Programming philosophy Blogs

2/7/2026 • EN

Simon Tatham

Simon Tatham is a software engineer and writer known for his work on PuTTY and innovative programming techniques. His quasi-blog covers algorithms, C/C++ programming, cryptography, coroutines, and practical software engineering insights.

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Simon Tatham

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1/31/2026 • EN

Zell Liew

Zell Liew is a front-end developer, writer, and creator known for deep, practical explorations of CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, and modern web tooling. His work blends thoughtful technical guidance with personal reflections on life, work, and growth, and is frequently featured on CSS-Tricks and Splendid Labz.

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Zell Liew

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1/29/2026 • EN

Andrew Kelley

Andrew Kelley is the President and Lead Developer of the Zig Software Foundation, creator of the Zig programming language, and an advocate for safer, modern systems programming. His blog covers Zig language development, software tooling, open-source contributions, and practical programming insights.

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Andrew Kelley

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1/29/2026 • EN

Alex Gaynor

Alex Gaynor is a software resilience engineer focused on building reliable, secure systems across government, industry, and open source. He writes about software security, serialization, benchmarks, and the economics of open-source infrastructure.

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Alex Gaynor

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1/25/2026 • EN

Gio Lodi

Gio Lodi is a software developer and author writing about Test-Driven Development, Swift, automation, and developer productivity. He is the author of Test-Driven Development in Swift with SwiftUI and Combine.

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Gio Lodi

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1/25/2026 • EN

Tony Arnold

Tony Arnold is an Australian software developer based in Newcastle, working at Mantel on Reveal, a visual debugging tool for mobile applications. He writes about software development, mobile experiences, and open-source, and actively contributes to community projects.

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Tony Arnold

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1/18/2026 • EN

Nate McMaster

Nate McMaster is a Principal Software Engineer at AWS sharing insights on networking systems, tooling, and backend engineering.

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Nate McMaster

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1/14/2026 • EN

Lucas F. Costa

Lucas F. Costa is a software engineer and writer sharing thoughtful perspectives on JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, and open-source development. A former Chai.js and Sinon.js maintainer and YC-backed founder, he writes about testing, code quality, and well-engineered software.

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Lucas F. Costa

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1/12/2026 • EN

Tomas Petricek

Tomas Petricek is an assistant professor at Charles University in Prague and a partner at fsharpWorks, specializing in programming systems, functional programming, and the history and philosophy of computing.

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Tomas Petricek

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1/12/2026 • EN

Bryan Cantrill

Bryan Cantrill — Systems software engineer and CTO/co-founder of Oxide Computer Company, writing and speaking about operating systems, hardware–software interfaces, and infrastructure.

Systems Engineering Operating Systems Infrastructure

Bryan Cantrill

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1/4/2026 • EN

Nicolai Parlog

Nicolai Parlog (nipafx) is a Java Developer Advocate at Oracle who shares deep insights on Java through blogs, talks, books, videos, and open-source projects, helping developers learn and grow.

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Nicolai Parlog

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1/3/2026 • EN

Kenneth Reitz

Kenneth Reitz is an open-source creator and thinker exploring how technology, AI, and algorithms shape human consciousness, culture, and mental wellbeing—advocating for tech that serves humanity, not exploits it.

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Kenneth Reitz

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1/3/2026 • EN

Dave Cheney

Dave Cheney explores Go programming with practical examples, pop quizzes, and deep dives into performance, correctness, and real-world pitfalls in software development.

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Dave Cheney

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1/3/2026 • EN

Drew DeVault

Drew DeVault’s blog features sharp commentary on open source, software engineering, programming languages, ethics in tech, and the social impact of technology.

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Drew DeVault

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1/2/2026 • EN

John D. Cook

John D. Cook provides expert consulting in applied mathematics and data privacy, helping clients from tech, biotech, and legal industries—including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Amgen—solve complex problems efficiently.

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John D. Cook

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1/1/2026 • EN

Jeff Atwood

Jeff Atwood — Software developer, writer, and entrepreneur best known as co-founder of Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network, and co-founder of Discourse, writing about software development, community building, and the human side of programming.

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Jeff Atwood

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1/1/2026 • EN

Simon Willison

Simon Willison — Independent developer and writer documenting practical experiments, tools, and deep analysis around large language models, generative AI, web development, security, and emerging programming workflows through detailed posts and daily TILs.

Generative AI Large Language Models Web Development

Simon Willison

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1/1/2026 • EN

Brent

Brent — Curator of Stitcher’s Community Feed, a community-driven, hand-curated content aggregator highlighting thoughtful, high-quality writing from across the web. The feed focuses on software engineering, open source, web development, infrastructure, and the human side of building technology. Readers can browse recent picks, follow via RSS, or contribute their own suggestions.

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Brent

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12/31/2025 • EN

Bruno Rocha

Bruno Rocha — Software engineer at Spotify and creator of Burnout Buddy, writing about software engineering, Swift and iOS development, reverse engineering, productivity, and building sustainable, user-focused apps.

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Bruno Rocha

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11/13/2025 • EN

Simon Willison

SimonWillison.net is the long-running blog of Simon Willison, a software engineer, open-source creator, and co-author of the original Django framework. He writes about Python, Django, Datasette, AI tooling, prompt engineering, search, databases, APIs, data journalism, and practical software architecture. The blog includes detailed notes from experiments, conference talks, and real projects. Readers will find clear explanations of topics such as LLM workflows, SQL patterns, data publishing, scraping, deployment, caching, and modern developer tooling. Simon also publishes frequent micro-posts and TIL entries that document small discoveries and tricks from day-to-day engineering work. The tone is practical and research oriented, making the site a valuable resource for anyone interested in serious engineering and open data.

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Simon Willison

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