Stories by x-al

Can a Data Race Happen on a Single-Core Machine?

Keynesian Beauty Contest

Google has added more value to my life than any other top company

Master Control Program

1B DB Records Update Challenge – My Approach

I Made a Configurable Rate Limiter Because APIs Can't Say 'Chill'

Top 200 Most Common Passwords

Building a Redis Clone – Turning a Single Node into a Distributed Cluster

Building a Redis Clone from Scratch – Part 1: In-Memory KV Store with TCP

Linus still uses an RX580 and ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

Ask HN: How will the OSA affect small Mastodon instances?

Built a Symbolic System to Control and Audit GPT Interactions

Bloomberg Terminal for GPUs – Because Compute Is the New Currency

Discovering a JDK Race Condition, and Debugging It in 30 Minutes with Fray

Show HN: NR34P3R – Fast Open Port Scanner with Short Service Descriptions

Does Functional Package Management Enable Reproducible Builds at Scale? Yes. [pdf]

Physics Solves One of Man's Biggest Problems: Urinal Splashing

Show HN: CR4SH3R – Fast WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Scanner

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