Who’s in charge here anyway(opens in new tab)
All systems have rules. Understanding and applying the rules well is different than memorizing and obeying the rules perfectly. “Too much faith is the worst ally. When you believe in...
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The overlooked power of URLs (Changelog News #168)(opens in new tab)
Ahmad Alfy explains how URLs are state containers, Shrivu Shankar shares how he uses every Claude Code feature, Yusuf Aytas laments how AI broke technical interviews, Wu Xiaoyun tells how he saved TikTok $300k during his internship, and TOON is ...
The Hard Parts Of Engineering Management(opens in new tab)
Engineering management can look glamorous from the outside — but behind the scenes, it’s often a mix of tough calls, emotional juggling, and constant context switching. In this episode, we’re diving into the hard parts of being an engineering manager ...
#456: You're so wrong(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program A Binary Serializer for Pydantic Models T-strings: Python's Fifth String Formatting Technique? Cronboard Extras Joke See the full show notes for this ...
Solving the one thing that keeps me up at night (in software dev)(opens in new tab)
Solving the One Thing That Keeps Me Up at Night in Software Development One of the only real things in software development that keeps me up at night is...
Building Data Science with Foundation LLM Models(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/526
Duck duck duck dichotomy(opens in new tab)
Have you ever played Duck Duck Goose1 and the person who’s it keeps walking and walking and walking and walking around and never picks the goose? It’s really boring. There...
The Toad Report #2(opens in new tab)
Welcome to the second issue of The Toad Report. If you are new here, Toad is a universal interface for AI I am currently building.
Creating an Elasticsearch API token for another user(opens in new tab)
Using the superuser elastic API keys to access the Elasticsearch API is not recommended. The API key is often used by remote clients on remote systems. Any attacker who might get access to the token, can compromise the entire Elasticsearch ...
To Affinity and Beyond(opens in new tab)
If there is one thing that I’ve learned in my roughly 30 years of working with design tools, it is that they come and go and that you should always stay curious and be open and ready to learn something ...
Terminal Trove October 2025 Wrap Up (opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in October 2025.
Please STOP trusting email.(opens in new tab)
It is now Anno Domini 2025, and for some reason, people keep trusting email. That needs to stop. Let’s talk about why–but first, let’s talk about why I’m telling you this now. All things happen in cycles, including grifting. And ...
Default Apps 2025(opens in new tab)
Here are my Default Apps 2025, which builds from my Default Apps 2024 and Default Apps 2023 posts. 🤖 AI Coding Assistant: Claude Code + GitHub Copilot CLI + Codex ⚙️ Automation: Hammerspoon 🎒 Backups: Backblaze 🔖 Bookmarks: Raindrop.io 🌐 ...
Sabbaticals keep our attrition at bay(opens in new tab)
How Signal uses Rust to secure the communications of millions of people(opens in new tab)
In an age where most companies try to steal (let's face it, you didn't really consent to this) as much data from you as possible, in order to build marketing
cronboard(opens in new tab)
A terminal tool for managing cron jobs locally and on servers.
The Mystery of Storytelling(opens in new tab)
Humans love stories. Maybe that is because for thousands of years, stories were the way information was preserved and passed on to others, to the next generations. Maybe because they create community and collective culture. Maybe because they capture our ...
Amateurs!(opens in new tab)
I have to confess that I am not reading that many books these days. Most of the time, I resort to listening to them in audio form. But every once in a while, a book comes along that is just ...
I Built the Same App 10 Times: Evaluating Frameworks for Mobile Performance(opens in new tab)
“React’s mobile strategy inherently drives teams toward platform capture. The web offers an alternative: no gatekeepers, no platform fees, direct distribution.”
Becoming An Engineering Manager Without A Technical Background(opens in new tab)
In this episode, we explore how to become an effective engineering manager—even without a technical background. We’ll unpack what the role truly entails, how to leverage your strengths in communication, strategy, and people management, and ways to bridge technical gaps ...
#455: Gilded Python and Beyond(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: Cyclopts: A CLI library The future of Python web services looks GIL-free Free-threaded GC Polite lazy imports for Python package maintainers Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at ...
you’re probably ready to hate this company that designs irish pubs abroad, but reconsider(opens in new tab)
The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe
NiceGUI Goes 3.0(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/525
Echoes of Connection(opens in new tab)
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety ...
NaNoWriMo is dead, long live NaNoWriMo!(opens in new tab)
Linear() Is Not (That) Linear(opens in new tab)
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this ...
Love letters 11-13(opens in new tab)
11Seeds are shitty little bastards. You put them in the ground. Nothing happens. You water. You watch. You pull weeds. Nothing happens. You wait. You water. You watch. Nothing happens....
10 useful CLI apps I'm guessing you've not heard of(opens in new tab)
Discover 10 lesser-known CLI apps that boost productivity and add flair—like C Bonsai, a customizable ASCII bonsai tree growing in your terminal in real time.
Is it Time to Regulate React?(opens in new tab)
“React’s core failure is compounded by confusing API design for which documentation is indecisive, essays are written, and correct usage is endlessly debated.”
Why Everyone Should Try Claude Skills(opens in new tab)
Claude Skills are the approachable AI tool I didn't know I needed.
View Transitions: The Smooth Parts(opens in new tab)
Now that cross-document view transitions are gradually making their way into modern browsers, now seems like the perfect time to explore them, if you haven’t already. They are, in fact, surprisingly straightforward to implement. And just like we’ve seen with ...
Make rules, break rules(opens in new tab)
On the joy of making arbitrary small rules for yourself which you can break at will but which also might help you steer your own obstinate behavior a bit more...
Cleanup your lifetime annotations in Rust with Rc and Arc(opens in new tab)
Lifetime annotations are one of the things that distract the most new rustaceans. From my experience writing and digging into Rust codebases, lifetime (annotations) induce a cognitive load that distracts
tuios(opens in new tab)
A TUI window manager for managing multiple terminal sessions.
Adding AVIF and WebP Support to My Craft CMS Site(opens in new tab)
Five years ago, I wrote about AVIF: A New Image Format (back then). Since then, I’ve implemented WebP and AVIF support on numerous client sites for considerable performance improvements – but my own site was still serving JPEG, PNG, and ...
Challenge(opens in new tab)
It’s the early nineties. Legendary comic book artist Frank Miller had just broken away from the major publishers, after creating titles like Daredevil: Born Again, Ronin, and The Dark Knight Returns. He was now working with the then-young Dark Horse ...
Cold form titanium with hot forming performance: Call for partners(opens in new tab)
If you've worked with Titanium, you know that cold working it comes with some real restrictions. What if it didn't have to be that way? Ultrasonic-assisted forming has been studied since the 1950s , with industrial application in wire ...
How to Fix Any Bug(opens in new tab)
The joys of vibecoding.
#454: It's some form of Elvish(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: djrest2 - A small and simple REST library for Django based on class-based views. Github CLI caniscrape - Know before you scrape. Analyze any website's anti-bot protections in seconds. 🐴 GittyUp Extras Joke See the ...
Performance Management As An Engineering Manager(opens in new tab)
In this episode, we’ll dig into how managers can balance output, impact, and quality, set meaningful goals, and coach engineers toward growth — not just manage them. We’ll also tackle how to handle underperformance, keep top talent motivated, and build ...
38 things Python developers should learn in 2025(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/524
The only Permanent Underclass are the ones who believe it is permanent(opens in new tab)
Metanarrative Prompt Injection(opens in new tab)
When exploiting AI applications, I find myself using this technique really often so I figured I’d write a quick blog about it. I call it the “Metanarrative Prompt Injection.” You might have already used this before, and it might already ...
Use the saw, fear the saw(opens in new tab)
I want to see the claw(opens in new tab)
I respect quality software and the people who write it. And, I’ve invested years of my life in working on becoming one of these people (even if the journey has been long and hard and has involved lots of YAML). ...
fairytale Czech hotel in the mountains(opens in new tab)
Built in 1899 by the Czech architect Dušan Jurkovič, known as “the poet of timber” for his woodwork, the cottage and hotel are a lively combination of Czech-Slavic heritage and the Art Nouveau style of the time. The fairy tale-esque ...
Leaving Germany with 4000€ and no return(opens in new tab)
Starting a new chapter of my life, beginning with my 4000€ and a one-way flight to South Korea.
Acoustic Room Treatment and Building Sound Panels, Part 1: Planning(opens in new tab)
Whether you are running online workshops, recording audio or video, or making music, it’s worth spending some time on acoustic treatment for your room. Shit in, shit out, as they say… In my case, I wanted to improve the sound ...
Play On(opens in new tab)
In the late 1960s, a young musician was recording the sounds he played on his synthesizer onto his Revox tape recorders, when he suddenly discovered: if you connect the two tape recorders together, so that the playback head is separated ...
