Just barely fitting a full wi-fi stack on the nRF9151
In my last post on the Nordic Semiconductor Thingy:91 X IoT prototyping platform, I outlined the features and architecture of the device. The combination of wireless protocols on the Thingy:91 X (Bluetooth LE, LTE-M, Wi-Fi) make it a compelling foundation for a wide variety of applications. However, there are a few intricacies to the protocol […]
SWE-Lancer: a benchmark of freelance software engineering tasks from Upwork
Abstract:We introduce SWE-Lancer, a benchmark of over 1,400 freelance software engineering tasks from Upwork, valued at $1 million USD total in real-world payouts. SWE-Lancer encompasses both independent engineering tasks–ranging from $50 bug fixes to $32,000 feature implementations–and managerial tasks, where models choose between technical implementation proposals. Independent tasks are graded with end-to-end tests triple-verified by […]
Go 1.24
Introduction to Go 1.24 The latest Go release, version 1.24, arrives six months after Go 1.23. Most of its changes are in the implementation of the toolchain, runtime, and libraries. As always, the release maintains the Go 1 promise of compatibility. We expect almost all Go programs to continue to compile and run as before. […]
My washing machine refreshed my thinking on software estimation
I recently had a saga with a washing machine that reminded me why one of the most feared and hated tasks for software developers starts with the question: “So how long will it take you to build that?” The familiar appliance luring me into a false sense of security I just moved house. This was […]
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Sony FX-300 Jackal: A technological marvel of the late 70s
I’m a child of the 1970s and I’m glad I never knew about the Sony FX-300 “Jackal 300.” It would have been the ultimate unobtainable machine of my dreams…this, even despite the lack of shortwave. I was browsing eBay yesterday when I saw one of these pop up in the search results. Somehow, this radio […]
Surface-Stable Fractal Dither on Playdate
Rune Skovbo Johansen has a really sweet Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering technique, where the dither dots “stick” to 3D surfaces, yet the dot density adapts to the view distance and zoom level. Some people have asked whether this would be a good technique for Playdate, given that the screen is one-bit color. And so I had […]
Pathfinder 1: The Airship That Could Usher in a New Age
6 days ago Mark Piesing LTA Research Pathfinder 1, bankrolled by a Google billionaire, is an attempt to revive the airship. A century after terrifying disasters, is it a safe-enough bet? On 24 October 2024, a brief post was shared on the social media network LinkedIn. In it Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s airship company LTA […]
On David Lynch’s Revenge of the Jedi (2018)
Adam Golaski Prologue SOMEHOW MY FATHER CONVINCED MY mother to squander a date night and watch David Lynch’s Dune when it was in the theaters in 1984. I was seven; my sister, five. When we asked about the movie, my mother or my father or both—they may’ve coordinated their anecdote—told me they knew they […]
TestRigor (YC S21) Is Hiring VP of Engineering
We are looking to hire a VP of Engineering, ideally who had experience scaling an engineering team in a tech startup from 10 to 100+ people previously. Here is how you can assess a match: If you worked as a VP of Engineering in a tech startup scaling from 10→100+ people – we would love […]