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