posted by Matthew Flatt With the upcoming version 8.0 release, Racket on Chez Scheme (Racket CS) will become the default implementation of Racket. This report discusses the implications of that change, continuing a series that was originally about Racket...

After more than 12.000 Github stars, two successful open-source projects, a failed open-core company, and a successful prop-tech one*, I feel more than ever that giving your product away for free is just as bad a business strategy as it sounds.

In this article, we’ll take a close look at some of the changes we made on this very site — running on JAMStack with React — to optimize the web performance and improve the Core Web Vitals metrics. With some of the mistakes we’ve made, and some of the unexpected…

A Sokoban-style puzzle game on a hyperbolic plane

Elon Musk and John Krafcik have very different theories about driverless tech.

You’re probably familiar with the concept of Choose Boring Technology. If you’re not, I’ll wait for you to read the excellent blog post by…

Alex Danco's Newsletter, Season 3, Episode 2

Our drain pipes, reservoirs, power lines, roads, sewage systems, and more are all designed based on past climate data. But with the climate crisis comes the uncomfortable realization that the past can't predict what we'll need in the future.

A long and growing list of agencies are using money to bypass Carpenter ruling.

Tokyo Electron in the mix for peripheral devices for next-generation technology

I’ve spent a lot of time recently thinking about different proof-of-work mechanisms. When I say proof-of-work, I’m not talking about consensus algorithms like the ones that some crypto currencies use. I’m talking about social networks.

In this video, Alan Kay talks about his vision of object oriented programming and how to design scalable systems.

Christine Darden worked at NASA for 40 years, helping make supersonic planes quieter and forging a path for women to follow in her footsteps.

🥑 The delightful operating system. Contribute to skiftOS/skift development by creating an account on GitHub.

Classical Aerodynamics of potential flow using Python and Jupyter Notebooks - barbagroup/AeroPython

Poorly-executed change of terms of service sends messaging app’s subscribers flocking to competitors

Sacramento is on the path to allowing four units of housing on any parcel slated for a...

If you have been following this blog or my social profiles for the last year, you are probably aware that I have been working on something called EndBASIC. You also probably know that this is a retro-looking BASIC interpreter written in Rust that happens…

Folks who like the take the old Amiga out for the occasional Sunday drive usually do it because they have wistful memories of the simpler times. Back when you could edit documents or view spreadshe…