An Electron maintainer on why people use it:
https://medium.com/@felixrieseberg/defeating-electron-e1464d075528
https://medium.com/@felixrieseberg/defeating-electron-e1464d075528
Medium
Defeating Electron
Why Developers Choose It – And How You Can Stop Them
An intro to JIT compilation
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/02/a-crash-course-in-just-in-time-jit-compilers/
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/02/a-crash-course-in-just-in-time-jit-compilers/
Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog
A crash course in just-in-time (JIT) compilers
This is the second part in a series on WebAssembly and what makes it fast. If you haven’t read the others, we recommend starting from the beginning. JavaScript started out ...
What the four-color theorem of maps can tell us about software
https://alexkudlick.com/blog/what-the-four-color-theorem-can-teach-us-about-writing-software/
https://alexkudlick.com/blog/what-the-four-color-theorem-can-teach-us-about-writing-software/
Alexkudlick
What the Four Color Theorem Can Teach Us About Writing Software
A visual exploration of what The Four Color Theorem can say about software complexity.
A great collection of Python resources - check out the $50 DigitalOcean credit!
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/python-dev-kit-bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/python-dev-kit-bundle
Humble Bundle
Humble Software Bundle: Python Dev Kit
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How to write horrible Java
https://www.e4developer.com/2018/05/13/how-to-write-horrible-java/
https://www.e4developer.com/2018/05/13/how-to-write-horrible-java/
E4developer
How to write horrible Java | E4developer
I feel horrible today. I am sick- my throat hurts, my head is not working as it should. Hence, I decided I will tell you how to write horrible Java code. If you are tired of all these beautiful…
Patterns Failed. Why? Should We care?
https://www.deconstructconf.com/2017/brian-marick-patterns-failed-why-should-we-care
https://www.deconstructconf.com/2017/brian-marick-patterns-failed-why-should-we-care
Adding a dark theme to an app with only CSS in a day:
https://medium.com/@mwichary/dark-theme-in-a-day-3518dde2955a
https://medium.com/@mwichary/dark-theme-in-a-day-3518dde2955a
Medium
Dark theme in a day
Using a bunch of modern CSS to create a night mode for an app
What happens when a file gets executed in Linux? An interesting and accessible exploration
https://ownyourbits.com/2018/05/23/the-real-power-of-linux-executables/
https://ownyourbits.com/2018/05/23/the-real-power-of-linux-executables/
GitLab sees huge spike in project imports
https://monitor.gitlab.net/dashboard/db/github-importer?orgId=1
https://monitor.gitlab.net/dashboard/db/github-importer?orgId=1
Impressions of the Rust programming language
https://jakob.space/blog/post/First+Impressions+of+the+Rust+Programming+Language
https://jakob.space/blog/post/First+Impressions+of+the+Rust+Programming+Language
Programming for RAR archives, because why not
https://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2012/09/fun-with-constrained-programming.html
https://blog.cmpxchg8b.com/2012/09/fun-with-constrained-programming.html
Cmpxchg8B
Fun with Constrained Programming
Believe it or not, RAR files can contain bytecode for a simple x86-like virtual machine called the RarVM. This is designed to provide filter...