1. I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad Total comment counts : 140 Summary Nassim Nicholas Taleb differentiates between fragile and robust systems, introducing the concept of antifragile systems as well. In the context of laptops, he compares an older IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad with a newer MacBook. The Thinkpad, despite its age, remains functional and user-friendly due to its durable design, modular components, and compatibility with various operating systems. Its open ecosystem supports easy repairs and upgrades, aligning with Taleb’s Lindy Effect, which suggests older, non-perishable items have a greater chance of longevity....

1. Stop syncing everything Total comment counts : 33 Summary The article introduces Graft, an open-source transactional storage engine designed to facilitate lazy, partial replication with strong consistency and scalability, specifically targeting edge environments. Graft aims to combine the simplicity of physical replication with the efficiency of logical replication, addressing challenges faced when syncing data across clients and servers. The author, motivated by the limitations he encountered while developing SQLSync, created Graft to provide a more suitable solution for edge scenarios where clients operate under constraints like unreliable networks and resource limitations....

1. Go Optimization Guide Total comment counts : 19 Summary The Go App Optimization Guide is a series of technical articles designed to help developers enhance the performance of their Go applications. It covers various aspects including building high-throughput APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Although Go offers fewer performance tuning options compared to languages like C++ or Rust, it still provides effective methods for optimizing applications, focusing on memory reuse, allocation control, networking, and concurrency patterns....

1. The demoscene as a UNESCO heritage in Sweden Total comment counts : 17 Summary The article discusses the recognition of the demoscene as a national UNESCO heritage in Sweden, following an application submitted by the author and Ziphoid. This initiative is part of a broader effort to establish the demoscene as a global UNESCO heritage under the Art of Coding initiative, which highlights the demoscene’s significance as one of the oldest creative digital subcultures....

1. Everyone knows all the apps on your phone Total comment counts : 53 Summary The article discusses the changes in Android’s app visibility policy introduced with Android 11 in 2022, which limits apps’ abilities to detect other installed apps on users’ devices without permission. Developers can only access this information if it is essential to their app’s functionality and must declare the accessed apps in their manifest files. The author investigates a variety of Indian apps, specifically focusing on Swiggy and Zepto, to see how they comply with this policy....

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