Want to see tomorrow’s important technologies? Watch what hackers are passionate about today. Defining “Hacker” I’m using the term “hacker” in the spirit of the Hacker Ethic, as described by authors like Steven Levy and Pekka Himanen. In this context, a hacker is someone… More »
Growing up as a kid in rural Bavaria, I always dreamed of moving to the US to run a startup. Many kids in my generation shared that dream. To me, it felt like the only way to combine my two greatest passions: writing code and building things. As I got older, I became disillusioned with the narrative… More »
In which I look at unconventional ways to print 'Hello, world!' in Rust as an excuse to teach some Rust concepts and foster curiosity. Seemingly simple problems can have surprisingly complex, often humbling solutions. More »
I’ve come a long way in my tech journey, from dealing with bare metal servers to exploring the world of cloud computing. Initially, it seemed so straightforward – spin up a server, deploy a container, and you’re done. But as I delved deeper, I realized that the ease of infrastructure is not as simpl… More »
Reader showing an article in light and dark mode. tl;dr: I built a service that takes … More »
Every once in a while my buddies and I meet for dinner. I value these evenings, but the worst part is scheduling these events! We send out a message to the group. We wait for a response. We decide on a date. Someone sends out a calendar invite. Thi… More »
In which we learn about the intricacies of the Unix `history` command, rewrite it in Rust and throw it away again in the end as we uncover the truth. More »
Did I mention that this website is fast? Oh yeah, I did, multiple times. It's never fast enough, so today I go one step further by adding support for the new AVIF image format to the blog. The results were suprising. More »
How has programming changed in the 2010s? You'd roughly need a decade to talk about all of it, but let me pick out some of the highlights. More »
Here's a test to check your age: Do you still remember that funny JavaScript gravity effect, which Google used on their homepage ten years ago? More »