The Daily Index — Monday, November 4, 2024

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Web Dev

RE-IMPLEMENTING JAVASCRIPT'S == IN JAVASCRIPT

This is an article on how to reimplement JavaScript's == operator in pure JavaScript without using the operator itself. It walks through each step of the Abstract Equality Comparison Algorithm, which shows the underlying behavior of the operator and the different complexities of JavaScript's type coercion.

evanhahn.com · 13 min

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WEIRD LEXICAL SYNTAX

Some programming languages have bizarre syntax, which makes syntax highlighting difficult. This developer built a syntax highlighter. The post goes over how they dealt with the challenges of lexing and parsing complex syntax.

justine.lol · 21 min

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5 LESSONS I LEARNED THE HARD WAY FROM 10+ YEARS AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Take ownership of your own career, build trust and earn respect through clear communication and impact, and maintain consistency. Great engineers are able to challenge leadership decisions with evidence-based arguments.

read.highgrowthengineer.com · 12 min

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IF YOU NEED THE MONEY, DON'T TAKE THE JOB

Software consultants should charge by the hour rather than accepting fixed-price contracts as it benefits both the consultant and the client. Charging a fair hourly rate allows consultants to provide genuine value and discourages clients from squeezing them for every penny.

bitfieldconsulting.com · 13 min

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LEAVING STRIPE

A software engineer at Stripe left his job without another lined up. He was anxious during the interview process and had various successes and challenges at Stripe.

jondlm.github.io · 15 min

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I WAITED 10 BILLION CYCLES AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOADING SCREEN

While hardware has become incredibly fast, the applications we use have not kept pace, resulting in a frustrating experience for users. Modern computers are so powerful that they allow developers to build sluggish software. This article provides examples of applications that consume excessive resources without providing a smooth user experience.

blog.preyneyv.dev · 9 min

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JUPITER NOW SCALES TO 13 PETABITS PER SECOND

Google Cloud has spent 25 years building a sophisticated network infrastructure. Starting with a simple network, Google has made numerous innovations over time, which has led to the fifth-generation Jupiter data center network architecture. This architecture is capable of scaling to 13 Petabits/sec of bisectional bandwidth.

cloud.google.com · 8 min

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REPEATABILITY: AS DIFFICULT AS IT IS IMPORTANT

It's difficult to replicate research results in experimental systems research due to complex dependencies and a lack of standardized tools. The complexity of deploying state-of-the-art systems remains a significant barrier to entry to repeatability.

systemsapproach.org · 9 min

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APPLE SILENTLY UPLOADS YOUR PASSWORDS AND KEEPS THEM

Apple silently uploads user passwords to iCloud Keychain and keeps them even when the user disables the feature.

lapcatsoftware.com · 6 min

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PROMPTS ARE PROGRAMS

AI model prompts are essentially programs, which means that software engineering research is needed to develop robust tools and techniques for creating, debugging, and maintaining effective prompts.

blog.sigplan.org · 9 min

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WHAT IS THE POINT OF AN ONLINE CONFERENCE?

Online conferences, unlike their in-person counterparts, are still great for fostering coordination, knowledge distillation, and serendipitous discovery through curated content, asynchronous discussion, and accessibility.

scattered-thoughts.net · 8 min

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BUILDING MY RESUME IN HTML USING ELEVENTY

This developer built their resume website using HTML, CSS, and Eleventy.

michaelengen.com · 8 min