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Stories by ahobson

Ruby might be faster than you think (johnhawthorn.com)
L 91 pts 34 comments by ahobson Apr 25, 2024 ruby Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
corroded: Illegal rust (github.com)
L 69 pts 8 comments by ahobson Jan 1, 2026 rustsatire Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
SSH commit verification now supported (github.blog)
L 67 pts 11 comments by ahobson Aug 24, 2022 vcs Programming (General) thread
Why is Jepsen Written in Clojure? (aphyr.com)
L 55 pts 40 comments by ahobson Dec 6, 2023 clojure Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
LSP could have been better (matklad.github.io)
L 55 pts 11 comments by ahobson Oct 13, 2023 api Programming (General) thread
Tech debt metaphor maximalism (apenwarr.ca)
L 51 pts 4 comments by ahobson Jun 6, 2023 practices Productivity / Career / Business thread
phoenix - A modern X server written from scratch in Zig (git.dec05eba.com)
L 44 pts 29 comments by ahobson Dec 25, 2025 graphics thread
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity (hbr.org)
L 39 pts 21 comments by ahobson Sep 23, 2025 vibecoding AI / Machine LearningProductivity / Career / Business thread
rePalm (dmitry.gr)
L 39 pts 5 comments by ahobson Sep 20, 2023 hardwarereversing Systems / Low-Level / OSMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
Where is the programmer inspo? (avdi.codes)
L 35 pts 15 comments by ahobson Jul 20, 2024 philosophy Programming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Natalie, a Ruby Dialect (natalie-lang.org)
L 32 pts 23 comments by ahobson Aug 18, 2022 c++ruby Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Unveiling the big leap in Ruby 3.3’s IRB (railsatscale.com)
L 28 pts 0 comments by ahobson Dec 24, 2023 ruby Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
sapf: - a Forth-like language for audio synthesis using lazy lists and APL-like auto-mapping (github.com)
L 26 pts 0 comments by ahobson Feb 20, 2025 aplart Programming Languages / CS TheoryCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
On “owning” software (avdi.codes)
L 25 pts 13 comments by ahobson Jan 24, 2024 finance Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
Markov Chat Bot Disaster Story (gist.github.com)
L 24 pts 2 comments by ahobson Jul 8, 2022 aidevops AI / Machine LearningData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Why are Apple silicon VMs so different? (eclecticlight.co)
L 23 pts 0 comments by ahobson Dec 29, 2023 macvirtualization Systems / Low-Level / OSApple / macOS / iOS thread
Ruby 3.3’s YJIT: Faster While Using Less Memory (railsatscale.com)
L 23 pts 2 comments by ahobson Dec 19, 2023 performanceruby Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
OpenWrt 24.10.0 - First Stable Release (openwrt.org)
L 17 pts 7 comments by ahobson Feb 6, 2025 networkingrelease Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Disposable Code Is Here to Stay, but Durable Code Is What Runs the World (honeycomb.io)
L 11 pts 5 comments by ahobson Aug 7, 2025 vibecoding AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
75% of Software Engineers Faced Retaliation Last Time They Reported Wrongdoing (engprax.com)
L 11 pts 1 comments by ahobson Nov 21, 2023 culture Programming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Ruby Debugging Tips and Recommendations in 2025 (railsatscale.com)
L 10 pts 0 comments by ahobson Mar 14, 2025 ruby Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Infinite AI Array (ianbicking.org)
L 10 pts 1 comments by ahobson Jan 3, 2023 aipython AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
gomponents, HTML components in pure Go (gomponents.com)
L 9 pts 3 comments by ahobson Jan 11, 2026 go Web DevelopmentProgramming (General) thread
Unbackslash (tbray.org)
L 9 pts 2 comments by ahobson Sep 28, 2024 go Programming (General) thread
Small Tables (tbray.org)
L 9 pts 1 comments by ahobson Jun 27, 2022 goperformance Programming (General)Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
unchecked: Say goodbye to checked exceptions forever (github.com)
L 8 pts 4 comments by ahobson Jul 15, 2023 java Programming (General) thread
noweb: the lesser known org babel glue (xenodium.com)
L 8 pts 0 comments by ahobson Jun 18, 2023 emacs Programming (General) thread
Topfew Release 0.5 (tbray.org)
L 7 pts 1 comments by ahobson Apr 16, 2024 go Programming (General) thread
OpenTelemetry for Go: measuring the overhead (coroot.com)
L 6 pts 0 comments by ahobson Jun 18, 2025 go Programming (General) thread
Q Numbers Redux (tbray.org)
L 6 pts 2 comments by ahobson Aug 29, 2024 goperformance Programming (General)Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread