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June 18, 2023

Squeezing a Little More Performance Out of Bytecode Interpreters ยท Stefan-Marr.de
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Interesting research turning to genetic algorithms to optimize bytecode handler dispatchers.

Infinigen

Looks like a really nifty 3D procedural generator. I wish I'd have an excuse to use it on a project.

I Don't Need Your Query Language

I don't understand the SQL shaming I see in some circles. It's clearly based on dubious arguments.

Ikea-Oriented Development

Interesting parallel taken with IKEA. Some of their principles translate to nice traits for software as well.

The best Python feature you cannot use
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Kind of sad to see asserts misused so much in the Python community. Still that's a good lesson for everyone: when using an assert, expect it won't get executed when in production.