Optimizing Reference Deletions in Git(nayak.im)
29 points by nayak | 1 comments
A blog post explaining Git's files reference backend and a patch that speeds up packed-ref deletions by writing unchanged records verbatim.
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macOS 27 does not support CoreStorage volumes(wadetregaskis.com)
113 points by colejohnson66 | 94 comments
Blog post describing how macOS 27 Golden Gate fails to mount, convert, or erase CoreStorage encrypted HFS+ volumes, with debugging details and a workaround.
Show HN: Reflota – Open-source data recovery for NTFS/FAT disks with phased copy(github.com)
15 points by christ_dev | 2 comments
GitHub repository for Reflota, an open-source, read-only Windows tool for recovering deleted and lost files from NTFS, FAT and exFAT disks, with phased disk imaging.
Future Maintenance of Mbed TLS(lists.trustedfirmware.org)
61 points by jonesjohnson | 17 comments
Mailing list announcement that current Mbed TLS maintainers will stop maintaining the TLS and X.509 libraries from April 2027 unless new maintainers step in, with user replies.
The Hardest Tarball?(stoppels.ch)
140 points by thatslast | 30 comments
Blog post describing a single GNU tar-built pax archive with a sized hard link that different tar tools and libraries extract in 8 distinct ways.
Awesome repositories are no longer awesome(erikgahner.github.io)
239 points by erikgahner | 116 comments
A blog post arguing that GitHub 'awesome' curated lists have become less useful due to outdated content and floods of AI-generated pull requests promoting vibe-coded sites.
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C++26 Contracts: Introduction to Preconditions and Postconditions(cppstories.com)
128 points by ibobev | 118 comments
A C++ Stories blog post introducing C++26 contracts, covering preconditions and postconditions.
C++26: The New Debugging Header(sandordargo.com)
98 points by jandeboevrie | 23 comments
Blog post by Sandor Dargo introducing the C++26 <debugging> header for programmatic breakpoints, replacing compiler-specific code like __debugbreak.
A Faster Alternative to Jq(micahkepe.com)
358 points by pistolario | 226 comments
Blog post introducing jsongrep, a JSON query tool, explaining its automata-based search engine and benchmarks against jq, jmespath, jsonpath-rust, and jql.
Superlite: A Faster Alternatie to Superpowers(contextfirst.blog)
131 points by iheatuchriswogu | 61 comments
Blog post introducing Superlite, an autonomous build workflow for Claude Code that executes a spec with fewer permission prompts, covering usage and benchmarks.
GridFTP: A Brief History of Fast File Transfer (2024)(globus.org)
3 points by QuantumNomad_ | 0 comments
Globus blog post recounting the history of GridFTP, a protocol for high-speed bulk file transfer used in scientific and grid computing.
Buck2: Our open source build system(engineering.fb.com)
327 points by mfiguiere | 213 comments
Meta Engineering blog post announcing the open source release of Buck2, its large-scale build system.