The author experimented with storing data in a Logitech mouse's flash memory. Logitech mice communicate through HID++, a protocol that maps device features using stable IDs. Despite efforts to write data to certain registers, only the DPI register could retain data across power cycles... read more  

In the wake of AI coding assistants like Claude and Codex, many wonder if the human role of "computer programmer" is ending. Although AI shows promise, human developers are valuable in the current transitional period. Real programmers are uniquely positioned to harness AI's power while augmenting it.. read more  

This post is for developers that have an intuitive knowledge of what database indexes are, but don’t necessarily know how they work internally, what are the tradeoffs associated with indexes, what are the types of indexes provided by postgres and how you can use some of its more advanced options to .. read more  

The essay discusses the misconceptions around companies that burn a lot of money, drawing comparisons to Amazon's successful strategy. It delves into examples like Uber and WeWork to highlight the importance of understanding the long-term implications of cash burn. The focus is on the strategies and.. read more  

A former Azure Core engineer recounts arriving on his first day to find a 122-person org seriously planning to port Windows-based VM management agents - 173 of them, which nobody could fully explain - onto a tiny, low-power ARM chip running Linux. The stack was already failing to scale on server-gra.. read more  

At Slack, notifications were redesigned to address the overwhelming noise issue by simplifying choices and improving controls. The legacy system had complex preferences that made it difficult for users to understand and control notifications. Through a collaborative effort, the team refactored prefe.. read more  

On March 9, 2026 a former maintainer grabbed the PyPI package forMkDocs. The original author's rights got stripped. Ownership snapped back within six hours. Core development stalled for 18 months.Material for MkDocswent into maintenance. The ecosystem splintered intoProperDocs,MaterialX, andZensical.. read more  

AI systems are acting with more autonomy in real-world settings, with OpenAI focusing on responsibly navigating this transition to AGI by building capable systems and developing monitoring methods to deploy and manage them safely. OpenAI has implemented a monitoring system for coding agents to learn.. read more  

The Python ecosystem's insistence on solving multiple problems when distributing functions has led to unnecessary complexity. The dominant frameworks have fused orchestration into the execution layer, imposing constraints on function shape, argument serialization, control flow, and error handling. W.. read more  

In a world where the machine writes most of the code, Python lacks solid type enforcement, Rust is overly strict with complex lifetimes, while Go strikes the right balance by catching critical issues without hindering development velocity. The article argues in favor of Go over Python and Rust for A.. read more