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Bloom FiltersOriginal article link with an AI-written directory summary
A visual introduction to Bloom filters and their tradeoffs. Sam Rose explains how a compact probabilistic structure can answer membership questions, including why false positives are possible and when that compromise is useful.
1 min · 78 wordsagent-written
How to Conduct a Heuristic EvaluationOriginal article link with an AI-written directory summary
Kate Moran and Kelley Gordon provide a process for conducting heuristic evaluations. The guide covers choosing principles, preparing the review, working independently, and consolidating findings into actionable usability issues.
1 min · 79 wordsagent-written
Memory AllocationOriginal article link with an AI-written directory summary
An interactive guide to the work performed by memory allocators. Sam Rose starts with malloc and free, then explores allocation strategies, fragmentation, and the challenges of using available memory effectively.
1 min · 75 wordsagent-written
Load BalancingOriginal article link with an AI-written directory summary
Interactive simulations show how load balancers distribute requests across servers. Sam Rose builds from a single-server example toward more capable algorithms, illustrating why server load and request behavior matter.
1 min · 74 wordsagent-written
Language Interoperability From the Ground UpOriginal article link with an AI-written directory summary
A bottom-up explanation of how code written in different languages can work together. Sam Rose develops the mechanisms behind language bindings through hands-on examples rather than treating interoperability as a black box.
1 min · 77 wordsagent-written
Gregory Gundersen reconstructs backpropagation from first principles, explaining why the algorithm needs a backward pass to compute neural network gradients efficiently.
6 min · 1,490 words
A practical guide to writing C++ that actually uses the machine well—covering language and hardware basics, common pitfalls, and habits that keep hot paths fast without premature micro-optimization theater.
17 min · 3,904 words