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Bun currently has over 2,600 open GitHub issues, with some being difficult to reproduce and debug. In the latest version, a new compact crash report format was introduced for Zig and C++, reducing the report to a ~150 byte URL without any personal data. Unlike using OS crash reporters, this method avoids adding large amounts […]
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The upcoming Clang 19 release will eliminate the -mrelax-all default at -O0 for x86, reducing the text section size. Assembly languages have span-dependent instructions like JMP/JCC which can vary in size. Assemblers face the “branch displacement problem” when deciding between short and long forms for instructions. Popular assemblers tend to start small and grow, optimizing […]
The risk of contracting Lyme disease from tick bites is on the rise during warmer months due to factors like climate change. Nancy Shadick, a rheumatologist, mentions the increase in Lyme disease cases spreading beyond the Northeast and upper Midwest. She also highlights key risk factors like wooded areas, golf courses, and the presence of […]
The author of this post shares their extensive experience using Rust for game development, emphasizing that their opinion is based on real-world experience, not just tutorials or game jams. They outline the challenges they faced in working with Rust, particularly with the borrow checker forcing refactorings at inconvenient times. They argue that Rust’s focus on […]
A University of Melbourne researcher, Dr. Tyrone Lavery, has discovered a rare example of parallel evolution in bats living in the Solomon Islands. Two groups of leaf-nosed bats with vastly different body sizes, initially thought to be separate species, were found to have very similar DNA. The larger bats, named H. dinops, evolved from the […]
Working with microservices can be challenging when it comes to shared capabilities like authorization. The domain of authorization is messy, with logic intertwined with domain-specific details and application data. Extracting a clean authorization service becomes complex due to overlapping data and messy separation. The ideal authorization capability should integrate easily with minimal overhead. This is […]
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The author highlights Penelope Fitzgerald’s late start as a novelist and delves into the potential factors behind it, including her challenging marriage and demanding family life. Fitzgerald’s unique style and mix of tragedy and comedy in her life and fiction are explored, shedding light on her character and creative process. The web content discusses Fitzgerald’s […]
This post delves into the recent optimizations made to Erlang/OTP 27, particularly focusing on record updates. It traces the history of optimizations starting from Erlang/OTP 22 and highlights key improvements introduced in subsequent versions. A significant enhancement in Erlang/OTP 27 is the optimization of record operations, along with multiple minor optimizations aiming to streamline code […]
The author of the content shares their fascination with tackling seemingly pointless projects, one of which involves the DDC protocol used in monitors. They delve into the technical details of setting up an OLED display directly into an HDMI port, highlighting the risky yet exciting hardware hacking involved. The process includes soldering components, accessing i2c […]