The hottest Programming Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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How to interview people that are more competent than you

Boris Again • 0 implied HN points • 27 Sep 23
💼 Business Programming
  1. When interviewing people more competent than you, have them explain complex concepts to test communication and understanding.
  2. Include both open-ended and technical questions in the interview process to assess problem-solving and technical skills.
  3. Ensure candidates ask questions, articulate needs, and provide appropriate solutions to evaluate their potential in the position.

Style PowerShell 5

Barn Lab • 0 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. PowerShell 7 is an updated version that runs alongside PowerShell 5, requiring configuration changes to make it default.
  2. Customize PowerShell by changing the font to add symbols and icons for a unique look.
  3. Create a startup script for PowerShell 5 by making a Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 file to add personalized ASCII banners and prompts.

ABEND dump #8

Bit Maybe Wise • 0 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Write in spoken language to engage readers more effectively.
  2. Consider exploring different programming languages to broaden your skills.
  3. Explore podcasts and presentations for valuable insights and recommendations.
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Programmer For Hire

Synystron Synlogica • 0 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
💼 Business Programming
  1. The programmer is available for hire at a special discounted rate of $10k per month as a full-time, remote contractor.
  2. The programmer has expertise in systems programming, software performance & scalability optimization, and concurrency/multi-threading safety.
  3. The programmer prefers projects involving Golang, Linux, backends, CLIs, high performance & massive scale, with a culture focused on productivity & happiness.

GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code

pocoai • 0 implied HN points • 30 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. GitHub introduced Copilot Chat for developers to ask code-related questions and get real-time guidance.
  2. Giga ML offers a platform for offline deployment of large language models to address privacy concerns and customization.
  3. Shield AI raised $300 million in additional funding, reaching a valuation of $2.8 billion for its autonomous systems technology.

Deciding the Structure for GPU Draw Commands

Hasen Judi • 0 implied HN points • 26 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Deciding the structure for GPU draw commands involves implementing various elements like rounded rectangles, softness, masking, rotations, and color gradients to draw complex GUI elements.
  2. Consider the requirements and constraints of the GUI design, such as the need for bezier curves for specific use cases beyond SDF rounded rectangles.
  3. Improving the efficiency of drawing rectangles by simplifying parameters like corner radius, using turns instead of radians for rotations, and implementing a unified command struct for specifying properties of the draw commands.

Adding an OpenGL Backend

Hasen Judi • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Conditional compilation is used to switch between Metal and OpenGL backends.
  2. The process of creating shaders in OpenGL involves more boilerplate code compared to Metal.
  3. Error reporting in OpenGL requires additional boilerplate code compared to Metal.

October 2023 Round Up

Maker News • 0 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Welcome to the October Edition with interesting tech topics like robotics and DIY projects.
  2. A variety of videos to watch covering topics like creating a robot backpack, Linux on ESP32, and improving SD card performance.
  3. Informative and inspirational articles to read including Open Source Revolution in IP Cameras, Robots Jumping Into Parkour, and DIY Pyramid Salt Crystals.

April 2023

Maker News • 0 implied HN points • 28 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Watch interesting tech videos like building with microcontrollers and exploring assembly code.
  2. Read about diverse topics like the science behind album covers and custom ESP32 bootloaders.
  3. Stay curious, inspired, and keep tinkering with new projects!

GM Shaders Mini: JFA

GM Shaders Mini Tuts • 0 implied HN points • 19 May 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. The Jump Flooding Algorithm can be used to generate distance fields around textures for various effects like outlines, shadows, and glows.
  2. The algorithm involves multiple passes sampling a 3x3 area at varying scales, focusing on opaque pixels and empty space.
  3. You can make variations to the algorithm based on your needs, like using floating-point surfaces for a greater distance range or calculating the internal distance for a proper SDF.

Using ChatGPT to Accelerate Software Development

David Cornelson's Technology Discussions • 0 implied HN points • 10 May 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. ChatGPT v4 is revolutionizing software development by generating legitimate code and assisting with complex coding problems.
  2. ChatGPT can accelerate learning and help programmers gain valuable insights into new concepts.
  3. The integration of ChatGPT in IT processes can lead to accelerated software development, reduction in code, and faster onboarding in complex environments.

Example-Driven Development

m3 | music, medicine, machine learning • 0 implied HN points • 17 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Providing a wider range of examples to ChatGPT helps in generating more natural-sounding outputs.
  2. Using a local plugin for ChatGPT allows for accessing and providing context from local files for better collaboration.
  3. Example-driven development with LLMs is useful for identifying relevant context, mimicking input characteristics, and making connections between different types of files.

The weird quest for making programming empirical

Stefan’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 14 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Many disciplines rely on experiments, but computer science has the luxury of understanding computers thoroughly.
  2. Software engineering is shifting towards an empirical approach, using tests and tweaks instead of deep thinking.
  3. The trend in the community seems to be favoring techniques that may not be resistant to deductive reasoning.

RVV implementation of Keccak / SHA-3 (part 1)

Fprox’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 31 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. The post discusses implementing the SHA-3 Keccak round function using RISC-V Vector to evaluate speed
  2. Keccak is based on a multi-round permutation process and involves steps like theta, rho, pi, chi, and iota
  3. Vectorizing the steps in Keccak requires handling parallel operations and leveraging vector instructions effectively

Lessons We Learned While Building A Stateful Kafka Connector

Bytewax • 0 implied HN points • 20 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Writing a custom input connector for Bytewax involves answering important questions related to partitions, source building, and resuming states
  2. Utilizing Bytewax's recovery system for failure recovery requires proper snapshotting and understanding of how to resume reading from a specific spot
  3. Delivery guarantees in Bytewax are at-least-once by default, and ensuring exactly-once processing may require coordination with the output connector

Links from October

nic thinks about things • 0 implied HN points • 09 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Check out a live map of trains in Tokyo and learn more about what makes the city great in an article.
  2. Explore new developments in programming languages such as mojo and in language models for Lean.
  3. Consider the potential impact of AI employees and the future of data processing jobs.

Once a Maintainer: Will McGugan

Once a Maintainer • 0 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Will McGugan started programming with a ZX Spectrum in the 80s and later worked on games.
  2. He learned graphics programming from books and built his skills without a strong local community for support.
  3. Creating the popular rich library led to the development of the Textualize application platform for building terminal and web apps.

On Why The Simulation Runs on JavaScript

Ulizzle On Software • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Astrology compared to vanilla JavaScript with no tests, linked to Gnostic legend involving a war in Heaven.
  2. Description of the group 'Watchers' thrown to Earth as punishment, losing test-driven development knowledge until Ragnarok.
  3. Reveals JavaScript as the language the simulation runs on, hinting at its significance.

HN blogs - 10/2/24

HackerNews blogs newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Creating alternative browser engines for iOS is a topic of interest in tech blogs.
  2. Building a chat feature with a PDF app in a short amount of code is showcased.
  3. There are various unique and thought-provoking topics being discussed in tech blogs, such as implementing Mac virtual displays and literary programming.

Weekly Digest #2 : The Plan for Rails 8

monoRails - a Ruby on Rails newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Rails 8 is planning new features like a background worker, cache backend, framework for mobile notifications, and more development tools.
  2. The article discusses the internal workings and design decisions of Sidekiq, a popular background processing tool for Ruby.
  3. Understanding the Rails router is important for developers to grasp the concepts of routing, named routes, and different types of routes in a Ruby on Rails application.

Polymath Engineer Weekly #81

Polymath Engineer Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Consider the reasons behind choosing programming languages like Go over Rust, and how they impact problem-solving strategies.
  2. Explore innovative approaches like decoder-only foundation models for time-series forecasting to achieve high performance with less complexity.
  3. Reflect on the impact of intentional choices on software development, understanding tools like TLA+ for formal method and the importance of thoughtful deployment automation.

Pair Programming for Technical job interviews

Reflective Software Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 02 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Technical job interviews often involve coding exercises that may not accurately represent real work processes. Employers should focus on the candidate's ability to learn and collaborate rather than specific technical knowledge.
  2. Pair programming during technical interviews can create a more enjoyable and effective process for both the interviewer and interviewee. It allows for a practical demonstration of problem-solving skills and teamwork.
  3. Prior to the interview, applicants are asked to prepare a small problem in any project and work on it for 45 minutes with the interviewer, practicing like in a pair programming session. This approach emphasizes problem-solving abilities and collaboration over specific technical expertise.

Yes, IO is possible in a functional world

Reflective Software Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 12 Nov 22
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Isolate IO side effects to maintain purity in domain logic, improving testability and readability.
  2. In functional programming, keep domain code side-effect free and contain side effects in the outer layers for simplicity and easy testing.
  3. Centralizing side effects through repositories can simplify code, improve maintainability, and make it easier to reason about.

Strongly typed Id in f#

Reflective Software Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 13 Sep 22
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Defining strongly typed Ids in F# can prevent issues like passing the wrong type of Id in a given context.
  2. Striving for type-strong Ids can enhance code readability by clearly indicating the type of Id a method requires.
  3. In F#, using a private struct with helper methods like New and Parse for defining Id types can ensure encapsulation and validation.

HTML — The Facade of Complexity

Baby CTO • 0 implied HN points • 19 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. HTML is more than just a programming language - it forms part of a trio with CSS and JS.
  2. HTML is a vital part of web development, allowing the browser to generate human-readable content.
  3. The web platform is a complex machine where HTML, CSS, and JS work together to create user interfaces on a level of diversity similar to regular computers.

So you want to code a convolution in Python - a bite-sized image processing with kernel

Curiosity-driven AI/ML Research Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. Images are represented as pixels, each containing information about red, green, and blue colors (RGB) within the range of 0 to 255.
  2. Implementing a convolution in Python involves using NumPy arrays and Pillow to manipulate images effectively.
  3. Convolution implementation requires traversing the image pixel by pixel, extracting image slices, computing new pixel values using kernels, and ensuring to handle all three color channels in the output.

@adlrocha - Running LLMs and ML in Wasm

@adlrocha Weekly Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming
  1. The post discusses exploring new runtimes for AI, particularly in relation to running LLMs and ML models in Wasm and heterogeneous runtimes.
  2. There's a Byte-sized bites section with links to interesting reads and discussions on topics like blockchain impact, new programming languages, and infrastructure decisions.
  3. The author shares a link to enable Hibernate on a Linux laptop to prevent loss of battery power when the laptop is closed.