Side projects (time permitting) are a wonderful way of exploring new ideas and tools. It's important to be different from $day_job though.
miniblog.
Related Posts
Wonderful post from the lead LLVM maintainer reflecting on how the project is run, the design issues in LLVM today, and opportunities to make it better:
I travelled recently with six electronic devices, and every single one used USB-C for charging. It was wonderful, and not an experience I've had before.
Go has a wonderful, accessible discussion of how it does inlining today, the downsides, and the plans for 1.22: