A user's experience switching from IrfanView to mpv on Linux for viewing images and videos, highlighting its features and configuration.
Analyzes PyPI data to see if AI tools have increased software productivity, finding a significant boost in release frequency for new 'AI-native' packages.
GitHub introduces tools to disable pull requests as maintainers face a flood of low-quality, AI-generated submissions, sparking debate on open source sustainability.
Analyzes how AI is creating challenges for junior developers, arguing that advice to 'struggle harder' ignores systemic pressures.
Explains interior pointers in .NET garbage collection and how to handle them in a custom GC's mark phase.
Argues that using light mode in code editors and documents improves readability during presentations and screen sharing.
Review of HazeOver, a Mac utility that dims background windows to highlight the active one, solving a macOS UI problem.
Weekly web development newsletter covering Chrome soft navigations, Firefox setHTML, CSS centering, UX laws, and code golfing.
Explains how browsers handle newlines and tabs in URLs according to the WHATWG spec, removing them to make links work.
A guide to building a tiny Macintosh emulator using a Raspberry Pi Pico, VGA display, and custom firmware.
Explores the concept of generating user interface prototypes in real-time through conversation using AI and design systems.
A guide to building a real-time voice conversation app in .NET using local AI for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and LLM integration.
Explains how Draw.io MCP automates diagram generation from code, integrating diagrams into engineering workflows and version control.
Explores the contrasting mindsets of AI and control theory, focusing on the limits and practical challenges of optimal control in sequential decision-making.
Explores how small delays affect differential equations, comparing behavior with and without delays using mathematical analysis and examples.
Apple announces the budget iPhone 17e with A19 chip, 48MP camera, and starts at $599.
Apple unveils new iPad Air with M4 chip, AI performance boost, Wi-Fi 7, and new display sizes.
Critique of LinkedIn's 'comment to get access' spam, arguing it harms platform quality and should be punished.
A daily tech link roundup covering .NET, web dev, cloud, Windows, and AI, with tutorials, news, and tool updates.
A retrospective on using Interface Builder for iOS UI development at scale, its benefits, challenges, and the migration to SwiftUI.
