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I Started Programming When I Was 7. I'm 50 Now, and the Thing I Loved Has Changed (jamesdrandall.com)
L 60 pts 27 comments by repl Feb 10, 2026 programmingvibecoding AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
An introduction to Magit, an Emacs mode for Git (masteringemacs.org)
L 60 pts 23 comments by repl Mar 14, 2025 emacs Programming (General) thread
A look at Firefox forks (lwn.net)
L 52 pts 25 comments by repl Mar 14, 2025 browsers Web Development thread
Go runtime: 4 years later (go.dev)
L 49 pts 3 comments by repl Sep 27, 2022 go Programming (General) thread
Nested Code Fences in Markdown (susam.net)
L 41 pts 0 comments by repl Jan 21, 2026 practices Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
How Many Computers Are In Your Computer? (gwern.net)
L 36 pts 7 comments by repl Dec 19, 2022 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
Are there any good reasons to use C++ over Rust for new projects today?
L 31 pts 113 comments by repl Feb 15, 2024 askc++rust Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Hello! My go-to language to develop something that needs high performance has been C++. I do a lot of high frequency transactions, systems programming (implement tiny compilers/interpreters for domain specific problems and such), personal projects, etc. and I usually start my projects in C++. But it...
MathB.in Is Shutting Down (susam.net)
L 30 pts 8 comments by repl Feb 24, 2025 web Web Development thread
A pair of Rust kernel modules (lwn.net)
L 29 pts 3 comments by repl Sep 13, 2022 linuxrust Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Adventure game that runs in the Typescript type system (github.com)
L 28 pts 0 comments by repl Sep 22, 2022 games Web DevelopmentProgramming Languages / CS TheoryGaming / Retro Computing thread
Interfaces and traits in C (antonz.org)
L 26 pts 11 comments by repl Jan 23, 2026 c Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
ctrl/tinycolor and 40+ NPM Packages Compromised (stepsecurity.io)
L 26 pts 13 comments by repl Sep 16, 2025 security Security / Privacy thread
Bad Emacs defaults (idiomdrottning.org)
L 26 pts 13 comments by repl Oct 11, 2023 emacs Programming (General) thread
God-mode for Emacs (chrisdone.com)
L 22 pts 1 comments by repl May 24, 2023 emacs Programming (General) thread
Scala isn't fun anymore (alexn.org)
L 20 pts 32 comments by repl Sep 13, 2022 scala Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Amber: Smalltalk for the Web (amber-lang.net)
L 19 pts 7 comments by repl Jan 4, 2024 web Web Development thread
Devilish fun with a modeless modal editing mode (rousette.org.uk)
L 15 pts 4 comments by repl Jul 20, 2024 emacs Programming (General) thread
Saving power on an ESP8266 web server using delays (tablix.org)
L 14 pts 9 comments by repl Dec 21, 2022 c Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Disabling Matrix Portalling (libera.chat)
L 13 pts 3 comments by repl Jul 4, 2023 culture Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Securely Generating TOTP tokens with Emacs (masteringemacs.org)
L 12 pts 0 comments by repl Nov 4, 2022 emacs Programming (General) thread
What Not to Recommend to Flatpak Users (theevilskeleton.gitlab.io)
L 12 pts 0 comments by repl Sep 28, 2022 linux Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
The British Micro Behemoth (abortretry.fail)
L 9 pts 3 comments by repl Jan 23, 2025 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
kons-9: Common Lisp 3D Graphics Project (github.com)
L 9 pts 2 comments by repl Oct 10, 2022 lisp Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Names are not descriptions; descriptions are not names (lists.gnu.org)
L 8 pts 8 comments by repl May 26, 2023 culture Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Using SQLite as a data source: a framework and an example (emacsconf.org)
L 8 pts 0 comments by repl Dec 7, 2022 emacs Programming (General)Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Automated Lean Proofs for Every Type (galois.com)
L 6 pts 0 comments by repl Oct 10, 2025 formalmethods Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
An opinionated HTML Serializer for PHP 8.4 (shkspr.mobi)
L 6 pts 2 comments by repl Apr 4, 2025 php Web DevelopmentProgramming (General) thread
Immutable Collections should be Your Default (alexn.org)
L 6 pts 11 comments by repl Nov 11, 2022 scala Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
More than Two Hard Disks in DOS (os2museum.com)
L 5 pts 0 comments by repl Aug 6, 2025 hardware Gaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
UNIX Programmer's Manual: Third Edition (1973) (dspinellis.github.io)
L 5 pts 0 comments by repl Nov 6, 2024 pdfunix Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread