Understanding React Compiler
Home Blog React’s core architecture calls the functions you give it (i.e. your components) over and over. This fact both contributed to its popularity by simplifying its mental model, and created a point of possible performance issues. In general, if your functions do expensive things, then your app will be slow. Performance tuning, therefore, became […]
Make Something With Your Hands (Even if It’s Hideous)
Creating stuff is good for your brain. I once decorated a mirror with shells, but I keep it in a closet. I’m fond of it, even though it looks a little sloppy. Sometimes I’ll debate whether to toss it, and then gently put it back on the shelf. As it turns out, a lot of […]
The Dream of an Alpine Waterway
Pietro Caminada had a simple idea to turn the inconceivable into reality: huge cargo ships crossing the Alps without using self-propulsion. The stroke of genius by the engineer with Graubünden roots was a viable project – at least he thought so. Helmut Stalder is a historian, publicist and book author specialising in economic, transport and […]
Meta Large Language Model Compiler
Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities across a variety of software engineering and coding tasks. However, their application in the domain of code and compiler optimization remains underexplored. Training LLMs is resource-intensive, requiring substantial GPU hours and extensive data collection, which can be prohibitive. To address this gap, we introduce Meta Large […]
Parkinson’s Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests Unexpected, Simple Treatment
Researchers have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease. A new study just identified gut microbes likely to be involved and linked them with decreased riboflavin ( vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7), pointing the way to an unexpectedly simple treatment […]
Orbital Mechanics and Astrodynamics
This reference material covers orbital mechanics and astrodynamics, with a focus on Mechanical or Aerospace engineering undergraduate students. The reference textbooks for the associated course at the University of Connecticut are (in no particular order): Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, and Jerry E. White. Fundamentals of Astrodynamics. Dover Publications, New York, 1971. ISBN 978-0-486-60061-1. Roger R. Bate, Donald D. […]
Ask HN: What is the best code base you ever worked on?
Any codebase that I had complete control over. No, but more seriously, I’ve found that familiarity with the codebase is more important than having it be perfectly engineered. Once you’re really familiar with the codebase, you know where dragons be, and you can make changes more easily. And God (PM) forbid, if you ever find […]
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Frame.work laptop now available in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden
Our products are now available for shipment to Denmark, Finland, and Sweden! That includes the in-stock Framework Laptop 13 and Framework Laptop 16, pre-orders for the new Framework Laptop 13 with Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processors, as well as the modules in the Framework Marketplace. With this launch, we’re adding Danish and Swedish/Finnish keyboards […]
James Joyce was a complicated man
I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin, I can get to the heart of all the cities in the world. James Joyce After Nora Barnacle masturbated James Joyce under a bridge, she became his muse. It was their first date, and Nora thought it a way of […]