Nicolas Grilly
@nicolas.grilly.com
CTO passionate about building teams & products · Software, AI, data, digitalization, IoT, cleantech, and innovation 🇫🇷🇸🇪🇪🇺🌍
Two good posts on dynamic SQL queries in sqlc and @golang:
brandur.org/fragments/sq...
dizzy.zone/2024/07/03/S...
brandur.org/fragments/sq...
dizzy.zone/2024/07/03/S...
Sqlc: 2024 check in
Quick thoughts on whether sqlc is still the direction for Go projects now that we’ve been using it for three years.
brandur.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Two good posts on dynamic SQL queries in sqlc and @golang:
brandur.org/fragments/sq...
dizzy.zone/2024/07/03/S...
brandur.org/fragments/sq...
dizzy.zone/2024/07/03/S...
My son, learning Lua in Roblox Studio, doesn’t call functions. He told me he summons them! 🪄
November 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My son, learning Lua in Roblox Studio, doesn’t call functions. He told me he summons them! 🪄
Interesting paper showing that stackful coroutines (used for example in Go and Erlang) are not intrinsically slower than stackless coroutines (used for example in Rust, Python and JavaScript):
photonlibos.github.io/blog/stackfu...
photonlibos.github.io/blog/stackfu...
Stackful Coroutine Made Fast | PhotonLibOS
Download pdf
photonlibos.github.io
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Interesting paper showing that stackful coroutines (used for example in Go and Erlang) are not intrinsically slower than stackless coroutines (used for example in Rust, Python and JavaScript):
photonlibos.github.io/blog/stackfu...
photonlibos.github.io/blog/stackfu...
TLS inspection — done by a firewall placed between the user devices and the Internet — is still a form of old-fashioned perimeter defense, breaks the end-to-end security model, and often causes performance issues.
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
TLS inspection — done by a firewall placed between the user devices and the Internet — is still a form of old-fashioned perimeter defense, breaks the end-to-end security model, and often causes performance issues.
Why the Zig programming language matters, when to use it, and why correctness is a system design problem, not a language problem. Interesting thoughts from @joran.tigerbeetle.com.
tigerbeetle.com/blog/2025-10...
#ziglang
tigerbeetle.com/blog/2025-10...
#ziglang
Synadia and TigerBeetle Pledge $512,000 to the Zig Software Foundation
Insights, updates, and technical deep dives on building a high-performance financial transactions database.
tigerbeetle.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Why the Zig programming language matters, when to use it, and why correctness is a system design problem, not a language problem. Interesting thoughts from @joran.tigerbeetle.com.
tigerbeetle.com/blog/2025-10...
#ziglang
tigerbeetle.com/blog/2025-10...
#ziglang
Best explanation I've ever read on why nil interface ≠ nil value in #golang
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4567...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4567...
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Best explanation I've ever read on why nil interface ≠ nil value in #golang
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4567...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4567...
It's scary and sad seeing the USA, one of the beacons of modern democracies, slip toward an authoritarian regime. But it's not too late to stop this and get back on track. Authoritarianism has never solved anything.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's scary and sad seeing the USA, one of the beacons of modern democracies, slip toward an authoritarian regime. But it's not too late to stop this and get back on track. Authoritarianism has never solved anything.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Introducing Mac or Chrome OS into a Windows-only IT environment is an excellent test of its maturity. A well-maintained and documented environment using modern standards and security will make the transition straightforward. Otherwise, the cracks will show.
September 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Introducing Mac or Chrome OS into a Windows-only IT environment is an excellent test of its maturity. A well-maintained and documented environment using modern standards and security will make the transition straightforward. Otherwise, the cracks will show.
Go would be the dominant backend language if it had null safety, sum types, and pattern matching. This is a missed opportunity.
September 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Go would be the dominant backend language if it had null safety, sum types, and pattern matching. This is a missed opportunity.
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v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!
Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇
Reposted by Nicolas Grilly
This is a generational talent at work
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a generational talent at work
Wondering how @oxide.computer racks can be so clean compared to Dropbox new racks.
Dropbox:
dropbox.tech/infrastructu...
Oxide Computer:
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/oxide
Dropbox:
dropbox.tech/infrastructu...
Oxide Computer:
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/oxide
August 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Wondering how @oxide.computer racks can be so clean compared to Dropbox new racks.
Dropbox:
dropbox.tech/infrastructu...
Oxide Computer:
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/oxide
Dropbox:
dropbox.tech/infrastructu...
Oxide Computer:
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/oxide
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A former FBI agent on the widespread use of masks by ICE: “Masking has always been associated with police states. I think the masking symbolizes the drift of law enforcement away from democratic controls.” www.theguardian.com/...
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A former FBI agent on the widespread use of masks by ICE: “Masking has always been associated with police states. I think the masking symbolizes the drift of law enforcement away from democratic controls.” www.theguardian.com/...
Trump is basically the Ice King in Adventure Time.
May 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump is basically the Ice King in Adventure Time.
The team responsible for a single microservice at a Big Tech company is often as large as, or even larger than, the entire engineering team of a startup. Same for the size of the codebase. This is why it often doesn't make sense for a startup to introduce microservices.
nexo.sh/posts/micros...
nexo.sh/posts/micros...
Microservices Are a Tax Your Startup Probably Can’t Afford
Why splitting your codebase too early can quietly destroy your team’s velocity — and what to do instead.
In a startup, your survival depends on how quickly you can iterate, ship features, and deliver ...
nexo.sh
May 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The team responsible for a single microservice at a Big Tech company is often as large as, or even larger than, the entire engineering team of a startup. Same for the size of the codebase. This is why it often doesn't make sense for a startup to introduce microservices.
nexo.sh/posts/micros...
nexo.sh/posts/micros...
Perseverance and Andor are proofs that you don’t need to adapt a book to write and produce some of the best TV series of the past decade.
April 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Perseverance and Andor are proofs that you don’t need to adapt a book to write and produce some of the best TV series of the past decade.
Popular programming languages have a killer app:
www.grilly.com/posts/progra...
www.grilly.com/posts/progra...
Every programming language needs its killer app to succeed
www.grilly.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Popular programming languages have a killer app:
www.grilly.com/posts/progra...
www.grilly.com/posts/progra...
"Why LinkedIn is so cringe" 🎯🤣
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvB...
Why Linkedin is so cringe
YouTube video by BusinessCringe
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Why LinkedIn is so cringe" 🎯🤣
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvB...
Reposted by Nicolas Grilly
This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:
Reposted by Nicolas Grilly
“I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the U.S. would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans. I also could not believe that the national security adviser to the president would be so reckless as to include the editor in chief of The Atlantic in such discussions.”
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the U.S. would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans. I also could not believe that the national security adviser to the president would be so reckless as to include the editor in chief of The Atlantic in such discussions.”
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NEW: Thanks to fears over violations of customer privacy and overall instability created by Trump admin policies and posturing, EU companies are beginning to ditch US cloud firms—to the extent that’s even possible. @mattburgess1.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants
Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won’t be easy.
www.wired.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NEW: Thanks to fears over violations of customer privacy and overall instability created by Trump admin policies and posturing, EU companies are beginning to ditch US cloud firms—to the extent that’s even possible. @mattburgess1.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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Il me semble que nous pouvons déjà tirer quelques leçons en 🇨🇵🇪🇺 de ce qu'il se passe aux 🇺🇲 actuellement:
1. Il n'y a aucune raison de croire que des partis qui se sont construits sur la haine de la démocratie, de l'état de droit et de la diversité gouvernent en conservateurs modérés une fois élus.
1. Il n'y a aucune raison de croire que des partis qui se sont construits sur la haine de la démocratie, de l'état de droit et de la diversité gouvernent en conservateurs modérés une fois élus.
March 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Il me semble que nous pouvons déjà tirer quelques leçons en 🇨🇵🇪🇺 de ce qu'il se passe aux 🇺🇲 actuellement:
1. Il n'y a aucune raison de croire que des partis qui se sont construits sur la haine de la démocratie, de l'état de droit et de la diversité gouvernent en conservateurs modérés une fois élus.
1. Il n'y a aucune raison de croire que des partis qui se sont construits sur la haine de la démocratie, de l'état de droit et de la diversité gouvernent en conservateurs modérés une fois élus.
Typical WordPress. You need a plugin to secure it. And the plugin is probably a Trojan horse. 😂
March 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Typical WordPress. You need a plugin to secure it. And the plugin is probably a Trojan horse. 😂
OMG, Severance S2E9 is among the most powerful 45 mins of TV I've ever watched. The script, photography, acting, editing, music, and everything else are absolutely exceptional. If they don't screw up the end (like Lost or GoT), this show will become a cult classic, like Brazil is in cinema.
March 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
OMG, Severance S2E9 is among the most powerful 45 mins of TV I've ever watched. The script, photography, acting, editing, music, and everything else are absolutely exceptional. If they don't screw up the end (like Lost or GoT), this show will become a cult classic, like Brazil is in cinema.