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xkcd Standardizes Counting Out Loud Before Doing Things in Sync
DistributedSystems Communication DevCommunities

xkcd Standardizes Counting Out Loud Before Doing Things in Sync

ISOStandard TechStandard
When Do We Jump?
Win32 GetMessage: The BOOL That Returns Nonzero, Zero, or -1
Microsoft API Documentation

Win32 GetMessage: The BOOL That Returns Nonzero, Zero, or -1

API ApplicationProgrammingInterface Windows
The Light Switch With Three Positions
C++ Developer: Watching C++26 Talks While C++20 Modules Still Broken
Languages Compilers DevCommunities

C++ Developer: Watching C++26 Talks While C++20 Modules Still Broken

Cpp LanguageFeatures
Java 8 Refuses to Become Outdated Despite Every Developer's Wishes
Languages LegacySystems Modernization

Java 8 Refuses to Become Outdated Despite Every Developer's Wishes

Java LegacyCode
Stubborn as a Toddler
The Duality of Tech Journalism: The Eternal x86 Debate
Hardware DesignPatterns Architecture LegacySystems

The Duality of Tech Journalism: The Eternal x86 Debate

X86 CPUArchitecture
Mixed Signals
Linus Torvalds' Unforgettable 'WE DO NOT BREAK USERSPACE' Rant
DevCommunities OperatingSystems OpenSource

Linus Torvalds' Unforgettable 'WE DO NOT BREAK USERSPACE' Rant

KernelDevelopment Linux
Don’t Break Their Toys
Swift Decrements C-Style Syntax
Languages Apple CodeQuality

Swift Decrements C-Style Syntax

Swift LanguageEvolution
Tiny Button Removed
Pushing Gingerbread in a Wheelchair: Maintaining Ancient Android Versions in Modern Apps
LegacySystems MobileDev TechDebt

Pushing Gingerbread in a Wheelchair: Maintaining Ancient Android Versions in Modern Apps

Android TechnicalDebt
Racing with an Injured Friend
Operating-system backward-compatibility meme: Mac balks, Windows installs, Linux already has program
OperatingSystems DeveloperExperience DX

Operating-system backward-compatibility meme: Mac balks, Windows installs, Linux already has program

Macos Windows
Three Friends and an Old Toy
OpenBSD Adds Mars Time Support
OperatingSystems SystemsProgramming OpenSource

OpenBSD Adds Mars Time Support

Openbsd TimeZonesAreHard
Mars Clocks
Pre-Docker Advice Meets Containers
Containerization Configuration DevCommunities

Pre-Docker Advice Meets Containers

Docker Containerization
The Old Map