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Last updated 4 days ago
You can use newline characters in URLs
4 days ago
We locate web content using special addresses called URLs. We are all...
How fast do browsers correct UTF-16 strings?
11 days ago
JavaScript represents strings using Unicode, like most programming languages today. Each character...
How bad can Python stop-the-world pauses get?
17 days ago
When programming, we need to allocate memory, and then deallocate it. If...
AI: Igniting the Spark to End Stagnation
18 days ago
Much of the West has been economically stagnant. Countries like Canada have...
The cost of a function call
24 days ago
When programming, we chain functions together. Function A calls function B. And...
Converting data to hexadecimal outputs quickly
about 1 month ago
Given any string of bytes, you can convert it to an hexadecimal...
Converting floats to strings quickly
about 1 month ago
When serializing data to JSON, CSV or when logging, we convert numbers...
Optimizing Python scripts with AI
about 1 month ago
One of the first steps we take when we want to optimize...
A new way to call C from Java: how fast is it?
about 2 months ago
Irrespective of your programming language of choice, calling C functions is often...
How stagnant is CPU technology?
about 2 months ago
Sometimes, people tell me that there is no more progress in CPU...
What I Got Wrong About “Hard Work” in My 20s
about 2 months ago
When I was younger, in my 20s, I assumed that everyone was...
A bit of glass and freedom is all you need
about 2 months ago
Galileo Galilei was the OpenAI of his time. He helped establish modern...