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Functors, Applicatives, and Monads
Thanks to constructs like monads, imperative-style code can be reconciled with the purity and declarative nature of functional programming.
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
When temporality becomes causality.
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Tidy First?
Tidying are a subset of refactorings. Tidying are the cute, fuzzy little refactorings that nobody could possibly hate on.
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Simultaneous Multithreading
What are the key benefits of using Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) in CPU architecture?
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The Coder Cafe Recap — February 2025
The Coder Cafe February 2025 recap: A deep dive into coding, software engineering, systems, soft skills & communication.
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February 2025

10 Rules I Learned About Technical Writing
Empathy matters: Just because something is simple for you doesn’t mean it’s simple for your reader.
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Instruction Pipelining
The key to performance? Keep the CPU busy, not waiting.
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Linux Soft vs. Hard Lockup
Tracking soft and hard lockups is crucial to monitor the health of Linux-based systems.
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Partially Applied Functions vs. Currying
Combining currying with partial application leads to a cleaner and more concise way to break down complex functions into reusable components.
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The Coder Cafe Recap — January 2025
The Coder Cafe January 2025 recap: A deep dive into databases, distributed systems, reliability, and soft skills & communication.
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Nested Code
Align the happy path to the left; you should quickly be able to scan down one column to see the expected execution flow
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January 2025

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