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C3: A Refined Evolution of the C Programming Language

2025-04-03
C3: A Refined Evolution of the C Programming Language

C3 is a programming language built upon the syntax and semantics of C, aiming to evolve it while maintaining familiarity for C programmers. It's an evolution, not a revolution: C-like for those who like C. Full ABI compatibility with C allows seamless mixing of C and C3 code. C3 introduces modern conveniences such as generics, result-based zero-overhead error handling, and defer statements, while avoiding unnecessary complexity. Version 0.7.0 is stable and supports various operating systems with pre-compiled binaries and comprehensive documentation available.

(github.com)
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Lightweight Animation Library: Only 24.5KB, Supports Diverse Animation Effects

2025-04-03
Lightweight Animation Library: Only 24.5KB, Supports Diverse Animation Effects

A lightweight animation library called Animate boasts a mere 24.5KB size yet supports a variety of animation effects such as rotation, translation, and transformation. It provides powerful modules like Timeline, Draggable, and Scroll. Its clean API supports various easing functions and animation combinations, seamlessly integrating with WAAPI. Code examples showcase creating diverse animations, including path-based animations, scroll-triggered animations, and responsive animations.

(animejs.com)
Development animation library

Benchi: A Lightweight Docker-based Benchmarking Framework

2025-04-03
Benchi: A Lightweight Docker-based Benchmarking Framework

Benchi is a minimal benchmarking framework leveraging Docker to create isolated environments for measuring application and infrastructure performance. It simplifies the benchmark setup and execution process, supporting Docker Compose for environment definition, CSV metric export, custom hooks, and real-time monitoring of container statuses and metrics. Installation is flexible, offering Go and shell script options. Detailed configuration and usage examples cover metric collectors, test step definition, and Docker Compose integration, streamlining performance testing and analysis.

(github.com)
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Bypass Browser Fingerprinting with curl-impersonate

2025-04-03
Bypass Browser Fingerprinting with curl-impersonate

curl-impersonate is a special build of curl that mimics the behavior of four major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox. It achieves this by precisely replicating the TLS and HTTP handshakes, effectively evading browser fingerprinting techniques used by websites to identify clients. Available as a command-line tool and an embeddable library, it supports various operating systems. The project modifies curl's TLS extension configurations, utilizes different TLS libraries (like NSS and BoringSSL), and adjusts HTTP/2 settings to accurately simulate browser behavior. This tool offers users a new way to protect their privacy and access restricted websites.

(github.com)
Development browser fingerprinting

TabSub: Serverless PubSub for Browser Tabs

2025-04-03

TabSub is a lightweight Javascript library for publishing and subscribing to messages between browser tabs using local storage. No server is required. It provides a simple API with `publish`, `subscribe`, and `state` functions. While not heavily tested for concurrency, small-scale tests showed promising results. TabSub is MIT licensed and available on Github. An example demonstrates syncing the playback state of two audio players.

(simon-frey.com)
Development Local Storage

Elegantly Solving the Problem of Anchor Links on Extremely Long Pages

2025-04-03
Elegantly Solving the Problem of Anchor Links on Extremely Long Pages

This article tackles the problem of anchor links failing to scroll to the correct heading on very long pages. The author explores several solutions, starting with simple padding adjustments, then shifting trigger lines, and finally employing a sophisticated approach involving virtual headings and an optimization algorithm. A cubic polynomial function ensures smooth transitions, addressing issues of layout and user experience. The optimal solution balances maintaining original heading positions with preserving section spacing, resulting in a robust and elegant solution for extremely long pages.

(thirty-five.com)
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nix-ninja: Incremental Builds with Nix

2025-04-03
nix-ninja: Incremental Builds with Nix

nix-ninja is an incremental build tool leveraging the Nix build system. It parses ninja.build files, generating a derivation per compilation unit, and uses content-addressed derivations for granular, Nix-native incrementality. It's compatible with the ninja CLI, supporting both local and Nix derivation execution. Currently experimental and reliant on unreleased Nix features, it already builds simple C++ examples and even Nix itself. Contributors are welcome; milestones 0.1.0 (correctness) and 0.2.0 (performance) are outlined.

(github.com)
Development Incremental Builds

InitWare: A Lighter, More Modular, and Portable systemd Alternative

2025-04-03
InitWare: A Lighter, More Modular, and Portable systemd Alternative

InitWare is a lightweight service management suite aiming to be a systemd alternative. It boasts improved portability, modularity, and a clearly defined scope. Compatible with many systemd interfaces, it runs on NetBSD, GNU/Linux, and other modern BSD systems, functioning as both an init system and an auxiliary service manager. While all disclosed security concerns have been addressed, InitWare is still in alpha and should be used cautiously in production.

(github.com)
Development service management systemd alternative portability

Easy Bypass for Windows 11's Microsoft Account Requirement

2025-04-03
Easy Bypass for Windows 11's Microsoft Account Requirement

Microsoft is pushing for Microsoft account usage in Windows 11, but a newly discovered trick makes bypassing it easy. Previously, Microsoft removed the 'BypassNRO.cmd' script, but registry edits still worked. Now, a simpler method exists: during Windows 11 setup, press Shift+F10 to open a command prompt, type "start ms-cxh:localonly", and press Enter to create a local account, skipping the Microsoft account login. This method, being directly integrated into the system, is likely harder for Microsoft to remove than the previous script-based approach.

(www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Development Local Account

AWS Labs MCP Server Suite: Boosting Your Development Workflow

2025-04-03
AWS Labs MCP Server Suite: Boosting Your Development Workflow

AWS Labs has released a suite of specialized MCP servers that bring AWS best practices directly to your development workflow. This suite includes a core server for managing other AWS Labs MCP servers, as well as servers for accessing Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases, analyzing AWS CDK projects, performing AWS cost analysis, and generating images using Amazon Nova Canvas. Each server has specific installation instructions, generally involving installing uv, Python 3.10, and configuring AWS credentials. Detailed documentation and API references are available on the official website.

(github.com)
Development MCP Servers Dev Tools

zxc: A Powerful Terminal-Based Intercepting Proxy Built with Rust, Vim, and tmux

2025-04-03
zxc: A Powerful Terminal-Based Intercepting Proxy Built with Rust, Vim, and tmux

zxc is a terminal-based intercepting proxy written in Rust, leveraging the power of tmux and vim as its user interface. It provides robust capabilities for intercepting, modifying, and forwarding network requests. Supporting HTTP/1.1 and WebSockets, zxc features history logging, request replay, and addon integration (e.g., ffuf and sqlmap). Users interact via vim commands and keybindings, customizing interception rules and encoding/decoding requests and responses. Extensibility through custom addons allows for integration with additional tools.

(github.com)
Development network proxy

AI-Powered Music Production: Seamless Ableton Live and Claude AI Integration

2025-04-03
AI-Powered Music Production: Seamless Ableton Live and Claude AI Integration

AbletonMCP seamlessly integrates Ableton Live with Claude AI via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing Claude to directly control Ableton Live. Users can leverage natural language prompts to create tracks, modify instruments and effects, and control playback, significantly boosting music production efficiency. The project comprises two main components: an Ableton remote script and an MCP server. Installation is straightforward, supporting various commands such as creating synth tracks, adding reverb, setting tempo, and more. While limitations exist, such as complex operations needing to be broken down into smaller steps, this project undeniably opens new possibilities for AI-assisted music creation.

(github.com)
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Type: Hiring a Senior Software Engineer

2025-04-03
Type: Hiring a Senior Software Engineer

Type, an AI-native document editor backed by Y Combinator, is looking for a product-minded senior software engineer to join its small team in Brooklyn. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building complex web applications, be proficient in React and TypeScript, and possess strong product intuition. Responsibilities include building advanced rich text editing features, collaborative editing capabilities, and LLM-based writing and editing tools. Competitive salary, stock options, and comprehensive benefits are offered.

(www.ycombinator.com)
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Rust-Based Keyboard Firmware RMK: A Challenging Upgrade

2025-04-03
Rust-Based Keyboard Firmware RMK: A Challenging Upgrade

The author flashed their Ferris Sweep keyboard with RMK, a Rust-based keyboard firmware, contrasting it with the previous QMK firmware. While RMK is younger and lacks QMK's extensive pre-built configurations, its Cargo-based package management and Rust features make configuration both appealing and challenging. The article details the author's journey from installing rmkit, configuring keyboard.toml (including the painful pin mapping process), creating vial.json, to finally flashing the firmware and debugging issues. Challenges included half-duplex UART communication and vial.json compatibility. Despite these hurdles, the author successfully runs RMK and shares their experience and suggested improvements. While less mature than QMK, RMK's asynchronous runtime and compile-time code generation make it a compelling project.

(gabevenberg.com)
Development keyboard firmware

MassTransit v9 Goes Commercial: Ensuring the Future of a Beloved .NET Messaging Framework

2025-04-03
MassTransit v9 Goes Commercial: Ensuring the Future of a Beloved .NET Messaging Framework

After over a decade as a leading open-source .NET messaging framework, MassTransit is transitioning its v9 release to a commercial licensing model. This ensures long-term sustainability, continued innovation, and enterprise-grade support. MassTransit v8 will remain open-source with community support. The commercial v9 offers enhanced scalability, security, performance, and enterprise support, with pricing tiered for small/medium businesses (~$400/month) and large organizations (~$1200/month). v8 will receive continued maintenance through the end of 2026.

(masstransit.io)
Development Commercial License

The Folly of Natural Language Programming

2025-04-03

This article critiques the notion of natural language programming. The author argues that while using natural language as a programming interface seems to simplify human-computer interaction, it drastically increases machine complexity and potentially leads to more undetectable errors. Historical experience shows that the precision and rigor of formal languages (like mathematical notation) are key to efficient information processing. The ambiguity and vagueness of natural language, conversely, would hinder the advancement of computer science. Instead of pursuing the convenience of natural language programming, the author advocates for appreciating the precision and efficiency offered by formal languages as the correct path for the advancement of computer science.

(www.cs.utexas.edu)
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The Perils of Over-Reliance on AI Coding Tools: Don't Let Automation Become Your Crutch

2025-04-03

The author recounts their experience with over-reliance on AI coding tools, drawing a parallel to using Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. Initially, AI boosted efficiency, but long-term dependence led to a decline in coding skills, particularly in tackling complex problems independently. The author advocates for cautious AI usage, warning against becoming a 'prompt engineer'. They emphasize mastering fundamental skills and maintaining independent problem-solving abilities to thrive in the age of AI.

(lucianonooijen.com)
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The Value of a Programmer: Beyond the Code

2025-04-03
The Value of a Programmer: Beyond the Code

A .Net developer's departure caused a company website crash, highlighting the risk of relying on individual expertise. The author reflects on their own experiences, discovering that companies prioritize product delivery over code itself. Even expertise in JavaScript and a self-developed A/B testing suite were eventually replaced due to company strategy changes. The author concludes that a developer's value lies in delivering products and features, not just coding skills; teamwork and overall product value are more important.

(idiallo.com)
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arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

2025-04-03
arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved embrace arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only partners with those who share them. Got an idea for a project to benefit the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)
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Headscale: A Self-Hosted Open Source Alternative to the Tailscale Control Server

2025-04-03
Headscale: A Self-Hosted Open Source Alternative to the Tailscale Control Server

Headscale is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to the Tailscale control server, offering a simple private network solution for individuals or small organizations. Built on WireGuard, it implements core Tailscale networking features like IP address assignment, user boundary management, and route advertisement. While not affiliated with Tailscale Inc., the project benefits from contributions from a Tailscale maintainer and adheres to strict coding standards and development processes. Headscale aims to provide a user-friendly and sustainable open-source alternative for self-hosting enthusiasts.

(github.com)
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arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

2025-04-02
arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved share arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only partners with those who adhere to them. Got an idea to improve the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)
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Linux Kernel Community Platform: Terms of Service and Privacy

2025-04-02
Linux Kernel Community Platform: Terms of Service and Privacy

A new communication platform for the Linux kernel community has launched. Users must adhere to the Code of Conduct; violations will result in account suspension. While posting about anything related to the Linux kernel is encouraged, promoting others' status excessively is prohibited. While multilingual, English is the primary language. Admins have access to all posts, so sensitive information should be avoided. Account requests require meeting specific criteria, such as being listed in MAINTAINERS or CREDITS, having a kernel.org account or email, or a long history of involvement with the Linux kernel.

(social.kernel.org)
Development Community Platform

OpenBSD in Amsterdam: A Round Peg in a Square Hole

2025-04-02

The author's journey to connect an old laptop to the internet led to many failed attempts with various Linux distributions and other OSes, until OpenBSD finally worked. While known for its security and minimalism, OpenBSD presented a steep learning curve. Setting up a website proved challenging, like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole. The author ultimately succeeded in deploying their site using OpenBSD and shares their experiences, highlighting perseverance and the unexpected challenges of even the most secure systems.

(ewintr.nl)
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Prolog Planners from LLMs: A Surprisingly Effective Approach

2025-04-02

This paper explores using Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate Prolog planners, leveraging Prolog's combinatorial search capabilities. The authors argue that LLMs are better suited for translating natural language into Prolog than for planning directly. Their approach involves prompting an LLM to translate problem descriptions into Prolog code, which is then used by a Prolog engine to perform the planning. A detailed prompting guide is provided, focusing on generating state facts, action predicates, and check predicates. This approach bypasses limitations of LLMs in direct planning while utilizing Prolog's strengths in logical reasoning and combinatorial search. The method is shown to be effective on various toy planning problems.

(quantumprolog.sgml.net)
Development Automated Planning

CSS Item Flow: Unifying Flexbox, Grid, and Masonry Layouts

2025-04-02
CSS Item Flow: Unifying Flexbox, Grid, and Masonry Layouts

CSS Grid and Flexbox are powerful layout tools, but they fall short for complex layouts like masonry. A new proposal, "Item Flow," aims to solve this by unifying Flexbox's `flex-flow` and Grid's `grid-auto-flow` properties. It introduces new properties like `item-direction`, `item-wrap`, `item-pack`, and `item-slack`, enabling more flexible and powerful layout control. This would give Flexbox dense packing and Grid the ability to disable wrapping, while providing a clean solution for masonry layouts. The result is a more unified and user-friendly CSS layout system.

(webkit.org)
Development Layout

Mermaid Chart VS Code Plugin: Effortless Mermaid.js Diagramming in Your IDE

2025-04-02
Mermaid Chart VS Code Plugin: Effortless Mermaid.js Diagramming in Your IDE

The Mermaid Chart VS Code plugin empowers developers with a robust diagramming tool, directly within their Visual Studio Code environment. Create and edit Mermaid.js diagrams effortlessly – no account needed for basic features. Enjoy real-time rendering, syntax highlighting, and seamless Markdown integration. The plugin automatically recognizes .mmd files. Advanced capabilities like cloud sync, team collaboration, and AI-powered diagram generation are unlocked by logging into a Mermaid Chart account. Whether visualizing workflows, software architecture, or API flows, this plugin boosts productivity, supports offline editing, and integrates flawlessly with Git version control.

(docs.mermaidchart.com)
Development VS Code Plugin Diagramming Tool

ReelControl: Reclaim Your Video Playback Control

2025-04-02
ReelControl: Reclaim Your Video Playback Control

Tired of the annoying lack of native progress bars on Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels? ReelControl is here to help! This browser extension adds progress bars and playback controls to videos on these platforms, letting you easily see video length, rewind, fast-forward, and skip unwanted parts. The developer reports not only an improved viewing experience but also a significant reduction in time spent on these platforms. The project is open-source, and contributions are welcome!

(chromewebstore.google.com)
Development video playback control

Matrix.org Upgrading to Next-Gen Authentication

2025-04-02
Matrix.org Upgrading to Next-Gen Authentication

On April 7th, 2025, at 7 AM UTC, Matrix.org will migrate its authentication system to MAS (Matrix Authentication Service) for next-generation authentication. This will involve up to one hour of downtime but brings a revamped account management interface, improved security (credentials only visible to your server), and a better registration experience. The upgrade utilizes OAuth 2.0/OIDC and paves the way for features like QR code login, opening new possibilities for Matrix applications.

(matrix.org)
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Visualizing Async Rust Execution Trees with await-tree

2025-04-02
Visualizing Async Rust Execution Trees with await-tree

await-tree is a Rust library for visualizing the execution tree of asynchronous tasks. It traces the execution flow of asynchronous tasks and presents the result as a tree structure, facilitating debugging and analysis of complex asynchronous code. Compared to similar tools like async-backtrace, await-tree supports runtime dynamic spans, more complex asynchronous control flows, and offers higher stability and efficiency. It has been used in production deployment in RisingWave, a distributed streaming database.

(github.com)
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Bare: A Minimal JavaScript Runtime Reimagining Node.js

2025-04-02
Bare: A Minimal JavaScript Runtime Reimagining Node.js

Holepunch has launched Bare, a groundbreaking minimal JavaScript runtime for desktop and mobile. Fast, modular, and efficient, Bare revisits the original vision of Node.js by embracing modularity and universal compatibility. Designed for peer-to-peer applications, Bare runs cross-platform and seamlessly integrates with Holepunch's Pear runtime, achieving true 'write once, run anywhere' capabilities and revolutionizing app development.

(pears.com)
Development Peer-to-Peer
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