Russ Cox writes deep, authoritative essays on Go, compilers, floating-point algorithms, and software correctness. His work explores performance, debugging techniques, supply chain security, and the mathematical foundations behind reliable systems.
24 articles from this blog
A transcription of Doug McIlroy's 1997 talk on the history of computing at Bell Labs, covering early relay computers and technical stories.
Explores a clever programming technique using uninitialized memory for efficient sparse set operations, turning linear-time tasks into constant-time.
A blog post exploring Donald Knuth's analysis of optimal tic-tac-toe strategy and a historical anecdote about a Bell Labs machine.
A historical look at the 'Crabs' program, a playful but destructive early window system experiment that violated bitmap screen rules.
