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448 postsWhy removing an optimization made GitHub's case-folding 15x faster
How GitHub's Blackbird sped up ASCII case-folding 15x by removing an early-exit branch, unlocking full compiler vectorization for memory-speed throughput.
The physics of Docker build caching: three caches, one wave
A measured breakdown of Docker's three build caches — layer chain, mount cache, image store — and when each caching strategy actually helps.
How one engineer reverse engineered the Attack Shark keyboard protocol
An engineer reverse engineered the closed Attack Shark keyboard protocol via WebHID, producing an open-source configurator for 523 board models.
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A provider-agnostic, local-first CLI that reviews your staged changes, a historic range, or a whole GitHub pull request. Zero telemetry, no server. Free and open source.
commitbrief.comInside OpenAI's Agent Loop: How Harness, API, and Inference Cut Costs
OpenAI engineers detail how harness, API, and inference layer optimizations cut cost and latency in agentic systems like Codex and ChatGPT Work.
Agent Skill Forces LLMs to Write Docs in ASD-STE100 Simplified English
An MIT-licensed Agent Skill forces LLM output into ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, cutting rule violations 72.9% across six Claude models.
Distilling DeepSeek into GPT-OSS Doesn't Transfer Its Censorship
Research shows distilling DeepSeek into GPT-OSS-120B boosts financial reasoning without inheriting the teacher model's political censorship.
How Postgres-Backed Queues Scale to 30K Workflows per Second
DBOS details how SKIP LOCKED, conditional isolation levels, and partial indexes let Postgres queues scale to 30K workflows per second.
CVE-2026-64560: Use-After-Free in Linux posix-cpu-timers
CVE-2026-64560 details a Linux kernel posix-cpu-timers use-after-free caused by an exec() race condition, along with its memory-ordering fix.
Web Developer Setup 2026: Zed, the Editor Atom Wanted to Be
Zed 1.0 review: setup, config and AI architecture for the Rust-based, GPU-rendered open source editor built by Atom's creator.
Scaling Laws Explained: From Kaplan to Chinchilla to Overtraining
A breakdown of LLM scaling laws from Kaplan to Chinchilla, and why modern models are deliberately overtrained to cut inference costs.