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Jan 3, 2016
TIL that interlaced PNGs get sharper as the file loads, otherwise they render top-to-bottom (more intuitive!).
Getting the Most Out of PNG
Getting the Most Out of PNG
When it comes to image formats on the internet, it’s generally a three-way tie between JPEG, GIF, and PNG. Deciding which image format to use is relatively straightforward; you choose lossy JPEG when you’re saving continuous-tone photographic images, and you choose between lossless GIF or lossless PNG when
Jan 2, 2016
There's a numpy/scipy style package for Smalltalk! https://github.com/SergeStinckwich/SciSmalltalk Seems every language with a REPL eventually wants fast matrices.
Build software better, together
Build software better, together
GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.
Jan 1, 2016
Python will be moving to GitHub! https://mail.python.org/pipermail/core-workflow/2016-January/000345.html It will definitely help new contributors.
[core-workflow] We will be moving to GitHub
Jan 1, 2016
Today's novelty git argument: --patience. Example usage: `git diff --patience` and it can produce friendlier diffs:
Patience Diff Advantages
Patience Diff Advantages
There's no coherent explanation of what the advantages of Patience Diff are, so I'll explain now. First, a quick overview of how Patience Diff works - Match the first lines of both if they're identical, then match the second, third, etc. until a pair doesn't match. Match the last lines of both if…
Jan 1, 2016
Reachability and error diagnosis in LR(1) parsers https://gallium.inria.fr/~fpottier/publis/fpottier-reachability-cc2016.pdf —interesting discussion of syntax error messages, used in compcert
Jan 1, 2016
The convergence of compilers, build systems and package managers https://blog.ezyang.com/2015/12/the-convergence-of-compilers-build-systems-and-package-managers/ (superb discussion on how we build lang ecosystems)
The convergence of compilers, build systems and package managers : ezyang’s blog
Jan 1, 2016
Emacs lisp, Python, Rust, Coffeescript, JS, C++, ASM, Smalltalk (descending LOC) #code2015 Here's to a multi paradigm 2016!
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