Monthlog 06: April 2020
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This is the 06 installment in my 'Monthlog' - a public list of blog posts, announcements, videos, podcasts, software and libraries that catch my attention each month. I hope that regular readers will skim through the listings and find one, or multiple, things that pique their interest.
I didn't do a good job with the monthlog this time. Expect a more thorough monthlog in future.
Note: Posts are not ordered in any particular way. If you find an article you think I might like, send it to me via one of the messaging channels on my homepage.
Read
- IPFS 0.5 Announcement - I've been following IPFS for a few years with great interest. It's amazing to see the project develop and performance improve. Discussion on HN
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The Changelog: Securing the Web with Let's Encrypt - Let's Encrypt has had a massive impact on the security of the web, making it easy for anyone to obtain an SSL certificate for their website.
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SE Daily: Ceph Storage System w/ Sage Weil - Ceph is a great story of open source success against established enterprise firms. The algorithms and mechanics behind Ceph are quite elegant and worth looking at if you're at all interested in distributed systems.
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Go Time: The Monolith vs Microservices Debate - A nice summary of monoliths vs microservices and what we've learned through the journey from monolith to microservice.
Software and Libraries
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Dirscan - 'A high performance tool for summarizing large directories or drives.' Scan large, possibly networked, directories. Can report the largest files, smallest files, or some other kind of query. Written in Rust.
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Zoxide - 'A faster way to navigate your filesystem.' Like other fast navigation systems including z, Zoxide allows for quick navigation of frequently visited directories. Written in Rust so it's significantly faster than many of the existing shell script only solutions.
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Niv - 'Easy dependency management for Nix projects.' I've started using Niv alongside Lorri for my local Nix development. Niv's most basic feature is simplifying the Nix pinning mechanism and making it easier to roll forward to a new nixpkgs-unstable and rollback if there is an issue. Expect a blog post soon.
Recommended Sources to Follow
Below are a few media sources and voices I follow.
Blogs
- Matthias Endler: Rust developer and host of 'Hello, Rust!'
- Paul Graham: Member of YC, offers insightful well-written posts about business and software.
- Victor Zhou: Recent Princeton CS Graduate publishing informative guides with some focus on Machine Learning.
- Francesc Campoy: Gopher and JustForFunc host.
- Deterministic.Space - Pascal Hertleif's blog (g/KillerCup): Mostly Rust stuff.
Newsletters
- This Week In Rust - Rust news every week.
- EthHub Weekly - Weekly Ethereum updates, a quick paragraph summarising each headline.
Podcasts
- The Changelog: 'Conversations with the hackers, leaders, and innovators of software development.'
- Software Engineering Daily: Daily conversations covering anything Software Development related.
- Linux Unplugged: A Jupiter Broadcasting show. Relaxed, focused on Linux but touches on all things Unix and Open Source.
- Invest Like the Best: Finance and investing podcast often featuring Crypto.
- Y Combinator: Conversations with Y Combinator founders.
- Into the Ether: 'Focusing on all things Ethereum, the leading blockchain for decentralized applications.'