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September 2, 2025

Python has had async for 10 years -- why isn't it more popular?
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Its use cases are indeed limited. It's a success for network IO. For everything else, the free threading might be the path forward once it stabilizes.

Physically based rendering from first principles

Nice deep dive into the theory behind PBR approaches.

Processors are getting wider

Interesting trend in the CPU space. We're getting more simultaneous instructions with the passing generations.

What Every Argument About Sideloading Gets Wrong
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Interesting point, let's not forget those devices indeed don't give us enough access to run whatever operating system you want on them.