The Backroom
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Deno and Preact are really fast
This post began several years ago, when I realized that the page responses for my Django site were taking much longer than I expected, over a second in many cases. Upon investigation, what I found surprised me: several hundred milliseconds were being spent in template rendering. (More time than either
Switching from Mac
Framework is beating Apple in the same ways Apple beat Windows in 2008
Browser Compatibility
A collection of browser compatibility bugs I've encountered that have not been resolved.
Sending Git patches to me manually
Git is usable in a completely decentralized manner (for small projects like my own) using git format-patch
Ownership in Zig and JavaScript
A reflection on using Ownership modeling to avoid bugs in JavaScript and Zig
All in on Systemd. Using Systemd as a cron replacement, network manager, date server, DNS server, and more in Arch Linux.
A reference post for system configuration
Useless use of @as
Zig beginners frequently overuse the almost-useless @as. But if it's useless, why is it in the language?
The Linoleum Club
A Discord server for people to talk about programming and technology, but with a twist.
Editing remote files over SSH by pretending to use rmate
TextMate might have invented the best way of editing remote files 11 years ago.
Only Git Commits are Real
I think of Git commits as being more real than branches and other Git objects. This has been a great help when understanding how Git works.
Declarative package management with a Brewfile
I love macOS and Brew, but my workflow looks very different from most Brew users.
Micromouse Robotics
A small robot that can autonomously solve a maze
How I learned to stop worrying and start studying
Stress makes work miserable, which leads to procrastination, which leads to stress. How did I escape?
Docker is 4 things
Docker is not just a way of running programs on Linux without a virtual machine. Docker is 4 things.
MatthiasPortzel.com
This portfolio website
Lucid Education
Part-time web development for Lucid Education.
Eradani Inc
Developed websites for Eradani
KA Hearth
A blog where I discuss Khan Academy.
KA User Search
A searchable database of Khan Academy users
KA Challenge Council Member
I was a member of the official Khan Academy Challenge Council