Vallari
@vallari.bsky.social
Software Engineer at Ceph, IBM
I love podcasts, books, doodles, animals etc.
Blog: vallariagrawal.com/
Bookmarks store: store.vallariagrawal.com/
I love podcasts, books, doodles, animals etc.
Blog: vallariagrawal.com/
Bookmarks store: store.vallariagrawal.com/
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I made a website. It's called "one million chessboards." It has a million chessboards on it.
moving a piece moves it for everyone, instantly. No turns. You can move between boards.
that's it. Have fun!
onemillionchessboards.com
moving a piece moves it for everyone, instantly. No turns. You can move between boards.
that's it. Have fun!
onemillionchessboards.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I made a website. It's called "one million chessboards." It has a million chessboards on it.
moving a piece moves it for everyone, instantly. No turns. You can move between boards.
that's it. Have fun!
onemillionchessboards.com
moving a piece moves it for everyone, instantly. No turns. You can move between boards.
that's it. Have fun!
onemillionchessboards.com
I'm so lucky that I saw my teammates doing this around me and picked up this habit too. Great article!
April 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm so lucky that I saw my teammates doing this around me and picked up this habit too. Great article!
Took this survey with great questions! Made me pause and self reflect. Excited to see the results.
Why I launched a new, different kind of survey: dev.to/sachagreif/l...
(take the survey here! survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey... )
(take the survey here! survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey... )
Launching the first ever State of Devs survey
One more survey… but this one is different!
dev.to
April 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Took this survey with great questions! Made me pause and self reflect. Excited to see the results.
There is no greater torture than uploading documents on government sites. It's like we are all cursed like Sisyphus, except our boulder is a single pdf document under 500kb.
April 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
There is no greater torture than uploading documents on government sites. It's like we are all cursed like Sisyphus, except our boulder is a single pdf document under 500kb.
best comment from a hunger games deep dive video
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
best comment from a hunger games deep dive video
This episode felt calmer than epsiode 3. Waaay too excited for next one. #jetlag
youtu.be/0zTOd9trqEo?...
youtu.be/0zTOd9trqEo?...
Ep 4 - We Raced To Visit The Most European Countries In 6 Days
YouTube video by Jet Lag: The Game
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This episode felt calmer than epsiode 3. Waaay too excited for next one. #jetlag
youtu.be/0zTOd9trqEo?...
youtu.be/0zTOd9trqEo?...
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Bluesky rolled out an April Fool's joke to the whole site - love to see it!
(Shipping something goofy like this that shows up to every one of your users - when those users are in the millions - makes me smile - usually only startups can do this!)
Great stuff from the Bluesky eng team:
(Shipping something goofy like this that shows up to every one of your users - when those users are in the millions - makes me smile - usually only startups can do this!)
Great stuff from the Bluesky eng team:
April 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Bluesky rolled out an April Fool's joke to the whole site - love to see it!
(Shipping something goofy like this that shows up to every one of your users - when those users are in the millions - makes me smile - usually only startups can do this!)
Great stuff from the Bluesky eng team:
(Shipping something goofy like this that shows up to every one of your users - when those users are in the millions - makes me smile - usually only startups can do this!)
Great stuff from the Bluesky eng team:
Reading this little book! 📚💙
March 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reading this little book! 📚💙
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In the nine years I've been blogging about software development, some of my posts have hit 300k+ readers, while others flopped, especially early on. I'm sharing all the lessons I learned the hard way about how to write popular blog posts for developers. refactoringenglish.com/chapters/wri...
How to Write Blog Posts that Developers Read
Software bloggers can make the same mistakes for years that prevent readers from discovering their writing. I know because I'm one of them. Over time, I've learned techniques that help some blog posts...
refactoringenglish.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In the nine years I've been blogging about software development, some of my posts have hit 300k+ readers, while others flopped, especially early on. I'm sharing all the lessons I learned the hard way about how to write popular blog posts for developers. refactoringenglish.com/chapters/wri...
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Hold on while I overthink about that.
March 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hold on while I overthink about that.
I wrote a blog about building containers! 🐢
thanks to the amazing coding challenge by @johncrickett.bsky.social!
vallariagrawal.com/blog/build-o...
thanks to the amazing coding challenge by @johncrickett.bsky.social!
vallariagrawal.com/blog/build-o...
Build your own docker
Learn how containers work - namespaces and cgroups
vallariagrawal.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I wrote a blog about building containers! 🐢
thanks to the amazing coding challenge by @johncrickett.bsky.social!
vallariagrawal.com/blog/build-o...
thanks to the amazing coding challenge by @johncrickett.bsky.social!
vallariagrawal.com/blog/build-o...
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I implemented an ssd, hdd, and tape device.
In javascript.
For a blog.
In javascript.
For a blog.
March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I implemented an ssd, hdd, and tape device.
In javascript.
For a blog.
In javascript.
For a blog.
That was an interesting story!
Congratulations to all three of our 2024 Nebula Award finalists (and all the other finalists too):
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (short story)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (short story)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim
clarkesworldmagazine.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
That was an interesting story!
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Just purchased the new book from @coralineada.bsky.social
Are we just "building hammers"—tools that are neither inherently good nor bad, or are we unintentionally making society worse?
thehammerbook.com
#TheHammerBook
Are we just "building hammers"—tools that are neither inherently good nor bad, or are we unintentionally making society worse?
thehammerbook.com
#TheHammerBook
We Just Build Hammers: A New Book by Coraline Ada Ehmke
Stories of visionaries from the past, present, & future of responsible tech, and the science fiction that inspired them. Available now from Apress.
thehammerbook.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Just purchased the new book from @coralineada.bsky.social
Are we just "building hammers"—tools that are neither inherently good nor bad, or are we unintentionally making society worse?
thehammerbook.com
#TheHammerBook
Are we just "building hammers"—tools that are neither inherently good nor bad, or are we unintentionally making society worse?
thehammerbook.com
#TheHammerBook
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🌟 A meta blog post, about blogging :)
✍️ Write more blogs articles, not fewer (Don’t leave the scraps on the cutting floor)
#devRel
rmoff.net/2025/03/11/w...
(if you like this one, check out rmoff.net/2023/07/19/b... too)
✍️ Write more blogs articles, not fewer (Don’t leave the scraps on the cutting floor)
#devRel
rmoff.net/2025/03/11/w...
(if you like this one, check out rmoff.net/2023/07/19/b... too)
Write more blog articles, not fewer (Don’t leave the scraps on the cutting floor)
rmoff.net
March 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🌟 A meta blog post, about blogging :)
✍️ Write more blogs articles, not fewer (Don’t leave the scraps on the cutting floor)
#devRel
rmoff.net/2025/03/11/w...
(if you like this one, check out rmoff.net/2023/07/19/b... too)
✍️ Write more blogs articles, not fewer (Don’t leave the scraps on the cutting floor)
#devRel
rmoff.net/2025/03/11/w...
(if you like this one, check out rmoff.net/2023/07/19/b... too)
Really great video, I think we can all appreciate these optimistic statistics of countries making good choices to reduce emissions!
found this on latest issue of @tomscott.com's newsletter!
found this on latest issue of @tomscott.com's newsletter!
How much progress have we made on climate change?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Really great video, I think we can all appreciate these optimistic statistics of countries making good choices to reduce emissions!
found this on latest issue of @tomscott.com's newsletter!
found this on latest issue of @tomscott.com's newsletter!
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I wrote a quick guide to getting started with self-hosting.
It doesn't matter what your motivations are, now is a great time to get started taking ownership and responsibility for your data.
justingarrison.com/blog/2025-03...
It doesn't matter what your motivations are, now is a great time to get started taking ownership and responsibility for your data.
justingarrison.com/blog/2025-03...
Get Started With Self-Hosting
Taking ownership of your data and services
justingarrison.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I wrote a quick guide to getting started with self-hosting.
It doesn't matter what your motivations are, now is a great time to get started taking ownership and responsibility for your data.
justingarrison.com/blog/2025-03...
It doesn't matter what your motivations are, now is a great time to get started taking ownership and responsibility for your data.
justingarrison.com/blog/2025-03...
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Yeah no problem, did that a few weeks ago and haven't experienced fomo!
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March 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Yeah no problem, did that a few weeks ago and haven't experienced fomo!
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the most beneficial effect of many boycotts is on yourself
'but that won't hurt company x' is often irrelevant
I'm taking back some agency
I'm aligning my actions with my beliefs
I feel better for it
that's good enough
in fact, imo it's better than punishment as a motive
'but that won't hurt company x' is often irrelevant
I'm taking back some agency
I'm aligning my actions with my beliefs
I feel better for it
that's good enough
in fact, imo it's better than punishment as a motive
March 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
the most beneficial effect of many boycotts is on yourself
'but that won't hurt company x' is often irrelevant
I'm taking back some agency
I'm aligning my actions with my beliefs
I feel better for it
that's good enough
in fact, imo it's better than punishment as a motive
'but that won't hurt company x' is often irrelevant
I'm taking back some agency
I'm aligning my actions with my beliefs
I feel better for it
that's good enough
in fact, imo it's better than punishment as a motive
this is a really helpful guide on writing alt-text
I'm not here to teach you how to write alt text, just use this resource and don't bother me
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
Write helpful Alt Text to describe images | Digital Accessibility
Alternative (Alt) Text is an essential part of making content accessible. When adding images, charts, icons or other graphic elements, alt text should be added to ensure your content will be accessibl...
accessibility.huit.harvard.edu
March 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
this is a really helpful guide on writing alt-text
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February 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
February 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
I wrote a blog on using vim for a week. It might help people trying to make the switch! Fun week, there were some tears ngl
vallariagrawal.com/blog/vim-week/
vallariagrawal.com/blog/vim-week/
February 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I wrote a blog on using vim for a week. It might help people trying to make the switch! Fun week, there were some tears ngl
vallariagrawal.com/blog/vim-week/
vallariagrawal.com/blog/vim-week/
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To whom it may concern, I've conducted a thorough research on fonts for book covers (specifically, fantasy). Here's what I learned 🧵
February 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
To whom it may concern, I've conducted a thorough research on fonts for book covers (specifically, fantasy). Here's what I learned 🧵
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what do y'all do with your unclosed tabs?
I've been running pong inside all 240 of mine
blog with a bunch of details over here: eieio.games/blog/running...
I've been running pong inside all 240 of mine
blog with a bunch of details over here: eieio.games/blog/running...
February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
what do y'all do with your unclosed tabs?
I've been running pong inside all 240 of mine
blog with a bunch of details over here: eieio.games/blog/running...
I've been running pong inside all 240 of mine
blog with a bunch of details over here: eieio.games/blog/running...