Programming

Link Lock is a tool for encrypting and decrypting URLs https://github.com/jstrieb/link-lock https://redd.it/i5kpjx @programmingreddit

Heroes Of Might And Magic III engine written from scratch (open source, playable) https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi https://redd.it/i5oyqz @programmingreddit

Intel, ARM, IBM, AMD Processors Vulnerable to New Side-Channel Attacks https://modernnetsec.io/intel-arm-ibm-amd-processors-vulnerable-to-new-side-channel-attacks/ https://redd.it/i5nfo9 @programmingreddit

Scientists rename genes because Microsoft Excel reads them as dates https://www.engadget.com/scientists-rename-genes-due-to-excel-151748790.html https://redd.it/i57czq @programmingreddit

20GB leak of Intel data: whole Git repositories, dev tools, backdoor mentions in source code https://twitter.com/deletescape/status/1291405688204402689 https://redd.it/i4xxnk @programmingreddit

Simdjson: Parsing Gigabytes of JSON per Second https://github.com/simdjson/simdjson https://redd.it/i4qvsj @programmingreddit

Tailwind CSS: From Side-Project Byproduct to Multi-Million Dollar Business https://adamwathan.me/tailwindcss-from-side-project-byproduct-to-multi-mullion-dollar-business/ https://redd.it/i45ghh @programmingreddit

All the best programming books, in one place. https://best-books.dev/ https://redd.it/i4p3k0 @programmingreddit

Frances Allen, pioneering researcher in compiler optimizations and the first woman to win the Turing Award, has passed away https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2020/08/remembering-frances-allen/ https://redd.it/i4el1y @programmingreddit

Zig doing self-hosting incremental compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CtQAaWUZrY https://redd.it/i3zp8y @programmingreddit

GitLab Support is no longer processing MFA resets for free users https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/08/04/gitlab-support-no-longer-processing-mfa-resets-for-free-users/ https://redd.it/i42r7t @programmingreddit

In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds have not improved https://www.nngroup.com/articles/the-need-for-speed/ https://redd.it/i3pd4z @programmingreddit

Fitting a video game onto a QR code. https://youtu.be/ExwqNreocpg https://redd.it/i3afe2 @programmingreddit

Swift type checking is undecidable https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-type-checking-is-undecidable/39024 https://redd.it/i391fp @programmingreddit

Go flaws, and how Rust handles OS specific path and permission differences https://fasterthanli.me/articles/i-want-off-mr-golangs-wild-ride https://redd.it/i3fogp @programmingreddit

SVG backgrounds are much smaller than using a traditional background images. Here's a tool which lets you quickly generate them by choosing from various patterns and colors. https://www.svgbackgrounds.com/ https://redd.it/i3kd6b @programmingreddit

In a viral video, Steve Jobs deals with a rude question at a conference. The questioner asks "I would like, for example, for you to express in clear terms, how, say Java, in any of its incarnations, expresses the ideas embodied in OpenDoc." What does this phrase mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o https://redd.it/i39rtn @programmingreddit

TikTok: Logs, Logs , Logs https://medium.com/@fs0c131y/tiktok-logs-logs-logs-e93e8162647a https://redd.it/i2uxl4 @programmingreddit

Writing the same CLI application twice using Go and Rust: a personal experience https://cuchi.me/posts/go-vs-rust https://redd.it/i3529m @programmingreddit

In July 2020, more visitors of gov.uk used Safari (38.67%) than Chrome (38.18%) https://twitter.com/TheRealNooshu/status/1290218637400387584?s=20 https://redd.it/i2ud4y @programmingreddit