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0056: consulting, zest progress, existentialize, modular borrowing, do we understand sql, zjit updates, books
December 7, 2025
0056: consulting, zest progress, existentialize, modular borrowing, do we understand sql, zjit updates, books
0055: consulting, sql needed structure, slow forum, on the line, out of thin air, papers, other stuff
November 2, 2025
0055: consulting, sql needed structure, slow forum, on the line, out of thin air, papers, other stuff
SQL needed structure
September 5, 2025
SQL needed structure Since much of the discourse about sql seems to be performed by slogans rather than thinking, I thought maybe if I put replacement...
0054: zest namespaces, store tags after payloads, go allocation probe, everyones got one, pprof labelguns, go value types, go perf probe, reference types vs value types, tpde, anyblox, books
September 2, 2025
0054: zest namespaces, store tags after payloads, go allocation probe, everyones got one, pprof labelguns, go value types, go perf probe, reference types vs...
All the cool kids are doing it
August 6, 2025
All the cool kids are doing it I resisted joining the opinioning for as long as I could. I have at least resisted having a coherent opinion.
Go allocation probe
July 19, 2025
Go allocation probe Possibly the most fragile code I have ever written. (Apologies for the double email - buttondown stopped reading my atom feed for some...
Store tags after payloads
July 19, 2025
Store tags after payloads Some small shower thoughts about laying out sum types in systems languages.
0053: consulting, go tips, benchmark_mode, niri, linkrot, sea of nos, llm outsourcing, books
June 1, 2025
0053: consulting, go tips, benchmark_mode, niri, linkrot, sea of nos, llm outsourcing, books
A rough survey of compilation, recompilation, and compile-time evaluation
April 4, 2025
A rough survey of compilation, recompilation, and compile-time evaluation I'm curious if anyone knows of languages that have different approaches to the ones...
0052: hytradboi videos and post-mortem, zest repo, no internet, on social media, my product is my garden, datafusion and clickhouse jits, books
March 15, 2025
0052: hytradboi videos and post-mortem, zest repo, no internet, on social media, my product is my garden, datafusion and clickhouse jits, books
HYTRADBOI 2025 postmortem
March 4, 2025
HYTRADBOI 2025 postmortem It's not dead, but it is post.
HYTRADBOI is tomorrow!
February 27, 2025
HYTRADBOI is tomorrow! Feb 28, starting 0900 PDT. The chat will run for days, so it's worth joining even if you can't make the early hours. Bring all your...
Other kinds of talks
February 25, 2025
Other kinds of talks. More vaguely conference-oriented musings. Someone start FailCon. I'll help.
0051: hytradboi program and tickets, query compilers, decorrelation encore, books, misc
February 14, 2025
0051: hytradboi program and tickets, query compilers, decorrelation encore, books, misc
HYTRADBOI 2025 program and tickets
February 1, 2025
We interrupt your regular program to bring you breaking news! The HYTRADBOI 2025 program is up and tickets are live. This would be a great time to tell all...
The missing tier for query compilers
January 13, 2025
The missing tier for query compilers Half of the authors I'm citing are going to be at HYTRADBOI. I'm pretty psyched.
0050 - smolderingly fast b-trees, serious fun, what is the point of an online conference, it's ok to be afraid, HYTRADBOI progress, no other progress, vancouver.systems, not the incentives, llm garbage, books
November 26, 2024
0050 - smolderingly fast b-trees, serious fun, what is the point of an online conference, it's ok to be afraid, HYTRADBOI progress, no other progress,...
It's ok to be afraid
November 17, 2024
It's ok to be afraid Aka "What I did on my summer holidays".
What is the point of an online conference?
October 31, 2024
More HYTRADBOI thinking out loud - What is the point of an online conference? And other HYTRADBOI updates: Submissions for lightning talks are open! We have...
Serious fun
October 21, 2024
Serious fun. That’s what we’re having here. Fun. Seriously.
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