Hi! Zig-heavy issue this week. 🦎
Toot of the Week
why are we working on AI alignment if we can't even get CSS alignment right — @mia@void.rehab
This Week on arne.me
- Thoughts on Zig (arne.me)
I share my initial thoughts on Zig after three nights of using it.
- Writing an SDK in Zig (arne.me)
In this post I continue my Zig journey by starting to write an SDK.
- Emacs Config From Scratch, Part 3: LSP & Tree-sitter (arne.me)
Finally got around to writing the third part describing my Emacs configuration.
Software
- Writing a task scheduler in Zig (openmymind.net)
Karl Seguin shows how they wrote a task scheduler in Zig using threads and cond vars.
- You Need More Constraints (borretti.me)
Fernando Borretti describes different constraints you can implement on relational databases.
- Timeouts and cancellation for humans (vorpus.org)
Nathaniel J. Smith explains different cancellation techniques.
Cutting Room Floor
- Slop is the new name for unwanted AI-generated content (simonwillison.net)
Simon Willison came up with a great name for AI-generated content: Slop.
- I want it all but, it is impossible (ohhelloana.blog)
Ana Rodrigues about the frustration of not having enough time to e.g. read all newsletters or listen to that audiobook.
