miniblog.

Awesome @emacs_flycheck feature: you can click error IDs and it will show the full compiler explanation! (Rust in this example.)

How China Is Changing Your Internet https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000004574648/china-internet-wechat.html (video on how WeChat has become a platform)

The Swift team are discussing a Rust/Cyclone style ownership system! https://lists.swift.org/pipermail/swift-evolution/Week-of-Mon-20170213/032155.html (opt-in and an interesting dynamic enforcement)

The Racket team are looking at using the Chez VM, for higher perf and writing more of Racket in Racket!

The Biggest and Weirdest Commits in Linux Kernel Git History https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/blog/2017/the-biggest-and-weirdest-commits-in-linux-kernel-git-history (epic diffs, 66-way octopus merges and other fun)

What's your preferred Emacs mail package?

I'm also struck by how many gnus tutorials assume gmail. We're a monoculture!

I've created a throwaway email account to play with Gnus. It's surprising how many email providers disable IMAP by default these days.

I like the changelog convention of 'taught $tool to $feature' (e.g. git, Emacs). It presents s/w development like teaching the machine.

.@magit_emacs includes a brilliant reflog display! `l H' calls magit-reflog-head, for example.

A blog post is a great unit of size for learning new things. They're manageable. (I miss the thoroughness of books sometimes though.)

Pijul is an interesting VCS based on the darcs patch methodology: https://pijul.org/ (also faster, but due to algo choices)

TMK Lisp is the only PL where you cannot calculate the correct indent statically. Macro-defining-macros with indent declarations break this.

On the challenge of competing with craigslist: https://backchannel.com/craigslist-is-ugly-janky-old-school-and-unbeatable-85206829cb90 (craigslist is notable for not hiking its fees over time)

Inferring passwords typed on phones based on how hands block WiFi signals: https://fermatslibrary.com/s/when-csi-meets-public-wifi-inferring-your-mobile-phone-password-via-wifi-signals (incredible!)