Daily Shaarli

All links of one day in a single page.

February 10, 2026

Simplifying Vulkan One Subsystem at a Time
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There are lessons and inspirations to find in how the Vulkan API is managed. The extension system can be unwieldy, but with the right approach it can help consolidate as well.

Why is the sky blue?

Excellent piece which explains the physics behind the atmospheric colours. Very fascinating stuff.

Uses an ESP8266 module and an Arduino sketch to display the local time on a inexpensive analog quartz clock
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This is definitely a cool hack. Now I feel like doing something like this to every clock I encounter.

What Functional Programmers Get Wrong About Systems

Interesting essay looking at how systems evolve their schemas over time. We're generally ill-equipped to deal with it and this presents options and ideas to that effect. Of course, the more precise you want to be the more complexity you'll have to deal with.

Using an engineering notebook

I used to do that, fell into the "taking notes on the computer". And clearly it's not the same, I'm thinking going back to paper notebooks soon.