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https://dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-bluesky-decentralization
Christine Lemmer-Webber's technical blog dives deep into decentralization, federation protocols, and the architecture of social web platforms like Bluesky and the fediverse. This post is part of an ongoing series critically analyzing Bluesky's decentralization claims while advocating for ActivityPub and the Spritely project as paths toward a genuinely open internet.
https://dx13.co.uk/articles/2023/12/02/byo-index-pt1
Michael Rhodes walks through building a database index from scratch, explaining concepts like key-value stores, JSON indexing, and query planning with real code examples. The series is inspired by the book 'Database Internals' and offers a rare hands-on look at the internals of how databases actually work.
https://andregarzia.com/
Andre Alves Garzia is a Mozilla TechSpeaker and developer based in London whose blog covers web development, decentralisation technologies, and blogging tools alongside occasional recipes and creative writing. Posts range from technical experiments like no-build web applications and linkgraphs to personal snippets about TTRPG design and Lomochrome film photography.
http://dieterlannau.blogspot.com/
Dieter Lannau's technical blog focuses on .NET development topics including the Web Client Software Factory, Enterprise Library, NHibernate, and software architecture patterns. Posts track release announcements and practical setup guides for tools like CruiseControl.NET, making it a useful snapshot of mid-2000s Microsoft developer ecosystem news.
https://holly.mlem.systems/
Holly's personal corner of the internet features a minimalist homepage linking to her blog, code forges, and social profiles across the fediverse and Bluesky. The site hints at a tech-oriented personality with references to Lisp, multiple git repositories, and a fondness for foxes.
https://voxpelli.com/
Pelle Wessman's personal blog covers web development topics like TypeScript, npm, and the IndieWeb movement, alongside occasional posts on Swedish public transit and startup life. The mix of technical tutorials and personal year-in-review posts makes it a snapshot of a developer's interests circa 2015-2019.
https://beesbuzz.biz/feed
Fluffy's busybee is a technically rich personal blog covering web protocols, IndieWeb standards, Python development, and software engineering musings from a developer with strong opinions about HTTP discovery and URI design. Posts range from deep dives into .well-known URIs and IndieAuth to reflections on maintaining the Publ CMS framework, making it a compelling read for web developers interested in the open web.
https://ciesie.com/
The personal project hub of a developer known as mronetwo, featuring a mix of embedded systems work, 3D printing experiments, and programming projects spanning Rust, Zig, Python, and STM32 microcontrollers. Highlights include a Wii Nunchuk USB HID controller, a Li-Po battery charger, capacitive keyboard builds, and deep dives into Cortex-M debug internals like SWD, JTAG, and ITM.
https://circulars.dev/
Circular is a programmer and frontend developer who built this personal hub to showcase open-source projects like Watchcord, food-bot, and 4get, along with social links and webring memberships. The site is built with Astro and TailwindCSS and reflects a playful developer personality, complete with Last.fm integration and a neco arc fan moment.
https://sqlite.org/flextypegood.html
An official SQLite documentation page that makes a detailed case for the database engine's flexible typing system, explaining why storing any value in any column is a feature rather than a flaw. It covers practical use cases like attribute tables, dirty data storage, and dynamic languages, while systematically rebutting common objections to flexible typing.