Saw this on Mastodon:

https://racingbunny.com/@mookie/114718466149264471

18 rules of Software Engineering

1. You will regret complexity when on-call
   
2. Stop falling in love with your own code
   
3. Everything is a trade-off. There’s no “best” 3. Every line of code you write is a liability 4. Document your decisions and designs
   
4. Everyone hates code they didn’t write
   
5. Don’t use unnecessary dependencies
   
6. Coding standards prevent arguments
   
7. Write meaningful commit messages
   
8. Don’t ever stop learning new things
   
9. Code reviews spread knowledge
   
10. Always build for maintainability
    
11. Ask for help when you’re stuck
    
12. Fix root causes, not symptoms
    
13. Software is never completed
    
14. Estimates are not promises
    
15. Ship early, iterate often
    
16. Keep. It. Simple.
    

Solid list, even though 14 is up for debate in my opinion: Software can be completed. You have a use case / problem, you solve that problem, done. Your software is completed now. There might still be bugs and they should be fixed – but this doesn’t “add” to the program. Don’t use “software is never done” as an excuse to keep adding and adding stuff to your code.

@prologic@twtxt.net I’m trying to call some libc functions (because the Rust stdlib does not have an equivalent for getpeername(), for example, so I don’t have a choice), so I have to do some FFI stuff and deal with raw pointers and all that, which is very gnarly in Rust – because you’re not supposed to do this. Things like that are trivial in C or even Assembler, but I have not yet understood what Rust does under the hood. How and when does it allocate or free memory … is the pointer that I get even still valid by the time I do the libc call? Stuff like that.

I hope that I eventually learn this over time … but I get slapped in the face at every step. It’s very frustrating and I’m always this 🤏 close to giving up (only to try again a year later).

Oh, yeah, yeah, I guess I could “just” use some 3rd party library for this. socket2 gets mentioned a lot in this context. But I don’t want to. I literally need one getpeername() call during the lifetime of my program, I don’t even do the socket(), bind(), listen(), accept() dance, I already have a fully functional file descriptor. Using a library for that is total overkill and I’d rather do it myself. (And look at the version number: 0.5.10. The library is 6 years old but they’re still saying: “Nah, we’re not 1.0 yet, we reserve the right to make breaking changes with every new release.” So many Rust libs are still unstable …)

… and I could go on and on and on … 🤣

6.14.11: stable
Version:6.14.11 (EOL) (stable)Released:2025-06-10Source:linux-6.14.11.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.14.11.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.14.11 ⌘ Read more

6.12.33: longterm
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Cracking JWTs: A Bug Bounty Hunting Guide [Part 6] ⌘ Read more

6.16-rc1: mainline
Version:6.16-rc1 (mainline)Released:2025-06-08Source:linux-6.16-rc1.tar.gzPatch:full ⌘ Read more

The last six months in LLMs, illustrated by pelicans on bicycles
Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/6/six-months-in-llms/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44215352

Points: 506

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A bill from our ISP in 1998.

We’re talking about a month here, 1998-07-27 to 1998-08-26.

Basic fee: 7.50 DM (about 6€ today).

Online time: 516 minutes, 23.53 DM (about 20€ today).

That’s just the ISP costs, if I’m not mistaken. The underlying phone calls were pretty pricey as well.

SuSE Linux 6.4 and Arachne on DOS also work (with Windows 2000 as a call target):

• https://www.uninformativ.de/blog/postings/2025-05-31/0/POSTING-en.html#suse-linux-64
  
• https://www.uninformativ.de/blog/postings/2025-05-31/0/POSTING-en.html#arachne-on-dos

JMP: Mitigating MITMs in XMPP
In October 2023, Jabber.ru, “the largest Russian XMPP messaging service”, discovered that both Hetzner and Linode had been targeting them with Machine-In-The-Middle (MITM) attacks for up to 6 months. MITM attacks are when an unauthorised third party intercepts traffic intended for someone else. At the point of interception, the attacker can inspect and even modify that traffic. TLS was created to mitigate this; all communication between the two parties is encrypted, so the third party sees … ⌘ Read more

JMP: Mitigating MITMs in XMPP
In October 2023, Jabber.ru, “the largest Russian XMPP messaging service”, discovered that both Hetzner and Linode had been targeting them with Machine-In-The-Middle (MITM) attacks for up to 6 months. MITM attacks are when an unauthorised third party intercepts traffic intended for someone else. At the point of interception, the attacker can inspect and even modify that traffic. TLS was created to mitigate this; all communication between the two parties is encrypted, so the third party sees … ⌘ Read more

AI Changes Everything
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FriendlyElec NanoPi M5 Offers RK3576, Dual LAN, MIPI-CSI, and 6 TOPS NPU
FriendlyElec has introduced the NanoPi M5, a compact single-board computer based on the Rockchip RK3576 processor. It features a 6 TOPS INT8 NPU, supports LPDDR4X or LPDDR5 memory, and offers UFS 2.0 storage along with dual Gigabit Ethernet and MIPI-CSI/DSI interfaces. Compared to recently launched boards such as the NanoPi Zero2 (RK3528A), NanoPi M6 (RK3588S), […] ⌘ Read more

Sony’s NEWS UNIX workstations
The first prototype was ready in just six months. By October 1986, the project was announced, and in January 1987, the first NEWS workstation, the NWS 800 series, officially launched. It ran 4.2BSD UNIX and featured a Motorola 68020 CPU. Its performance rivaled that of traditional super minicomputers, but with a dramatically lower price point ranging from ¥950,000 to ¥2.75 million (approximately $6,555 to $18,975 USD in 1987). Competing UNIX workstations typically cost clo … ⌘ Read more

Found her when she was 2 weeks old. She’s 6 now, and very sassy 💁‍♀️ ⌘ Read more

Golang 字符串拼接 6 種方法性能對比與最佳實踐
在 Go 語言中，字符串 (string) 是不可變 (immutable) 的數據類型，這意味着每次字符串拼接操作實際上都會創建一個新的字符串對象。對於需要頻繁拼接字符串的場景，選擇合適的方法對性能有顯著影響。本文將全面分析 6 種常見的字符串拼接方式，並通過基準測試揭示它們的性能差異。6 種字符串拼接方法詳解1. 直接使用+運算符funcconcatOperator(s string, n i ⌘ Read more

Golang 字符串拼接 6 種方法性能對比與最佳實踐
在 Go 語言中，字符串 (string) 是不可變 (immutable) 的數據類型，這意味着每次字符串拼接操作實際上都會創建一個新的字符串對象。對於需要頻繁拼接字符串的場景，選擇合適的方法對性能有顯著影響。本文將全面分析 6 種常見的字符串拼接方式，並通過基準測試揭示它們的性能差異。6 種字符串拼接方法詳解1. 直接使用+運算符funcconcatOperator(s string, n i ⌘ Read more

Ukraine and Russia agree to swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in three-year war ⌘ Read more

Touchscreen Smart Box Based on ESP32-P4 with Wi-Fi 6 or Ethernet
The ESP32-P4 Smart 86 Box is a compact development board with a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, designed for HMI, smart control panels, and edge processing. Its 86 mm form factor allows it to be easily installed in wall-mounted enclosures for use in embedded automation and smart terminal applications. As the name implies, this board is built […] ⌘ Read more

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Hokkaido in Japan, no tsunami warning ⌘ Read more

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in vBulletin 6.0.1 via replaceAdTemplate Method ⌘ Read more

The Linux 6.15 kernel arrives and it’s big a victory for Rust fans
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6.12.31: longterm
Version:6.12.31 (longterm)Released:2025-05-29Source:linux-6.12.31.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.12.31.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.31 ⌘ Read more

Canadian Army looks to spend more than $6 billion on new howitzers and rockets ⌘ Read more

RocketMQ 高級使用
消息存儲—-分佈式隊列因爲有高可靠性的要求，所以數據要進行持久化存儲。消息生成者發送消息 MQ 收到消息，將消息進行持久化，在存儲中新增一條記錄 返回 ACK 給生產者 MQ push 消息給對應的消費者，然後等待消費者返回 ACK 如果消息消費者在指定時間內成功返回 ack，那麼 MQ 認爲消息消費成功，在存儲中刪除消息，即執行第 6 步；如果 MQ 在指定時間內沒有 ⌘ Read more

Cursor - 12306 MCP，打造 AI 智能選票系統，超酷的！
大家好，我是蒼何。昨天線下活動見了米尼的孩子，說句實在的，勾起了我對家裏娃的想念。於是，我決定端午，我要回家，我要陪過度六一。掏出手機 12306，查票、候補、買票。開始計算着出發時間，到達家的時間，選擇高鐵還是硬臥，早上 6 點的車能否趕上，晚上十一點的車到家太晚會吵醒孩子，中午的車正好但往往沒票。。。。受夠了，每次都是這樣，買個票，能把我瞬間變成一隻哈巴狗，咧着嘴，大聲喘氣。於是，我想借助 A ⌘ Read more

Linux 6.15 released
Highlights of Linux 6.15 include Rust support for hrtimer and ARMv7, a new setcpuid= boot parameter for x86 CPUs, support for sched_ext to count and report internal events, x86 Intel and AMD PMU enhancements, nested virtualization support for VGICv3 on ARM, and support for emulating FEAT_PMUv3 on Apple Silicon. ↫ Marius Nestor at 9To5Linux On top of these highlights, there’s also a ton of other changes, from the usual additions of new drivers, to better support for RISC-V, and so much more … ⌘ Read more

PicoCore MX93 CoM Features microNPU, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and CAN-FD
The PicoCore MX93 from F&S Elektronik Systeme is a compact Computer on Module measuring just 35 x 40 mm. Designed for industrial and embedded edge applications, it supports up to 2GB of LPDDR4 memory, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, and a wide range of display and I/O interfaces including MIPI-DSI, LVDS, CAN-FD, and dual […] ⌘ Read more

6.15: mainline
Version:6.15 (mainline)Released:2025-05-25Source:linux-6.15.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.15.tar.signPatch:full ⌘ Read more

One of the nicest things about Go is the language itself, comparing Go to other popular languages in terms of the complexity to learn to be proficient in:

• Go: 25 keywords (Stack Overflow); CSP-style concurrency (goroutines & channels)
  
• Python 2: 30 keywords (TutorialsPoint); GIL-bound threads & multiprocessing (Wikipedia)
  
• Python 3: 35 keywords (Initial Commit); GIL-bound threads, asyncio & multiprocessing (Wikipedia, DEV Community)
  
• Java: 50 keywords (Stack Overflow); threads + java.util.concurrent (Wikipedia)
  
• C++: 82 keywords (Stack Overflow); std::thread, atomics & futures (en.cppreference.com)
  
• JavaScript: 38 keywords (Stack Overflow); single-threaded event loop & async/await, Web Workers (Wikipedia)
  
• Ruby: 42 keywords (Stack Overflow); GIL-bound threads (MRI), fibers & processes (Wikipedia)
  

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Season 6, TNG https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/22/ng-season-6.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

Fotograf s dušou maliara
Profesionálny fotograf Michal Madacký, ktorý sa už desaťročia zaraďuje medzi najvýraznejšie postavy vojvodinskej fotografickej scény, nedávno oslávil svoje významné jubileum. Pri príležitosti jeho 70. narodenín mu 21. mája 2025 v Dome slovenskej kultúry v Békešskej Čabe (Maďarsko) otvorili samostatnú výstavu umeleckých a úžitkových fotografií. Výstavu usporiadal Čabiansky región Ústavu kultúry Slovákov v Maďarsku (ÚKSM). Výstava bude dostupná do 6. júna 2025. ⌘ Read more

6.14.8: stable
Version:6.14.8 (stable)Released:2025-05-22Source:linux-6.14.8.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.14.8.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.14.8 ⌘ Read more

6.1.140: longterm
Version:6.1.140 (longterm)Released:2025-05-22Source:linux-6.1.140.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.1.140.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.140 ⌘ Read more

OpenAI to buy AI startup from Jony Ive
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/openai-to-buy-apple-veteran-jony-ive-s-ai-device-startup-in-6-5-billion-deal

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44053518

Points: 521

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KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS – Krebs on Security
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Interview: Chief maintainer of Qt project on language independence, KDE, and the pain of Qt 5 to Qt 6 •
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On the relationship between Qt and KDE
Volker Hilsheimer, chief maintainer of the Qt project, says he has learned lessons from the painful Qt 5 to Qt 6 transition, the importance of Qt Bridges for using Qt from any language, and the significance of the relationship with the Linux KDE desktop. ↫ Tim Anderson at Dev Class Qt plays a significant role in the open source desktop world in particular, because it’s the framework KDE uses. Hilsheimer notes that KDE’s role in the Qt community is actual … ⌘ Read more

6 Super Useful Continuity Features for Mac, iPhone, & iPad, You Should Be Using
Continuity is a broad set of features for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, that make using all three of the devices together as seamless and easy as possible. Many of the Continuity features also will undoubtedly improve your workflow, making using MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS even better together. We’re going to focus on six of the … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/19/6-super-usefu … ⌘ Read more

L’État français n’est plus géré, du tout.
Dans les années 70, la France pouvait s’enorgueillir de finances saines et se contentait de perdre la 7e Compagnie. Cinquante ans plus tard, elle n’a toujours pas retrouvé la 7e Compagnie et perd, avec elle et beaucoup d’autres choses, plus de 6 milliards d’euros dans sa protection sociale. Comme l’explique un récent communiqué de la […] ⌘ Read more

6.15-rc7: mainline
Version:6.15-rc7 (mainline)Released:2025-05-18Source:linux-6.15-rc7.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more

Build Your Own AI SOC — Part 6 Daily AI-Powered Threat Briefings With n8n + GPT

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Introduction: Information Without Overload

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6.1.139: longterm
Version:6.1.139 (longterm)Released:2025-05-18Source:linux-6.1.139.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.1.139.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.139 ⌘ Read more

Asahi Linux Progress Report: Linux 6.15
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MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 Updates Released
macOS Sonoma 14.7.6 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 have been released by Apple for Mac users who are not running the MacOS Sequoia operating system. These updates focus exclusively on security updates, with no other changes or features. The release of MacOS 14.7.6 and 13.7.6 comes alongside the MacOS Sequoia 15.5 update that was simultaneously released. … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/13/macos-sonoma-14-7-6 … ⌘ Read more

MacOS Sequoia 15.5 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Enhancements
MacOS Sequoia 15.5 is now available as a software update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The system software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, but does not appear to include any new features or other major changes. Additionally, Apple has also released MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.6 for Mac, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/12/macos-sequoia-15-5-update-downlo … ⌘ Read more

6.15-rc6: mainline
Version:6.15-rc6 (mainline)Released:2025-05-11Source:linux-6.15-rc6.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more

Agent 記憶系統：6 大核心操作全景解讀
自 LLM 進入 Agent 時代，如何處理人機交互的歷史信息和狀態，一直是學術前沿思考的核心問題。因此，記憶模塊（Memory）也就成爲了研究重點。以往研究的缺憾在於：關注記憶在特定任務中的應用。如：記憶存儲、檢索或基於記憶的生成，卻忽視了記憶動態變化背後的原子操作。 如何通過記憶增強模型的上下文理解能力。未深入研究記憶如何在不同時間尺度上進行整合、更新和遺忘，導致無法全面理解記憶在複雜交 ⌘ Read more

uv：統一的 Python 包管理
花下貓語：uv 項目自發布起就大受歡迎，目前 Github star 52.6 K，遠超過它的同類競品們。前不久，它的創始人在 X 上披露了一組驚人的數據：uv 曾佔據了 PyPI 超過 20% 的流量，用戶每天通過它發起約 4-5 億次下載請求！我在去年翻譯過 uv 首發時的新聞文章 [1]，根據博客後臺不完整的統計，從 Google 搜索進入的訪問量已經超過 3000，妥妥成爲了我博客的搜索訪 ⌘ Read more