Explained from First Principles is a technology, science, and philosophy blog for curious people
The secret to fully typed web apps is typing the boundaries
I like computers!
What I think about when I'm lead engineer on a project
We often hear that making small incremental improvements every day can lead to great things. This popular piece of advice rings true, and it’s a powerful reminder to keep pushing ourselves forward.
A self-directed, community-driven educational retreat for programmers in New York City
Mathematics with a distinct visual perspective. Linear algebra, calculus, neural networks, topology, and more
An anticapitalist tech blog. Embrace the technology that liberates us. Smash that which does not
80/20 guide on how to make your blog posts look pretty
Salary negotiation advice, mostly for engineers
What matters in tech?
Personal website of Gwern Branwen (writer, self-experimenter, and programmer)
Personal website of Sam Rose
Debits and credits are easy to understand
Connect with developers sharing the strategies and revenue numbers behind their companies and side projects
A 3D animated visualization of an LLM with a walkthrough
A metascience post of sorts that argues we should take human capital more seriously
Stories of folks reaching Staff Engineer roles
A new way to think about brainpower
Xe Iaso's personal website
Hacking the happiness treadmill
It became real when I saw the list. When I saw the rubric
some notes on an endless skill
discernment is good, discernment is hard
A classic anecdote about skill vs. experience in programming
an unlikely person
Pleasant but seemingly minor features in personal sites
On a supposedly difficult thing
Just a programmer trying to make a home for myself on the WWW
What I found in the mire
Friendly tutorials for developers. Focus on React, CSS, Animation, and more!
An surface-level exploration of Nix as a technology, and what I find most useful about it