Lobster Roll

Stories by kellogh

mold 1.7.0 - author seriously considering license change away from open source (github.com)
Blessed.rs — an unofficial guide to the Rust ecosystem (blessed.rs)
spacer: CLI tool to insert spacers in command output to provide visual markers of when things happened (github.com)
dura: You shouldn't ever lose your work if you're using Git (github.com)
Leaving the Basement (community.hachyderm.io)
htmx is composable?? (timkellogg.me)
Cold Paths (timkellogg.me)
Was C For Hipsters? (timkellogg.me)
Are we web yet? Yes, and it's freaking fast (arewewebyet.org)
heartbleed in rust (tedunangst.com)
Release jq 1.7 (github.com)
Regex Isn't Hard (timkellogg.me)
Rust concepts I wish I learned earlier (rauljordan.com)
Announcing Topiary: The Universal Code Formatter Based on Tree Sitter (tweag.io)
Why I'm Not Going To Stop Posting Go Links (timkellogg.me)
A Rust hyper/tower load shedding service based on Little’s Law (github.com)
Just commit more (timkellogg.me)
How I Use AI (timkellogg.me)
Why Is Exactly-Once Messaging Not Possible In A Distributed Queue?
I submitted [a story][1] last week about a message queue that provides in-order exactly-once messaging with distributed message brokers. In the next few days I saw a lot of the distributed systems people asserting that [exactly-once delivery is impossible][2]. If it's so obvious, can someone explain...
The 6.1 kernel is out, including initial support for Rust (lwn.net)
Add fake "I don't like this" downvote option
I feel like I'm beating a dead horse, but it seems that new users *still* can't figure out how to say "I don't like this post and I wanted to let you know". I'm assuming this is true, because I still see downvote reasons that make absolutely no sense. Is there something we can do to help new users u...
On Monolithic Repositories (gregoryszorc.com)
Roslyn C# Compiler Is Open Source (roslyn.codeplex.com)
The Death Of The Von Neumann Architecture (codersnotes.com)
Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800% (pcworld.com)
The Network is Reliable: An informal survey of real-world communications failures (queue.acm.org)
Rust 0.9 Released (mail.mozilla.org)
A Better Mastodon Client (timkellogg.me)
Crystal Language (crystal-lang.org)
Let’s Ban Non-Compete Agreements (onshape.com)