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Stories by vfoley

Simple usage of GNU parallel (vfoley.xyz)
L 20 pts 2 comments by vfoley Jul 13, 2019 unix Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Less intrusive color theme (vfoley.xyz)
L 20 pts 16 comments by vfoley May 6, 2017 designemacs Programming (General)Design / UX / Visualization thread
Handles are the better pointers (floooh.github.com)
L 19 pts 5 comments by vfoley Apr 2, 2021 programming Programming (General) thread
Reflecting on ppbert (vfoley.xyz)
L 19 pts 0 comments by vfoley Feb 10, 2018 rustunix Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
OpenSSL to get a security audit and two full-time developers (arstechnica.com)
L 18 pts 4 comments by vfoley May 29, 2014 linuxopenbsdsecurity Systems / Low-Level / OSSecurity / Privacy thread
Write Dumb Code (matthewrocklin.com)
L 17 pts 1 comments by vfoley Feb 25, 2024 practicesprogramming Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
Cascadia Code (devblogs.microsoft.com)
L 17 pts 5 comments by vfoley Sep 18, 2019 designprogramming Programming (General)Design / UX / Visualization thread
My Text Editor Journey: Vim, Spacemacs, Atom and Sublime Text (thume.ca)
L 17 pts 10 comments by vfoley Jul 28, 2019 emacsvim Programming (General) thread
Semantic Linefeeds (2012) (rhodesmill.org)
L 17 pts 4 comments by vfoley Jul 18, 2018 practices Productivity / Career / Business thread
An Updated Version of sam (deadpixi.com)
L 16 pts 14 comments by vfoley Aug 5, 2016 historicalunix Systems / Low-Level / OSCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Modern C for C++ Peeps (floooh.github.io)
L 15 pts 2 comments by vfoley May 25, 2021 cc++programming Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
If-Else Is a Poor Man’s Polymorphism (levelup.gitconnected.com)
L 14 pts 34 comments by vfoley Sep 4, 2020 practicesprogramming Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
The Race to Replace C & C++ (media.handmade-seattle.com)
L 13 pts 2 comments by vfoley Jan 18, 2021 audiocc++compilerszig Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Four MLs (and a Python) (thebreakfastpost.com)
L 13 pts 6 comments by vfoley Apr 30, 2015 mlpython Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Why I Use Emacs (cs.mcgill.ca)
L 13 pts 0 comments by vfoley Jun 11, 2014 emacs Programming (General) thread
Wizards and warriors, part five (ericlippert.com)
L 12 pts 4 comments by vfoley Oct 3, 2021 programming Programming (General) thread
Aho/Ullman Foundations of Computer Science (infolab.stanford.edu)
L 12 pts 3 comments by vfoley May 10, 2016 bookcompscipdf Programming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / PhysicsCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Jai vs Odin systems programming languages (Non-spicy takes!) (youtube.com)
L 11 pts 2 comments by vfoley Jul 7, 2022 programmingvideo Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Data-Oriented Design (Or Why You Might Be Shooting Yourself in The Foot With OOP) (gamesfromwithin.com)
L 11 pts 17 comments by vfoley Jun 19, 2021 performancepracticesprogramming Programming (General)Data / Databases / InfrastructureDesign / UX / VisualizationProductivity / Career / Business thread
Programming Obesity: A Code Health Epidemic (youtube.com)
L 11 pts 5 comments by vfoley Jun 5, 2021 aplcompilersperformanceprogrammingvideo Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryData / Databases / InfrastructureHealth / Fitness / Lifestyle thread
How should I make this small program's interface UNIXy?
L 11 pts 7 comments by vfoley Jul 1, 2016 askprogrammingunix Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
I've been playing a lot of roguelikes lately (for those interested: mostly [ADOM](http://www.adom.de/home/index.html), a little bit of [Sil](http://www.amirrorclear.net/flowers/game/sil/)) and because those games use a lot of dice rolls in their gameplay mechanics, I wrote myself a small utility to ...
Anil Madhavapeddy - Unikernels: Functional Infrastructure with Mirage OS (youtube.com)
L 10 pts 0 comments by vfoley Jul 13, 2015 mlvideo Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Individual element thinking vs grouped elements thinking (youtube.com)
L 9 pts 10 comments by vfoley Apr 24, 2021 cc++programmingrustvideo Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
Don't model the problem (youtube.com)
L 8 pts 5 comments by vfoley Aug 6, 2024 practicesprogrammingvideo Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
I wrote a literate program (cs.mcgill.ca)
L 8 pts 3 comments by vfoley Jul 27, 2016 practicesprogrammingrust Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Productivity / Career / BusinessCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Macros in GNU Emacs and mg: Speed Comparison (youtube.com)
L 8 pts 3 comments by vfoley Dec 7, 2015 emacsopenbsdvideo Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
Discussion on Reddit on how to make Emacs a bit faster (though nowhere near mg): https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/3vp583/macros_in_gnu_emacs_and_mg_speed_comparison/
Quick Intro to gdb (youtube.com)
L 7 pts 0 comments by vfoley Aug 15, 2021 debuggingprogrammingvideo Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
The price of dynamic memory: Allocation (johnysswlab.com)
L 7 pts 0 comments by vfoley May 8, 2021 performanceprogramming Programming (General)Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
A Simple and Efficient Implementation for Small Databases (1987) (birrell.org)
L 7 pts 2 comments by vfoley Oct 24, 2017 databasespdf Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Our Machinery Design Principles (ourmachinery.com)
L 6 pts 0 comments by vfoley Jul 21, 2021 practicesprogramming Programming (General)Design / UX / VisualizationProductivity / Career / Business thread