Programming

Prototype GIL-less CPython shows nearly 20x speedups with 20 threads and good single-thread performance. Will the GIL be removed at some point, finally? https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/thread/ABR2L6BENNA6UPSPKV474HCS4LWT26GY/ https://redd.it/q8n508 @programmingreddit

Remote Work Compensation https://codesubmit.io/blog/remote-work-compensation/ https://redd.it/q8l037 @programmingreddit

Janet is a tiny Lisp weighing in at 200-300 kB for embedding and scripting https://janet-lang.org/ https://redd.it/q7e0hu @programmingreddit

Solving NP-hard puzzles with the oldest trick in the book https://davidkoloski.me/blog/intelligent-brute-forcing/ https://redd.it/q7s7os @programmingreddit

Missouri governor vows to prosecute reporter who found flaw in website as a hacker https://missouriindependent.com/2021/10/14/missouri-governor-vows-criminal-prosecution-of-reporter-who-found-flaw-in-state-website/ https://redd.it/q836ei @programmingreddit

DOOM Rendered via Checkboxes https://healeycodes.com/doom-rendered-via-checkboxes https://redd.it/q7y8kn @programmingreddit

Scott Hanselman demos Win11's WSL features https://youtu.be/b1YBx1L8op4 https://redd.it/q7bpto @programmingreddit

What would happen if us-east-1 went offline? https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2021/10/08/The-WOrst-Case https://redd.it/q7i9xt @programmingreddit

Always do Extra - a strategy for longevity in programming http://www.bennorthrop.com/Essays/2021/always-do-extra.php https://redd.it/q7c0uw @programmingreddit

Windows 11’s first update makes AMD CPU performance even worse https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/13/22723998/windows-11-update-amd-ryzen-cpu-performance-worse https://redd.it/q7ccyc @programmingreddit

Azure DevOps Pipelines is down worldwide https://status.dev.azure.com/_event/266577720 https://redd.it/q78r1e @programmingreddit

Simple Code, High Performance (Lecture by Casey Muratori) https://youtu.be/Ge3aKEmZcqY https://redd.it/q76ea8 @programmingreddit

What is the Smallest Linux ELF Executable? (2021 Edition) https://nathanotterness.com/2021/10/tiny_elf_modernized.html https://redd.it/q6mnz1 @programmingreddit

Microsoft is Finally Ditching Electron https://medium.com/dev-genius/microsoft-is-finally-ditching-electron-9e081757f9db https://redd.it/q6q3t2 @programmingreddit

Guido van Rossum "honored" as Python becomes #1 most popular programming language on TIOBE ranking, passing C and Java https://developers.slashdot.org/story/21/10/09/0029238/beating-c-and-java-python-becomes-the-1-most-popular-programming-language-says-tiobe https://redd.it/q5cpc5 @programmingreddit

IoT Hacking and Rickrolling My High School District https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick https://redd.it/q6kc8t @programmingreddit

Will C++ ever be as safe as Rust? Does The Standard even care? https://neosmart.net/blog/2018/modern-c-isnt-memory-safe/ https://redd.it/q5hop5 @programmingreddit

The Configuration Complexity Clock: When I was a young coder, a far more experienced chap gave me a stern warning about hard coding values in my software. https://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2012/05/configuration-complexity-clock.html https://redd.it/q61fzh @programmingreddit

I keep making things out of checkboxes https://www.bryanbraun.com/2021/09/21/i-keep-making-things-out-of-checkboxes/ https://redd.it/q620g5 @programmingreddit

Relational databases aren’t dinosaurs, they’re sharks https://www.simplethread.com/relational-databases-arent-dinosaurs-theyre-sharks/ https://redd.it/q663pf @programmingreddit