Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials
Open almost any Windows EXE in a hex editor, and you’ll likely see MZ as the first two characters. Go…
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This open-source tool lets me mount any website as a folder on Linux
A website usually lives in a browser, where I navigate between pages, open images, and download files individually. On Linux,…
GitHub is experiencing an open-source exodus. Here’s where the developers are going instead
I’m not a programmer, so all I can do is watch the events unfolding in the world of coding. Since…
Writing bad code made me twice as productive—but it came with a catch
I can’t count how many side projects I’ve killed so far. Some never even saw the light of day. Others…
How to use diff3 on Linux to compare three files and resolve conflicts
The Linux diff3 command detects differences between three text files. This helps you identify versions, understand their differences, and merge…
How to run React app in Visual Studio Code
You can develop and run React applications directly in Visual Studio Code. You do not need a separate development environment…
Google’s open-source Flutter is the best introduction to creating your own apps
From React Native to Kotlin Multiplatform, cross-platform frameworks are popular for their promise of “write once, run everywhere” software. Google’s…
3 long-dead programming languages that can still land you a good job
The programming world isn’t just about Rust or TypeScript, and huge swaths of the economy rely on systems and technologies…
My morning RSS digest now runs on local AI, and I’ll never go back to NotebookLM
With rare exception, I start my day by skimming a handful of RSS feeds specific to my interests and my…
One programmer left his initials inside every ZIP file you open
I’ve probably opened thousands of ZIP files without thinking much about the format itself. Double-click, extract, move on. Then I…