Argues that coding is fundamental thinking and creativity, and that tech professionals must adapt beyond just execution to avoid career risk in the AI era.
Explores the concept of 'generality' in AI models, using examples of ML failures and LLM inconsistencies to question how we assess their capabilities.
Announcement and detailed discussion of the 2nd edition of the book 'Pro .NET Memory Management', covering .NET GC and memory topics.
Argues that learning to code remains essential in 2025 despite advanced AI, emphasizing critical thinking, debugging, and career value.
A response to an article about unwritten rules for terminal programs, adding the '--' option delimiter and recommending CLI design resources.
A comprehensive overview of new C++23 Standard Library features, including code examples and downloadable reference cards.
fast.ai announces a new 'AI-first' course, 'How To Solve It With Code,' and its integration into Answer.AI, focusing on Dialog Engineering for collaborative coding.
Advises unemployed tech professionals to build projects and blog publicly to showcase skills and subtly signal job availability on social media.
The Big Book of R adds 10 new books, including Spanish titles and English works on data science, statistics, and fantasy football analytics using R.
A talk at Python Marche 2024 exploring various ways to contribute to the Python community, from coding to documentation.
Explores the limitations and pitfalls of std::initializer_list in C++, covering lifetime issues, copying costs, and potential improvements.
A programmer reflects on 15 years of blogging, from documenting game prototypes to finding value in writing for clarity and sharing ideas.
A developer's perspective on learning what truly matters for personal fulfillment, rather than just following industry trends.
A developer shares their experience using ChatGPT as a coding assistant to boost productivity, generate tailored code, and troubleshoot.
Analyzing if a Codenames bot can win using only card layout patterns, without understanding word meanings.
Explores the massive and growing number of public APIs in the .NET ecosystem, analyzing counts across different versions of ASP.NET Core.
array_find in PHP 8.4 Written on 2024-07-18 PHP 8.4 adds a handful of functions that have been missing for a while: array_find() and its variants. The
A tutorial on performing 22 common filesystem operations using the std::filesystem library in modern C++ (C++17/20/23).
Analysis of 5 years of Hacker News 'Who's Hiring' thread data using Deno and the HN API to visualize tech hiring trends.
Introducing wlhc, a small program written in Hare that enables hot corner functionality for Wayland desktops.
