The article introduces **sp.h**, a 15,000-line single-header library written in plain C99 that aims to fix C by providing a high-quality, ultra-portable standard library written directly against syste…
The article introduces **sp.h**, a 15,000-line, single-header C99 library designed as a modern alternative to the standard C library (libc). It operates directly against system calls, avoids heap allo…
The article announces a new C99 single-header library inspired by @clack/prompts, designed to create beautiful command-line interfaces with zero dependencies, instant compilation, and cross-platform s…
The article describes a test created by an AI language model (gpt-5.4-medium) for the author's CMake-based package manager, which uses file globbing to include source files. The test fixture includes …
The article is a satirical, Kafkaesque dramatization of a developer's attempt to fix a Wayland-related crash in a Tauri app, which leads them deep into the complexities of the GTK open-source project.…
The article compares the computational complexity of Claude Code's terminal user interface (TUI) renderer to that of Super Mario 64 (SM64), questioning whether Claude Code does more work per frame tha…
This article summarizes a story from Ron Jaworski's book about Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore, who refused to give backup quarterbacks practice reps because he believed the team wa…
The article argues that large language models (LLMs) like Claude Code have fundamentally improved software development by being exceptionally good at reading and understanding code, rather than just w…
The article describes a tool called "Claude Wrapped" that allows users to compare their Claude Code usage statistics against global data. It is built using a raymarcher written in C, compiled with WAS…
The article presents a collection of modern coding tricks and ergonomic improvements for the C programming language, aimed at making it feel more contemporary and user-friendly in 2025. The author adv…
The article argues that C is a fundamentally fixable language, with its main flaws stemming from its outdated standard library rather than the language itself. The author proposes replacing null-termi…
The article notes that a comment reading "Look for indications that widgets are being created for a dead and dying world" was found in the Unreal Engine 5.1 source code file UserWidget.cpp at line 203…
The article provides a factual overview of implementing a simple class in Lua, contrasting Lua's elegance with the complexity of other scripting environments like Python and JavaScript. It criticizes …
The article announces the release of a demo for the game *Firmament*, which players can download from itch.io. It provides statistics about the game, including a word count of 45,464 and 347 unique di…
The article describes the development of "Firmament," a game blending an interactive novel with an RPG, centered on a boy learning about binary search. It also recounts a narrative shift in the protag…
The article is a piece of concept art for the game *Firmament*, following two workers, Lao Tzu and Tiberius Gracchus, who repair the Dome's panels. They discover anomalous readings that contradict the…
The article describes a video game called *Firmament*, an interactive novel and RPG set in a future domed society that sustains itself through perfect nanotechnological recycling, guided by a detailed…
The article follows Joe, a gunman who reflects on his past work for a ruthless boss named Aguilar, contrasting it with his current, less satisfying assignments. Joe recalls learning to kill cleanly an…
Spader, a high-level competitive Pokémon player of ten years, introduces a series of guides aimed at helping players improve at the game. He notes a lack of strategic resources for Pokémon compared to…
The article explains how to use Minkowski differences for collision detection between two axis-aligned rectangles in 2D games. It describes the Minkowski difference as the shape formed by subtracting …