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Stories by snej

Introducing Swift Collections (swift.org)
L 18 pts 22 comments by snej Apr 6, 2021 swift Apple / macOS / iOS thread
uncovering (local) security flaws in Zoom's latest macOS client (objective-see.com)
L 18 pts 1 comments by snej Apr 1, 2020 macsecurity Security / PrivacyApple / macOS / iOS thread
Inko 0.14.0 released (inko-lang.org)
L 17 pts 3 comments by snej Apr 14, 2024 pltprogrammingrelease Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Computer Science Major Arcana (tumblr.com)
L 17 pts 5 comments by snej Jul 12, 2023 artsatire Science / Math / PhysicsCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
BLAKE3: One Function, Fast Everywhere (github.com)
L 17 pts 2 comments by snej Dec 28, 2022 cryptographymerkle-treespdf thread
>We present BLAKE3, an evolution of the BLAKE2 cryptographic hash that is both faster and also more consistently fast across different platforms and input sizes. BLAKE3 supports an unbounded degree of parallelism, using a tree structure that scales up to any number of SIMD lanes and CPU cores. On In...
wisp: Whitespace to Lisp [alternate Lisp syntax] (draketo.de)
L 17 pts 9 comments by snej Aug 7, 2022 lisp Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
“Halt and Catch Fire” Syllabus (bits.ashleyblewer.com)
L 17 pts 1 comments by snej Jan 22, 2021 cultureeducationhistorical Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Pointer magic for efficient dynamic value representations [AKA “NaN tagging”] (2012) (nikic.github.io)
L 17 pts 9 comments by snej Feb 24, 2020 cperformance Systems / Low-Level / OSData / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Easier layout with margin-trim (webkit.org)
L 16 pts 1 comments by snej May 1, 2025 css Web DevelopmentDesign / UX / Visualization thread
How Swift's server support powers Things Cloud (swift.org)
L 16 pts 12 comments by snej Feb 22, 2025 swift Apple / macOS / iOS thread
The Next Chapter in Swift Build Technologies (swift.org)
L 16 pts 1 comments by snej Feb 1, 2025 releaseswift Apple / macOS / iOS thread
RubyLit - This README is a program (ratfactor.com)
L 16 pts 0 comments by snej Oct 20, 2023 programmingruby Programming (General) thread
A cost model for Nim (nim-lang.org)
L 16 pts 1 comments by snej Nov 11, 2022 programming Programming (General) thread
Easy Type-Safe Integer Types In C++ (jens.mooseyard.com)
L 16 pts 10 comments by snej Sep 16, 2021 c++ Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
How an obscure British PC maker invented ARM and changed the world (arstechnica.com)
L 16 pts 5 comments by snej Dec 20, 2020 hardwarehistorical Maker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Oblique Strategies: Prompts for Programmers (2015) (kevinlawler.com)
L 15 pts 7 comments by snej Nov 16, 2025 practicesprogramming Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models (arxiv.org)
L 15 pts 0 comments by snej Aug 9, 2024 aipdf AI / Machine LearningApple / macOS / iOS thread
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Juggling C++ Atomics (brilliantsugar.github.io)
L 15 pts 1 comments by snej Feb 4, 2024 c++debugging Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
WebKit Features in Safari 17.0 (webkit.org)
L 15 pts 6 comments by snej Sep 19, 2023 iosmacweb Web DevelopmentApple / macOS / iOS thread
Comic Code fonts (fonts.ilovetypography.com)
L 15 pts 12 comments by snej Oct 4, 2022 art Programming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
> Comic Code is a monospaced adaptation of Comic Sans. Designed specifically for programming, which is a corner of typography that involves intensive typing that feels more akin to handwriting than typesetting, this typeface took inspirations from the friendly characteristics and low-resolution legi...
Web-dev advice for building a localhost app w/o a steep learning curve?
L 15 pts 44 comments by snej Mar 6, 2022 askweb Web Development thread
**TL;DR: I am a C++/ObjC guy with a basic knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS. I want to build a dynamic web-app (to be served on localhost) quickly. What _client-side_ library can I use that will save me from doing everything by hand, but without having to learn & master a complicated framework like React or ...
Write Tracking for Nim (Part 2) (nim-lang.org)
L 15 pts 0 comments by snej Sep 1, 2020 plt Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
What's new in Kotlin 2.2.20 (kotlinlang.org)
L 14 pts 0 comments by snej Sep 10, 2025 kotlinrelease Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryApple / macOS / iOS thread
What is plus times plus? (youtu.be)
L 14 pts 3 comments by snej Mar 26, 2025 mathpltvideo Programming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / Physics thread
AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic (schneier.com)
L 14 pts 19 comments by snej Feb 6, 2025 securityvibecoding AI / Machine LearningSecurity / PrivacyMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
A history of ARM, part 2: Everything starts to come together (arstechnica.com)
L 14 pts 2 comments by snej Nov 21, 2022 hardwarehistorical Maker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
The Error Model [2016] (joeduffyblog.com)
L 14 pts 3 comments by snej Sep 12, 2022 plt Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Nim Community Survey 2021 Results (nim-lang.org)
L 14 pts 0 comments by snej Jan 14, 2022 practicesprogramming Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
Launching Fig (fig.io)
L 14 pts 18 comments by snej Nov 19, 2021 release thread
Turing Complete: Build a functional computer through challenging logic puzzles (store.steampowered.com)
L 14 pts 5 comments by snej Nov 2, 2021 assemblygameshardware Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS TheoryGaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / Hardware thread