The Daily Index — Tuesday, April 16, 2024 · TLDR Index

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HOW TO WRITE A CODE FORMATTER

This article is a detailed walkthrough in building a basic code formatter, with code examples along the way. To create a code formatter, first transform the code into an abstract syntax tree (AST) and then build a formatting tree using nodes that represent concepts like text, whitespace, and indentation. Traverse the formatting tree, rendering each node into the final formatted code.

yorickpeterse.com · 27 min

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DB INDEXES DO NOT MAGICALLY COMPOSE

Database indexes are similar to organized lists that help you find information quickly. To be most effective, indexes should align closely with how you typically query your data. Indexes don't magically work well at random and take careful thought to get correct.

rtpg.co · 4 min

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HOW SHOULD I EXPRESS TO MY MANAGER THAT I NEED TO "COAST" FOR A YEAR OR TWO? (REDDIT THREAD)

An engineer is dealing with serious family matters that requires them to put in less effort at work. While they want to tell their manager, commenters tell the original poster not to. Instead, they should continue working, albeit slower, and not tell the manager anything as nobody will probably notice.

reddit.com

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HOW TO SUCCEED AS A DATA ENGINEER WITHOUT THE BURNOUT

Data engineers can avoid burnout and build effective data platforms by aligning the infrastructure with business needs, automating tasks, and prioritizing reliability. They should monitor infrastructure proactively and plan for failures ahead of time.

stackoverflow.blog · 13 min

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NAVIGATING CODE REVIEWS AS A CODE AUTHOR

A code author should have a growth mindset and approach code reviews as an opportunity to learn. A fixed-mindset code author views feedback during code reviews in a defensive way.

tmsd.substack.com · 7 min

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STOP CODING FORMS WITH A FULLY-INTEGRATED DRAG-AND-DROP FORM BUILDER (SPONSORED)

Tired of coding forms? With SurveyJS UI components [9], you can generate and style dynamic JSON-based forms of any complexity right in your JavaScript application with no need for manual coding. The libraries utilize JSON objects for both form metadata and results, and support seamless integration with any backend system. You can render your custom forms and collect responses, while retaining full control over your data.

surveyjs.io

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WEIRD MONITOR BUGS PEOPLE SENT ME IN THE LAST 5 YEARS

This author, who develops an app that controls monitor settings, has observed unusual monitor bugs over the years. These bugs include monitors randomly swapping positions after standby, turning monochrome unexpectedly, blacking out after receiving specific commands, and ignoring input switching or mute commands. Monitors often have faulty firmware and weird workarounds to these problems.

notes.alinpanaitiu.com · 8 min

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HOW DO MACHINES ‘GROK' DATA?

Researchers have discovered that overtrained neural networks can develop unexpected and innovative solutions to problems, a phenomenon they have termed “grokking". These grokked networks solve problems like modular arithmetic using mathematical manipulations that mimic trigonometric functions.

quantamagazine.org · 10 min

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THE ONE BILLION ROW CHALLENGE IN CUDA: FROM 17M TO 17S

This author attempted to solve the One Billion Row Challenge using CUDA to much success. While a pure C++ solution took 16.5 minutes, the CUDA solution achieved a 60X speedup, completing in 16.8 seconds.

tspeterkim.github.io · 10 min

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SALARIES HAVE CRAZY VARIATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Regardless of where you live, working remotely or in person for a US company will increase your salary.

x.com · 2 min

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MY CAT ALERTED ME TO A DDOS ATTACK

A cat woke up a developer in the middle of the night just as a DDoS attack was overwhelming their company's website, allowing them to handle it successfully.

dannyguo.com · 3 min

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SUPABASE GENERAL AVAILABILITY

Supabase is officially out of beta.

supabase.com · 3 min