Hi, When I started this blog, I started it for my own benefit so I could remember those little tweaks or fixes which escape memory at crucial times when a needed repair or a new issue arose that I had never dealt with before. When I would research these issues, I would come across great…
Pocketlang
Pocketlang is a small (~3000 semicolons) and fast functional language written in C. It’s syntactically similar to Ruby and it can be learned within 15 minutes. Including the compiler, bytecode VM and runtime, it’s a standalone executable with zero external dependencies just as it’s self descriptive name. The pocketlang VM can be embedded in another hosting program very easily….
A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python
Musings of a Computer Scientist. I find blockchain fascinating because it extends open source software development to open source + state. This seems to be a genuine/exciting innovation in computing paradigms; We don’t just get to share code, we get to share a running computer, and anyone anywhere can use it in an open and…
Plover
Plover (rhymes with “lover”) is a desktop application that allows anyone to use stenography to write on their computer, up to speeds of 200WPM and beyond. Plover is part of the Open Steno Project. The Open Steno Project’s goal is to provide everything you need to learn machine shorthand on your own, from free software, to…
Fuzzynote!
Fuzzynote is a terminal-based, hyper-fast, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking tool that is a simple, powerful, extremely fast search tool. Dark Mode fuzzynote (this link opens in a new window) by Sambigeara (this link opens in a new window) 2 Subscribers 8 Watchers 1 Fork Check out this repository on GitHub.com (this link opens in a new…
AbstractAPI.com – Reviews, Pros & Cons
What is Abstract APIs? abstractapi.com provides powerful APIs to automate common development tasks. They make it easy to validate emails, geolocate IPs, calculate VAT, compress images and more. Their focus is on providing an outstanding experience for developers along with excellent documentation and support while providing both free and paid plans. abstractapi.com APIs is a useful…
Ripgrep 13 is Out!
Ripgrep 13 is a new major version release of ripgrep that primarily contains bug fixes, some performance improvements and a few minor breaking changes. There is also a fix for a security vulnerability on Windows (CVE-2021-3013). In case you haven’t heard of it before, ripgrep is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches the current…
Gooey
Gooey converts your Console Applications into end-user-friendly GUI applications. It lets you focus on building robust, configurable programs in a familiar way, all without having to worry about how it will be presented to and interacted with by your average user. Dark Mode Gooey (this link opens in a new window) by chriskiehl (this link…
Standard Ebooks
Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of copyright restrictions, and free of cost. Ebook projects like Project Gutenberg transcribe ebooks and make them available for the widest number of reading devices….
k0s – Zero Friction Kubernetes
k0s is an all-inclusive Kubernetes distribution with all the required bells and whistles preconfigured to make building a Kubernetes clusters a matter of just copying an executable to every host and running it. Dark Mode k0s (this link opens in a new window) by k0sproject (this link opens in a new window) k0s – Zero…