Assorted less(1) tips: Practical shortcuts for using the less pager
TL;DR Tim Chase collected a set of practical tips for the less pager, covering multi-file workflows, navigation, searching, filtering and…
FracturedJson: a compact, human-friendly JSON formatter for developers
TL;DR FracturedJson is a suite of formatting utilities that produces compact, human-readable JSON by keeping simple arrays and objects on…
Going immutable on macOS with Nix-Darwin — reproducible, versioned configs
TL;DR The author migrated a macOS development environment from imperative Homebrew workflows to a declarative, immutable setup using Nix and…
How should a team support a colleague who frequently introduces typos?
TL;DR A developer with strong technical contributions is producing frequent typos that escape linters and tests, causing late-stage failures and…
Ghostty requires a Discussion before creating an Issue on GitHub
TL;DR The Ghostty project does not allow users to open Issues directly; contributors must start a GitHub Discussion first. Maintainers…
Marmot v2: Leaderless distributed SQLite with MySQL-compatible wire protocol
TL;DR Marmot v2 is a leaderless, gossip-based distributed replication layer that exposes a MySQL-compatible server while storing data in SQLite.…
Using WebAssembly to Build Python Extension Modules Without Native Toolchains
TL;DR WebAssembly can act as a language-agnostic extension mechanism for Python, letting authors ship architecture-independent Wasm blobs inside Python packages.…
Can Bundler Match uv’s Speed? Analyzing Bottlenecks and Fixes
TL;DR A recent investigation compared Bundler's performance to uv and examined lessons from uv's design. The author argues many speed…
Exploring Whether Bundler Can Match uv’s Package Installation Speed
TL;DR A Ruby developer revisited why uv is much faster than many package managers and examined which of uv’s design…