Why Do We Have a Cache-Control Request Header?(opens in new tab)
Learn how the Cache-Control request header works, how browsers handle refresh and hard refresh caching, and when developers should use it themselves.
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Getting to Know Kafka with Elad Eldor(opens in new tab)
Is running Kafka on-prem different than running it in the cloud? You’ll find out from Elad Eldor’s years of experience running, tuning, and troubleshooting Kafka in production environments. Elad didn’t set out to learn Kafka, but he kept asking questions ...
Why I won't be attending PyCon US this year(opens in new tab)
I normally don't talk about politics here, but as I write this the US has started a trade war with Canada (which is partially paused for a month, but that doesn't remove the threat). It is so infuriating and upsetting ...
Standards for ANSI escape codes(opens in new tab)
A case for unconditional giving(opens in new tab)
I’ll be honest — I am ashamed of how long it took me to get here. Too many half-hearted hypothetical protestations, hands sweatily-wrung. I read someone’s blog post about this a few years back (I’ll link it when I find ...
Harm reduction principles for digital accessibility practitioners(opens in new tab)
Introducing A Fine Start version 3(opens in new tab)
Stop Using and Recommending React(opens in new tab)
“I have used React for a long time. Trust me when I tell you: There is no reason to use it and a lot of reasons against it.”
228: pytest-md and pytest-md-report: Markdown reports for pytest(opens in new tab)
Markdown reports as either text or markdown tables.Two fun plugins discussed.Links:pytest-md-reportpytest-mdTop pytest Plugins
Terminal Trove February 2025 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in February 2025.
FAFO Live with Sam Rose(opens in new tab)
Sam is back with us for a live episode where we discuss important questions such as “is coffee is good?”, “are people on the Internet good writers?”, and “is content creation consistency actually important?” We also share links about turning ...
Fast Infrastructure(opens in new tab)
Hugo Santos, founder & CEO of Namespace Labs joins us today to share his passion for fast infrastructure. From sharing childhood stories & dial-up modem phone line wiring experiences, we get to speed testing Hugo's current home internet connection: 25 ...
Terminal Trove Talks with Mitchell Hashimoto(opens in new tab)
In our first Terminal Trove Talks, we interview Mitchell Hashimoto, the creator of Ghostty, a modern terminal emulator built with Zig.
Calling Rust from cursed Go(opens in new tab)
The general state of FFI in Go can be expressed well with a story about when I had tried to get mattn/go-sqlite3 drivers to work on a Windows machine a couple years ago around version 1.17, and CGO would not ...
Restore a collection from a Qdrant snapshot stored in S3(opens in new tab)
The lightning-fast vector database Qdrant has supported creating snapshots of its collection on S3 since version v1.10. That’s convenient and simplifies storing snapshots as backups on multiple machines. However, as of 2025, there is no way to restore a collection ...
Using Figma to design perfect gallery walls(opens in new tab)
Quick heads up: Since writing this, I’ve found one or two fairly sizeable bugs in the Galleria plugin. I’ve published anyway cause the guide is not entirely dependent on Galleria, and Galleria is mostly functional. You can still give it ...
Animating the Stack with Sam Rose(opens in new tab)
This episode is stacked with information. You could even say “full stacked.” Sam has built and run some large scale systems as a SRE at Google, now building backend services at Budibase, and he spends his free time teaching others ...
Humanity's Last Exam(opens in new tab)
Humanity's Last Exam by Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI
Correcting perspective in Figma images with the Galleria plugin(opens in new tab)
Whether it’s a framed image that was taken at a slight angle, or a product photo that just doesn’t quite match the rest in the grid, I’ve frequently had the need to adjust the perspective of an image in my ...
Programming Music with Sonic Pi feat. Sam Aaron | S02 E06(opens in new tab)
How To Use Obsidian To Write Astro Markdown Content(opens in new tab)
How to use Obsidian to write Astro markdown content in a simple and intuitive way using GitHub submodules.
Predicting Bluesky’s Scale with Jaz(opens in new tab)
Bluesky has been on a roller coaster of growth for over a year. From the early days of figuring out a new distributed social protocol—AT protocol—to actually building it and inviting 30 million of their closest friends. Not only has ...
Evaluating overlay-adjacent accessibility products(opens in new tab)
Not the most technical one in the room: On imposter syndrome(opens in new tab)
You are more than the tools you use: tell your story(opens in new tab)
And your people will find you.
Tech continues to be political(opens in new tab)
Being “in tech” in 2025 is depressing, and if I’m going to stick around, I need to remember why I’m here.
3 reasons you should tour a conference talk(opens in new tab)
After putting in the work, you owe it to yourself.
Blog Introduction(opens in new tab)
Welcome to my blog! An overview of what I write about, and my best & most popular posts.
HTML Is Not a Programming Language…(opens in new tab)
Is HTML a programming language? In this short post, I explore why HTML is powerful, fundamental, and essential—but not a programming language.
KRAZAM Unfiltered feat. Ben Burke | S02 E05(opens in new tab)
Making Smart Infrastructure Decisions with Lauren Long(opens in new tab)
Today we find out how building a product at Big Tech can be very different than a startup. Lauren Long has done both. Building parts of Firebase and eventually taking the things she learned to build Ampersand. We discuss what ...
227: Mocking in Python with unittest.mock - Michael Foord(opens in new tab)
This episode is a replay of a 2021 interview I did with Michael Foord.We lost Michael in January, and I'd like to revisit this interview as a tribute. Michael Foord was a pivotal figure in the Python community and the ...
IndexedDB made easy like localStorage(opens in new tab)
A case for getting dressed every day(opens in new tab)
On rediscovering the importance of getting dressed daily after finding the perfect pair of jeans.
How I created a newsletter I actually enjoy writing(opens in new tab)
Send what you like to receive, make it easy for yourself, and do it for the love.
Your resume should evoke a conversation(opens in new tab)
Stanislav Petrov(opens in new tab)
How I learned to code with my voice(opens in new tab)
Struggling with severe hand pain, I learned to code by voice.