Pat Helland has a new blog! Scattered Thoughts on Distributed Systems
Category Archives: Chatter
Optimizing Your Web App 100x is Like Adding 99 Servers
An article that popped up on lobste.rs today: Optimizing Your Web App 100x is Like Adding 99 Servers, it has a few performance optimization tips.
What’s New in PHP 8
This on r/programming today: What’s New in PHP 8.
Firefox HTTPS-Only Mode
Today is a historic day! I’m now running Firefox 83 an have enabled the new HTTPS-Only mode!
What Gödel Discovered
I love a little pop Gödel: What Gödel Discovered.
The state of leetcode in 2020
A video which popped up on r/programming today: The state of leetcode in 2020. I wish I had more time for leetcode.com.
So you’ve made a mistake and it’s public…
This popped up on Hacker News today: So you’ve made a mistake and it’s public…, an interesting and quick read.
The Chicago Manual of Style
Today I read the Preface from The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed. The whole thing doesn’t appear to be available for free online; I will consider purchasing a copy.
This is how I git
Bumped into This is how I git which is full of tips about working with git.
Math keeps changing
An interesting article on lobste.rs today on the JavaScript Math implementation: Math keeps changing. The comic really resonated with me: 