I'm trying to get more comfortable with C. @b0rk.jvns.ca's Memory Spy tool has really strengthened my intuition for the bits behind the variables.
memory-spy.wizardzines.com

New post 🎉

Going back to my roots on writing about the inner workings of things, a breakdown of key-value databases and how you might make one from scratch:

nan.fyi/database

💡 CSS Tip!

In Anchor Positioning, you can use position-area to place an element relatively to its anchor, but there are 36 different positions !? 👀

No one can memorize them all, so I've created an interactive demo where you can select a position and get its code.

css-tip.com/position-area/

I implemented a CPU and RAM.

In Javascript.

For a blog.

✨ It's new samwho visual essay o'clock! ✨

Reservoir sampling is one of my favourite algorithms. It allows you to sample from a set without knowing the size of that set.

I try to assume no prior knowledge, and use no scary math notation. Just beautiful visuals.

Let me know what you think! ❤️

yes i have created my own virtual machine with its own assembly language to implement my own linked lists for the next video

Just released a new video, a simple explanation of what an "Allocator" is in programming!
youtu.be/GZ6PuLikw84

I get great mileage out of using Arenas when I'm programming, but they're not all that widely known. So I decided to make a short explainer video giving you an introduction to what they are, and how to use them 😁
youtu.be/hI9aN8ZG4vg

If you're not familiar with my work, I maintain an open source high performance UI layout library written in C 🙂
github.com/nicbarker/cl...
#cprogramming #c #ui

I’d been asked to write a series on debuggers, where I’d build one and write about the hurdles, but the magazine was discontinued. I was allowed to publish what I wrote, and I think it’s a pretty fun story.

samwho.dev/blog/dude-wh...

@ianthehenry.bsky.social does janet have transducers?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FTB...
codeberg.org/fosskers/cl-...

New video! Lots of circles in this one and also some unix history, prime numbers, and possibly a few Jokes watch out for those
youtu.be/gITmP0IWff0