Examples of Great URL Design (2023)(blog.jim-nielsen.com)

333 points by r4um 2 years ago | 134 comments

Jim Nielsen blog post collecting and discussing examples of well-designed URLs on the web, building on Kyle Aster's 2010 essay on URL design.

Sandboxing JavaScript Code(healeycodes.com)

72 points by antidnan 3 years ago | 19 comments

Airfoil (2024)(ciechanow.ski)

508 points by brk 9 months ago | 59 comments

Bartosz Ciechanowski's interactive article explaining how airfoils generate lift by examining the forces created by airflow around aircraft wings.

Why TUIs are back(wiki.alcidesfonseca.com)

357 points by rickcarlino 5 months ago | 358 comments

Blog post by Alcides Fonseca discussing why terminal user interfaces (TUIs) are making a comeback, referencing DHH's Omarchy distro.

Airfoil(ciechanow.ski)

2422 points by todsacerdoti 2 years ago | 280 comments

Bartosz Ciechanowski's interactive article explaining how airplanes fly by examining the forces generated by airflow around wings and airfoils.

Airfoil(ciechanow.ski)

4 points by gronky_ 2 years ago | 0 comments

Sandboxels(neal.fun)

360 points by 2sf5 8 months ago | 44 comments

Sandboxels is a browser-based falling-sand physics sandbox game hosted on neal.fun, with many elements to place and simulate.

C++26: The New Debugging Header(sandordargo.com)

98 points by jandeboevrie 10 days ago | 23 comments

Blog post by Sandor Dargo introducing the C++26 <debugging> header for programmatic breakpoints, replacing compiler-specific code like __debugbreak.

The browser is the sandbox(simonwillison.net)

319 points by enos_feedler 9 months ago | 172 comments

Simon Willison's blog post on Paul Kinlan's notes and Co-do demo about using the web browser as a sandbox for running AI coding agents.

"I'm Embarrassed on Behalf of the Tech Industry"(blog.jim-nielsen.com)

37 points by Brajeshwar 21 days ago | 15 comments

Jim Nielsen blog post reflecting on Ben Thompson's remark about tech being too convoluted, sparked by a family member's text complaining about the modern web.

XMLUI(blog.jonudell.net)

592 points by mpweiher 1 year ago | 314 comments

Jon Udell's blog post announcing XMLUI, a framework that wraps React and CSS so apps can be composed from components using XML markup, VB-style.

Is the world really running out of sand?(practical.engineering)

471 points by chmaynard 2 years ago | 189 comments

Practical Engineering blog post and video examining whether the world is actually running out of sand used in construction and industry.