Text Rendering Hates You - Faultlore

Taking control of fonts and text rendering in R can be challenging. This deep-dive teaches you everything (and then some) you need to know to keep your sanity

Why programming education isn't very good, and my thoughts on AI code generation.

I've been hoping to write a GUI for my Emacs clone for a while now. And I'm putting together a list of Emacs' display features to keep compatible with when designing the GUI. Unsurprisingly, this list just keeps growing, and, nah, Waiting to feel ready to do the thing is not doing the thing. 1 So, I really need to start writing the shittiest Emacs GUI ever.

How to fix jaggies the analytical way with some juicy secrets

Do you dare imagine a world where C structs (and other types) don't have a constant size? If so, check this humorous slideshow article out.

How to develop and maintain your own personal web site

Roadmap for the Xilem backend in 2024