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Why I Didn’t Sign the Resonant Computing Manifesto: The Foundations Need Work

A sharp critique of theResonant Computing Manifestopushes it past vague ideals. It calls for real governance scaffolding, not just poetic prose. Without that? The manifesto risks becoming just another glossy PDF for entrenched players to wave around while changing nothing. Under the hood:What’s real.. read more  

Why I Didn’t Sign the Resonant Computing Manifesto: The Foundations Need Work
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Rust unit testing: file writing

To test file writes without hitting the disk, the author swaps in a closure that takes a file handle. That handle’s a test double, so after the code runs, you can crack it open and inspect what got written... read more  

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Full Unicode Search at 50× ICU Speed with AVX‑512

StringZilla v4.5drops a major speed bomb on Unicode text processing. Think10× faster tokenization and case folding. Up to150× faster for case-insensitive substring search. It leaves ICU and PCRE2 wheezing in the dust. Under the hood: SIMD all the way, AVX-512 on newer chips, plus script-aware SIMD k.. read more  

Full Unicode Search at 50× ICU Speed with AVX‑512
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pqr.sql: Generate QR Codes with Pure SQL in PostgreSQL

A developer jammed out aQR code generator in pure SQL, just PostgreSQL, no extensions or libraries. One gnarly single-statement query. It even runs faster onPostgreSQL 17than on 16, thanks to engine tweaks... read more  

pqr.sql: Generate QR Codes with Pure SQL in PostgreSQL
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5 engineering dogmas it's time to retire

Dependencies are risky, especially in smaller companies - avoid unnecessary packages to prevent security incidents and maintain code simplicity. Feature flags can become overwhelming if abused, leading to complex codebases and false sense of security - use them wisely. Commenting code is a balance -.. read more  

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Dapr Deployment Models

Daprstarted as a humble Kubernetes sidecar. Now? It's a full-blownmulti-mode runtimethat runs wherever you need it,edge,VM, orserverless APIs. Diagrid’sCatalysttakes that further. It wraps Dapr in a fully managed API layer that’s detached from your app’s lifecycle. No infra lock-in, just token-based.. read more  

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v1.35: Job Managed By Goes GA

In Kubernetes v1.35,spec.jobControllerManagedByhits GA. That means full handoff of Job reconciliation to external controllers is now official. It unlocks tricks likeMultiKueue, where a single management cluster fires off Jobs to multiple worker clusters, without losing sight of what’s running where... read more  

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Troubleshooting Cilium network policies: Four common pitfalls

Cilium’s Day 2 playbook covers the real work: dialing inL7 policy controls, tuningHubble observability, and wringing performance fromBPF. It's how you keep big Kubernetes clusters sane. The focus?Multi-tenant isolation,node-to-node encryption, and scaling cleanly withexternal etcdso the network does.. read more  

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93% Faster Next.js in (your) Kubernetes

Next.js brings advanced capabilities to developers out-of-the-box, but scaling it in your own environment can be challenging due to uneven load distribution and high latency. Watt addresses these issues by leveragingSO_REUSEPORTin the Linux kernel, resulting in significantly improved performance met.. read more  

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1.35: In-Place Pod Resize Graduates to Stable

In-Place Pod Resizehits GA in Kubernetes 1.35. You can now tweak CPU and memory on live pods without restarts. This is finally production-ready! What’s new since beta? It now handlesmemory limit decreases, doesprioritized resizes, and gives you betterobservabilitywith fresh Kubelet metrics and Pod e.. read more  

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