (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 14 pts 13 comments by abhi9u Nov 6, 2023 compscimathprogramming Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / Physics thread
Are Function Calls Still Slow in Python? An Analysis of Recent Optimizations in CPython (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 13 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Aug 9, 2024 cperformancepython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Squeezing a Little More Performance Out of Bytecode Interpreters (stefan-marr.de)
L 13 pts 10 comments by abhi9u Jun 18, 2023 compilersperformance Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS TheoryData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
What Every Developer Should Know About GPU Computing (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 12 pts 8 comments by abhi9u Oct 19, 2023 aiprogramming AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
Derangements and the number e (apieceofthepi.substack.com)
L 11 pts 8 comments by abhi9u Nov 17, 2023 math Science / Math / Physics thread
How to build a computer using origami (apieceofthepi.substack.com)
L 11 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Sep 20, 2023 compscimath Programming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / Physics thread
Distance-Based ISA for Efficient Register Management (sigarch.org)
L 10 pts 4 comments by abhi9u Jun 4, 2025 compilershardware Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS TheoryMaker / DIY / HardwareProductivity / Career / Business thread
CPython's Garbage Collector and its Impact on Application Performance (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 10 pts 1 comments by abhi9u Nov 17, 2024 compilersperformancepython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
CPython Garbage Collection: The Internal Mechanics and Algorithms (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 10 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Jun 12, 2024 ccompilerspython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / Physics thread
CPython Object System Internals: Understanding the Role of PyObject (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 10 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Nov 24, 2023 ccompilers Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
Why Do Python Lists Multiply Oddly? Exploring the CPython Source Code (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 9 pts 15 comments by abhi9u Apr 1, 2024 cpython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
The golden ratio as a number base (apieceofthepi.substack.com)
L 8 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Sep 28, 2025 math Science / Math / Physics thread
Bloom Filters and Beyond: An Illustrated Introduction and Implementation (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 8 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Sep 6, 2023 programmingpython Programming (General)Design / UX / Visualization thread
Understanding Immortal Objects in Python 3.12: A Deep Dive into Python Internals (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 8 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Aug 26, 2023 cpython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
ChkTag: x86 Memory Safety (community.intel.com)
L 7 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Oct 14, 2025 hardware Systems / Low-Level / OSMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
The Changing “Guarantees” Given by Python's Global Interpreter Lock (stefan-marr.de)
L 7 pts 1 comments by abhi9u Nov 17, 2023 compilerspython Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Context Switching and Performance: What Every Developer Should Know (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 6 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Mar 16, 2025 linux Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
The CAP Theorem of Clustering: Why Every Algorithm Must Sacrifice Something (blog.codingconfessions.com)
L 6 pts 2 comments by abhi9u Dec 27, 2024 aimath AI / Machine LearningProgramming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / Physics thread
A Deep Dive into the Underlying Architecture of Groq's LPU (codeconfessions.substack.com)
L 6 pts 0 comments by abhi9u Mar 3, 2024 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread