Stories by nalgeon

Multi-database support in DuckDB

You (probably) don't need to learn C

An RNG that runs in your brain

Implementing System-Versioned Tables in Postgres

Omitting dev dependencies in Go binaries

Why transaction order matters, even if you're only reading

The most important goal in designing software is understandability

RSA is deceptively simple (and fun)

Eschewing black box API calls

Learn SVG by Drawing an Arrow

Building HTML components from Python functions

Psst: Paper-Based Secret Sharing Technique

Concurrent Locks and MultiXacts in Postgres

AI isn't eating your job

Go 1.22: Interactive release notes

Fastest Way to Read Excel in Python

Improved Validation with Generics in Go

LLMs and Programming in the first days of 2024

Git Things

A Custom WebAssembly Compiler

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